OUR "COOKBOOK" OF NATURAL REMEDIES & PRODUCTS
BATH & BEAUTY PRODUCTS
- Anti-Dandruff Lotion
6 ounces witch hazel
Juice of one lemon
8 ounces distilled water
Mix all ingredients together. Part hair down the middle, front to back, while it is still damp after shampooing. Wet a cotton ball with the lotion and dab it on your scalp along the part. Part hair an inch to one side of the other and repeat application. Repeat again until entire scalp is treated.
- Baby Powder
1 ounce powdered chamomile
1 ounce powdered marigold flowers
1 ounce oat or oatmeal powder
1/2 ounce comfrey root powder
1/2 ounce powdered eggshells
1/2 ounce cornstarch (optional)
Sift through a very fine sifter, then bottle. If heat rash is a problem, add cornstarch.
- Blackhead Wash
16 ounces powdered oatmeal
8 ounces powdered almond meal
4 ounces powdered orris root
1 ounce powdered castile soap
Use 1 tablespoon of this mixture with a little hot water to make a paste. Rub gently into the affected area. Rinse with cold water.
- Chapped Face Lotion
4 ounces rosewater
1 1/2 teaspoons glycerin
1 1/2 teaspoons sodium borate
2 ounces geranium water
1 ounce camphor water
Combine all ingredients. Store in a tightly covered, wide-mouth, opaque jar.
- Chapped Lip Balm
1/4 pound beeswax
Small quantity sweet oil
Heat these ingredients carefully and slowly until beeswax has melted. Store in a tightly-closed tin. Apply balm two or three times a day. Avoid wetting lips as much as possible.
- Citrus Deodorant
2 parts baking soda
2 parts white clay
1 part dried powdered lemon or orange peel
Mix all together well. Dust on whenever necessary.
- Dark Circles under Eyes
To lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue and apply an eye cream. Results: Circles will lighten and skin tighten.
- Deluxe Tooth Powder
1/2 cup salt
1 pound baking soda
Put salt in blender and turn it on high; then turn it off and shake the container. Blenderize some more until it is absolutely pulverized into a very fine powder. Add baking soda; shake the blender and blenderize more until it is all mixed. Add desired flavoring and mix well.
- Ease Stress and Muscle Pain
Try the following combination of essential oils in a warm (not hot) bath to ease stress and muscle pain:
3 drops lavender oil
2 drops petitgrain
1-2 drops frankincense
Draw the bath first, add the essential oils, swirl them around with your foot, get in and relax. Allow yourself 10 to 20 minutes. Do not get the bath water in your eyes, as the oils will sting. Use this formula up to once a day for 3 days a week over a two to three week period.
- Effervesce Fizzing Bath
2 cups Sea Salt
1 cup Baking Soda
1/2 cup Citric Acid
20 drops of Essential Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Moisture will make this mixture fizz . Add desired amount to bathwater
- Energizing Morning Bath Mixture
4 drops rosemary oil
2 drops lavender oil
Mix the oils into a warm bath and soak for at least 15 minutes.
- Foot Smoother
1/8 cup oil
1 teaspoon vinegar
Petroleum jelly or white vegetable shortening
After soaking feet well, rub callused area of feet with rough toweling. Apply the mixture of oil and vinegar. Massage in well and blot the excess. You might also use a pumice stone on rough spots every day following your bath. Make sure skin is dry first before you abrade. Then rub in an emollient such as petroleum jelly or even white vegetable shortening.
- Relaxing Bath
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup Dead Sea Salt
1 cup Sea Salt
20 Drops Lavender Essential Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Add desired amount to running bathwater.
- Sensual Aromatherapy Bath
2 cups Epsom Salt
2 cups Sea Salt
10 drops Ylang Ylang Oil
10 drops Lavender Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Add desired amount to running bathwater.
- Uplifting Bath
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup Dead Sea Salt
1 cup Sea Salt
20 drops Rosemary Essential Oil
20 drops of soap dye optional
Add desired amount to running bathwater
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