Posted on 03/23/2008 11:36:40 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Carrot Cake Mess
1 pkg carrot cake
1 pkg cheesecake pudding (instant)
1 pint sour cream
4 eggs
1 c water
3/4 c oil
Mix all the ingredients. Spray the liner of the cp with non stick spray, pour the mix into the cp. Cover and cook on high 4 to 5 hours or on low for 8 hours or so. Keep an eye on it towards the end so the sides don’t dry out or burn.
Serve with cool whip.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Deluxe Johnny Cake
1 c Flour
1 c Cornmeal
1 ts Soda
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 c Sugar
1/4 c Shortening
1 c Buttermilk
1 Egg
2 c Carrots; shredded
1 c Pineapple-crushed
Cream sugar and shortening together; add egg, buttermilk, dry ingredients; then add carrots and pineapple. Place in greased and floured slow cooker baking pan. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours.
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Applesauce Cake
1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
1 cup applesauce
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 cups plain flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
3/4 cup chopped dates
3/4 cup chopped walnuts
Cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs and beat well. Add the vanilla essence and applesauce. Sift together the baking soda, flour, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Add to the mixture and beat until smooth. Fold in the dates and walnuts. Pour the mixture into a well-buttered and floured cake tin that will fit into the slow cooker. Put into the slow cooker and cover with four to five layers of paper towels. Cover the slow cooker loosely to allow steam to escape and cook on the high setting for about 3 1/2 hours or until the cake is cooked. Remove from the slow cooker and allow the cake to cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes before removing from the tin.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Applesauce Cake
1/2 c Butter; or margarine
1 c Brown sugar
1 c Applesauce
2 1/2 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking soda
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Nutmeg; (opt. )
1/4 ts Allspice; (opt. )
1 c Walnuts; chopped
In bowl cream butter; gradually add sugar to the creamed butter. Thoroughly mix until fluffy. Add applesauce. Sift together all dry ingredients, then add those to the mixture. Add the nuts, and stir well. Pour cake mixture into wide-mouth canning jars. To assure that baked cakes will slip out easily, grease inside of jars well. (Lining bottom of jars with waxed paper also will help. ) Cover each jar with a piece of foil greased on one side. Place greased side down and press foil around edges to seal tightly. Place jars in slow cooker with slow cooker liner in place. Cover; cook on high-heat setting for 2 3/4 to 3 hours or until cakes spring back when touched and a wooden toothpick inserted near the centers comes out clean. Remove jars from cooker; cool 10 minutes. Unmold cakes; remove waxed paper. Serve warm or cool with whipped topping, if desired.
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Apple Pudding Cake
2 cups sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups unpeeled apple, finely chopped
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans)
Beat sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Add apple with dry ingredients and mix well. Spray a two pound tin can with cooking spray or grease and flour it well. Pour batter into can, filling no more than 2/3 full. Place can in slow cooker. Do not add water. Cover but leave cover ajar so steam can escape. Cook on high 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Don’t peek before the last hour of baking. Cake is done when top is set. Let stand in can a few minutes before tipping pudding out on a plate. Serve half-rounds plain, with whipped topping, or a pudding sauce.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Apple Pie Coffee Cake
Apple Mixture:
1 can (20 oz) apple pie filling, apple slices broken up somewhat
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped pecans
Cake Batter:
2 small yellow cake mixes (Jiffy - 9-ounce each)
2 eggs, beaten
1/2 cup sour cream (light)
3 tablespoons softened butter or margarine
1/2 cup evaporated milk
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon butter or margarine for greasing crockpot
