How to Make Body Powder With Essential Oils

Body powder is a pleasant way to add a touch of fragrance to your body, as well as masking the natural odors our bodies emit as the day progresses. Natural body powders are particularly good as they place no chemicals on your skin. Here’s how to create two body powders--one for women, one for men. Note that you want to make this at least one day before using, to allow the ingredients to blend well. Read on to learn how to make body powder with essential oils.

Things You'll Need

• Pure essential oils
• Finely ground cornstarch
• Wide mouth glass jar with lid

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Instructions

• 1

  Buy cornstarch, and measure out 2 tbsp. into the glass jar. Because some cornstarch is more coarsely ground, you may want to further refine it into a more powdery substance using your coffee grinder.

• 2

  Choose 100 percent pure essential oils--only these offer healthful benefits. The label will state "100 percent pure." You can find them at health food stores and online. Don’t use synthetic oils as they do not have the same benefits.

• 3

  Make the floral-scented formula. To the cornstarch, add 10 drops each of lavender and bois de rose essential oils, and five drops each of ylang-ylang and mandarin. Go to Step 5.

• 4

  Make the forest-scented formula. To the cornstarch add 10 drops each of cedarwood and spruce essential oils, and five drops each of the cajeput and juniper berries. Got to Step 5.

• 5

  Put on the lid, tighten, and shake well to mix the cornstarch and oils. Let the mixture sit one day, and then shake well each time before using.