1 ounce grape seed oil
2 drops clary sage essential oil
2 drops mandarin essential oil
2 drops chamomile essential oil
1 drop ylang-ylang essential oil
1 drop lavender essential oil
Yield:
4 ouncesPour the premeasured amounts of oils into a glass bottle and shake vigorously to blend.
Sun Glow Dry Oil
½ ounce (15 ml) jojoba oil
½ ounce (15 ml) coconut oil
3 drops vanilla extract
2 drops sandalwood essential oil 800 IU vitamin E
1 teaspoon mineral shimmer
Yield:
5 ouncesThis is a green cross between my once-favorites NARS Body Glow and Stila Sun Shimmer Dry
Oil. It adds a gorgeous natural-looking tint with a hint of shimmer. Lightweight plant oils do not
form a greasy film, and they spread evenly. Ideally, you should make this oil with just a teaspoon
Bare Escentuals Bare Minerals Glimmer in Tan Lines or True Gold. However, you can substitute
any less-expensive mineral shimmering powder in shades of gold or sand. Be creative and blend
mineral powders as you like, but don’t use light pink or beige shimmers, even if you have pale
skin. Opt for golden corals and pinks instead.
Combine all the oils in a spray bottle. Carefully pour in the mineral pigment. Shake well before
each use.
Green Solutions for Cellulite
The first time I started to question the potentially toxic impact of cosmetics on my body was after
massaging my skin with a fabulous, highly perfumed “anticellulite” lotion. After five minutes of
massaging my tummy with a special rolling head, the lotion had soaked in. Where did it go? The
water and alcohol must have evaporated, but what about the rest? If it’s dissolving my cellulite,
where does the fat go? Into my bloodstream? Into my lymph? Does it mean I will have fat cells in my