Bath & Body Recipes
Pamper yourself:
Easy to make bath & beauty remedies and gifts
1.
Introduction
Whether just to pamper
yourself or someone special, these recipes are easy and a
lot of fun. Use your
imagination in wrapping the products for glamorous,
personalised, hand made
gifts.
1.1.
Essential Oil Blend
Several recipes use
this ingredient
Essential
oil blend:
Ingredients:
Fennel -8 drops
Grapefruit -14 drops
Lemon -8 drops
Blend well
1.2.
Cut-off Flower Water
Makes the bouquets last
longer.
Ingredients:
7 dl Water
1 ts Vinegar
1 ea Aspirin or
equivalent (containing acetylsalicylic acid)
1 ts Sugar
Crush the aspirin and
blend everything together and add to the water in the vase.
• The sugar is
nourishment for the flowers, while the acid kills the microorganisms
that block the stems
from sucking up water.
• For roses you can
also use a lemon soft drink (For example:
“Schweppes”).
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2.
Bath
When everything seems
just a bit too overwhelming, a bath can be
extremely good
medicine.
This season, you might
appreciate herbal remedies for feelings like
nervousness, tension,
anxiety or emotional fatigue. Try whole herbs like
chamomile, jasmine,
juniper, lavender, orange, rose, rosemary or
sandalwood.
2.1. A
Bath For Emotional Balance
Ingredients:
1/2 c Dried orange peel
*OR* 1/2 Whole fresh orange; sliced
3 tb Dried jasmine
flowers
2 tb Dried sandalwood
chips
For a bath that'll
restore your sense of balance, make an infusion of the listed
herbs; sit back and
enjoy.
2.2. A
Bath To Help Varicose Veins
Ingredients:
2 tb Dried ginger
powder *OR* 4 tb Fresh gingerroot; chopped
4 tb Dried juniper
2 tb Dried rosemary
4 tb Dried lemon peel
*OR* 1 Whole lemon; quartered
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Herbal baths can help,
although you should be careful not to take baths that are
too hot (extreme
temperatures can exacerbate the problem). Whole herbs that
you can use in a bath
to help boost circulation in the legs include: geranium,
ginger, juniper, lemon,
peppermint and rosemary.
2.3. A
Sleep Inducing Bath
Ingredients:
4 tb Dried chamomile
3 tb Dried lemon balm
2 tb Dried
passionflower
1 tb Dried valerian
Herbs that you might
use in a bedtime bath include chamomile, hops, lavender,
lemon balm, marjoram,
passionflower, sandalwood and valerian.
2.4.
Special Toxin Eliminator Bath
Massage the cellulite
areas while they are under the water.
Ingredients:
Place in the bath:
Epsom salts--2 handfuls
Rock salt--1 handful
Add 8 drops of this
blend:
Basil--8 drops
Grapefruit--14 drops
Juniper--6 drops
Lemon--12 drops
Oregano--6 drops
Blend together.
2.5.
Lavender Getaway Bath
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of
lavender buds
2 tablespoons of finely
ground oatmeal
into a small muslin bag
or a piece of cloth
Secure tightly with a
string or rubber band. Tie the bundle with the string or a
piece of ribbon so that
it hangs under the faucet of your bathtub. Once the bath is
full, try rubbing the
bundle gently over your skin. Both the lavender and the
oatmeal will work to
soothe dry skin and calm frazzled nerves as well.
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2.6.
Meadow Milk Bath
Ingredients:
Powdered Milk, finely
sifted--4 oz
Citric Acid--2 oz
Corn starch--2 oz
Vitamin E Oil--One 400
IU Capsule (or Grapefruit Seed Oil--30 drops)
Jasmine--60 drops
Blend the powdered milk
and corn starch, then sift. Mix vitamin E (or grapefruit
seed oil) and Jasmine
in Citric Acid. Make sure oils are thoroughly blended in the
Citric Acid. Combine
the Citric Acid blend with milk/corn starch blend.
Use 3 tablespoons per
bath.
2.7.
Bath Bag
Ingredients:
1 7 inch square piece
of muslin or other light fabric
12 Inch length of
ribbon
1 c Potpourri (Make a
potpourri of equal amounts of comfrey and chamomile. )
Place the potpourri in
the centre of the fabric square. Gather all edges of fabric
over the potpourri and
tie with ribbon or string.
2.8.
Bath Salts
Ingredients:
1/2 c Epsom salt
1/2 c Baking soda
1/2 c Borax
2 dr Food coloring
40 dr Scented oil
Mix together and put in
a pretty container.
2.9.
Scented Bath Bombs
NOTES: Fizzes when
dropped in water. When selecting an oil for scent, read
warnings about use.
Some oils are not intended to have direct contact with skin.
Number of applications:
6. Preparation Time: 0:20
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups baking soda
1/2 cup citric acid
8 drops essential oil
-- your choice of scent
1/2 teaspoon sweet
almond oil
2 drops food colouring
--your choice of colour
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-Combine all
ingredients.
-Press into muffin tin
or mould of your choice.
-Release from mould.
-Wrap in coloured
plastic wrap and tie with a ribbon.
2.10.
Easy Bubble Bath
Remember! Use no more
than 30 drops of essential oils to 1 oz of carrier (bubble
bath)! (15 drops being
very safe.)
Ingredients:
Soap Flakes or Grated
Soap--2 cups
Water--1 gallon
Glycerin--1/4 to 1/2
cup
Shampoo or Liquid Dish
Soap--2 cups
Essential Oil of Choice
Mix the soap flakes,
water and 2 tbsp glycerine in a pot over low heat, stirring
occasionally until the
soap has dissolved. (Store this liquid soap in a covered
container, used as an
all-purpose soap or hand soap.) In a bowl, add 2 cups of
this mixture to the
rest of the glycerine, shampoo and essential oil. Pour into a
one quart container.
Store covered at room temperature.
When you're ready to
bathe, add about one cup to your tub as it's filling.
2.11.
Bath Cookies
Ingredients:
2 cups finely ground
sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 tablespoon light oil
1 teaspoon vitamin E
oil OR get capsules and squeeze the oil out
2 eggs
5-6 drops of fragrance
oil
Preheat oven 350
degrees. Mix ingredients. Take a teaspoon of the dough and
roll it gently into a
ball (about 1inch). Continue doing this with all the dough and
place on an ungreased
cookie sheet.
Optional -Decorate the
cookies with clove, anise or dried citrus peel. Bake 10
minutes or until
lightly browned (do not overbake). Allow the cookies to cool
completely. Store in
decorative tin marked Makes 24 cookies.
