Create the Ultimate DIY Bath & Body Product Gift Basket
In this post, you’ll learn how to make 5 DIY Bath & Body Products to create your own gift baskets.
- Coconut Castile Liquid Soap Base
- Shaving Cream
- Sugar & Salt Scrub
- Coconut Salt Bar
- Whipped Shea Body Butter
Even better – Karen at Blue Yonder Urban Farms has created these products already and is giving a set away! You’ll find the giveaway signup at the bottom of this post.
How To Make Coconut Castile Liquid Soap Base
Coconut Castile Liquid Soap Base can be used to make many different kinds of soap. You can use it as a base for Homemade Shaving Cream, as an emulsifier for Sugar & Salt Scrubs. It would make a great liquid kitchen soap just as it is, or with some added oils and herbs you can make an effective body or hand wash.
Ingredients:
- 32 oz. Coconut Oil
- 24 oz. Distilled Water
- 7.7 oz. Potassium Hydroxide (KOH/LYE)
Additional Items:
Vinegar, Paper Towels, Old Towels or Rags.
Safety Equipment:
Goggles, Gloves, Vapor Breathing Mask, Socks & Shoes.
Equipment:
- Large Stainless Steel Cooking Pot with lid
- 1 Gallon Heat Resistant Plastic Bucket with lid
- Container for weighing Lye
- Heat Resistant Spatula
- 1 Gallon container for finished soap, I like to use the empty distilled water container.
- Food or Postal Scale
To get full instructions and a printable recipe sheet, visit the original post at Blue Yonder Urban Farms.
How To Make Ultimate Shaving Cream
This is the nicest Shaving Cream I have ever used, it is non-toxic and you can easily make it from scratch at home. Ir is made with Coconut Castile Liquid Soap Base, but if you prefer you can use Dr. Bonner’s Liquid Castile soap
(Amazon) instead of making your own soap, it works just as well.
Ingredients:
- 3/4 cup Coconut Castile Liquid Soap Base or 1 cup Dr. Bronner’s
- 1-1/2 cup Distilled Water
- 3/4 cup baking Soda
Additional Items:
Paper towels or clean washcloth & towel
Safety Equipment:
Goggles
Equipment:
- Large stainless steel cooking pot
- Measuring cup or cups
- Immersion blender
- Quart canning jar
- Spatula
- Spoon
For detailed instructions, a printable recipe sheet & video visit the original post page at Blue Yonder Urban Farms.
How To Make the Ultimate Sugar & Salt Scrub
This is a great non-toxic emulsified Sugar & Salt scrub. You can add more shaving cream and liquid soap if you would like to blend more of the oils. Try it once and then decide.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:- 1 8oz jar salt
- 1 8oz jar sugar
- 6 tbsp. coconut oil
- 3/4 cup shaving cream (see above)
- 2.5 tbsp. liquid soap (see above)
Additional Items:
Alcohol & Paper Towels
Equipment:
- Stand or hand mixer
- Measuring spoons
- 1-8 oz. container for finished scrub
- Spatula
- Spoon
For detailed instructions, printable recipe sheet, and a video visit the original post page at Blue Yonder Urban Farms.
How To Make the Ultimate Coconut Salt Bar
Oh, My Goodness this is the best Salt Bar I have ever used. You’ll find that if you increase the poppy seeds you could get a darker looking bar. Either way, this is your go to – easy to make – salt scrub bar.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:- 16 grated Bar Soap
- 5 oz. Salt
- 5 oz. Baking Soda
- 1.5 oz. Poppy Seed (optional)
- 3 tbsp. Olive Oil
- 24 tbsp. Distilled Water
Equipment:
- Large Bowl
- Large Stainless Steel Pot w/lid
- Measuring spoons
- Spatula
- Spoon
- Plastic containers for molds
For detailed instructions, a printable recipe sheet & demonstration video visit the original post at Blue Yonder Urban Farms.
