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Why make your own?

Bath salts and sugar scrubs can be pricey in the shops, but they're so simple and cheap to produce that you can make an easy profit selling them as gifts. Most of the ingredients can be bought in the supermarkets and there are loads of websites where you can get hold of all the other items.

You can make personalised packaging, cater for people with allergies, produce vegan friendly products and work on your own signature products that aren't available elsewhere. This flexibility beats the high street hands down, plus you can probably charge much less than the high street equivalents, but still make a healthy profit.

Once you're confident of your abilities you can start hosting product parties for friends and family and make some real cash from your hobby.

Ingredients

Some of the things included in the recipes below may seem incredibly obscure, but they are actually very easy to get hold of and are much cheaper than you might expect.

• Plant fats/butters -solid fats extracted from certain tropical plants used in body bars, moisturisers and creams. Commonly used ones are cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut butter and mango butter.
• Plant oils- liquid fats extracted from certain plants. You can use them to dilute essential oils or blend them with the solid butters to make creams and moisturisers. Some commonly used ones are almond oil, apricot oil, avocado oil, sunflower oil, jojoba oil.
• Macerated oils- plant oils with medicinal herbs and scented flowers added to them. They can be made at home and include calendula oil, rose oil, carrot oil and monoi de tahiti.
• Essential oils - concentrated aromatic essences distilled from certain plants. Commonly used ones are rose (for rejuvenating mature skin), lavender (for cleansing and healing), rosemary (for hair-care) and chamomile (for soothing skin).
• Additional ingredients include flower waters/distillates - used in deodorants, facial toners and moisturisers - and herbs/flowers - the 'active ingredient' which can be used whole, ground down or infused.

You might try sites like Baldwins and Sheabuttercottage where you can buy these ingredients at reasonable prices. Aromantic is also a good site for herbs and flowers.

Equipment

You should also have most of the equipment you'll need at home but may need some for the more exotic ingredients:

• Heatproof bowls
• Mini whisks
• Stirrers (chopsticks will do)
• Cheese grater (for grating lemons, cocoa butter)
• Sieve (for straining macerated oils)
• Soap moulds (ice cube trays work well for melts and mini cake tins are good for massage bars)
• Pestle and mortar
• Food processor (for body butters and moisturisers)
• Coffee grinder (for grinding herbs, flowers)

Presentation Tips

Selling is often not about how great the product is, but how well you present it. Get creative with your bottles and gift wrapping and you'll be able to charge more.

This doesn't necessarily mean a big spend for new bottles and lots of cellophane wrap. Wash any bottles or containers you've got lying around at home in hot, soapy water and re-use for a cheap and environmentally friendly solution.

Glass is the best material for your lotions, as it won't taint your products. Collect old bottles and jars from friends to reuse and ask hotels for the mini jam jars they use at breakfasts. Scraps of old cloth can be sewn into simple drawstring bags making cheap and pretty packaging. You can also try your local supermarket for little presentation bottles that olive oils, vinegars or mini products come in.

If you do want to invest in some new presentation vials Coloured bottles is a great site for bulk buys. If you just want to start off with a few items, you can buy them from their eBay site.

Make gift sets

It's also very cheap to get some gift sets together to sell. For instance, you can arrange a jar of hand scrub, some hand-balm, and a nail brush inside a cheap terracotta flower-pot for a gardener's gift set. Or why not try making a selection of herbal bath tea blends (dried herbs and flowers in mini muslin bags) and arrange them inside a second-hand teapot?

A few ground rules

• Never eat or drink your potions (even though they may look tasty!)
• Make sure your hands are dry before using the potions as water can encourage bacterial contamination.
• Always store the potions and ingredients in a cool, dry place out of direct sunlight.
• Be good and make sure all your equipment is squeaky clean before you make your potions
• Never use a bit of water to get out the remaining bit of potion at the bottom of the bottle.
• If you are pregnant, consult the NHS website to check they are safe.
• There are no 100% natural preservatives which work as well as the chemical ones, so store you potions in accordance with the instructions on each recipe. If in doubt, chuck it out.
• Remember to always do a patch test before you use any lotions, just in case you are allergic.
• If you do want to go into business selling beauty products, it's essential that you do your research, as you may require insurance and safety testing.

Recipes

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Table Etiquettes and Manners

Introduction

Table etiquettes or table manners are  'a set of principles which define behaviour exhibited while eating'. This includes the appropriate use of articles like napkins, utensils etc. In addition, the body posture as well as whole demeanour contributes to table manners.

Before the Meal

It is your obligation to respond to an invitation well in advance so that the host or the hostess is well aware of the number of guest attending. Always dress according to type of the occasion or the recommended dress code, if any. Also in some social circles, it is considered ‘against the rules’ to attempt to 'out dress' the hostess! Always consider taking along a gift like a bottle of wine or champagne. Flowers and chocolate would suffice in a culture where wine is still a social taboo.

