Daphna Caplan

A nourishing, tingling foot scrub with shea butter, almond oil and real lemon grass to soften and revive tired feet. What you will need 100ml shea butter 100ml sweet almond oil Fine salt Lemon grass fragrance Dried lemon grass herb Jars Wooden scoop Method Gently melt the shea butter in the microwave for about 1 minute. Pour into a glass bowl and add the sweet almond oil, lemon grass fragrance and a handful of dried lemon grass herb. Stir in the fine salt, mixing thoroughly until you have a thick paste (it must not be runny). Spoon into your jars and add a wooden scoop. To use, massage a scoop over your feet until the skin tingles, then rinse with

A whipped, two-tone body butter in zesty orange and lemon, beautifully presented in a natural box. What you will need 100ml urea 100ml glycerine 500ml aqueous cream 125g cocoa butter 100ml shea butter Lemon fragrance Orange fragrance Orange and lemon liquid soap colouring RBS round natural box A little candle wax (to seal the box) Method The natural box is porous, so seal it first: gently melt a little candle wax and brush it over the inside. Melt the cocoa butter and shea butter together in a pot on the stove. With an electric beater, mix the urea, glycerine and aqueous cream. Warm the aqueous mixture gently in the microwave. Slowly add the melted oils to the warmed aqueous mixture,

A rich, whipped two-tone body butter scented with strawberry and white tea flower, a real treat for the skin. What you will need 100ml urea 100ml glycerine 500ml aqueous cream 120g beeswax 125g cocoa butter 100ml shea butter 10ml strawberry fragrance 10ml white tea flower fragrance Pink liquid soap colouring Jars Method Melt the beeswax, cocoa butter and shea butter together in a pot on the stove. With an electric beater, mix the urea, glycerine and aqueous cream. Warm the aqueous mixture gently in the microwave. Slowly add the melted oils to the warmed aqueous mixture, beating together. The secret is in the beating: let it cool, beat it, let it cool again, beat again, repeating until white, smooth and