Re: questions re. kids stuff recipes & labeling from a newbie

[Guest guest]

Hi Robyn:

Here are some recipes the girls might like:

Lava Lamp lip gloss

1/3 oz. glycerine

2/3 oz. castor oil (or other oil)

few drops food flavoring extract

1-2 drops food coloring

Mix the flavoring extract and coloring with the glycerine, pour into a

roll-on bottle. Fill with oil and add a bit of glitter or mica powder.

Roll-on Glitter

1 oz. aloe vera gel (the clear commercial stuff)

1 oz. glycerine

1 tsp. fine glitter

1 tsp. food flavoring extract (see note below), if desired

food coloring, if desired

Mix and pour into roll-on tubes, include a few small beads, a small toy or

" jewels " , and label " keep away from eye area "

Fairy Dust

2 tb. cornstarch (tinted with food coloring, if desired)

1 tb. mica powder

1/2 tsp. fine glitter

1-2 drops fragrance oil

Mix and sift. Label " keep away from eye area "

Glitter Gel ( Reno)

1/4 cup clear aloe vera gel

1/2 tsp. fine glitter

1-2 drops food coloring

1/2 tsp. glycerine

few drops food flavoring extract

This can be used on hair and skin, but label " keep away from eye area "

Shower/Bath Gel ( Reno)

2 oz. unscented, uncolored liquid soap

2 oz. distilled water

1 tb. aloe vera gel

1 tb. glycerine

salt as needed

1/4 tsp. fragrance oil

1/2 tsp. mica powder (for a pearlescent effect) or fine glitter

1-2 drops food coloring

Mix the soap and the water, add salt 1/4 tsp. at a time until thickened, add

remaining ingredients.

Shimmering Body Spray (no alcohol)

1-2 tb. food flavoring extract (see note below) or water-based fragrance

Mix well, Slowly mix in:

8 oz. distilled water

2 tsp. glycerine

1-2 drops food coloring

1/2 tsp. mica powder (for a pearlescent effect) or fine glitter

Mix well and pour into spray bottle. Add a few decorative beads, shells or

small toys.

Shimmering Body Spray (with alcohol)

4 oz. 39C or 40C denatured alcohol

4 oz. distilled water

1 tsp. glycerine

1 tsp. fragrance oil

1/2 tsp. mica powder (for a pearlescent effect) or fine glitter

1-2 drops food coloring

Dissolve f.o. in alcohol, add water very slowly. Add glycerine, coloring

and glitter and package as above.

Perfume Glacé

1 oz. clear M & P soap

1 tsp. glycerine

1 tsp. fragrance oil

1/2 tsp. fine glitter

2-3 drops food coloring

Gently melt the soap, stir in the glycerine, coloring, glitter and the f.o.

Pour into small decorative pots or tins.

Here are some great scent blends:

Dreamsicle

1 part vanilla f.o.

1 part orange e.o.

Peaches and Cream

1 part peach f.o.

1 part vanilla f.o.

(Also try this with other fruit f.o.'s)

Rain (always a nice scent...very clean and fresh)

2 parts cucumber f.o.

1 part jasmine f.o.

1 part musk f.o.

For variation, add a touch of any of these:

lily of the valley f.o.

watermelon f.o.

peach f.o.

lilac f.o.

rose f.o.

vanilla f.o.

violet f.o.

Baby Powder

1 part rose f.o.

1 part vanilla f.o.

Baby's Breath

1 part jasmine f.o.

1 part vanilla f.o.

Green Apple

1 part cucumber f.o.

1 part strawberry f.o.

Summer Sorbet

1 part watermelon or honeydew f.o.

1 part vanilla f.o.

touch of lime e.o.

Pear Melon

2 parts pear f.o.

2 parts watermelon f.o.

2 parts vanilla f.o.

1 part peach f.o.

Cucumber Melon

2 parts cucumber f.o.

1 part watermelon f.o.

1 part lily of the valley f.o.

1 part vanilla f.o.

Note: In the Roll-On Glitter, Glitter Gel and Shimmering Body Spray recipes,

I suggested using food flavoring extracts as the scent. I'm not implying

these are edible mixtures (and they should be labelled " not for consumption "

or " not edible " ), but rather the flavorings are alcohol-based, non-toxic and

come in a wide array of great flavors/fragrances that kids love: strawberry,

cherry, raspberry, banana, vanilla, mint, chocolate, coconut, orange, root

beer, etc. These will mix in a water-based formula without the clouding

associated with oil-based scents.

There is a method of combining fragrance oil with an emulsifier like

polysorbate 20 and then mixing it with water but I don't have experience

with this, and from most accounts I have read it results in a cloudy

mixture.

> I'm fairly new on the list, from So. Maine, just trying to learn this

stuff... I've been making kids stuff (shower gel, body mist, lip >balm,

bath powder, glitter body gel...) for my 3 little girls and they love it.

