Daphna Caplan

An uplifting orange scrub with shea butter, sweet almond oil and real orange peel, beautifully presented in a natural box. What you will need 100ml shea butter 100ml sweet almond oil Fine salt Orange peel scrub Orange fragrance Dried marigold Wooden spoon 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 to seal it completely. Gently melt the shea butter in the microwave for about 1 minute. Pour into a glass bowl and add the sweet almond oil, orange fragrance, orange peel scrub and dried marigold. Stir in the fine salt, mixing thoroughly to a

A luxurious milk, shea and almond oil body scrub that leaves skin soft and smooth, a treat fit for a queen. What you will need 100ml shea butter 100ml sweet almond oil Fine bath salt 2 teaspoons milk powder Venus fragrance 250ml lotion jar Gold organza ribbon Method Gently melt the shea butter in the microwave for about 1 minute. Pour into a glass bowl and add the sweet almond oil, milk powder and fragrance. Stir in the fine bath salt, mixing thoroughly until you have a scrub consistency. Spoon into your lotion jar and finish with a gold organza ribbon. To use, massage gently over damp skin, then rinse. Find everything you need at The Soap Barn’s Body &

A healing lotion with lemon and honey to soothe and repair chapped hands through winter. What you will need 1000ml aqueous cream 100ml glycerine 100ml urea 100ml rose water 200ml shea butter 5ml lemon fragrance 5ml honey fragrance Pump bottles (tottles) Method In a blender, blend the aqueous cream and glycerine together. Dissolve the urea in the rose water and add it to the blender. Melt the shea butter and add it in, along with the lemon and honey fragrances. Blend well, then decant into your pump bottles. Use morning and evening to heal chapped hands. Find everything you need at The Soap Barn’s Body & Bath supplies. Tips & variations Once you have made your lemon and honey hand

A light, non-greasy citronella gel lotion that keeps mosquitoes away, perfect for summer evenings outdoors. What you will need Gel lotion base Citronella essential oil A few drops of yellow liquid colouring An attractive bottle or jar Method Mix 10ml citronella essential oil and a few drops of yellow colouring into your gel lotion. Blend well. Decant into an attractive bottle or jar. Apply regularly during summer. The gel lotion is light, spreads easily and is non-greasy, ideal for all your outdoor evening activities. Find everything you need at The Soap Barn’s Body & Bath supplies. Tips & variations Once you have made your citronella mosquito-repellent lotion, here are a few ways to get a great result and make it

A rich, classic hand lotion with rose water and shea butter, soft, lightly scented and easy to whip up at home. What you will need 500ml aqueous cream 50ml glycerine 50ml urea 50ml rose water 100ml shea butter White Tea Flower fragrance 500ml glass lotion bottle Method In a blender, add the aqueous cream and glycerine and blend together. Dissolve the urea in the rose water, then add the mixture to the blender. Melt the shea butter and add it in, along with the fragrance. Blend well until smooth and creamy. Decant into your glass lotion bottle. Find everything you need at The Soap Barn’s Body & Bath supplies. Tips & variations Once you have made your french country hand

Cute moulded body butter melts that melt into a rich, nourishing body butter, a gorgeous gift. This easy recipe from The Soap Barn uses simple ingredients from our body and bath range. What you will need 350g soy wax 100ml sweet almond oil 100ml beeswax Rose fragrance or essential oil A small rose mould Pink oil colouring All available from our body and bath range. Method Melt all the oils together in a small pot, then add the pink colouring and rose fragrance. Pour into the rose mould and leave to set. Pop in the freezer for five minutes, then un-mould. To use, microwave a melt for about 10 seconds and rub the warm body butter all over your skin.

A soothing homemade aftershave that closes pores and keeps skin soft after shaving. This easy recipe from The Soap Barn uses simple ingredients from our body and bath range. What you will need 1 cup spraying alcohol 100ml witch hazel 2 tablespoons glycerine 10ml fragrance (Spritz or CK1) 1 drop colouring A glass spray bottle All available from our body and bath range. Method Mix all the ingredients together in a jug. Pour into a glass spray bottle. To use, spray onto the face after shaving and pat dry. It protects the skin by closing the pores and keeping it soft and clean. Shop the full body and bath range at The Soap Barn, with fast nationwide delivery across South