Don’t let this pandemic hurdle you from thinking and giving nice gifts for your family and friends this coming Holiday season.
Here are 3 perfect DIY holiday gift ideas made from essentials oils that you can craft in the comfort of your home.
This easy DIY recipe can be an amazing holiday gift for people who love fragrance.
Ingredients & Materials:
How to do it:
Add all the ingredients inside a 4 ounce glass spray bottle then put on the lid and shake well.
Put a sticker label into the bottle and voila you have this wonderful perfume at hand.
To create more pure-fumes, take a look here to learn more about your base, middle, and top notes which allow you to create pure-fumes you’ll love and use.
This is the perfect soap to make where it will literally take your breath away. Peppermint is such an awakening aroma, it will make you definitely want to wash those hands and keep the germs at bay. This can be a great idea to gift as we near holidays. You can do this DIY recipe in less than 15 minutes.
Ingredients & Materials:
How to do it:
Melt 1 pound of soap base at a time.
Tip: You can use a double boiler method with a large pyrex measuring cup or you can also melt soap in the microwave by stirring every 30 seconds.
Add 20 drops Peppermint essential oil into melted soap and make sure to stir well.
Carefully pour melted soap into the molds.
Add a few drops of red soap colorant
Tip: You can use a toothpick to gently mix the color with melted soap.
Leave the soap in the mold for 3 hours and or simply place inside the refrigerator for 15-20 minutes.
Tip: To avoid trouble releasing the soap from the molds, grease them with coconut oil first before pouring.
When you have your solid Peppermint soap it your time to get creative with the gift wrap
Your gift recipient will surely love this DIY gift because there are no chemicals and it’s just 100% made with safe and pure essential oils.
Ingredients & Materials:
How to do it:
In a bowl, stir together 1 teaspoon polymer absorbent crystals, 1 cup of water and 15 drops of Rosemary and 15 drops of Spearmint essential oils.
Stir the ingredients together until blended and add a little more water if needed. There should not be any dry crystals left.
Split the mixture between 2 half-pint mason jars. Put in the lid.
Place the lace/tulle over the lid and screw on the ring then add in your card or just put the sticker on the jar.
If the gel starts to dry out, you can refresh it with a little additional water and another drop or two of oil.
Hope you find this DIY essential oil recipes useful and just add in Holiday decorations like red or green ribbons, and other Christmas ornaments in your DIY finished products.
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