MISCELLANEOUS

 

MISCELLANEOUS

Hand Cream

1 1/2 cup or 12 oz. glycerin

1/2-ounce cocoa butter or 1/2 cake

1/2 teaspoon boric acid

1 cup stearic acid

1 tablespoon 30% ammonia

2 cups water, boiling

Put glycerin, stearic acid, cut up cocoa butter in stainless steel pan.  (Double boiler might be best) heat over low heat until cocoa butter melts (do not boil) Remove, add ammonia.  Stir until creamy.  Dissolve boric acid in 2 cups boiling water.  Slowly add glycerin mixture to water.  Beat continually for 10 min. using electric mixer on medium speed.  While beating add a very, very small amount of lip stick to give it color.  Add 1 1/2 oz perfume for smell.  Let stand overnight.  Stir down well put in jars.  Yields 5 small margarine tubs.

 

Play Dough

2 cups water

1/2 cup salt

2 tablespoons oil

food coloring

2 1/3 cups flour

2 tablespoons alum

Boil water, salt, oil, and food coloring together.  In a mixing boil put in flour and alum.  Pour boiling mixture over all and mix very well.

 

Salt Clay

2 cups flour

1 cup salt

1/2 cup cornstarch

1 tablespoon oil

1 tablespoon alum  

2 cups water

food coloring

Combine all ingredients except food coloring in a saucepan and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens into dough mass.  Remove and cool.  Kneed like bread on waxed paper.  Coloring can be kneaded in.  Can be stored several days in air tight container.  Re-knead before using.

 

Shower Mold Inhibitor

½ cup hydrogen peroxide

½ cup rubbing alcohol

¼ tsp (6 to 8 drops) dish detergent (anything labeled “grease cutting” works best.  Dawn is a good one.)

2 tsp Jet Dry or other “spot free” dishwasher rinse.

1 ½ cups of water

Window Cleaner

1 pint rubbing alcohol

1 tablespoon sudsy ammonia

1 tablespoon dishwashing liquid

1 gallon water

Mix all together.  May be used in a bucket for big jobs or put in a spray bottle for mirrors and windows.