How to Infuse Oils

Infusing oils is a far more simple process than one would think. It's basically just transferring flavor, scent and beneficial properties of herbs and spices to oils for usage in various project. These can be 

cooking oils, massage oils, soaps, lotions and even scent oils for aroma therapy.

The process is simple; you can use a double boiler, crock pot or an airtight mason jar that sits in the sun allowing the more volatile oils to transfer into the skin friendly and/or edible carrier oil that you have chosen to infuse. The one's I have chosen for this particular project are coffee and coconut oil. Cont...

Removing Adhesive from Glass

Making lotions and things means I look for a lot of different little jars and things to put them in. Recently, I was at Michael's and I say the cutest little 4oz jars to put my face lotion in. The killer part was trying to get the adhesive off of the lid of the jar. I though Dawn could remove everything because it's "tough on grease" or whatever, but it was a waste of time. Then I asked my Great Aunt for some suggestions on how to get the adhesive off without ruining the design on the lid of the jar... I mean acetone is always an option but in the pursuit of a healthier alternative, I tried soaking it in vinegar. Cont...

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