Homemade Baby Perfume

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Homemade Baby Perfume

Gentle Scents for Baby's Tender Skin

Sep 1, 2009 Nancy Baker

Homemade baby perfume keeps baby smelling great, ensures all natural ingredients, saves money, and avoids dry skin caused by bathing too frequently.

The sweet scent of a freshly bathed baby is one of the most rewarding parts of parenting. But parents also know that too frequent bathing can cause baby's tender skin to dry out, resulting in itchiness, redness, and dry patches. For very young babies, bathing once or twice a week is enough. Once baby is moving around and getting into messes, more frequent bathing may become necessary. Unfortunately, even the youngest babies will lose that clean after-bath smell in just a few hours.

Reasons Use Homemade Baby Perfume

Homemade perfumes are a great way to keep baby smelling sweet. The benefits of homemade baby perfumes are:

• The parent controls what goes into the perfume, eliminating worries about harsh chemicals.
• It is easy to avoid ingredients to which a baby is sensitive.
• The perfume is all-natural.
• The recipe can be altered to fit each baby's needs.
• Scents can be mixed and matched to find the perfect one (or more).
• Homemade baby perfumes are less expensive than store-bought varieties.
• Baby perfumes are easy to make.

Equipment and Ingredients for Making Baby Perfume

Equipment:

• A double boiler (or just put some water in a large saucepan and set a smaller pan in it)
• A spoon
• Glass or metal containers, like those used to hold lip balm or salve (These are often available at natural food stores.)

Ingredients:

• 15 g beeswax
• 60 ml base oil
• 15-30 drops essential oil or naturally scented oil

Making Perfume

The first step is choosing a base oil. The oil should be natural, gentle, and moisturizing. Coconut, and jojoba oils are both good choices for babies, but to avoid spending the extra money for them, olive oil will work perfectly well and is both non-irritating and a good moisturizer. Best of all, it's right there in the kitchen – a bonus for busy and tired new mothers!

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