Green Tea and Oatmeal Bath
This relaxing spa treatment uses green tea, oatmeal and ginger to soften your skin and sooth your nerves.
RELAXING TUB RUB:
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of green tea leaves (or the contents of two tea bags)
- 3 tablespoons of organic oatmeal
- 1 tablespoon of fresh, grated ginger
- Combine green tea and oatmeal with a mortar and pestle, in food processor, or by rubbing vigorously between hands. Mix in ginger and place the blend in a mesh or fabric bag.
- Fill bathtub ¼ full with hot water, add the bag, steep 5 to 10 minutes, and then fill remainder of tub with cool water. .
- Allow the tea to gently infuse your bath and moisturize your skin while you relax.
The information contained herein is, to the best of our knowledge, complete and accurate. All solutions, advice, instructions, and formulas are purely recommendations and should be further investigated by the customer. Nu-Scents are a supplier of candle, soap, bath, and body making supplies, not a manufacturer. Therefore, it is the sole responsibility of the customer to thoroughly research all of the products purchased from Nu-Scents and adequately test the finished products to ensure compatibility and safety. The customer is solely responsible for the research, testing, and quality control for all of their finished products.
Basic Solid Lotion Tubes
This is a basic lotion bar recipe that many home-crafters have been using for years. Makes 10 ounces (283.5 grams). Use lotion bar tubes.
Ingredients:
- 2 ounces (56.7 grams) Shea Butter
- 2 ounces (56.7 grams) Cocoa Butter
- 4 ounces (113.4 grams) Beeswax
- 2 ounces (56.7 grams) Oil (your choice)
- 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) Fragrance Oil or Essential Oil
- In a saucepan over low heat, melt the butters slowly. Just before the butters are completely molted, remove from heat and stir until they finish melting.
- Melt the beeswax in the microwave. When melted, add to the molted butters. Add the oil and scent.
- Stir well and pour into sterile lotion bar tubes. Let sit on the counter to cool for several hours. When cool, put the caps on, and they’re ready.
The information contained herein is, to the best of our knowledge, complete and accurate. All solutions, advice, instructions, and formulas are purely recommendations and should be further investigated by the customer. Nu-Scents is a supplier of candle, soap, bath, and body making supplies, not a manufacturer. Therefore, it is the sole responsibility of the customer to thoroughly research all of the products purchased from Nu-Scents and adequately test the finished products to ensure compatibility and safety. The customer is solely responsible for the research, testing, and quality control for all of their finished products.
Shower Sinus Tabs
These sinus tabs are perfect for those who suffer from allergies and head colds. Just place a tab in the bottom of your shower/tub were the water will hit it. While you take your shower, the vapors will help clear out your stuffed nose. You make them just like regular bath bombs, except you boil the water and use it to melt the menthol crystals. This recipe makes 24 (1-ounce; 28.4 gram) sinus tabs.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup (236.6 ml) Baking Soda
- 1 cup (236.6 ml) Cornstarch
- ¾ teaspoon (3.7 ml) Distilled Water
- 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) Menthol Crystals
- 1 ounce (28.4 grams) Sweet Almond Oil
- 1 teaspoon (4.9 ml) Eucalyptus Essential Oil
- ½ cup (118.3 ml) Citric Acid
- Measure the baking soda and cornstarch, and put in a large bowl. Mix together well.
- Measure the distilled water, and bring it to a boil. Add menthol crystals, and stir until dissolved. Add the sweet almond oil and eucalyptus essential oil, and stir well.
- Drizzle the liquids into the dry ingredients, and whisk together. Switch to an electric hand mixer and continue mixing until the liquids are well disbursed throughout the mixture.
- Add the citric acid, and mix well.
- Preheat the oven to 170 degrees F. Using a small bath bomb soap mold, mold your shower tabs, pack them tight, and place them on a cookie sheet. Turn off the oven and put the shower tabs in the oven, and close the door for 1 hour.
- After the tabs have been in the oven for an hour, remove them and using a knife, remove the tabs from the cookie sheet. Let the tabs air-dry overnight. The next day, wrap the tabs in foil candy wrappers.
Note: Don’t overdo the menthol crystals. They may smell mild now, but when hot water or heat hits them, they put off lots of vapors.