To use: Drop 1 to 2
cookies into a warm bath and allow to dissolve.
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3.
Body Powder
3.1.
Fairy Dust Powder
Ingredients:
Rice Flour--1/2 cup
Cornstarch--1/2 cup
Rose Petals, finely
ground--2 tsp
Mica ('shiny'
mineral--preferred) or very fine glitter--1/2 tsp
Essential Oil--3 drops
Mix together dry
ingredients. Add essential oil. Mix well. Put in an airtight
container or shaker
container.
3.2.
Jasmine Body Powder
Ingredients:
Cornstarch--1 cup
Jasmine Flowers
(dried), finely ground--1 Tbsp
Sweet Almond Oil--1 tsp
Jasmine abs--1-2 drops
Mix cornstarch, jasmine
flowers and oil together. Mix well. Place in an airtight
container or shaker
container.
3.3.
Scented Bath Powder
Ingredients:
Baking Soda-- 1 cup
Cornstarch--1 cup
Essential Oil--10-20
drops (Jasmine, Rose, Ylang-Ylang, your favorite)
Glass Jar
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Combine the baking soda
and cornstarch in the jar. Add the essential oil, a few
drops at a time,
shaking very well after each addition. Break up lumps with a fork.
Test the scent after
each addition to gage the strength of the scent. Allow the
powder to sit for a day
before using, to allow the essential oil to completely
absorb.
4.
Body Soaps/Scrubs
4.1.
Simple Soap Recipe
Ingredients:
Glycerine Soap and/or
Castille Soap Flakes--1 lb
Essential Oil--1/4 oz
(7.5 ml) (See Essential Oil Blend)
Purified Water--1 cup
Herbal Tea or
Hydrosol--1/2 cup
Melt glycerine in
double boiler herbal infusion or hydrosol. Let cool slightly...it
needs to be pour able.
Add essential oil. Stir well. Pour into moulds or saran
wrap-lined box. Let
harden, cut into bars. Smooth rough spots with a knife.
4.2.
Herbal Soap
Ingredients:
1 lg Block olive or veg
soap
25 g Loosely chopped
herbs
3 dr Essential oil -
thyme, rosemary, horsechestnut
1 tb Oatmeal, finely
ground
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Grate the soap into
basin and add the remaining ingredients. Heat gently in a
bain-marie until it
melts and mix well. Line an egg box with waxed paper and pour
the soap into each
section
4.3.
Tangerine Body Wash
Ingredients:
Coriander--7 drops
Grapefruit--10 drops
Lavender--7 drops
Tangerine--40 drops
Unscented Shower Gel--4
oz (aloe gel or mild liquid soap may be substituted,
with varying results.)
4.4.
Body Buffer
Ingredients:
Jojoba Oil--1/4 cup
Liquid Soap--1/4 cup
Sea Salt, Very
Fine--1/2 cup
Essential Oil--1/2 tsp
Combine all ingredients
in a small bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour into a flip top
bottle. Scrub is
liquidy.
4.5.
Field and Sea Body Scrub
Ingredients:
Kelp Powder--3 tbsp
Oatmeal--3 tbsp
Orange Peel, grated--3
tbsp
Sea Salt--3 tbsp
Sunflower Seeds,
ground--3 tbsp
Grapefruit--3 drops
Sweet Almond Oil
Save Sweet Almond Oil
for later. Mix all dried ingredients and Grapefruit essential
oil in a jar. Keep jar
sealed until use. Blend with almond oil to a desirable
consistency just before
using.
4.6.
Honey & Oatmeal Scrub
Ingredients:
Finely ground
Oatmeal--2 Tbsp
Honey--2 Tbsp
Cedarwood Oil--1 tsp
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Melt soap base. Add
Oatmeal and Honey; mix. Add essential oil and mix again.
Pour into moulds.
4.7.
Blue Raspberry Shower Gel
Ingredients:
3-4 cups distilled
water
2 cups regular
unscented shampoo
2 Tbsp. aloe vera gel
1 1/2 tsp. salt
15 drops raspberry FO
1 drop blue food
colouring
Add shampoo and warm
water, stirring until blended, mix aloe vera gel, then the
salt, then the FO, and
food colouring. Stir until thick and blended and bottle it.
4.8.
Beer Soap
Ingredients:
4 oz. coconut oil
4 oz. palm oil
8 oz. soy oil
2.27 oz. lye
6 oz VERY FLAT beer
(your choice of beer)
Follow basic
cold-process soap making instructions. The beer is used in place of
the water. It is very
important that the beer is flat, otherwise you risk blowing up
your house. You can
also use any existing recipe that you have to create beer
soap by simple
replacing flat beer for the water.
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5.
Perfumes/Body Sprays/Deodorants
5.1.
Orient Nights Perfume
Ingredients:
4 drops sandalwood
4 drops musk
3 drops frankincense
2 teaspoons jojoba oil
Mix all the ingredients
together. Shake well. Then allow the perfume to settle for
at least 12 hours.
Store in a cool dry area.
5.2.
Whispering Rain Perfume
Ingredients:
2 cups distilled water
3 tablespoons vodka
5 drops sandalwood
essential oil
10 drops bergamot
essential oil
10 drops cassis
essential oil
Mix all the ingredients
together. Shake well. Then allow the perfume to settle for
at least 12 hours.
Store in a cool
dry area.
5.3.
Citrus Blooms Body Splash
Ingredients:
2 cups distilled water
3 tablespoons vodka
1 tablespoon of each:
orange and lemon peel (finely chopped)
5 drops lemon verbena
essential oil
10 drops mandarin
essential oil
10 drops orange
essential oil
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Combine the fruit peels
with the vodka in a jar, cover and let stand for 1 week.
Strain the liquid, add
the essential oils and water to the liquid. Let stand for 2
weeks shaking jar once
a day. Keep in a dark bottle or keep in a cool dark area.
5.4.
Soothing Summer Body Spray
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon witch
hazel
1 teaspoon lemon
extract
1 teaspoon cucumber
extract
1 cup water
For a refreshing cool
feeling, make an after shower spray by combining all the
ingredients. Place in a
pump spray bottle.
5.5.
Cream Deodorant
Ingredients:
1/2 ounce cocoa butter
1/2 ounce beeswax
1 Tbsp glycerine
1 Tbsp rosewater
Melt cocoa butter and
beeswax slowly in the top of a double boiler. Remove from
heat, add glycerine and
rosewater. Add several drops of one or more of the
following deodorizing
essential oils: calendula, coriander, eucalyptus, lavender,
lemon, rosemary, sage,
or thyme. Stir before use if cream separates.