How To Make Whipped Shea Body Butter
Do you Love Homemade Body Butters? I think you will love this one made with Unrefined Shea Butter, Organic Cocoa Butter, and Virgin Coconut Oil. The first thing you’ll notice is the wonderful chocolate smell, then the smooth application – whipping makes the butter light and airy which allows it to go on smooth as silk. This recipe is a must try for a delicious smell and feel.
Ingredients:
Ingredients:- 16 oz. Unrefined Shea Butter
- 8 oz. Organic Cocoa Butter
- 8 oz. Organic Virgin Coconut Oil
Additional Items:
Alcohol & Paper Towels
Equipment:
- Double Boiler or large pot
- Stand or hand mixer
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring spoons
- Empty containers
- Spatula
- Spoon
For detailed instructions, a printable recipe sheet, and video visit the original post at Blue Yonder Urban Farms.
Bring It All Together Into a Fantastic Gift Basket.
You’ll enjoy putting this thoughtful gift together for family and friends. Shop your local Goodwill to find a suitable basket. Look for something at least 10 inches wide so you will have room to display the DIY bath & body products. If they don’t have the styles you are looking for, look for plastic containers or glass bowls. Check out discounters like Walmart, Michaels, or if you have time, look online.
Start With A Basket
- Basket, bowl, or plastic container
- 4 or 5 DIY Bath & Body Products
- Fabric for covering the jars
- Ribbon for decorating the basket
- Sheet of cellophane wrapping paper
or a clear gift bag - Paper shredder (for filler)
- Colored paper (for filler)
- Cardboard (to give height, for filler)
- Glue Dots from a craft store
or a clear gift bag
from a craft storeBath Accessories:
Nail Brush- Bath Puffs
- Exfoliating Glove
- and anything else you think your recipient would like
Nail Brush
Putting It Together
Used fabric from fat squares and make circles with pinking sheers to cover the tops of the jars. This will give it a cute homey look. Use a strategically placed glue dot to keep the fabric circles in place.
Use a crosscut paper shredder to make paper shreds.
Take the basket and some of the whole sheets of colored or other paper, crush the paper into balls, do enough to fill the basket near the top and place the paper shreds on that. Arrange jars and bath accessories in an attractive way, use glue dots to keep everything in place. You can also use cardboard to prop some things up. Put a strip of cardboard in the exfoliating glove (if it doesn’t have one) so that it will stand up for display.
Stuff your bath accessories around the jars of bath products, and make it all look attractive. Use ribbon to further decorate. Cover the whole basket with a large piece of cellophane, and tie it with ribbons.
It’s a Giveaway!
Enter for a chance to win everything you see in the gift basket above and more. For ease of shipping an actual basket is not included.
Each Winner Gets:
- 1 Jar Shaving Cream
- 1 Jar Sugar & Salt Scrub
- 2 Coconut Salt Bars
- 1 jar Whipped Shea Butter
- And various bath accessories…
Giveaway Dates:
- Begins: Nov. 3rd
- Ends: Nov. 17th
Winners:
- Two Winners
Winners Responsibility:
- The winners will be contacted by email and will have 48 hours to respond with their full names and mailing addresses. In the event that the chosen winners do not respond in a timely manner, a new winner will be chosen and will replace the original winners.
Win 4 DIY Gifts & Bath Accessories
Author
How To Make DIY Bath & Body Products for A Gift Basket has been written by Karen Coghlan author of Blue Yonder Urban Farms & Eat Real Whole Food blogs.
I really like the post especially how to make the whipped shea butter, I have a large jar of shea butter so I want to try this.
I did not know I could make my own shaving cream – heading to Amazon to order some Dr Bronner’s!!
I liked the post – love getting recipes so I can make it myself.
These are great recipes. I can’t wait to try them. Most of the commercial shaving creams dry my skin out way to much so the two bit combo of shaving cream and the shea butter looks very appealing.