Try to be on time – reach at the time promised by you. If you are going to be late, it is your duty to inform about the same. Check with the host if you are allowed to bring along a friend. Never mix people or groups whose interests and pursuits in life do not match. You might end up being a source of scorn for either of them if they don’t enjoy the social meeting. If however, you are host or hostess, and any of guests arrives with an unexpected friend, don’t bother. Just welcome him or her as your friend. Also, it is a prime responsibility of a host or hostess to mingle with everyone. None of the guest should be left feeling ignored.

Table setting

Table setting, as the name suggest is the way a table is set using tableware and dishware and utensils—for the purpose of  serving as well as eating.

Tableware

While setting the table for dinner, certain rules are followed as to what goes where. Knives are always to the right, and forks are always to the left. When soup  is served as the first course, the soup spoon will be on the extreme right. Dessert cutlery for the dessert will always be at the top of the place setting with the fork facing right and the spoon positioned above this facing left.

For the guests, the rule is to always work from the outside. Use the outside knife and fork for the first course of the meal and then work towards the inside for each subsequent course.

Glassware

For the purpose of serving and drinking wines, various kinds of glasses are used. These will be positioned on the table above the knives. The glass of water is placed to the extreme left, with the subsequent glasses from the left to right being for champagne, white wine, red wine and then dessert wine.

Plates and Napkins

A base (place) plate sits in the middle of the cutlery. This will usually have the folded napkin placed on it. In some cases, the first course may already be served in this plate; the napkin will be then be kept to the left of the forks. The side plate, also called the butter plate lies to the left of the forks with a side knife or a butter knife laid across it.

Proper Eating Style

If you are the host or the hostess, always remember the manner in which you are supposed to serve food. Generally,  the lady sitting to the right of the host is served first, then the other ladies in a clockwise direction, and lastly the gentlemen in the same pattern. Once seated at the table, the first thing to do for a guest is to unfold the napkin and place it across the lap. It can be used occasionally for wiping your lips after sipping something or for wiping your fingers.

Always wait for the host to give a go ahead to start eating. The handles of the knife and the fork are to be held in the palm of the hand, with the forefinger being on the top and the thumb underneath. You can place the knife or the fork on either side of the plate between mouthfuls. Forks should not be turned over to the right hand unless being used for eating foods like peas, sweet corn or rice. At the end of the dinner, place them side by side in the middle of the plate. Desserts can be eaten with either a spoon or a fork.

Ask the guest sitting close to you to pass you the food you need. Under no circumstances are you supposed to reach for them by stretching across the table. Talking with one's mouth full is unpleasant, not only to the eater but to the onlooker as well. Slurping or burping while eating are considered very impolite. Also, licking fingers or picking teeth is sure to put people off.

Always inform the host and hostess while leaving, pleasantly thanking them for their hospitality. A personal thank you note can also be sent subsequently.

Differing table manners across the globe

Table manners and eating styles vary from continent to continent. In American society, as opposed to continental European style, it is acceptable to cut one's food using the knife with the right hand, and then transfer the fork to the right hand to use it for it before eating. In Continental Europe, the fork is always in the left hand with the prongs always facing downwards.

While in the west, it would be considered impolite to reach out across the table, it is quite acceptable in the Chinese culture. Whereas, slurping and burping is considered an unpleasant thing in the western world, it is considered a sign of the food being tasty in the Indian culture. Whereas the Chinese use chopstick instead of spoons, knives or forks, the Indians use bare hands to eat food. The Chinese always leave a little food in all the plates, while in India; it is considered an insult not to empty the plate completely. In the American culture, it is generally impolite to put elbows on tables since doing so creates a risk of tipping over bowls and cups. In most parts of the civilised western world, people have food on a table; however, that is usually not the case in the Middle East, Asia or the Far East.

To conclude, each country, culture and religion has its own set of principles or etiquettes laid down for dining. Although, they differ drastically in some instances, they are designed to make eating, either as a social event or otherwise; a pleasant experience!

About the Author

Dr Deepak S Hiwale
Sports Medic Aberdeen UK
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Im going to be really cheeky and forward here...?

Has anyone ot any bento/chopsticks/cookie cutters they are willing to dontate to me if I cover the cost of postage via paypal?

Silicone cupcake cases, bento boxes , chopsticks, cookie cutters, cute cake cases anything like that?

Failing this anyone know any reasonable websites?

I'm a bento packing enthusiast and I have lots of extras. I'm usually happy to share them, but shipping outside of the USA can be a pain the butt (customs and such). Lots of bento packers have extra supplies, you should check out the "Bento Swap" group on Flickr. We swap and share our extra supplies, there. You may find just what you need.

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