Free Scrub Recipe and Last Chance for Packets

Merry Christmas!  In the spirit of the season, we are offering one of our most popular holiday recipes for free here on this post until January 1st, 2016.  This is super easy and simple to make and can easily be thrown together for great last minute gifts.

Gingerbread Body Scrub

1 cup Fine Grain Dead Sea Salts or Brown Sugar
¼ cup Safflower (or other oil of your choice)
2 T Ground Cinnamon
1 tsp Ground Cloves
½ tsp Ground Ginger
½ tsp Ground Nutmeg
1 tsp Phenonip (optional preservative)

Mix salt and spices together. Mix phenonip with oil if using. Slowly add oil to the salt/spice mixture until desired consistency is reached. For a drier mix, add less oil, and for a wetter mix add a little more oil. Scoop into an airtight jar. Use within a month if not using a preservative.

To use, simply rub the body scrub over the section you want to exfoliate and rinse off. Use a washcloth or soft nail brush if desired. Remember, never use a salt scrub on a freshly shaved patch of skin. Also, keep your scrub away from sensitive areas including your face. Follow up with a good moisturizing lotion to give your skin an extra softening boost.

Recipe Variation: For a more traditional body scrub, leave out the spices, and add 8-10 drops of a fragrance oil of your choice to the Safflower Oil before mixing it with the dead sea salts.

If you enjoy this recipe, you may want to purchase the packets from our November classes this year.  Both Quick Holiday Gifts and Spa Boot Camp 2015 are full of recipes like this one, and we'll only be offering them for sale for a couple more weeks until the new year.  

You can purchase either (or both) packets using this PayPal button below.  If you would like full details about what is in each packet, make sure you check out our previous post here. 

Type of PDF Packet to Purchase

Quick Holiday Gifts Recipes $10.00 USD Spa Boot Camp II Recipes $25.00 USD

Once your payment has been processed, we will send the packet to the email address listed on your PayPal account.

If you would like to arrange a different method of payment, simply send us an email or use the form in the right sidebar to contact us directly.  We can also send supplies to anyone who needs ingredients to make the recipes.

We hope that your holiday is wonderful, and you have great fun crafting this year!


Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.

Recipes and Instructions from November's Classes

For those of you who were unable to attend our classes this November, we're offering the packet of recipes and instructions for you to purchase and make at home on your own schedule.  These are digital PDF copies and will be delivered to you via email.   Quick Holiday Gifts Packet - $10 This class is perfect for all experience levels and is focused on quick and easy recipes you can make for gift with great wow factor this holiday.  The packet includes instructions on: Glycerin Soapmaking Shaving Soaps Fairy Dust Bath Soak Hand Sanitizer Body Parfait Luxurious Himalayan Scrub Spa Boot Camp II Packet - $25 This is the second version of our popular spa boot camp class featuring all sort of new recipes.  Great for all experience levels.  The packet includes instructions on: Nail Polish Peppermint Foot Cream Herbal Infused Lotion Pumpkin Face Mask Cranberry Bath Soak Shower Jelly (as seen at LUSH) Honey Facial Scrub Stinky Feet Foot Powder Tinted Lip Butter Shower Steamers Solid Perfume First Aid Spray Plus lots more recipes, an appendix including information about herbs, aromatherapy, and ingredients, plus a list of helpful resources.    You can purchase either (or both) packets using this PayPal button below.   Type of PDF Packet to Purchase

Quick Holiday Gifts Recipes $10.00 USD Spa Boot Camp II Recipes $25.00 USD

Once your payment has been processed, we will send the packet to the email address listed on your PayPal account.

If you would like to arrange a different method of payment, simply send us an email or use the form in the right sidebar to contact us directly.  We can also send supplies to anyone who needs ingredients to make the recipes.

We hope that your holiday is wonderful, and you have great fun crafting this year!

Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.

November 2015 Classes

Hello Students!

I hope everyone is doing well! I'm happy to announce that we're able to come back to Sacramento to teach a few classes in November.  We've got some great classes planned for the holidays!

All classes will be held at The Nest: A Gathering Place in Fair Oaks. I want to thank Shelley for hosting us in her wonderful location again! To sign up for these classes either use the contact form in the right sidebar to send me an email, or call Shelley at The Nest at 916-304-6378.