Of course everything has to be pink and sparkly! If >anyone has any good

recipes for the above items, or anything else that the kids would go for

(that isn't too difficult!), please email >me.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the list Robyn! You'll find lots of help here!!

Helen in FL

questions re. kids stuff recipes & labeling from a

newbie

Hi Everyone,

I'm fairly new on the list, from So. Maine, just trying to learn this stuff...

I've been making kids stuff (shower gel, body mist, lip balm, bath powder,

glitter body gel...) for my 3 little girls and they love it. Of course

everything has to be pink and sparkly! If anyone has any good recipes for the

above items, or anything else that the kids would go for (that isn't too

difficult!), please email me.

Now, I'm really hoping to try and sell some of this stuff at a local craft

fair soon. I've looked at the library links to the FDA, etc.. and it's so much

information I don't know where to begin. Anyone have any basic

information/websites about labeling these types of items, special preservatives

necessary, etc.? I want to be sure to go by all the rules, etc... I've got the

insurance and the business part done; I need the legal info. now.

Also, anybody from ME/NH/MA please write - I'd love to talk local suppliers,

etc..

Robyn

[Guest guest]

Cat,

You are a godsend.

I just ordered the clear lip wand bottles and then you post all these great

recipes including the lava lamp lip gloss which should look dynamite in the

bottles.

Just in time for a show I have coming up too!

I've known it for years, you are my guardian angel.

Thank you, thank you , thankyou (I am bowing at your feet, I swear).

Your pal,

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/5/02 10:58:35 PM Pacific Standard Time, MmePots@...

writes:

> Can you tell me where you ordered the lip wand bottles? I would love

>

http://www.soapnsupplies.com/

She has a nice selection of lip gloss bottles with wands, lip pots and

bottles.

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 2/5/02 11:36:42 PM Pacific Standard Time,

lovingsense2002@... writes:

>

On the right hand side of the screen, under the fairy is the word enter, if

you click on that it will take you to the next page with two boxes. In the

box with the word supplies click on containers.

That should take you to the page with the pictures and prices and the contact

info. She does not have a shopping cart but if you email her at the addy

under the contact info with what you want she will send an email with the

total including shipping. I believe she takes Paypal and checks.

If you still have trouble accessing the page let me know and I will get her

email addy for you.

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "

[Guest guest]

Hello.

Can you tell me where you ordered the lip wand bottles? I would love

to know as I have been looking for them. Sorry if this was listed

previously but am no-mail and have not been on the puter much. TIA

Grins,

Kaye

> Cat,

> You are a godsend.

> I just ordered the clear lip wand bottles and then you post all

these great

> recipes including the lava lamp lip gloss which should look

dynamite in the

> bottles.

> Just in time for a show I have coming up too!

> I've known it for years, you are my guardian angel.

> Thank you, thank you , thankyou (I am bowing at your feet, I swear).

> Your pal,

> lynn in valencia

> lavender bluffs bath and body

> " A little touch of heaven in your bath "

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately, this site is under construction

with no contact info on the page.

wrote:http://www.soapnsupplies.com/---

Is it possible you know how to contact her?

email, phone?

Thanks Janet

lzcutter@...

> > Can you tell me where you ordered the lip wand

> bottles? I would love

> >

>

> http://www.soapnsupplies.com/

>

> She has a nice selection of lip gloss bottles with

> wands, lip pots and

> bottles.

>

> lynn in valencia

> lavender bluffs bath and body

> " A little touch of heaven in your bath "

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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Janet Golden

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lynn:

Glad to help...I had thought I found a site for those lip-wands but they had

a minimum order of 25,000 pieces! :-(

Please let me know how they turn out! :-)

Cat >^-.-^<

> I just ordered the clear lip wand bottles and then you post all these

great

> recipes including the lava lamp lip gloss which should look dynamite in

the

> bottles.

[Guest guest]

lynn-

Thanks for helping this old woman find the entrance,

hell to be so blind that even with bifocals you can't

read the signs.

Janet

--- lzcutter@... wrote:

> On the right hand side of the screen, under the

> fairy is the word enter, if

> you click on that it will take you to the next page

> with two boxes. In the

> box with the word supplies click on containers.

> That should take you to the page with the pictures

> and prices and the contact

> info. She does not have a shopping cart but if you

> email her at the addy

> under the contact info with what you want she will

> send an email with the

> total including shipping. I believe she takes

> Paypal and checks.

> If you still have trouble accessing the page let me

> know and I will get her

> email addy for you.

>

> lynn in valencia

> lavender bluffs bath and body

> " A little touch of heaven in your bath "

>

>

> [Non-text portions of this message have been

> removed]

>

>

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Janet Golden

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[Guest guest]

Janet,

If it's any consolation, it took me a few minutes to figure out the

" entrance " as well.

Dark colors on dark backgrounds are a bad computer combo.

But her site once you enter it is great and she has some really great shaped

PET bottles with good prices in addition to the lip pots and clear lip gloss

bottles.

lynn in valencia

lavender bluffs bath and body

" A little touch of heaven in your bath "