Combine ingredients for apple mixture in a small bowl. Combine batter ingredients; mix well. Generously butter the sides and bottom of a 3 1/2 quart slow cooker. Spread about half the apple mixture in the bottom of the pot. Spoon 1/2 the batter over the apple mixture. Spoon the remaining apple mixture over the batter, then cover with remaining batter. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Turn heat off, leave cover ajar slightly, and cool for about 15 minutes. Invert on a plate, retrieving any apples left in the bottom of the pot and placing on top of the cake. Makes a cake about 7 inches in diameter and 3 1/2-inches high.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Apple Cake
1 c All-purpose flour; sifted
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Sugar
1/4 c Shortening
1 Egg; slightly beaten
1/4 c Milk
4 c Tart apples; sliced; pared and cored
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Nutmeg
2 tb Granulated sugar
1/2 c Apricot jam
2 tb Shortening; melted
In a medium-large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, and 1 tablespoon granulated sugar. With two knives, cut the shortening into the flour until mixture is mealy. Make a well in the center and drop in the egg and milk. Stir in the flour mixture to form smooth batter, turn into greased 2-quart mold. Arrange the apples in rows on top, pushing them halfway into the dough. In a small bowl, mix the cinnamon, nutmeg and 2 tablespoons sugar. Sprinkle over the apples and dot with apricot jam. Drizzle butter over all. Place in the slow cooker and cover loosely with a plate. Cover the cooker, but prop the lid open a fraction with a toothpick or a twist of foil to let excess steam escape. Cook on High for 3 to 4 hours. Makes 6 servings.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Lemon Poppyseed Upside Down Cake
Cake:
1 pkg. Lemon-Poppyseed Bread Mix
1 egg
8 oz. sour cream
1/2 cup water
Sauce:
1 Tbsp. butter
3/4 cup water
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup lemon juice
Cake: Mix all ingredients together until well moistened. Spread into lightly buttered slow cooker.
Sauce: Combine ingredients over medium heat. Bring to boil then pour over cake batter. Cover and cook on HIGH for 2-2 1/2 hours. Edges will be slightly browned.
Turn off heat and let stand 30 minutes with cover slightly ajar. When cool enough to handle, invert cake over serving platter.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Lemon Pudding Cake
3 ea Eggs separated
1 ts Grated lemon peel
1/4 c Lemon juice
3 tb Butter
1 1/2 c Milk
3/4 c Sugar
1/4 c Flour
1/8 ts Salt
Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form set aside. Beat egg yolks and blend in lemon peel juice and butter and milk. Combine sugar, flour and salt and add to egg milk mixture beating until smooth. Fold into beaten egg whites. Spoon into slow cooker. Cover and cook on high for 2 to 3 hours
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Chocolate Peanut Butter Pudding Cake
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons cooking oil
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup peanut butter flavored pieces
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups boiling water
1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
2 tablespoons unsalted dry roasted peanuts — chopped
vanilla ice cream — optional
In a mixing bowl stir together flour, 1/2 cup sugar, 2 tablespoons cocoa powder, and baking powder. Add the milk, oil, and vanilla; stir until batter is smooth. Stir in peanut butter pieces. Spread batter evenly in the bottom of a greased 3 1/2 or 4 quart slow cooker.
In another mixing bowl, combine the 3/4 cup sugar and the 1/4 cup cocoa powder. Stir together boiling water and peanut butter; stir into cocoa mixture. Pour evenly over the batter in the slow cooker.
Cover; cook on high-heat setting for 2 -2 1/2 hours or until a toothpick inserted 1 inch into the center of the cake comes out clean. Let stand, uncovered, for 30 to 40 minutes to cool slightly.
To serve, spoon pudding cake into dessert dishes. Sprinkle with peanuts. If desired, serve with vanilla ice cream.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Pineapple Upside Down Cake
1 (16 oz) package pound cake mix
1/4 cup butter or margarine
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 (15 1/2 oz) can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
6-8 maraschino cherries, halved
Mix cake mix according to package directions, using pineapple juice for part of the liquid. Melt butter in lightly greased bake pan. Stir in brown sugar and spread evenly over the bottom of the pan. Add pineapples and cherries. Pour in cake batter. Cover bake pan. Place into slow cooker. Bake in covered slow cooker on high for 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours. Remove and invert immediately onto a large platter.