5.6.
Stick Deodorant
Ingredients:
4 ounces cornstarch
2 ounces baking soda
1 ounces liquid
chlorophyll
2 ounces vodka
2 ounces distilled
water
8 ounces beeswax
10-15 drops of
honeysuckle, rose, coriander or essential oil of your choice.
Mix all ingredients
except wax and chlorophyll in a bowl, stir thoroughly. Melt wax
in top of a double
boiler over very low heat, remove from heat. Add the other
ingredients and blend
well. If the wax thickens too much to be workable, heat
again. As the mixture
begins to cool, but before it hardens, add the liquid
chlorophyll and
essential oils. Pour into moulds. Let harden. Remove from
moulds. Store in a
tightly closed container away from heat to avoid shrinkage.
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5.7.
Herbal Deodorant Powder
Ingredients:
2 parts powdered
sandalwood (for fragrance and anti-microbial properties)
1 part powdered white
oak bark (an astringent)
1 part powdered lovage
root (for fragrance)
Pulverize herbs in a
blender or food processor until they become a very fine
powder. Transfer powder
into a clean, dry iron skillet and very lightly pan-roast to
set resins and scents.
Fill muslin draw-string bags with the powdered herbs, or
use handkerchiefs tied
with a string or ribbon. Pat bags under your arms or on
feet.
5.8.
Deodorizing Foot Bath
Ingredients:
1/2 cup white vinegar
5-6 Tbsp Epson salts
1 gallon warm water
Soak the feet in the
solution
5.9.
Sage Foot Bath
Ingredients:
Warm water
2 drops sage essential
oil
Soak your feet in a
bowl of this mixture every day for a week.
5.10.
Sage Deodorizing Foot Powder
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of baking
powder
2 drops of Sage
essential oil
Mix baking powder and
oil in a plastic bag, shake well. Allow to dry. Break up any
clumps that may have
formed. Dust feet regularly with the powder and add a
teaspoon in the shoes
overnight.
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6.
Remedies, Injuries & Sore Muscles
6.1.
Elbow Softener
Use this recipe twice
daily and your skin will be soft within one week. After that,
use weekly.
Ingredients:
4 tbsp. olive oil;
juice of 1 lemon;
1 tbsp. honey
Pour ingredients in
sterilized jar, cover and shake well. Shake well before each
use. Massage a little
into each elbow for a few minutes. Rinse off, paty dry and
moisturize.
6.2.
Cough Syrup
Ingredients:
4 tb Glyserine
4 tb Cognac
4 tb Honey
3 Lemons(juice)
Mix ingredients
to-gether in a saucepan and simmer 15 minutes then bottle. Take
2 tsp. every 4 hours.
6.3.
Horehound Candy - For Colds
Ingredients:
2 c Best new orleans
sugar
1/2 c Horehound tea;
strong
1/2 ts Cream of tartar
Boil until crisp in
cold water. Pour into buttered plates and when almost cold cut in
squares. If white or
light brown sugar is used, recipe makes a very good candy
and not so strong.
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6.4.
Body Hair Bleach
DO NOT USE ON EYEBROWS
OR EYELASHES!
Ingredients:
Soap flakes
1/2 cup peroxide
2 teaspoons ammonia
Mix ingredients
together until its a paste, spread on hair and let sit for 15 minutes
then wash out. Repeat
every few days until hair has no colour. Do this on a
monthly basis.
6.5.
Sage and Honey Tea (Excellent for Sore Throats)
Ingredients:
1/2 cup torn Sage
Leaves
2 tbsp. Honey
Juice of 1 Lemon
2 1/2 cups Boiling
Water
Place Sage, Honey and
Lemon juice in a heat proof container. Pour the boiling
water on top, stir
until honey has dissolved. Let sit for 1/2 hour. Strain and enjoy.
6.6.
"No-Sweat" Tea
The following herbs,
when brewed and drunk as a tea are reported to reduce
perspiration within 2
hours of use with its effects lasting several days:
Ingredients:
4 cups boiling water
1 teaspoon dried hops
1 teaspoon stinging
nettle
1 teaspoon fresh cut
rose petals
1 teaspoon fresh or
dried strawberry leaves
1 teaspoon fresh walnut
leaves
3 tablespoons of dried
sage leaves
Combine all
ingredients, cover and steep for an hour. Strain and sweeten with
honey if desired.
6.7.
Body & Foot Deodorants for bad odours
1) Add a few cups of
tomato juice to the bath water, soak for at least 15 minutes.
This is an old, well
known remedy for deodorizing pets and people who have
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been sprayed by a
skunk. . . if it works on that odour, any other body odours
are a piece of cake.
2) Add an infusion of
parsley to the bath water as a deodorizer
3) Witch hazel is a
very effective deodorant. Simply apply to underarms with
cotton balls or gauze.
4) Use 4 tablespoons of
baking soda in the bathwater. After bathing and drying,
apply baking soda under
the arms
5) Apply cornstarch
under the arms
6) Apply vinegar under
the arms
7) Use pine soap when
bathing
8) Wear all cotton
clothing that breathes as opposed to synthetic fibres, which
cause perspiration and
retain odours.
9) For problem odour,
avoid eating the following strong smelling and choline rich
foods which cause body
odour when sweated out: Garlic, Onions, Curry,
Cumin, Peppers, Eggs,
Liver, Fish, Legumes
10) Eat fresh parsley
daily
6.8.
Ankle or Elbow Sprain
Ingredients:
Cloves--3 drops
Ginger--20 drops
Nutmeg--17 drops
Dilute in 1 oz carrier
oil. Massage all over the foot and ankle three times a day.
6.9.
Arm Strain or Finger Sprain
Likely causes are
contact sports, throwing, weight lifting, and dance. A strain or
injury to the muscles
or tendons of the upper or lower arm. Use the ice method
followed by massage of
the area with the following formula, three times a day for
two days:
Ingredients:
Black Pepper--10 drops
Ginger--15 drops
Nutmeg--5 drops
Dilute in 2 tablespoons
carrier oil.
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6.10.
Back Pain Formula
Ingredients:
Eucalyptus--10 drops
Ginger--10 drops
Lavender--10 drops
Use 5 drops to 1
teaspoon carrier oil. Massage onto effected area.
6.11.
Massage Oil for Sore Muscles
Ingredients:
Allspice--5 drops
Cajeput--3 Drops
Chamomile--3 drops
Cinnamon--4 drops
Sweet Almond Oil--15ml
Mix all oils. Work into
muscles after a workout.
