This recipe is perfect for an evening bath when it’s hard to relax due to the stressful cares of the day. It makes 1 ounce.
18 gms Turkey Red Oil (sulfonated castor oil)
6 gms Vegetable Glycerin
2 gms Lavender Tincture
2 gms Jojoba Oil – Clear
10 drops Lavender Essential Oil 40/42
Instructions:
- Measure the Turkey Red oil into a glass bottle. Add the vegetable glycerin, jojoba oil and lavender tincture. Cap and shake gently to mix.
- Add the essential oil last and cap. Shake gently again to mix. Allow Lavender Bath Syrup to sit for at least a week before using. This will allow the ingredients to mellow together. Shake well before pouring into a drawn bath. Slink in, close your eyes and enjoy!!
In addition to bath syrup, this product can be used in a variety of other ways. Add 1-2 drops to a basin of warm water and use as a facial splash. Add a few drops to a hot compress and apply to the back of your neck or the forehead for soothing, calming results.
How to make Lavender Tincture
Ingredients:
Alcohol (Vodka, either 80 or 100 proof)
Clean glass jar with tight fitting lids
Cheesecloth, muslin, unbleached coffee filters or a fine sieve
Instructions
- Muddle your lavender flowers to start to release essential oils and increase surface area.
- Fill jar 1/2 to 3/4 full of flowers.
- Pour vodka over the herbs in the jar to cover the contents completely. (The flowers should move around when gently agitated or swirled.)
- Let the jar sit for 2-6 weeks, agitating it several times a week.
- Pour the contents though your cheesecloth, muslin or sieve.
- Squeeze the filter to get as much liquid out as possible.
- The liquid will be colored, no longer clear.
Store the strained tincture in amber glass to protect from light or in a cool, dark place if in clear glass.
Alcohol tinctures will last indefinitely if stored in amber glass in a cool, dark place.
[ReviewDisclaimer]
Just wondering what the purpose of the glycerin would be. Thanks.
Glycerin enhances the skin feel and provides humectant properties. 🙂