Just Slow Cooking is located at www.justslowcooking.com
Italian Easter Bread
1 c Milk
3 tb Oil, olive
8 tb Margarine/butter
2 Eggs
1/2 ts salt
1 ts Sugar
1 c Cheese, Parmesan; grated
1/4 ts Pepper
3 c Flour, bread
2 1/2 ts Yeast
Add ingredients to ABM in order listed. Select appropriate cycle and bake.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Cheese and Herb Bread
1 1/8 c Water — warmed to 80 Degrees
1 tb Olive oil
1 Garlic clove — finely Minced
1 1/2 ts Oregano — minced
3 c Bread flour
2/3 c Parmesan cheese — freshly Grated
1 ts Sugar
1 1/2 ts Yeast
Mix parmesan into flour. Add ingredients in order suggested by your bread machine. Make a well in the center and add yeast. Bake on French setting, medium crust. Makes a 1 1/2 pound loaf.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Cracked Wheat Bread
2 1/4 ts Active dry yeast
1 c Whole-wheat flour
1 1/2 c Bread flour
3/4 c 10 Grain cereal
1 1/2 tb Honey
1 1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Olive oil
1 1/4 c Water
Put ingredients in the pan according to the manufacturer’s directions.
This makes a 1 1/2 lb loaf.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Potato Bread
Small Loaf:
1 c Mashed potatoes
2 tb Olive oil
1 1/2 c All-purpose flour; unbleached
3/4 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Active dry yeast
Large Loaf:
2 c Mashed potatoes
1/4 c Olive oil
2 c All-purpose flour; unbleached
1 1/4 ts Salt
2 ts Active dry yeast
Place mashed potatoes into machine baking pan, add oil. Add flour & salt, then yeast. Use rapid cycle for this loaf.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Raisin Bread
1 pk Yeast
2 3/4 c Better for Bread flour
2 tb Sugar
1 ts Salt
1/3 c Pignolia (pine) nuts
1 1/2 ts Rosemary; fresh/minced OR 3/4 ts Crushed, dried rosemary
1 Egg;or 1/4 c Egg Beaters
2 tb Olive oil
1 c Very warm water
3/4 c Golden raisins
Place all ingredients (EXCEPT RAISINS) into the inner pan in the order listed, select white bread and push “Start.” Add raisins when the Auto Bakery “beeps,” 88 minutes into the cycle. (33 min.with DAK Turbo II)
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Spring Bread
1 c Water
2 tb Oil, vegetable
2 ts Honey
2/3 ts salt
1/4 c Anise
3 c Flour
2 1/2 ts Yeast
2/3 c Raisins, golden
Add first seven ingredients in order listed. Select cycle. After first kneading, add golden raisins and complete cycle.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Herb Bread
1/2 tb Yeast
2 c Flour, bread
1 ts Salt
2 ts Sugar
1/4 ts Basil leaves
1/4 ts Oregano leaves
3 tb Buttermilk, powdered
1 1/2 oz Cheese, Parmesan, grated
1 tb Oil
7/8 c Water
Bring bread ingredients to room temperature and pour into bakery, in order. Set “baking control” at 10 o’clock. Select “white bread” and push Start.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Herb Bread
1 1/4 c Water
2 tb Powdered milk
2 tb Shortening
1 tb Sugar
1 ts Salt
3 1/3 c White bread flour
1 ts Dried marjoram
1 ts Dried basil
1 ts Dried thyme
3/4 ts Yeast
Measure ingredients in the order listed into baking pan. Select Basic Bread Setting. (3 hours, 50 minutes).
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Italian Bread
1 1/8 c Water
3 c Gold Medal Better For Bread Flour
1 1/2 tb Nonfat Dry Milk
1 1/2 ts Salt
3 tb Sugar
1 ts Dried Oregano
1 ts Dried Basil
2 tb Parmesan Cheese
1/4 ts Garlic Powder
1 tb Dried Onions
1 1/2 ts Dry Yeast
2 tb Margarine
Add ingredients to pan in order listed. Program for regular setting and push start.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Honey Mustard Bread
1 1/2 c Bread flour
3/4 c Wheat flour
1 tb Powdered milk
3 tb Honey
1 Bouillon cube, crushed
2 tb Dijon mustard
1 tb Vinegar added to
Water to make 3/4 cup
2 ts Yeast
Place all ingredients in machine and push START!
