Bath: Perfumed After-Bath Powders
Source of Recipe
Kitchen Cosmetics
2 cups cornstarch
1 cup rice flour
Pulverized/powdered herbs for fragrance
Purchase rice flour from any health food store and orrisroot powder from a pharmacy or crafts store. Mix all ingredients and store the powder in a tightly closed jar for about 1 week, then transfer to a conatiner of your choice. Apply with a powder puff or from a sprinkler style container.
Variations:
1) Add 2-3 vanilla beans to the powder. Let sit for a a week to absorb frangrance. Transfer and store to a tightly closed tin.
2) Sprinkle a cup of rose petals into the mixture, cover, and let the roses scent the powder.
---Perfumed After Bath Powder #2
1 cup powdered arrowroot
1 cup corn starch
1/4 cup baking soda
Pulverized/powdered herbs for fragrance
Sift all together, add your favorite powdered fragrant herbs.
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