Also called “bath candy” or “tub truffles”, these luxurious bath melts truly are a treat for any bath! The rich, chocolate scent of cocoa butter and the aroma of your chosen Young Living essential oil combine for a perfect aromatic masterpiece that is not only pleasing to your sense of smell, but leaves your skin feeling wonderful as well! Making some of these bath melts for your friends can be a lot of fun-but be sure to save a few of these delightful treats for yourself as well!
Ingredients Needed:
1/4 cup Cocoa Butter (found at many health stores, or soap or lotion making supply stores)
2 Tbsp Sweet almond oil (found at many grocery stores and health stores)
10 – 20 drops Young Living Essential Oils
(some good Young Living Essential Oil choices would be: peppermint, geranium, lavender, chamomile, YlangYlang, Sensation, Gentle Baby, SARA, Magnify Your Purpose, Longevity, ImmuPower, Inspiration, Highest Potential, Gratitude, Grounding, AromaSiez, Abundance, Joy, Harmony, Dragon Time, Valor, Peace & Calming, Aroma Life, Release, Clarity, Awaken, or Believe)
Get young Living Essential Oils here!
Instructions:
1. Pack cocoa butter into a one-fourth-cup size measuring cup until level with the top, then put the cocoa butter into a heat-proof measuring cup (such as a Pyrex™ brand measuring cup).
2. Place the heat-proof measuring cup in a large frying pan that is filled with 1″ of hot water.
3. Place the frying pan and measuring cup on the stove and turn the burner on low.
4. Stir the mixture in the measuring cup with a popsicle stick or bamboo skewer every couple of minutes until the cocoa butter is just melted (about 5-10 minutes).
5. Add 2 tablespoons of sweet almond oil to the melted cocoa butter and stir together.
6. Turn off stove, carefully remove the measuring cup from the frying pan and place on a towel.
7. Allow the mixture to cool slightly (about 3-5 minutes).
8. Add 10-20 drops of your chosen Young Living essential oil and stir. [see list of good choices above]
9. Pour the mixture into small candy or soap molds (an ice-cube tray also works if you don’t have candy molds). Carefully place the filled candy molds in the freezer for about 15-20 minutes, or until the bath melts have solidified all the way through. Don’t leave them in the freezer too long, or else your bath melts will freeze, causing them to crack and split apart.
Tip: It is quite a bit easier to place the candy mold on a small baking sheet, or other stiff tray before filling, and then to move the tray with the filled molds into the freezer.
10. Remove the solidified bath melts from the freezer and pop them out of their molds. If desired, wrap with colored foil squares or tissue paper while still cold. Store your bath melts in a cool location.
11. To use the bath melts, place one or two (depending on the size of the bath melts and the desired strength of aroma) in a hot bath and enjoy! The bath melts will quickly melt in the warm water, leaving behind a wonderful aroma, and the skin conditioning properties of the cocoa butter, almond oil, and any essential oil you used.
Recipe makes about 10-12 small bath melts.
Other Essential Oil Recipes:
Goji Berry (Wolfberry) Smoothies
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May 12, 2008 at 9:56 pm
George Kakaris
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