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Honey Cornmeal Bread
1 c water
2 tb Oil, vegetable
1/4 c Honey
4 Eggs
2 ts salt
1 1/3 c Cornmeal
2/3 c Flour, whole wheat
2 c Flour, bread
2 1/2 ts Yeast
Add ingredients to ABM in order listed. Select cycle and bake.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Honey Wheat Large
1 1/2 c Water/Milk
1/2 c Honey
1/4 ts Salt
2 tb Gluten
4 c Whole-Wheat Flour
2 1/2 ts Yeast
Put in pan. Push Start. Use light setting.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Honey Buttermilk
1/2 c Warm water
1 tb Sweet butter; soft
3 tb Honey
3/4 c Buttermilk; warmed
1 1/2 ts Salt
3 c Bread flour
1 pk Yeast
follow machine directions.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Honey Bread
1 c water
1 tb Oil, vegetable
1/4 c Honey
1 ts salt
1 c Oatmeal
2 c Flour, bread
2 1/2 ts Yeast
Add to ABM in order listed. Set machine to appropriate cycle and bake.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Ethiopian Honey Bread
1 1/2 pound loaf:1 1/2 ts Active dry yeast
3 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Salt
1/2 ts Ground cloves
1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
2 ts Ground coriander
3 1/2 tb Butter
4 1/2 oz Warm milk
6 tb Honey
1 Egg
2 tb -warm water
Note: For Panasonic/National machines, use 3 teaspoons of yeast for the 1 1/2-pound loaf.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Ethiopian Honey Bread
1 c water
3 tb Oil, vegetable
1/4 c Honey
1/2 ts salt
1 1/2 ts Corlander
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Cloves
3 c Flour, bread
1/4 c Milk, dry nonfat
2 ts Yeast
Add ingredients to ABM in order listed. Select cycle and bake.
Just Breadmaker Recipes is located at www.justbreadmakerrecipes.com
Those last three bread recipes look scrumptious.
Let me know if you make them.......
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- Dr Joyce Brothers
Now they show you how detergents take out bloodstains, a pretty violent image there. I think if you’ve got a T-shirt with a bloodstain all over it, maybe laundry isn’t your biggest problem. Maybe you should get rid of the body before you do the wash.
- Jerry Seinfeld
Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.
- Whoopi Goldberg
Behind every working woman is an enormous pile of unwashed laundry.
- Barbara Dale
We are coming down from our pedestal and up from the laundry room.
- Bella Abzug, 1920 - 1998
In the beginning the world was without form, and void. And God said “Let there be light.” And God separated the light from the dark. And did two loads of laundry.
- Kevin Krisciunas
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Essential Oils in Soap Making and Candle Making
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What’s the Difference?
What is an essential oil? Much of the renaissance of soap and candle making in the 20th Century was due to people wanting to get back to more natural ways. Whether out of fear of cancer or other health problems, wanting less chemicals in our environment, or just a desire for a simpler existence, people began wanting the things around them to be more natural. From the food they eat to the soap they bathe with, some people want nothing in or on their bodies but the pure basics. These are the warriors for the use of essential oils in candles and soap.
Julia Lawless, in her book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils states, “When we peel and orange, walk through a rose garden or run a sprig of lavender between our fingers, we are all aware of the special scent of that plant. But what exactly is it that we can smell? Generally speaking, it is essential oils that give spices and herbs their specific scent and flavour, flowers and fruit their perfume.”
That about sums it up. Essential oils are natural oils that contain the “essence” of a plant. They are the liquid or resin that is distilled, pressed or extracted from different parts of the plant – leaves, flowers, bark, berries, root, needles, seeds, beans, peel, cones, wood, stalks etc. Essential oils are generally extracted by distillation, though some oils are gotten through other processes like expression or solvent extraction.
Sometimes the oil can come from different parts of the plant – a few plants (like an orange tree) contain several different essential oils in different parts. Orange essential oil is derived from the fruit, neroli from the flower blossoms and petitgrain from the leaves.
It takes many, usually hundreds of, pounds of plant material to make a pound of essential oil. It takes about 200 pounds of lavender to make a pound of lavender essential oil. It takes over 2000 pounds of rose petals to make a pound of rose essential oil. (That’s why it’s SO expensive!)
