3 Ingredient Body Spray

Body spray is wonderful. You can find it in just about any scent and it does tend to be fairly cheap. Ranging from a few dollars to twenty on the high end. 

The question is what are you getting when you get the nicer ones? Usually a nicer scent and better ingredients. I've seen some of the cheaper ones using food flavorings and food colors as well as some nasty ingredients. The better ones normally have better ingredients but not always. Here is one of my old bottles of Victoria Secret brand body spray I found under my sink. Its one of the better ones around and it still has a lot of ingredients I'm not too happy about spraying on my skin including the food color? WHY DO THEY HAVE FOOD COLOR IN A CLEAR BODY SPRAY???

Remember your skin will absorb about 60% of what is put on it.

So now you have seen what is in one of the "better" brand body sprays and what you would spend $12-$20 on (I got mine on sale btw). How can you make your own for much cheaper and better ingredients? You maybe surprised at how simple it is and how fast you can make it.

Ingredients you will need

Distilled water

Witch Hazel

Essential Oil/s

Supplies

Spray Bottle

Optional – Syringe & Funnel

All and this will cost you about $1 to make. Sure, if you don't have all of the ingredients on hand you may have to buy some. Essential oils are not cheap. Even more so when you look at the size of the bottle and the $5-$20 price tag for 0.5oz bottle can be daunting. Just remember you will only be using a few drops at a time and they never expire. Citrus will loose some of the strength after a year or two but nothing really noticeable.

Directions

(this is the part that the funnel may come in handy if you are a klutz like me)

Fill your bottle ¾ full with the distilled water.

Then top off with the witch hazel. Remember to leave room for the cap/spray tube and a few drops of oil at the top.

Now here is the fun part. Making your own scent. I used...

(this is the part the needless syringe is useful)

8 drops of lemon grass

6 drops of lemon

6 drops of grapefruit

Mix your scents how ever you like. As everyone who knows me can tell you I like citrus everything. You can make a vanilla lavender or maybe a sandalwood sage? 

Next cap and shake the bottle. Do a few test sprays to see if its as strong as you want it. Remember you can always add more if it you would like a stronger scent. A total of 15-20 drops in my 6oz bottle tends to be plenty strong for me.

Don't forget to label your bottle. I use painters tape and a sharpie marker for almost all of my labels. The painter tape is simple to remove and does not leave any residue when its time to remove it.

So what one are you wanting to spray on your skin?