Love Potions to Spark a Spicy Love Life

Love is a universal language expressed in myriad of ways, through the spoken and written word, through song, by gifts of jewelry or flowers, by holding hands, kissing and lovemaking, or by being there to comfort and snuggle a loved one. Love works magic on the human heart quenching its emotional, physical and spiritual needs.

What if the love that filled your needs feels lost, barren, or disconnected? We don’t always give love the care and attention it deserves. We take for granted our relationships and put intimacy on the back burner. Don’t ignore this problem. When we lose sight of the importance of love, we miss out on all the emotional, soul-nurturing and biochemical benefits it gives us. Make time to pause, play, discover, encourage and enrich your love life.

The mixtures and cocktails will help you to reignite that spark with your partner.

Vanilla Lover’s Linen Spray

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Our sense of smell is our most primitive aid to courtship and our bodies are easily seduced by an incredible range of aromas. Scents can sooth you, arouse you, intrigue you and remind you of past intimate times. Try this vanilla spray each time you want to remind your spouse of your love life.

Ingredients: 2 tablespoons premium vanilla extract, 2 tablespoons purified water

To Make: Add the vanilla extract and water to a 2-ouce dark glass spritzer bottle, screw on the top, and shake vigorously to blend. Label, then set aside for 24 hours to allow the blend to mellow. Store at room temperature away from heat and light. Use all within 1 year.

To Use: Shake well, then lightly spritz sheets and pillowcases a few minutes prior to your romantic encounter. Also doubles as a sensual body and hair mist.

Honey Cream Bath

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Taking a relaxing, rejuvenating bath is an excellent tactile aphrodisiac that honors your senses of touch and opens the way to intimacy. A luxurious soak will leave you feeling refreshed and ready for the bedroom. Try this honey cream bath to leave your skin feeling silky and kissably soft with a lingering aroma of sweet honey.

Ingredients: 1 cup heavy cream or half-and half (organic), ½ cup raw honey

To Make: Pour the cream and the honey together directly under running bathwater. Swish the water with your hands to mix before getting into the tub.

To Use: Relax and submerge your entire body for about 20 minutes. Pat dry, and follow with an application of your favorite moisturizer if desired.

Lavender-Vetiver Massage Oil

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Touch is the oldest and truest form of communication and there is no better way to show your loved one that you care than through a soothing massage. Whether its intent is pure relaxation or beginning of foreplay, massages are a celebration of physical intimacy. Try this massage oil to help stimulate the senses of you and your spouse during a massage.

Ingredients: 36 drops lavender essential oil, 28 drops vetiver essential oil, 1 cup jojoba oil, 1,000 IU vitamin E oil

To Make: Combine the lavender and vetiver essential oils in an 8-ounce glass or plastic storage bottle. Add the jojoba oil and vitamin E. Screw the top on the bottle and shake vigorously to blend the ingredients. Label the bottle and place in a dark location at room temperature for 24 hours before first time use. Store at room temperature, away from heat and light, and use within 2 years.

To Use: Shake well before each use. Apply whenever you wish, weather for massage or as a deeply penetrating body oil. For use as a bath oil, add 1 tablespoon to running water.

Aphrodite’s Lucky-in-Love Liqueur

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This tasty formula is designed to act as a restorative, adaptogenic tonic that, when taken occasionally, will build warmth inn your core, help balance hormones, strengthen immunity, enhance well-being and restore your body so that you have the necessary robust energy to make love when you want to make love.

Ingredients: ½ cup 80-proof brandy, ½ cup 80-proof vodka, ½ cup water, ¼ cup raw honey, 2 tablespoons chopped dried eleuthero root, 1 tablespoon candied ginger, ½ teaspoon cardamom seeds, 10 dried and pitted tart cherries, 6 small dried and diced apricots, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 vanilla bean sliced lengthwise and cut into half inch pieces

To Make: Combine brandy, vodka, water, honey, eleuthero, ginger, cardamom, cherries, apricots, cinnamon stick, and vanilla bean in a pint-size canning jar with a tight-fitting lid. Cover the jar with a piece of plastic wrap and screw on the lid. Shake the mixture vigorously for 15 seconds to blend. Store the jar in a cool, dark place for four weeks, shaking the contents daily as the flavors mingle and mellow. Strain the liquid through a fine-mesh strainer. Bottle and store in the refrigerator, where the liqueur will keep for three months.

To Use: Enjoy as a sipping beverage as desired. Add to your favorite hot tea or warm milk, or drink straight followed by a few sips of water.

Vegan Dark Chocolate Syrup

An edible sweet treat is a great seduction technique. They are designed to be nibbled slowly, shared and savored. There is no guilt here, just pure pleasure! Try the various ways you can use this chocolate syrup to begin an erotic night of passion.

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon raw unrefined coconut oil, 3 tablespoons raw honey, 2 tablespoons raw cocoa powder, ¼ teaspoon vanilla extract, dash of grand cinnamon, pinch of sea salt

To Make: Combine the coconut oil, honey, cocoa, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl and stir vigorously to blend. The mixture will resemble a thick chocolate syrup. Store the syrup in a tightly sealed container and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks.

To Use: The syrup will become firm if chilled, so to soften simply place the bowl in a shallow pan of warm water for 10 minutes. Use on finger foods to share with your partner or lightly spread over any place on your partner’s body you want to sweetly kiss.

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