Guest guest Posted October 4, 2000 Report Share Posted October 4, 2000 Does anyone have a recipe for a scented body powder I can use from a shaker? I would appreciate getting one befor Friday. I am going to Spokane on Friday to attend my Sons wedding. I am making my to be Daughter in Law to be a basket, and would like to enclude the powder. A real load of Thanks. Jacque Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 13, 2001 Report Share Posted November 13, 2001 This combination of ingredients makes an excellent silky powder. 1/2 cup of arrowroot powder 1/4 cup of Kaolin Clay 1/4 cup of Corn Starch 15 drops of Fragrance or Essential oil Combine all ingredients and add fragrance to preference. If you are making this as a body powder, you can use a small bit of pink clay to add just a touch of color. Pat ******************************** www.essencesupply.com > Hello to everyone. > I would like to make some simple body powder for Christmas gifts this > year but I when you use just plain cornstarch, it sticks together to > much. I want more of a loose powder like baby powder. Should I just > buy some baby powder and mix it in or does anyone have any other > suggestions? Thanks a lot. > Janelle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 14, 2001 Report Share Posted November 14, 2001 Where can I get the first two items at a good price? Thanks!!! Candy- -- pdprenty@... wrote: > This combination of ingredients makes an excellent > silky powder. > 1/2 cup of arrowroot powder > 1/4 cup of Kaolin Clay > 1/4 cup of Corn Starch > 15 drops of Fragrance or Essential oil > Combine all ingredients and add fragrance to > preference. If you are > making this as a body powder, you can use a small > bit of pink clay to > add just a touch of color. > Pat > ******************************** > www.essencesupply.com > > > > Hello to everyone. > > I would like to make some simple body powder for > Christmas gifts > this > > year but I when you use just plain cornstarch, it > sticks together > to > > much. I want more of a loose powder like baby > powder. Should I > just > > buy some baby powder and mix it in or does anyone > have any other > > suggestions? Thanks a lot. > > Janelle > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2002 Report Share Posted April 28, 2002 Dear , This is TOO funny, because I was just searching for a recipe on the Internet tonight ... I have some rockin' cool gold shimmer mica that I want to use in a shimmery body dusting powder, but I am searching for a recipe. Here's what I came up with: 2 C arrowroot powder or cornstarch 1/2 C baking soda 1/2 to 1 tsp. fragrance oil That's if you want it scented ... which I probably would ... but it would be a light scent. Can it really be this easy?!? ~nne in Albany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 28, 2002 Report Share Posted April 28, 2002 nne I really don't know if it could be this easy ! LOL When I think of powder I think dry ! what is the fragrance oil going to do to it ? maybe it will dry out ? Gee I don't really know--If I find out I will post-if you find out you post ! LOL wouldn't we make a wonderful body powder team ????? They would just have to call us the POWDER PUFF GIRLS ! LOL Thanks nne Jensen <lvjensen@...> wrote: Dear , This is TOO funny, because I was just searching for a recipe on the Internet tonight ... I have some rockin' cool gold shimmer mica that I want to use in a shimmery body dusting powder, but I am searching for a recipe. Here's what I came up with: 2 C arrowroot powder or cornstarch 1/2 C baking soda 1/2 to 1 tsp. fragrance oil That's if you want it scented ... which I probably would ... but it would be a light scent. Can it really be this easy?!? ~nne in Albany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2002 Report Share Posted April 29, 2002 Dear , Yeah, it's too funny that you asked that question ... since I was researching it last night! hehe :-) I hope that you have good luck with finding a recipe that you like. If I see anything else, I'll let you know .... I might just try that recipe, but I'll let you know ... and I'll see how the FO works in the powder. H. told me that this recipe works and that it is really that easy ... so I'll try! hehe :-) ~nne :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2002 Report Share Posted October 13, 2002 At 02:04 PM 10/13/02 +0000, you wrote: >Clear DayDoes anyone out there know what would be best to use as a >colorant for body powder? I have made one kind which I added a bit of pink >clay to and it works great, but I'd like to do a green or blue tinged one. >Any help would be much appreciated. > =^..^= Sandy how 'bout French Green Clay??? (I've used it to colour soaps and it worked beautifully.) Your source for superb Essential Oils, Aromatherapy Accessories, Information, Books and more! Visit us at: <http://www.naturesgift.com> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 It's not coming out because it's still damp. Here's my secret for dealing with it. Take it out and put it in on a parchment lined cookie sheet. Mix in some regular old rice (do you remember how your mom/grandmom used to put rice in her salt shakers to absorb the moisture from the air? Same principle). I would leave it on the cookie sheet in a warm dry place until Friday. But I have had okay luck putting the mix in a ziplock bag. (I have animals, no place in the house can be considered safe from them, lol). Before you package them up, sift the whole thing and discard the rice. It should be pretty dry by now. Too bad you don't have more time, a week or more is better. Also adding some Kaolin clay can help the flow a bit. HTH Heidi Re: body powder > > I made some body powder using the corn starch, baking soda, EO recipe. It felt so good on the skin and the smell was wonderful. I put it in the 4 oz. powder containers that I had purchased. It did not seem to want to come out (flow) . I then took it all out and sifted it about a dozen times. I put it back in and still the same problem. I resifted it and made the holes a little bigger ( not very becoming). Still not very good flow. What else could I do for this problem? I have a customer that wants it as apart of her order by Friday. