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How to make eau de cologne body talc:

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Although all the ingredients in these beauty recipes are natural, remember that it is still possible to be allergic to anything applied to the skin. DO NOT USE ANYTHING NUT BASED ON YOUR SKIN IF YOU HAVE A NUT ALLERGY. To test other ingredients make up a very small amount of the recipe you intend to use. Wash and gently dry a small patch of skin inside your elbow. Apply a little of the mix to the skin and leave for 48 hours. If you experience any redness or swelling DO NOT USE THE BEAUTY RECIPE AT ALL.

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Mountain Rose Herbs
Mountain Rose Herbs offers a wide range of dried herbs and spices. For this recipe, they offer arrowroot powder, bergamot essential oil, lavender essential oil, lemon essential oil, neroli essential oil & rosemary essential oil.


Ingredients

2 tablespoons arrowroot powder
5 pieces of unsized blotting paper 3 inches by 1/2 inch
10 drops bergamot oil
5 drops lemon oil
3 drops lavender oil
2 drops neroli oil
1 drop rosemary oil
1 screw-top jar

Method

- Drop a different oil onto each of the 5 pieces of blotting paper.
- Cover the blotting paper with the arrowroot in the jar.
- Screw on the lid and leave for 1 - 2 weeks before using.