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Homemade Strawberry Cream Chocolates

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I thought I would upgrade the challenge of making cream filled chocolates. Last week I made the perfect Orange Creams, and this week thought I would try strawberry. But a little more fancy than just the usual moulds.

I used small foil consetina cases, lined them with chocolate, then put in the strawberry filling, finally adding stripey decoration. Putting them in the fridge in between each stage to set. Then carefully removing the foil cup once all put together and left for a few hours in the fridge.

They look exactly as I meant them to, although intended to be slightly tidier, but they taste great, which is the main objective after all.

(c) K Wicks

Mango Butter Moisturiser Recipe

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I’ve been making a few moisturisers here and there, and as they last a while, takes some time to get around to needing a new one. But that time came, so I decided to make a predominantly mango butter one. For one pot like the one in the photo (around 2oz), the amounts are –

25g Mango Butter

8g Shea Butter

1 tbsp geranium infused coconut oil

1 tbsp calendula infused olive oil

10 drops jasmine essential oil

10 drops sweet orange essential oil

The method can be viewed in my Dandelion Moisturiser recipe.

(c) K Wicks

Homemade deodorant

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And another product you can easily make yourself. Why stop at moisturiser, bath bombs and salves? Another one that goes on your skin every day is deodorant, may as well be in control of what goes in it. Now updated to show the ingredients and method, not sure why I didn’t include that in the first place…

  • 32g Shea Butter
  • 32g Jojoba Oil
  • 21.3g Arrowroot powder
  • 16g beeswax
  • 8g Baking Soda (bicarb)
  • 5 drops bergamot essential oil
  • 10 drops lemon essential oil
  • 5 drop of cinnamon essential oil

Combine the arrowroot, jojoba oil and bicarb in a small bowl and stir until smooth with no lumps.

Melt the wax in a double boiler, and then add in the arrowroot mix.

When all melted again, add the shea butter and stir until just melted

Take off heat and allow to cool slightly, then add the essential oils and stir well.

Let cool until thick but still pourable, pour into tubes and allow to cool completely before adding cap.

(c) K Wicks

Homemade bath bombs recipe

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It’s incredibly easy and makes me wonder why I didn’t try making my own a long time now. But no matter, I know now. So, in case anyone else may like to try, here is is super simple recipe. I did need to buy in things to make it, but they aren’t that expensive for what you get and they go a long way.

128g – Baking Soda / Bicarbonate of soda

64g – Cornstarch / Cornflour

64g – Epsom salts

64g – Citric acid

3/4 tbs water

1 tbs essential oils – whichever ones you like, depends on if you want to wake up, relax, destress…

1 tbs jojoba oil / coconut oil

And some food colouring if you would like it to have colour.

  • Apart from the citric acid, mix all the dry ingredients together with a whisk.
  • Get a small jar or container with a lid and pour in the water, oils and colour and shake well.
  • Pour the liquid into the dry mix and use your hand to combine, then add the citric acid.
  • The texture should feel something like wet sand.
  • Mash the mixture into moulds tightly (i used silicone muffin mould), push in as much as possible.
  • Immediately loosen from the moulds onto wax paper/tray so they can dry for a couple of days.
  • Then store in a box for use.

(c) K Wicks