6.12.
Tennis Elbow
Ingredients:
Eucalyptus
peppermint--10 drops
Ginger--10 drops
Rosemary--10 drops
Dilute in 2 Tbsp
carrier oil. Massage area.
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7.
Hair
7.1.
Homemade Scented Hair Gel
NOTES: Use as you would
any hair gel product.
Number Of Applications:
40 Preparation Time: 0:50
Ingredients:
1 cup water
2 Tablespoons flax seed
2 drops scented oil --
your choice of scent
-Combine water and
seeds in a small saucepan.
-Bring to a boil then
remove from heat.
-Allow to set for a
half an hour.
-Strain through fine
collander.
-When completely
cooled, add scented oil.
-Transfer to a
wide-mouthed jar with lid.
7.2.
Dry Brittle Hair Treatment
Ingredients:
1/2 c Mayonnaise
Shampoo, few drops
Luke warm water
For conditioning dry,
brittle hair. Mix mayo with shampoo add enough lukewarm
water to mix. Apply to
hair after a regular shampoo. Leave on 10 mins and then
shampoo out.
7.3.
Hot Oil Hair Treatment
NOTES: While hair is
conditioning, hop in the shower or bath. The warmer the oil
stays, the better it
works! Number Of Applications: 1 Application Time : 0:25
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Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1 Tablespoon honey
-Combine oil and honey
in small plastic sandwich bag.
-Fill a coffee cup with
water and heat until almost boiling.
-Dip sandwich bag in
water just until oil is warmed.
-Apply warm oil to dry
hair, working from scalp to tips.
-Cover your head with a
shower cap and leave for 15 minutes.
-Wash hair as usual.
7.4.
Revitalizing Avocado Hair Treatment
NOTES: Brings
tired-looking hair back to life. Number Of Applications: 1
Preparation/Application
Time: 0:25
Ingredients:
1 medium avocado
--peeled and pitted
2 Tablespoons honey
-Mash together both
ingredients in small bowl.
-Massage into hair.
-Leave in for 20-30
minutes.
-Wash hair as usual.
7.5.
Chamomile Fields Shampoo
Ingredients:
4 bags of Chamomile tea
(or 1 handful of fresh Chamomile flowers)
4 tablespoons pure soap
flakes
1 1/2 tablespoons
glycerine*
Let the tea bags steep
in 1 1/2 cups of boiled water for 10 minutes. Remove the
tea bags and with the
remaining liquid add the soap flakes. Let stand until the
soap softens. Stir in
glycerine until mixture is well blended. Pour into
a bottle. Keep in a
dark, cool place.
7.6.
Soapwort Shampoo
Suitable for all hair
types
• Soapwort: Saponaria
officinalis contains saponins which is similar to soap.
It lathers when
agitated.
• Lemon Verbena: for a
citrus fragrance
• Catnip: promotes
healthy hair growth
Ingredients:
2 cups water
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1 1/2 tablespoons dried
soapwort root (chopped) (most health food stores would
carry this)
2 teaspoons Lemon
Verbena or 2 teaspoons Catnip
Bring water to a boil
add soapwort and simmer, cover for about 20 minutes.
Remove from heat, add
herb then allow mixture to cool. Strain the mixture
keeping the liquid.
Pour into a bottle. Makes enough for 6-7 shampoos.
Must be used within
8-10 days. Store in a cool dark place.
7.7.
Dry Shampoo
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Cornstarch
Sprinkle the cornstarch
in your hair, let it absorb for a few minutes, brush it out.
This is great if you
are in a pinch.
7.8.
Deep Conditioner
Ingredients:
1 small jar of real
mayonnaise
1/2 of an avocado
Put together in a
medium bowl and squish together with your hands until it's a
minty green color.
Smooth into hair all the way to the tips. Put on a shower cap or
wrap your head with
saran wrap. Leave on for 20 minutes. For deeper
conditioning put a hot,
damp towel around your head -over the saran wrap.
And if you have really
long hair and only need deep conditioning at the ends, cut
the ingredients in half
and apply only to the ends and just wrap them.
7.9.
Hair Tonic
Ingredients:
2 teaspoons Gin
2 egg yolks
Beat egg yolks until
its frothy add the Gin. Beat until the mixture becomes foamy.
Massage the entire
scalp and hair then rinse out with warm water.
7.10.
Oily Hair Treatment
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon aloe vera
gel (squeeze gel out of Aloe Vera plant)
1 tablespoon lemon
juice
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Blend ingredients
together with 1/4 cup of your regular hair shampoo. Wash hair
then rinse well.
7.11.
Hair Buildup Remover
Ingredients:
1/4 cup vinegar
1 cup water
After conditioning the
hair use this as a final rinse. Leaves your hair soft and
shiny.
7.12.
Blonde / Brunette Hair Dye
Wash your hair with one
of the following rinses. Pour the selected rinse through
your hair 15 times,
re-rinsing with the same liquid. On the final rinse, wring hair,
and leave for 15
minutes before rinsing with clear water.
Ingredients:
Blonde: Mix 1
tablespoon lemon juice in 1 gallon warm water.
Brunette: Rinse hair
with a strong black tea, or black coffee.
7.13.
Homemade Hair Spray
Ingredients:
one lemon (or an orange
for dry hair)
2 cups water
Chop the lemon. Place
in a pot with 2 cups water. Boil until half of the initial
amount remains. Cool,
strain, and place in a spray bottle. Store in the refrigerator.
If it is too sticky,
add more water.
Add one ounce rubbing
alcohol as a preservative and then the spray can be
stored for up to two
weeks unrefrigerated.
7.14.
Homemade Hair Gel
Ingredients:
1/2 to 1 teaspoon
unflavoured gelatine
1 cup warm water
Dissolve gelatine in 1
cup warm water. Keep refrigerated and use as you would a
purchased gel.
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7.15.
Dandruff Remover
Ingredients:
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup white vinegar
Combine ingredients
then apply directly to the scalp. Use before shampooing.
Apply twice a week.
7.16.
Dandruff Treatment
Ingredients:
10 aspirin tablets
3/4 cup warm water
Dissolve the aspirin in
water. After shampooing,
massage into scalp,
leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse.
7.17.
Frizz Zapper
Ingredients:
1/2 cup conditioner
1/4 cup honey
1 tablespoon almond oil
Mix ingredients, blend
well. Pour mixture over damp hair, work it in....leave on for
about 20 minutes for a
good deep conditioning. Wash out. This works for all hair
types.
