Aromatherapy Modeling Dough

Prep Time: 0 Minutes

Cook Time: 30 Minutes

Ready In: 30 Minutes

Servings: 1

I think this would make a great gift and relax a person while making it. So I am going to do this come December, or sooner, depends on my mood...

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 cup warm water

2tsp. cream of tartar 1tsp. cooking oil

1/4 cup salt

essential oils of choice (one should obviously stay away from oils that could cause a serious problem to the skin, etc).

if color is desired food coloring or kool-aid powder work well. kool-aid also comes in a nice color variety.

some single eo's and color ideas

brown--benzoin, patchouly, or cedarwood

orange--orange or bergamot

yellow--lemon or lemongrass

green--pine or clary sage

red--palmarosa or geranium

purple--lavender or ylang-ylang

light blue--rosemary or eucalyptus

dark blue--sandalwood or lavender

pink--ylang ylang or grapefruit

white--peppermint or sweet birch

— with jen wells, kelly marie scott and lynn larkin.

Directions:

1. Mix all ingredients in a saucepan over medium heat.
2. Stir until smooth.
3. Remove dough from the pan and knead until blended smooth.
4. If you want colors, add food coloring or a pinch of Kool-Aid now until the desired color is made.
5. Let cool.
6. Now to make it aromatic, I roll the dough into a ball and push a hole in it with my thumb.
7. I then add a few drops of an essential oil (usually 1-3 to start) and knead the dough thoroughly.
8. Sniff.
9. Keep doing this until you get the aroma you are looking for.

By RecipeOfHealth.com