Space will be really limited, so if you're interested in the class, you'll need to let us know  right away so you can pay your class fee and/or deposit to save your spot. If you have any questions, please let me know.

Here's what we'll be teaching:

Holiday Quick Gifts 

November 12th from 6pm to 9pm.
Class is $49 for 3 hours of instruction, with a $20 materials fee.

This class is great for beginners or experts alike. We will be focusing on products you can make quickly an inexpensively to cover all the names on your holiday gift list.
Instruction will include:

• Glycerin Soapmaking
• Shaving Soaps
• Fairy Dust Bath Soak
• Hand Santizer
• Body Parfait
• Luxurious Himalayan Scrub

Spa Boot Camp 2015 

November 14th from 9:00am to 4:30pm.
Class is $179 for all-day instruction, with a $80 materials fee. $50 non-refundable deposit due at signup.

If you've taken spa boot camp from us before, this isn't the class you remember. We've revamped out boot camp this year to include all new recipes and instructions. If you haven't taken it before, then that's great too.  No prior experience needed! In addition to products you will make during class, the class fee includes a big binder full of additional recipes and reference materials so you can create even more items at home. Instruction this year will include:

• Nail Polish
• Peppermint Foot Cream
  
• Herbal Infused Lotion
• Pumpkin Face Mask
• Cranberry Bath Soak
• Shower Jelly (as seen at LUSH)
  
• Honey Facial Scrub
  
• Stinky Feet Foot Powder
• Tinted Lip Butter
  
• Shower Steamers
• Solid Perfume
• First Aid Spray

BOOT CAMP DISCOUNTS: Sign up with a friend and each of you will save $25 off the class fee.

We hope to see you in class!  Sample pics will be coming soon, so keep an eye out for those.  

Final March Class Schedule

We have finalized our class schedule for March as shown below.  If you'd like to sign up for any of these classes, please contact us right away so we can arrange for you to pay the class fee.  Space is limited and filling up fast!

Classes will be hosted at The Nest: A Gathering Place in Fair Oaks, CA

Luxurious Spa Products
March 14th, 9:00am to 12:00 (note time change)
$49 class fee, $20 materials fee
Learn all about making your own personal products from scratch.  Come and learn how to make lotion, lip balms, scrubs, fizzies, bath salts and more.  A crash course in basic spa ingredients will also be covered. 

Cold Process Soapmaking
March 14th, 2:00pm to 5:00 (note time change)
$49 class fee, $20 materials fee
This is the "from scratch" method of soapmaking.  You will learn the basics of how to make your own soap from basic ingredients and take home your own 2 lb batch of soap.  Further description of this class is found on the Class List page of this blog. 

Natural Cleaning Products
March 16th, 6:30pm to 8:30
$39 class fee, $20 materials fee
One of our most popular newer classes from the past year, this class will teach you the basics of using natural and basic ingredients to clean your home.  Further description of this class is found on the Class List page of this blog.

Advanced Soapmaking Boot Camp
March 21st, 9:30am to 4:00pm
$269 for class fee and materials, $50 deposit due at signup
Back by popular demand is our full advanced soapmaking boot camp.  Since this is an advanced class, Cold Process Soapmaking is a required prerequisite.   If you have not yet taken cold process soapmaking and you are interested in this class, plan on attending the March 14th session to learn the basics first.

Advanced soapmaking boot camp is an all day class that will teach you how to make things like hot process, milk soaps, advanced coloring and swirling techniques, how to create your own recipes, and more behind the chemistry of soapmaking.  If interested in this class, please read over the entire details on the Advanced Soap Boot Camp page on this blog. 

More specific information about location and how to sign up for these classes will be coming later.  For now, if you'd like us to save you a seat, please send us an email to the address below and we will contact you to arrange payment for the class.

This is especially important if you are interested in the soapmaking boot camp, as space is always limited for that class, and the number of people we have sign up will determine the location we use for the class. 

Send us an email at cottagesoapworks (AT) hotmail (DOT) com or use the contact form in the right sidebar to order any of the supplies listed above.