Therapeutic Play Dough

I was super excited to come across a recipe for Sick Day Play Dough.  However, I played with the recipe and directions a bit and made it my own.  Here's the super exciting part:  You can customize this recipe to fit whatever need your children (or you) may have!  Consider this, you could make Stress Away play dough for those really hairy days when your kids just need to calm down (or when Mama needs a stress ball to squeeze), Peace and Calming play dough, etc....  This is a super easy, FUN way to get oils absorbed into your children.  I only endorse Young Living therapeutic grade oils, especially for use with children.  You can double or triple this recipe, then divide out and make play dough for multiple types of use.

2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 cup salt
2 Tablespoons cream of tarter
2 Tablespoons coconut oil
2 cups water
Drops of essential oil until very fragrant
*optional to add some food dye.  My kids didn't want "boring play dough"

Combine all ingredients except for essential oil in a saucepan.  Heat on medium heat while stirring until it is the consistency of play dough.  I found that using an electric mixer was the easiest way to do this and keep the consistency nice and smooth.

Immune boosting play dough - Thieves oil and orange oil (my kids much prefer the scent if I add orange oil to cut the spicy scent of thieves).

Stress-relief play dough - Add Stress Away oil

Relaxing play dough - Add Peace and Calming or Lavender oil

Uplifting play dough - Add Joy oil.  It eases tension and uplifts the spirit.  Great for crabby days.

Focus play dough - Lavender, vetiver, and cedarwood (I think I would add some lemon to this to brighten the scent).


There you have it.  I hope you have as much fun with this as I am having!

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Foaming Face Wash

Foaming face wash is super easy to make and really fun to use.  I order my foaming container off of abundanthealthforyou.  http://www.abundanthealth4u.com/8_oz_Clear_Plastic_Foamer_Bottle_p/9249.htm15

1/3 cup liquid castile soap
1tsp sweet almond oil
15 drops essential oil
Foaming pump container
Distilled water

Pour liquid castile soap into foaming pump container, add almond oil (*add more or less depending on your skin type), add essential oil.  Stir.  Fill contain to an inch from the top with distilled water and stir.

For oily/acne prone skin try
*5 drops melaleuca (tea tree) oil
*5 drops lavender oil
*5 drops frankincense oil (because everyone needs this one)

For aging skin try
*5 drops frankincense
*7 drops sandalwood
*3 drops geranium

For all skin types try
*10 drops orange
*5 drops frankincense
(because it smells good)

For all skin types try
*5 drops lavender
*5 drops peppermint
*5 drops frankincense

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Liquid Laundry Soap

This isn't really an "oily" recipe, but it can be if you want it to be!  One of my most requested recipes is my liquid laundry soap.  I love this because it is so easy to tailor to your family's needs.  Basic recipe is as follows:

1 bar of fels naptha or castile bar soap grated
1 cup borax
1 cup washing soda
5 gallon bucket with lid

Fill stockpot with appx 12 cups of hot water.  Add grated soap.  cook on low-med heat until fully melted.  Add borax and washing soda, stir.  heat until fully dissolved (takes a while.  I typically do other chores while it dissolves.  Just keep an eye on it to make sure it doesn't start boiling because it can boil over.  Wanna know how I know?).

While the borax and soda are dissolving, put a few inches of water in the bottom of your 5 gallon bucket.  Pour hot soap mixture into the bucket and stir.  Finish filling the bucket up with water, stir.  Let cool overnight.  Now you have laundry soap!


Items I like to add because I have young children and need super powered detergent.  Adding these things makes this laundry soap remove stains better than any store bought detergent I have EVER used.

1 cup liquid dish soap (fights grease stains)
1 cup white vinegar (neutralizes odor and has cleaning power as well)
1 refill sized container of spray n wash max stain remover
Add all these ingredients to the bottom of your bucket when you put some water in.

A friend of mine likes to add a cheap container of store bought detergent as it improves the consistency some.  Sometimes this laundry soap can be a little lumpy, but it works all the same.

Anyhow, when you find your perfect mix, you simply measure it out like regular, liquid laundry soap.  Appx 1/2 cup per load of laundry.  On super dirty loads (because I have young children), I add extra.

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