Wednesday, October 7, 2009
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Recipes that you can make at home with very little effort.
Recipes
Avocado Carrot Cream Mask
-1 avocado, mashed
-1 carrot, cooked and mashed
-1/2 cup heavy cream
-1 egg, beaten
-3 tablespoons honey
Combine all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Spread gently over your face and neck, and leave in place 10-15 minutes. Rinse with cool water and follow with your favorite toner.
Peach Lotion
-1 Peach
-4 drops tincture of Benzoin (known to be STRONG sensitizer)
-2 oz. coconut or sweet almond oil
-1 1/2 oz. orange flower water and 1 or 2 drops orange oil
Wash, drain, mash, and then strain the juice from 1 peach through muslin or cheesecloth. Add to it 4 drops of tincture of benzoin, 2 oz. coconut or sweet almond oil, 1 1/2 oz. orange flower water and 1 or 2 drops orange oil. Beat together until it is fluffy and pour into a clean 4 oz container. It will keep for a longer period if you store it in the refrigerator. Use the lotion to moisturize your skin whenever it feels dry.
Refreshing Orange Scrub
-1/2 of an Orange
-4 T Cornmeal
To Make: Squeeze orange juice and pulp into a bowl and add the cornmeal. Mix into a paste.
To Use: Apply onto freshly washed face and body. Scrub gently for 2-3 minutes. Rinse, tone, moisturize.
Oatmeal bath for kids
Grind 1 cup of plain oatmeal in a food processor or coffee grinder until it turns into a powder. Add it to running water and stir with your hand to get the oatmeal powder to dissolve in the bath water. Relives itching due to chicken pox, poison oak, diaper rash etc. Also good for dry skin.
-1 avocado, mashed
-1 carrot, cooked and mashed
-1/2 cup heavy cream
-1 egg, beaten
-3 tablespoons honey
Combine all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Spread gently over your face and neck, and leave in place 10-15 minutes. Rinse with cool water and follow with your favorite toner.
Peach Lotion
-1 Peach
-4 drops tincture of Benzoin (known to be STRONG sensitizer)
-2 oz. coconut or sweet almond oil
-1 1/2 oz. orange flower water and 1 or 2 drops orange oil
Wash, drain, mash, and then strain the juice from 1 peach through muslin or cheesecloth. Add to it 4 drops of tincture of benzoin, 2 oz. coconut or sweet almond oil, 1 1/2 oz. orange flower water and 1 or 2 drops orange oil. Beat together until it is fluffy and pour into a clean 4 oz container. It will keep for a longer period if you store it in the refrigerator. Use the lotion to moisturize your skin whenever it feels dry.
Refreshing Orange Scrub
-1/2 of an Orange
-4 T Cornmeal
To Make: Squeeze orange juice and pulp into a bowl and add the cornmeal. Mix into a paste.
To Use: Apply onto freshly washed face and body. Scrub gently for 2-3 minutes. Rinse, tone, moisturize.
Aloe Vera Lip Gloss Recipe
1 tsp. Aloe Vera gel
1/2 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. petroleum jelly
Combine the ingredients in a small glass bowl until well mixed. Heat for about 2 minutes in the microwave. Stir and pour into a small container. Let cool completely before use.
Oatmeal bath for kids
Grind 1 cup of plain oatmeal in a food processor or coffee grinder until it turns into a powder. Add it to running water and stir with your hand to get the oatmeal powder to dissolve in the bath water. Relives itching due to chicken pox, poison oak, diaper rash etc. Also good for dry skin.
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