7.18.
Saltwater and Chlorine Buildup Hair Treatment
Ingredients:
1 cup of vinegar
1 cup of water
Mix one cup vinegar
with one cup water. Pour over freshly cleaned hair. Leave in
overnight and rinse out
in the morning.
7.19.
Hair Lifter
Ingredients:
1 orange
1 cup of water
Mix the juice from an
orange with water and pour into a spritz bottle. Then mist
over hair and shampoo
and condition as usual.
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8.
Lotions/Creams/Toners/Oils
8.1.
Toning Oil – before bath
Ingredients:
Black Pepper--4 drops
Ginger--3 drops
Lemongrass--6 drops
Use 5 drops Toning Oil
in 1 teaspoon Base. Massage all over body before getting
into the bath or
shower.
8.2.
Fairy Dust Glitter Gel
This fun, whimsical gel
is great for your skin. Apply a little anytime you want to
sparkle and shine.
Ingredients:
Aloe Gel--1/4 cup
Glycerine--1 tsp
Fine Glitter--1/4 tsp
Essential Oil--5 drops
Mix aloe and glycerine
in a small bowl. Stir in glitter and essential oil. It is ready to
use immediately.
8.3.
Rich Body Oil
Ingredients:
Sunflower Oil--4 oz
Hazelnut Nut Oil--1 tsp
Macadamia Nut Oil--1
tsp
Evening of Primrose
Oil--1 tsp
Vitamin E Oil--20 drops
Mix and store in
tightly covered bottle. Refrigerate for longer shelf life.
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8.4.
Cornmeal Hands Mask
Ingredients:
1/4 cup corn meal
3 Tbsp. Milk
1 drop almond oil
Mix corn meal with
milk. Heat over low heat until a paste forms. Add 1 drop
almond oil. Let cool.
Spread on hands, leave on for about 10 minutes. Rinse.
8.5.
Dry Hand Lotion
Ingredients:
Unscented Lotion--8 oz
Patchouli--20 drops
Sandalwood--40 drops
Borage--20 drops
Carrot Tissue--5 drops
Pour the lotion into a
bowl, add oils and mix very well. Put lotion back into bottle.
8.6.
Light Hand / Face Cream
Ingredients:
Emulsifying Wax--1 oz
Cocoa Butter--1/2 oz
Carrier Oil--3 tsp
Glycerin--1 tsp
Rose Water--12 oz (or
purified water with a teaspoon of vitamin C powder stirred
in for preservative)
Warm rose water and
glycerin. Melt wax and cocoa butter in a double boiler. Take
off heat and add water
and glycerin. Beat until thick. If using a beater, you may
have to finish up by
hand.
8.7.
Stretch Mark Oil
Ingredients:
Rose--4 drops
Rosemary--1 drop
Camellia Oil--1/2
teaspoon
Sesame Oil--1/2
teaspoon
Vitamin E Oil--1/2
teaspoon
Wheat Germ Oil--1/2
teaspoon
Massage on stretch mark
area.
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8.8.
Anti-Wrinkle Oil
Ingredients:
Rose--2 drops
Rosemary--1 drop
Rosewood--2 drop
Sandalwood--3 drops
Blend in 1 oz of Rose
Hip Oil and apply as needed. Works well in a roller top
applicator.
8.9.
Creamy Sun-Tan Lotion
Ingredients:
3/4 cup (180 ml.) water
3 tea bags (do not use
instant tea)
1/4 cup (60 ml.)
lanolin
1/4 cup (60 ml.) sesame
oil
1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml.)
perfume (optional)
Heat the water to
boiling, add tea bags. Leave them to brew for 20 minutes and
squeeze them
occasionally before removing. Put lanolin, sesame oil and 1/4 cup
strong tea into
blender. Cover and process at low speed.
Remove cap immediately
and pour in the remaining tea in a steady stream. Use a
rubber spatula to keep
ingredients around the processing blades. Add perfume
and give fragrance to
the sun-tan lotion.
This recipe makes about
1 cup of a soft, tan-coloured cream which spreads
smoothly on the skin,
and gives a sensation of moistness. It dries without feeling
sticky. This cream
actually repels water and will stay on though swimming.
Creamy Sun-Tan Lotion
will screen out about half of the burning sun rays while
allowing a large
percentage of the tanning rays to get through. However, if you
burn after 5 minutes of
exposure, do not rely on this cream to protect you.
8.10.
Cucumber Sunburn Lotion
Ingredients:
Cucumber
Glycerine
rose-water
Chop up a Cucumber and
squeeze out the juice with a lemon-squeezer. Mix this
with a quantity of
glycerine and rose-water mixed together in equal parts.
8.11.
Energizing Foot Lotion
If you have been on
your feet all day and they are aching then make some of this
lotion and rub it on.
They will feel better in no time.
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Ingredients:
1 tablespoon almond oil
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon wheat germ
oil
12 drops eucalyptus
essential oil
Combine ingredients in
a bottle, shake extremely well. To use just rub into the
feet and heels. Store
in a cool dry place.
8.12.
Herbal Toner
This toner is very
refreshing for all skin types and very easy to make.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon dried or 2
tablespoons fresh chopped herb of your choice;
1/3 cup boiling water;
2 tablespoons witch
hazel;
pinch of boric acid
(found at most pharmacies).
Please the herb in a
bowl and pour on boiling water. Cover and leave to cool.
Strain. Mix the boric
acid into the witch hazel. Add the witch hazel to the herbal
infusion. Store in a
sterilized bottle or jar in the refrigerator and use within one
month. Shake well
before using.
8.13.
Basic Lotion Bars
Ingredients:
2 oz beeswax
1 oz almond oil
1 oz cocoa butter
Fragrance oil or
essential oil
Melt beeswax and cocoa
butter on the stove or microwave in a clean pot. Once
melted, remove from
heat and add the almond oil. Mix in the fragrance oil or
essential oil one drop
at a time until it's reached the desired scent.
Pour the mixture into a
mould or even a deodorant tube (for easy, non-messy
application) and let it
set completely before using.
8.14.
Magic 3 layer lotion
In small pan over water
melt:
Ingredients:
3 tabs. safflower oil
1 tabs. lanolin
1 tabs cocoa butter
1/3 cup light mineral
oil
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1tsp. almond extract or
add eos of you like
Let cool
In a pint jar place:
Ingredients:
2 tabs. water
1 tabs glycerine
1/4 cup plus 2 tabs.
70% ethanol alcohol
1 drop food or other
colour
When the oils are cool
add to the pint jar and shake. Divide into (2) 6 oz jars.
