They smell awesome and they feel even better! Body mists will have you feeling fresher for longer.

If you like smelling great, you definitely will want to give a body mist a try if you haven’t already done so.

A body mist is a lighter, less concentrated fragrance that hydrates the skin and refreshes with a mild scent.

They can be quite expensive, but no worriers – you can always make your own.

You can make your own DIY body mist spray with a variety of essential oils, distilled water and an emulsifier.

Yes, about three ingredients is all it takes to keep your body feeling refreshed!

Body mists are water-based products that you spray all over your body for their cooling, cleansing and rejuvenating effects.

Why do people use body mist? Here are a few reasons:

Why use a body mist

• To cool down an overheated body
• For a natural lingering scent on skin
• Deodorising properties
• Uplifting dull moods
• As an aphrodisiac
• To smell great
• Calm down the mind and body
• Relaxing effect
• Skin rejuvenation
• Cleanse and refresh skin

So, whether you always wanted to make your own body mist, struggle to find that unique mist or just can’t afford it; making your own homemade body mist is super easy.

What’s even better is that you have total control over what goes into your body mist. Awesome, right? This means you can customise it to your heart’s desire and create your own unique scent by playing around with essential oils.

Among the items you’ll need is water, preferably distilled or spring, so that your body mist lasts longer; as well as an emulsifier, such as witch hazel or glycerin, to combine the essential oils.

What you need

• Any of the essential oil blends below
• 1 cup distilled water
• 1 tbsp witch hazel
• 8 oz  glass spray bottle

The process

• Pour witch hazel into the spray bottle.

• Add the essential oils, drop by drop (Do not put an access amount).

• Shake the bottle to mix the essential oils into the witch hazel.

• Pour in the distilled water, cap the bottle and shake well.

• To use, spray the mist all over body after your shower and before drying off.

Below, are six essential oil body mist recipes to try out! Just pick your preferred recipe and get mixing.

 Cleansing

• 7 drops juniper berry
• 3 drops ginger
• 4 drops sweet basil

 Floral

• 7 drops neroli
• 5 drops rose
• 3 drops vetiver

 Refreshing

• 6 drops eucalyptus
• 3 drops peppermint
• 3 drops sweet orange
• 4 drops balsam fir

Calming

• 7 drops lavender
• 5 drops rose
• 3 drops coriander seed

Charming

• 6 drops vanilla
• 5 sweet orange
• 4 drops lavender

Masculine

• 8 drops vetiver
• 5 drops cedarwood
• 3 drops patchouli

You can always get your essential oils at any local beauty supply store (Discount Beauty Supplies, Nicole’s or Cherry’s Hair and More) or pharmacies (Fontana pharmacy, York pharmacy).

Remember to carry out a patch test for 30 – 60 minutes on your inner elbow before spraying the product over your body. This way you can check if you have any negative reactions to the body mist and avoid damaging your skin.

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