Essential oils can be used in making soap and making candles – as well as in making many other fragrant items like room sprays, lotions, bath salts and oils, balms etc. They are also, of course, the foundation for the whole practice of aromatherapy.
For the most part, they can be used in about the same concentrations, and used in the same ways as fragrance oils. Remember, many fragrance oils contain essential oils as part of their blends.
Some people may be concerned about the safety of essential oils - and rightly so. Essential oils are powerful organic chemicals. But the same care should be taken whether using fragrance or essential oils in your candles and soap. Chemicals are chemicals whether they’re created in a lab, or created in nature. Just because something is natural doesn’t mean it’s safe to put in or on your body.
So which is better?
I love essential oils. I also love fragrance oils. I use both of them in my soaps and candles. I do not believe that either one is inherently better than the other. They both have their proper uses, cautions and advantages. Like with all things, it is up to us candle makers and soap makers to learn all we can so that we can make educated choices about the products we make.
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Mosquito Repelling Essential Oil Blends
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Keep Mosquitoes Away with Great Essential Oil Blends
Don’t settle for just plain old citronella in your outdoor candles. There are a number of widely available essential oils that are reputed to help repel mosquitoes including:
* Citronella
* Clove
* Cedarwood
* Lavender
* Eucalyptus
* Peppermint
* Rosemary
* Lemongrass
* Rose Geranium
Other less widely available (or more expensive) oils include
* cajeput
* thyme
* catnip
Each oil has its own characteristics that blend differently with the citronella. Here are some blends that I’ve created for you to use as a starting point. If you don’t have a particular oil, feel free to substitute or adjust as you see fit. In each of the recipes, I tried to keep it at least 1/3 citronella.
For tips on creating your own custom blends check out Creating Your Own Custom EO Blends
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The Mosquito Recipes
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A Starting Point for Your Own Blending
Recipe #1 – Simple and Spicy
A simple blend with the wonderful sweet and spicy notes of the clove oil.
* 5 parts Citronella
* 5 parts Lavender
* 5 parts Clove
Recipe #2- Bright and Energetic
Likewise a simple blend, but substituting the Peppermint for the Clove changes it into a bright, energetic and sweet blend.
* 5 parts Citronella
* 5 parts Lavender
* 5 parts Peppermint
Recipe #3 – Deep and Green
A more complex blend with mostly “green” scents including wonderfully dark and smoky cedarwood.
* 10 parts Citronella
* 10 parts Cedarwood
* 5 parts Eucalyptus
* 5 parts Rosemary
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More Mosquito Recipes
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A Starting Point for Your Own Recipes
Recipe #4 – Sweet and Citrus
Just a little lemongrass added to the mix blends well with the citronella. The Rosemary and Cedarwood add complexity and a base note to the blend. (Note: The lemongrass has a fair amount of the same constituents as the citronella oil, so I reduced the amount of citronella.)
* 5 parts Citronella
* 5 parts Lemongrass
* 5 parts Lavender
* 5 parts Rosemary
* 5 parts Cedarwood
Recipe #5 – Lightly Floral
Here just a little bit of Egyptian Rose Geranium brings out the floral qualities of the lavender and balances out the citronella.
* 5 parts Citronella
* 5 parts Lavender
* 5 parts Geranium
* 5 parts Rosemary
Remember, these are just starting points for your own experimentation.
Enjoy your citronella candles and the outdoors!
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Easy Dog Soap Recipes
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Clean Dog, Good - Good Dog, Clean
Is Max or Fluffy or Frankie a little less than fresh smelling? Is your four-legged canine buddy being bothered by fleas? Well, while not nearly as potent as modern chemical flea treatments (and many people think that’s not such a bad thing!) a good blend of essential oils in an oil-fortified soap can be just the ticket to get Mr. Pupster fresh and clean and repel the fleas.
The recipes below are all based on basic melt and pour soap making. (Though you can easily use the same essential oil blends in a cold process soap recipe as well.) Since you’re not bathing your dog every day, a few bars of dog soap will probably last a while, so it’s often not practical to make an entire batch of cold process soap.