In about half an hour
the lotion will separate into 3 different layers. Each one a
different colour. Shake
and it becomes an emulsion, let stand and it separates
again. This is really
pretty and feels so good.
8.15.
Heavy Duty Gardeners Hand Cream
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons of shaved
beeswax
1/2 Teaspoon of carnuba
wax
2 Tablespoons of jojoba
oil
1 Teaspoon of aloe vera
gel
10 drops of Vitamin E
oil ( or 4 capsules)
1 drop of your favorite
essentail oil for fragrance
Melt the first four
ingredients in a stainless steel pot on the stove or use a glass
pyrex cup in the
microwave. Remove from heat and beat until cool, adding the
Vitamin E oil before
mixture thickens. Continue beating until this mixture becomes
creamy. Add your
favourite essential oil, continue beating until cream has
completely cooled.
Spoon your cream into a jar, store in a cool dark place.
8.16.
Banana Hand & Foot Cream
Dry hands and feet will
become smooth and soft overnight if you mix:
Ingredients:
Bananas
Honey
Lemon juice
Natural margarine
Smear on hands and wear
white gloves to bed. Wash off in the morning. For dry
feet, smear the mixture
on and wear heavy socks to bed, wash off in the morning.
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9.
Facial Soaps/Cleansers/Masks
9.1.
Herbal Astringent For Oily Skin
Ingredients:
1 oz Chamomile
3 tb Witch hazel
1/2 ts Cider vinegar
1 oz Peppermint extract
8 oz Water
Few drops of peppermint
extract
1/4 ts Boric acid
--optional
Boil chamomile, witch
hazel, vinegar, peppermint and water. Cool and strain. Add
remaining ingredients
in a spray bottle and shake. Keep refrigerated.
9.2.
Herbal Cleanser
Ingredients:
2 ts Anhydrous lanolin
1/4 c Almond oil
1/4 c Elderflower
infusion
1/4 c Glycerin
2 ts Witch hazel
Melt lanolin and almond
oil in a glass or enamel saucepan over boiling water.
Remove from heat and
slowly beat in elderflower tea with an electric beater until
the mixture is almost
cool and very] well blended. Transfer to a sterilized jar. This
is good for dry skin
(for oily skin, substitute an infusion of sage or yarrow, for
normal skin, try one
with rose water, lady's mantle, or chamomile.)
9.3.
Honey And Almond Scrub
Ingredients:
1/2 Cold cream -- small
jar
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1 tb Honey
Slivered almonds
Whirl slivered almonds
in a blender until they're as fine as freshly ground pepper.
Mix with cold cream and
add honey. Keep refrigerated.
9.4.
Anti-Aging Face Mask
NOTES : Look younger
instantly Number Of Applications : 1
Preparation/Application
Time : 0:20
Ingredients:
1/4 cup heavy whipping
cream
1 medium banana --
peeled
1 vitamin E capsule –
Mash together cream and
banana. Stir in contents of capsule. -Smooth onto face
and neck. -Leave on for
10 to 15 minutes. -Wipe off with damp cloth.
9.5.
Apple Mask For Normal Skin
Number Of Applications
: 1 Preparation/Application Time : 0:45
Ingredients:
1 apple --quartered,
cored
2 Tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon ground
sage –
Chop apple in food
processor. -Add honey and sage to apple. Mix well. -
Refrigerate for 10
minutes. -Pat mixture onto face with a light tapping motion,
tapping until honey
feels tacky. -Leave on for 30 minutes. -Rinse.
9.6.
Banana Mask for Dry Skin
NOTES: Soothes dry
skin. Number Of Applications: 1 Preparation Time: 0:15
Ingredients:
1/4 cup plain yogurt
2 Tablespoons honey
1 medium banana
-Mash all ingredients
together with a fork.
-Smooth onto face and
neck.
-Leave for 10 minutes,
then rinse off.
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9.7.
Blemished Skin Mask
Number Of Applications
: 1 Preparation/Application Time : 0:15
Ingredients:
1 tomato --chopped
1 Tablespoon instant
oatmeal
1 teaspoon lemon juice
-Blend all ingredients
just until combined.
-Apply to skin, making
sure the mixture is thick enough to stay on blemished
areas, such as cheeks,
forehead, or chin.
-Add a bit more oatmeal
to thicken the mask, if necessary.
-Leave on 10 minutes.
-Scrub off with a clean
washcloth dipped in warm water.
9.8.
Cucumber Mask For Oily Skin
Number Of Applications
: 1 Preparation/Application Time : 0:30
Ingredients:
1/2 cucumber
1 egg white
1 Tablespoon lemon
juice
1 teaspoon dried mint
flakes
-Puree all ingredients
in blender.
-Refrigerate for 10
minutes.
-Apply mixture to face.
-Leave on 15 minutes.
-Rinse with hot water,
then cool water.
9.9.
Fruit Salad Body Mask
NOTES : Softens and
exfoliates the skin, leaving you feeling cool and clean.
Number Of Applications
: 1 Preparation/Application Time : 1:45
Ingredients:
2 slices pineapple
--rind removed
1/2 medium honeydew
melon --rind removed
1 dozen green grapes
1 medium banana
--peeled
1 medium pear --cored
1 medium kiwi fruit
--peeled
-Puree all ingredients
in food processor. Mixture will be slightly lumpy.
-Refrigerate for 1
hour.
-Smooth onto body
and/or face, leaving on for half an hour.
-Rinse of with tepid
water.
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9.10.
Honey & Lemon Face Scrub
Number Of Applications
: 1 Preparation/Application Time : 0:10
Ingredients:
1 medium lemon --juice
of
2 Tablespoons finely
ground almonds
1 Tablespoon honey
-Combine all
ingredients.
-Massage mixture into
face and neck.
-Leave on for 5
minutes.
-Rinse off with warm
water.
9.11.
Acne Treatment
Ingredients:
Carrier Oil--1 ounce
Basil, Sweet--10 drops
Geranium-- 2 drops
Lavender--3 drops
Tea Tree--5 drops
Pour carrier oil into a
very clean glass bottle. Add essential oils and close tightly.
Mix well. Apply a small
amount to the face, neck or back. Caution: be certain to
avoid the eyes, lips,
nostrils and inside the ears. Do not were in the sun, (or
delete the Bergamot).
9.12.
Egg & Honey Facial:
This easy mask is
suitable for all skin types. It clarifies and moisturizes the skin,
leaving it cleansed and
silken.
Egg yolks contain
anti-oxidants, which are very beneficial to our skin.
