Last summer, on vacation, the heat and humidity almost did me in. I was hot, sweaty, chafed and miserable! This year, I’m prepared for the Florida mugginess with an assortment of DIY essential oils recipes including my new Cooling Powder recipe!
I also have these DIY Peppermint Cooling Spray and Peppermint Roll-On recipes. Together, they will help you beat the heat this summer and stay fresh and cool!
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This Cooling Powder recipe is super simple to make and even easier to use! I love to use it in combination with this anti-chafe stick. Together, they help prevent the skin on my thighs, under the boobs and under my belly from rubbing together and causing friction, sweat and irritation. Plus, they help keep me cool!
The cooling effect comes from Peppermint Essential Oil. It provides an immediate cooling feeling that lasts for a nice, long while. Lavender Essential Oil adds a lovely soft fragrance along with being soothing to the skin. Kaolin Clay and Arrowroot powder help absorb moisture and sweet almond oil dilutes the essential oil to keep it from irritating the skin. (links to all these products are in the recipe card below) Because this is a powder made from powdered ingredients, mix and use with caution. Avoid breathing in dust particles.
I like to wear a mask when I’m mixing this up. Just a regular paper or fabric face mask usually does the trick. You can wear safety glasses, if you’d like, but you should be ok without them. I wear glasses most days so I haven’t needed any eye protection. If the dust, while mixing bothers your eyes, pop on a pair of safety glasses. Once it’s mixed, it’s ok. It’s just all the stirring that can cause the powders to float into the air. So be careful when mixing.
To apply, you can use a powder puff or a Kabuki brush. Just dust it on all your creases and crevices and you’re done! Anywhere you tend to sweat or chafe, you can use this powder, avoiding the eyes and mucous areas. If using an anti-chafe stick, rub that on first then top off with the cooling powder for a cooling, anti-chafing finish.
DIY Cooling Powder Recipe With peppermint Essential Oil
DIY Cooling Powder
Equipment
- 1 Body Powder Puff
- 1 Small Jar or empty powder container
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Arrowroot Powder (you can substitute with cornstarch or a mix of both)
- 2 tbsp White Kaolin Clay
- 1 tsp Sweet Almond Oil
- 5 drops Peppermint Essential Oil
- 5 drops Lavender Essential Oil
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together arrowroot powder (or cornstarch) and kaolin clay and set aside
- In another small bowl stir together almond oil, peppermint essential oil and lavender essential oil
- Add oil mixture to dry mixture and stir or whisk together until no lumps are left
- Store in an airtight container such as an empty loose powder jar or other small jar
- To apply, dust on with a clean powder puff or kabuki brush
Notes
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