The recipes feature a blend of essential oils, many of which are mosquito repelling as well. The main ones I use in my dog soap blends are:
* Tea Tree - it is known for its mild antiseptic and antifungal qualities and for being good for the skin
* Lavender - lavender is great in just about everything - it’s known for being good for the skin and for repelling fleas and mosquitos
* Citronella - perhaps the most famous and widely-used mosquito repelling essential oil - works for fleas too
* Peppermint - fleas don’t like it...and it makes your dog minty fresh smelling!
* Cedarwood - blends well with the other oils, helps anchor the scent blend (as a base note and repels fleas and mosquitoes
* Eucalyptus - known as a germicide and for its flea/mosquito repelling qualities - plus just plain smells good
You can blend them however you like. Any of them in a blend will be good for Fido’s soap. I usually try to balance out between top notes, middle notes, and base notes. You aren’t limited by just these either. You could blend any other essential oils (patchouli, ylang ylang, benzoin) you like in with them too. Be careful with citrus oils, though. They can cause your, or your dog’s, skin to be more sensitive to the sun.
Now remember, like I said above, none of these is going to repel fleas like a chemical pesticide - but they are a natural, safe, effective alternative - and actually do better than you might expect.
On the next page are some recipe blends that I’ve used, that I like a lot. (My dog Daisy is the freshest smelling pooch on the block!)
Note: Essential oils are very dangerous/toxic to cats and rabbits. Do not use this soap on cats!
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Dog Soap Recipes & Essential Oil Blends
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Pick one that’s right for your pup.
For each of the recipes below, you’ll need:
* Melt and Pour Soap Base - it can be clear or opaque - or even one of the specialty blends like olive oil, shea butter, etc.
* 2% (of the total recipe) Castor Oil - good for your dog’s coat
* 2% (of the total recipe) of a high vitamin E oil like Emu, Shea Butter, Avocado or Wheat Germ (you could likewise substitute in some pure vitamin E - about 1/4 tsp. per pound of soap base) - likewise very good for your dog’s coat
* And about 3% essential oil blend - use a little less if you’re using mint in your blend - or a little more if you’re using a lot of lavender. To figure out the 3%, multiply the number of ounces of soap you’re making by .03. For example, if you’re making 1lb. or 16 ounces of soap, you’d use .48 ounce of essential oil. (Yes, I’d round that up to .5 ounce.)
So, to make two pounds of soap, you’d use:
* 2 pounds (32 ounces) of melt and pour soap base
* .6 - .7 (.64) ounces of castor oil
* .6 - .7 (.64) ounces of shea, avocado oil, etc.
* 1 ounce of essential oil blend (.96 rounded up to 1)
Basic Instructions
Melt the soap base and add the oils.
Stir well to blend.
When well blended, add the essential oils and stir again. Pour into molds and you’re ready.
(Tip:If you find that the oils (castor and shea etc.) are seeping out of the bars after they harden, reduce the amount you’re adding. Your soap base may already have a little extra oil in it.)
Recipe #1 - Minty Fresh
* Basic Soap recipe (above) - and for the essential oil blend:
* 1 part peppermint essential oil
* 1 part lavender essential oil
* 1 part tea tree essential oil
* 1 part cedarwood essential oil
Recipe #2 - Walk in the Woods
* Basic Soap recipe (above) - and for the essential oil blend:
* 1 part cedarwood essential oil
* 1 part lavender essential oil
* 1 part eucalyptus essential oil
* 1 part tea tree oil
Recipe #3 - Sweet Pooch
* Basic Soap recipe (above) - and for the essential oil blend:
* 1 part citronella essential oil
* 1 part tea tree essential oil
* 1 part lavender essential oil
Recipe #4 - Outback Adventure
* Basic Soap recipe (above) - and for the essential oil blend:
* 2 parts eucalyptus essential oil
* 1 part tea tree essential oil
* 1 part cedarwood essential oil
Pretty easy huh. Let it sit for a few hours, and then put Daisy in the shower...or hose her off in the driveway...and suds her up with your new dog soap.
Note: Essential oils are very dangerous/toxic to cats and rabbits. Do not use this soap on cats!
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