Ingredients:
1 egg yolk
1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
1 tsp. almond oil
Mix all ingredients
together, stirring until smooth. To use, apply to face and rinse
with warm water after
15 minutes.
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10.
Lip Balms / Gloss
10.1.
Basic Lip Balm Recipe
Ingredients:
4 oz. Almond Oil (may
be substituted for another carrier oil, but do not use
mineral oil)
1 oz. beeswax
1 capsule of Vitamin E
Flavoring or Essential
Oil
Combine almond oil and
beeswax. Warm slowly until beeswax is melted. Remove
from heat. Pierce
Vitamin E capsule and squeeze into the mixture. Add a half
teaspoon of flavoring
or up to 5 drops of essential oil and mix. Pour into small jars
or lip balm tubes and
let harden.
10.2.
Honey Lip Balm
Number Of Applications
: 100 Preparation Time : 0:15
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon honey
3/4 teaspoon beeswax
--grated
1/2 teaspoon cocoa
butter
flavored oil of your
choice -- to taste
1 vitamin E capsule
-In a small saucepan,
melt oil, honey, wax and butter over low heat.
-Remove from heat and
allow to cool for 2 to 3 minutes.
-Stir in flavoring and
contents of vitamin E capsule.
-Pour into container(s)
of your choice.
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10.3.
Lip Gloss
Ingredients:
2 tsp. beeswax
7 tsp. castor oil or
Jojoba or sweet almond oil
1 tsp. honey
5 drops of an essential
oil such as lemon, peppermint, orange, lime, tangerine
Melt the oil and
beeswax together in a little pan over low heat until the beeswax is
melted. Take off the
stove and then add in your honey and whisk it all together.
When the mixture is
nearly cool add in your essential oil, mix it up again and then
pour into your lip balm
container. Since this comes out to be more like a gloss you
can always add more
beeswax to it so that it is a little harder. Maybe another 1/2
tsp. would do it.
10.4.
Chocolate Lip Gloss
Ingredients:
3 Tablespoon. Cocoa
Butter
4-5 Chocolate Chips
1 capsule, Vitamin. E
Melt, and blend
ingredients with a spoon until smooth, put into a container and
refrigerate until
solid.
10.5.
Peppermint Lip Balm
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoon. petroleum
jelly
1 tsp. beeswax
10-14 drops peppermint
Essential Oil
In a small pot, melt
the petroleum jelly, then add beeswax. When melted, remove
from heat and add
peppermint Essential Oil. Pour into a lip pot and cool.
10.6.
Orange-Mango Lip Butter
Ingredients:
4 tsp. infused olive
oil
1 tsp. grated beeswax
2 tsp. mango butter
15 drops sweet orange
EO, to taste
Vit E capsule (as a
preservative)
Melt wax, butter, and
oil in a double broiler, allow to cool slightly, then add EO
and Vitamin E and pour
into clean containers.
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10.7.
Cranberry Lip Stain
Ingredients:
Cranberry Sauce -
canned or fresh
Petroleum
Jelly/Vaseline 1 tsp. of Cranberry Sauce Juice
Just take a little
juice from the cranberry sauce
before you serve it.
1 Tablespoon. of
Petroleum Jelly
Mix ingredients
together thoroughly with a spoon. Apply to dry lips or use as a lip
gloss. Store in a small
glass or plastic jar and refrigerate when not using
cranberry juice may
spoil.
10.8.
Lip Stick
Ingredients:
3 nontoxic Crayola
crayons
pure beeswax candle (1
inch in diameter)
3 tablespoons of
mineral oil
Peel the paper off your
chosen crayons and put the crayons in a plastic baggie.
Smash 'em with a hammer
until they break into bits. Combine the bits, a 1 inch
slice of candle and the
mineral oil in a small, heat resistant cup. Place the cup in a
saucepan and fill the
pan with enough water to reach about an inch up the side of
the cup. Heat on the
stove On low, stirring occasionally, until the cup contents
melt together. Cool for
15 minutes
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11.
Teeth Care
11.1.
All Natural Toothpaste
Ingredients:
1/4 tsp peppermint oil
1/4 tsp spearmint
1/4 cup arrowroot
1/4 cup powdered
orrisroot
1/4 cup water
1 tsp ground sage
Mix all of the dry
ingredients in a bowl. Add water until the paste is desired the
consistency. Store at
room temperature in a tightly covered jar.
You can also substitute
1/2 tsp each of oil of cinnamon and oil of cloves for
peppermint/spearmint if
desired.
11.2.
Breath Fresheners
1) Chew fresh parsley
to sweeten the breath.
2) Chew fennel seeds to
freshen the breath.
3) Chew anise seeds to
freshen the breath.
4) Chew a few
peppermint or spearmint leaves or drink a cup of peppermint tea
5) Add 1 drop of myrrh
oil to 1 cup of cooled, boiled water. Use as
gargle/mouthwash. tea
11.3.
Old Fashioned Tooth Powder
Ingredients:
2 Tbsp dried lemon or
orange rind
1/4 cup baking soda
2 Tsp salt
Place rinds in food
processor, grind until peel becomes a fine powder. Add baking
soda and salt then
process a few seconds more until you have a fine powder.
Store in an airtight
tin or jar. Dip moistened toothbrush into mixture, brush as
usual.
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11.4.
Basic Toothpaste
Ingredients:
1 Tsp of the Old
Fashioned Tooth Powder
1/4 Tsp Hydrogen
peroxide
Mix into a paste and
brush as usual.
11.5.
Loretta's Toothpaste
Ingredients:
1 Tsp baking soda,
1/4 Tsp hydrogen
peroxide
1 drop oil of
peppermint
Mix to make a paste,
dip toothbrush into mixture, brush as usual.
11.6.
Lemon Clove Tooth Cleanser
Ingredients:
Small amount of finely
powdered sage
1 ounce of finely
powdered myrrh
1 pound powdered arrow
root
3 ounces powdered orris
root
20 drops oil of lemon
10 drops oil of cloves
12 drops oil of
bergamot
Mix the ingredients.
Rub oils into the
powdered ingredients until thoroughly mixed.
11.7.
Rosemary-Mint Mouthwash
Ingredients:
2 1/2 cups distilled or
mineral water
1 tsp fresh mint leaves
1tsp rosemary leaves
1 tsp anise seeds
Boil the water, add
herbs and seeds, infuse for 20 minutes. Cool, strain and use
as a gargle/mouthwash.
If you wish to make up a larger quantity, double or triple
the recipe then add 1
tsp of tincture of myrrh as a natural preservative.
