Post by WVsnowflake on Dec 11, 2004 22:12:34 GMT -6
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Rosemary Chamomile Facial Rinse
You'll need:
1 tablespoon dried rosemary
2 tablespoons dried chamomile flowers
Place this in a muslin bag---a small resealable plastic bag.
Instructions:
Add 4 cups boiling water to the herbs and steep the rinse
for 15 minutes.
Strain the liquid into a glass jar and cool.
Keep this in the refrigerator between uses.
Using a cotton ball or two, gently
wipe your face with the rinse.
Keep on your skin for 15-30 minutes, then
rinse off with cool water.
This works really well during a relaxing
bath
Lavender Ointment
Ingredients:
4 tablespoons olive oil
3 tablespoons beeswax
3 tablespoons cocoa butter
1 Vitamin E capsule
15 drops lavender essential oil
Combine the olive oil, beeswax and cocoa butter in a double boiler. Heat till melted, then remove from heat.
Prick a hole in the Vitamin E
capsule and add this and the lavender essential oil to the beeswax
mixture, beating well.
Pour into small jars or tins and cool before
replacing the cover.
Use for chapped skin, bruises, or other minor skin
irritations.
This is nice on dried feet, elbows or hands too
Relaxing Herbal Bath
Ingredients:
1 part dried hops
1 part dried chamomile flowers
1 part dried lavender buds
lavender essential oil (optional)
Combine the herbs in a glass bowl, and add 1 drop of lavender essential oil for each 3/4 ounce of the herb mixture that you have.
Place into a glass container and cover.
(recycled jar that are cleaned and dried work well).
Instructions:
Place 1/4-1/2 cup of the bath tea into a muslin
bag, cheese cloth (tie with kitchen string) or a tea ball.
Drop or hang
into the bath tub as it fills for your bath.
OR
you can steep the same amount of tea for 15-20 minutes,
strain, and add the liquid to your bath.
Soothing Milk Bath
Ingredients:
2 cups dry powdered milk (regular or dried goat milk powder)
1/2 cup Epsom salts
1/2 cup sea salt
1/2 cup baking soda
6 drops lavender essential oil
4 drops rose or rose geranium essential oil
Mix all the ingredients but the oils, together into a glass bowl.
Drop the oils in and work it together with a large wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
Pour into a container--leave the lid off for a day or so--then
stir and cover.
Give with instructions.
To Use: 1/2 cup or into a warm bath while it fills
Lavender Rose Bath & Body Powder
Ingredients:
1 cup powdered arrowroot
1 cup corn starch
1/4 cup baking soda
5 drop rose or rose geranium essential oil 6 drops lavender essential powder
Optional:
Grind 1/2 each dried rose buds and lavender and
add last.
Place all but the oils into a glass bowl and drop the essential oils
into the dry ingredients.
Mix well and allow it to stand for 2 days.
(You can place it in an open jar for this part)
After the 2 days, sift the mixture and place it into a covered container.
~~ From ~~
Old fashioned Living
Then I will give you a nice rub down with some lavender lotion to make you sleepy & fetch your pipe & slippers 