The information contained herein is, to the best of our knowledge, complete and accurate. All solutions, advice, instructions, and formulas are purely recommendations and should be further investigated by the customer. Nu-Scents is a supplier of candle, soap, bath, and body making supplies, not a manufacturer. Therefore, it is the sole responsibility of the customer to thoroughly research all of the products purchased from Nu-Scents and adequately test the finished products to ensure compatibility and safety. The customer is solely responsible for the research, testing, and quality control for all of their finished products.
New Office Hours & Pickup Times
Due to some recent changes, our office hours have changed along with the sceduled pickup times, effective immediately.
Office Hours
Monday 9:00am – 4:30pm (CST)
Tuesday – Thursday 9:00am – 3:30pm (CST)
Friday, Saturday and Sunday – CLOSED
Pickup Times
Monday 10:00am – 3:00pm (CST)
Tuesday – Thursday 10:00am – 3:00pm (CST)
Friday, Saturday and Sunday – CLOSED
Scent-sational Solid Perfume
This solid perfume is the hottest trend! You can toss one in your handbag and apply it whenever you need a little something extra. You may double this recipe as many times as you like. This recipe makes 1 ounce (28.4 grams).
Ingredients:
- .5 ounce (14.2 grams) Oil (your choice)
- .36 ounce (10.2 grams) Beeswax
- .17 ounce (4.7 grams) Fragrance Oil or Essential Oil
- 1 pinch Shimmer Glitter (optional)
- 1 ounce Lip Balm Pots
Directions:
- Put in a small microwavable container on your scale, and push the tare button to zero out the weight of the container. Weigh the oil and beeswax. Pour into a microwave-safe bowl, and set aside.
- Put another small container on your scale, and again push the tare button to zero out the weight of this new container. Weigh the scent.
- Repeat for the glitter.
- Melt the oil and beeswax in the microwave, on medium heat and in 1-minute spurts. Remove from the microwave, and stir in the scent and glitter.
- Pour mixture into small sterile lip balm pots.
Autumn Leaves
In honor of the first day of Autumn, we take a look at our Fall Reed Diffuser Kit. It makes the perfect gift or room decoration for this brisk season. The kit comes with everything that you need to create a beautiful Reed Diffuser decor!
Just like in the stores, the Fall Reed Diffuser Kit comes with a reed diffuser bottle, wooden reed diffuser cap, 10″ reed diffusers, Fall Festival scented reed diffuser oil, and silk leaves for added flair.
If your summer reed diffuser scent is fading, now is the time to renew your room with a warm earthy, nutty aroma with rich, buttery vanilla notes!
New Phone Numbers
Due to a recent change in phone providers, our contact numbers were forced to change. We are still getting used to the new system, but everything should be running flawlessly shortly. Please update your files with our new contact information.
- Phone: 815-862-1142
- Fax: 815-862-1148
- Toll Free (remains the same) – ORDERS ONLY – 877-949-1330
Antibacterial Soap Toxin
The antimicrobial chemical triclosan in antibacterial soaps is believed to disrupt thyroid function and hormone levels in people; when it mixes into wastewater, it can cause sex changes in aquatic life. And health experts believe that overuse of this and other antibacterial chemicals is promoting the growth of bacteria that are resistant to antibacterial treatment.
Better alternative: Good old-fashioned soap and warm water will kill just as many germs, studies have shown. If you must use a hand sanitizer, pick one that’s alcohol-based and doesn’t list triclosan or other chemicals on its label.
Above is an excerpt taken from the article “5 Toxic Chemicals You Should Banish From Your Home,” written by Leah Zerbe, and found on Today MSNBC. http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/44258903/ns/health-health_care/?gt1=43001#.Tluv2V2wUUU
For more information on what doctors are saying about Antibacterial Soap, read our blog Should We Avoid Antibacterial?
If you want to make your own inexpensive bars of soap that do wonders washing away dirt and bacteria, try using Melt and Pour Soap Bases, Essential Oils, and Soap Molds. It takes about 5 minutes to make a beautiful bar of soap, and the soap will last through washing after washing. Search our blog for creative soap recipes and a how-to video!