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 Hi Candy - Can you tell me value of adding baking soda to body powder? Since it is an alkali, it reacts very strongly to water and to the EOs you use, no doubt causing the clumping. Someone else mentioned using clay (either bentonite, kaolin, French green, etc.) because it is so absorbent and would thus pull and separate the " wet molecules " into itself, making the overall product dryer. The clay is a wonderful blotter and good for damp skin as well. TIA. Namaste - Lynette of Terralyn in Philadelphia, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 Candy-----my recipe for body powder is cornstarch,arrowroot powder and EO. No baking soda! Maybe thats the problem. I got my arrowroot powder at my local health food store~but ive never added baking soda!!!! HTH~Misty http://community.webtv.net/mpw98/ForeverYoursATouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 15, 2002 Report Share Posted October 15, 2002 Ghita~may I ask why you add so many drops of EO to your powder? Ive made up Lavender Body Powder and ive only had to add no more than 10 drops of EO~ if that!!! Im just curious thats all! Misty http://community.webtv.net/mpw98/ForeverYoursATouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 16, 2002 Report Share Posted October 16, 2002 I don't know about her---but I know that it takes 1-2 drops of my EO to abt 14 drops of my sisters EO. You can barely smell hers. Glitz Re: Re: body powder > Ghita~may I ask why you add so many drops of EO to your powder? Ive made > up Lavender Body Powder and ive only had to add no more than 10 drops of > EO~ if that!!! Im just curious thats all! Misty > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 20, 2002 Report Share Posted October 20, 2002 Candy, what about putting the powder in a nice box and including a big fluffy powder puff to put it on with? I've seen those items somewhere, but unfortunately, I can't remember where right off. Deborah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 26, 2002 Report Share Posted October 26, 2002 to: candy brasier <praisinghimto@...> >Subject: Re: body powder >Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 11:47:33 -0700 (PDT) > Brambleberry sells an item called " dryflo " (modified cornstarch) it supposedly eliminates the flow problem. Although I've never used it (yet) I hear it works. Allegresse, Ltd. _________________________________________________________________ Internet access plans that fit your lifestyle -- join MSN. http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Any suggestions on what fragrances would sell best in a body powder besides a baby powder scent? Thanks, Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 I like any floral scents like sweetpea and jasmine. don't like baby powder scent. lol Maybe some fruity scents also like strawberry and coconut. Shirley -------Original Message------- Any suggestions on what fragrances would sell best in a body powder besides a baby powder scent? Thanks, Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 helloo... i sell many exotic scents like lemongrass,rasberry,orange....ppl love them...all u need is ur imagination....sandalwood is also a great scent. also i powder the herb too and add some in addition to the eo. natasha > Any suggestions on what fragrances would sell best in a body powder > besides a baby powder scent? > > Thanks, > Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 Great! Sweetpea is one of the fragrances I was thinking about using, thank you! Janet > > > > I like any floral scents like sweetpea and jasmine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 14, 2006 Report Share Posted March 14, 2006 I have a question about body powders. I only use corn starch on my babies so I know that works really well. I never thought of useing it on grown ups. How would you add eos and fos. Wouldn't they cake up? What other stuff can you add with them. Cher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 this is why I use the natrasorb bath and dry flo AF.... it encapulates the fragrance in powder form with no clumping..I add some arrowroot and I am done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2006 Report Share Posted March 15, 2006 Where does one find natrasorb? Thanks, Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: too2bizymom@...<mailto:too2bizymom@...> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2006 Report Share Posted March 16, 2006 You can use Natrasorb, which is, I believe, tapioca starch, or buy the starch in an Asian store for about 60 cents a pound. Namaste, Lynette Terralyn - Bath, Body, Spirit Reading Terminal Market Philadelphia, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2006 Report Share Posted March 17, 2006 WSP has it or you can get a large free sample from the manufacturer … HYPERLINK " http://www.personalcarepolymers.com/ " www.personalcarepolymers.com KimG _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of Lynn Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2006 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Re: Body powder Where does one find natrasorb? Thanks, Lynn ----- Original Message ----- From: too2bizymom@...<mailto:too2bizymom@...> Vibrant Health! Daily tips for the body, mind and soul. From Glenbrook Farms Herbs and Such HYPERLINK " http://www.glenbrookfarm.com/herbs/vhform.html " http://www.glenbrookfarm.com /herbs/vhform.html Flat Rate Shipping! Just $4.99 per order this week! See Site for details Don't miss the weekly specials! HYPERLINK " http://glenbrookfarm.com/store/specialsseeds_1.html " http://glenbrookfarm.co m/store/specialsseeds_1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2006 Report Share Posted March 26, 2006 Have a quick question - we have been looking to find out where does one PURCHASE Natrasorb or Dry-Flow Pure for making body powders? We have gotten the samples and now wish to purchase a larger amount of these. Any help would be appreciated. You can contact me off list, if need be. Thanks so much!! Debi in Illinois > You can use Natrasorb, which is, I believe, tapioca starch, or buy the > starch in an Asian store for about 60 cents a pound. > Namaste, Lynette > Terralyn - Bath, Body, Spirit > Reading Terminal Market > Philadelphia, PA > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 27, 2006 Report Share Posted March 27, 2006 I'm sorry everyone. I copied Debi's email but forgot to paste it in order to send off list. Forgive the oversight. KimG - - From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of debi Sent: Sunday, March 26, 2006 7:36 PM Subject: Re: Re: Body powder Have a quick question - we have been looking to find out where does one PURCHASE Natrasorb or Dry-Flow Pure for making body powders? We have gotten the samples and now wish to purchase a larger amount of these. Any help would be appreciated. You can contact me off list, if need be. Thanks so much!! _____ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 3/24/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.1/292 - Release Date: 3/24/2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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