herbal eye pillow recipe

PHNII

Has anyone made these? I have one and love it. I've had it for 10 plus years and it's great for headaches. I was thinking about using rice, dried peppermint, dried lavendar, and some essential oils in it. Any advice would be appreciated. I thought these would make great gifts. I just got a sewing machine.

ArcticFox

I would probably check out homemade stuff on Etsy, see what the sellers there are making.  

Are you looking to heat it up/make it microwave safe?  A while back I looked up 'recipes' for microwave pillows for animals, I'm not sure if you can mix stuff like lavender in with the rice or corn or whatnot.

PHNII

Yes. I want something that you can heat up or freeze. I've looked on Etsy, but I wanted a recipe of how much of what stuff to put in. I might just make one up and try it out...

daisygirl17

Here's a link to what I did (sorry can't make it clicky on this computer) - but I love it! I made one for myself, too and a year later (after TONS of use) - it still smells great!  http://www.thecrunchywife.com/2011/04/gifts-gifts-gifts.html

PHNII

Thanks. This looks great and I'll definitely try!!! I have some close friends that have terrible menstrual cramps so this will be a great gift for them!!!

daisygirl17

PHNII:

Thanks. This looks great and I'll definitely try!!! I have some close friends that have terrible menstrual cramps so this will be a great gift for them!!!

Glad I could help! I hope you like it. I know I love mine  

pixieluv

mmmmm. i think i need to make one of these. i've never used one, but i'v eheard they're great. hope yours works out for you!

CDMay2006

You could also use flax seeds:

http://www.marthastewart.com/264420/lavender-pillows

http://www.bhg.com/crafts/sewing/accessories/do-it-yourself-eye-pillows/