Body Spray

My daughter wants her own perfume.  This causes a lot of problems in our home since we have not used anything with petroleum or coal based synthetic scenting in over 6 years.  If someone with perfume or freshly laundered clothing (using something like Gain etc.) comes too close we usually wind up with headaches and a bout of nausea- not to mention the sneezing fits that ensue.

I do make a few different kinds of scented things- but mostly these are coconut oil and essential oil based.
-Flying bug repellent (base of lemon and lime essential oils+)
-Tick repellent (base of Clove oil+)
-Cooling spray (base of peppermint oil+)
etc.....
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A moment on oils:
 At one point I found a large set of resources showing there is no true difference between therapeutic and food grade essential oils IF you buy organically and from reputable companies.  The biggest difference is the carrier oil used within the essential oil to make it for a topical or internal use.... I can't find this set of paperwork at the moment but will eventually and put it up for you.  You need to know the companies and know that they are not diluting the pure oils with diathylphthalate or dipropolyne glycol.   ie:  NOW essential oils are not always organic but they are non GMO.  Which, in the world of essential oils where organic is very hard to find and can cost more than gold, is good enough for me.
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We tried our hand at a few new body sprays today.  My daughter wanted orange and lemon, my son wanted grapefruit and lemon and I wanted vanilla and lemon which smells like lemon meringue pie.

Usually if it smells like you can eat it, we go for it.

To make a spray- I used 20 drops of each essential oil- 40 drops total-
1 part Witch Hazel to 3 parts distilled water

This one I did
6 oz of distilled water
2 oz Witch Hazel
40 drops total of the essential oil

Mix all into a spray bottle and shake before each use.