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12.
Nail Care
12.1.
For dry nails
Ingredients:
2 tsp. gelatin
1/2 glass fruit juice
Mix together, drink at
once. Repeat daily for at least 6 weeks. Regularly, soak
fingernails in a bowl
of warmed olive oil for about 5 min. Dry with soft towel, gently
pushing back cuticles.
12.2.
Dill And Horsetail Nail Bath
Ingredients:
2 tb (30ml) chopped
horsetail
2 tb (30ml) dill seed
1 c (225ml) boiling
water
Pour the water over the
two herbs and steep for at least an hour.
Strain the liquid into
a bottle
Both these herbs
contain silicic acid, which helps to strengthen nails. Warm the
mixture before using
and soak your nails in it for ten minutes every other day.
12.3.
For weak nails
Massage wheat germ oil
into cuticles.
12.4.
Fingernail Treatments
Ingredients:
1 egg yolk
pure castile soap and
water
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wheat germ
1) Beat 1 egg yolk in a
small bowl. Soak fingernails for 5 minutes. Rinse.
2) Forget the Palmolive
Madge! Make a solution of pure castile soap and water in
a large bowl, soak
hands and nails for about 10-15 minutes.
3) Soak fingernails in
warmed wheat germ oil for about 5 minutes. Wipe off oil,
then massage nails.
Strengthens
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Eye Care
1) The best overall eye
tonic is eyebright (an herb). Make a tea of it and either
use the teabags or soak
cotton balls or soft gauze in the tea and apply to eyes
as a compress while
lying down.
2) For puffy and
swollen eyes, make a wet compress of 4 Tbsp. freshly grated
raw potato. Place on
the eyes for about 15 minutes, then rinse with cold water.
3) To reduce swelling
and for bags under the eyes, brew a cup of strong rosehip
tea. Soak 2 cotton
balls in the tea or use 2 tea bags, lie down and place over
the eyes.
4) For dark circles,
cut a fresh fig in half, place a half over each eye.
5) To soothe tired,
irritated eyes, cut the end of a cucumber into 1/4 in thick
slices. Apply a cool
slice to each eye.
6) Raw potato slices
laid on sore eyes reduces heat and redness.
7) For eye puffiness,
any tea bag (herbal is better, especially eyebright), slightly
cooled, placed on the
eyes while you rest.
8) For tired or
bloodshot eyes, soak sterile cotton balls or soft cloth in cold skim
milk. Place over eyes
for 10 minutes. Rinse entire face in warm, then cool,
water.
9) To lighten dark
circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in
cheesecloth and apply
to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
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14.
Massage Oils
14.1.
Common questions about making massage oils.
1) What Are Carrier
Oils?
Carrier oils are
vegetable oils used to dilute the concentrated essential oils, they
help to slow down the
evaporation of the essential oils and help absorb them into
the skin. The carrier
oils should be "Extra virgin or cold pressed vegetable oils" for
maximum benefit. Some
good carrier oils include mineral oil, grapeseed, canola,
safflower, sunflower,
sesame, wheat germ, olive and peanut oil.
2) What are the main
Essential oil types?
The 5 main essential
oil types:
Floral, Spicy, Woody,
Citrus, Green
Quick fact: Essential
oils are distilled from herbs, fruits, petals, bark, rind, sap,
flowers, roots, seeds,
leaves, grasses.
3) How Do I Store The
Essential Oils?
Store essential oils in
brown or dark blue colored glass bottles with a close fitting
plastic screw cap. Do
not store in plastic containers, they could become
contaminated. Keep them
in a dark, cool place to prolong the shelf life. Always
store out of reach of
children.
4) What Safety
Precautions Should I Take?
Essentail oils are
highly concentrated extracts so keep away from the eyes ( If oil
comes in contact with
the eyes, rinse it out with a few drops of pure Sweet
Almond Oil, not water.
Seek medical attention.) and never take them internally.
They should not be
applied directly to the skin but mixed with a carrier oil such as
mineral oil to dilute
them as the oils are in concentrated form. Never increase the
dose of essential oil.
Some oils are toxic in large amounts.
*NOTE: Do not go out in
the sun for at least 6 hours after using any of these oils
in your recipes:
Ginger, lemon, orange and Bergamot, they can cause skin
irritations if exposed
to sun.
*Do not use on Pregnant
women or children under the age of two.
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14.2.
Basic Message Oil
Ingredients:
6 teaspoons carrier oil
of your choice
8 drops of essential
oil of your choice
Blend ingredients well,
warm up oil before doing any massage including your
fingertips.
14.3.
Rose and Sandalwood Massage Oil
Ingredients:
Rose--25 drops (1/4
tsp)
Sandalwood--25 drops
(1/4 tsp)
Macadamia Oil--1/4 Cup
Sweet Almond Oil-- 1/4
Cup
Put all in a bottle and
shake gently. Can also be put in a plastic spray bottle.
14.4.
Minty Fresh Massage Oil
Ingredients:
10 teaspoons Grapeseed
oil
3 drops of Eucalpytus
4 drops Rosemary
2 drops Peppermint
Blend ingredients well,
warm up oil before doing any massage including your
fingertips. Oriental
14.5.
Spice of Life Massage Oil
Ingredients:
10 teaspoons olive oil
6 drops of ginger
4 drops jasmine
essential oil
2 drops orange essence
Blend ingredients well,
warm up oil before doing any massage including your
fingertips.
14.6.
Night Dreams Massage Oil
Ingredients:
10 teaspoons grapeseed
oil
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6 drops of chamomile
4 drops jasmine
2 drops rose
1 drop lavender
Blend ingredients well,
warm up oil before doing any massage including your
fingertips.
14.7.
Anti-cellulite Massage Oil
Ingredients:
Base oil: Almond oil--2
tablespoons
Carrot Tissue--5 drops
Jojoba--5 drops
Blend well.
Essential oil blend:
Fennel--8 drops
Grapefruit--14 drops
Lemon--8 drops
Blend well. Then add to
base oil blend. Blend well.
14.8.
Fat Attack Massage Oils
Ingredients:
Essential Oil Blend--30
drops
Sweet Almond Oil--2
Tbsp
Carrot Tissue Oil--10
drops
Blend the almond and
carrot oil together before blending in the essential oils.
15.
Aknowledgement
SOAPKidz would like to
take the opportunity to acknowledge
and thank the various
websites and people that have
contributed ideas and
content to this recycling initiative.
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This booklet was
compiled by SOAPKidz.
www.soapkidz.org (2008)