Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Soothing Oil Rub

 *Not intended to be medical advice**

Soothing Oil Rub 


Could offer relief for arthritis pain: rub a small amount into your joints and muscles

1 small cayenne pepper, chopped with seeds

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons grated beeswax

  • Combine pepper and oil and gently heat over a double boiler

  • Let sit until cooled

  • Strain and discard the pepper and seeds

  • Add beeswax and heat until beeswax is melted

  • Stir well, spoon into a container and let it cool


Sunday, February 25, 2024

Cold Syrup

 


2 lemons, sliced

10-12 whole cloves

2 cinnamon sticks, broken or cinnamon chips

ginger, about an inch long, peeled and sliced. 

Place the lemons, cloves, cinnamon and ginger in a jar.  Cover with local, raw homey and makes sure it covers all the other ingredients.  I covered it with fresh, raw local honey & worked it down into the jar with a chopstick. Continue to add honey as it settles.  Set in a cool, dark place for 3 days, or longer, stir occasionally.  

Strain, store in refrigerator and use, as needed. 

You can dehydrate the solids and use them in teas or crush them in a blender and add that way (dehydrate before trying to put in the blender.)


Saturday, September 30, 2023

Green Clay Mask

 1 Part French Green Clay

1 Part Rose Water

Mix together until smooth.  Spread on face, let dry and gently rinse and dry. 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Echinacea and Lemon and Ginger Soothing Drops

Echinacea and Lemon and Ginger Cough Drops

•    1 cup Herbal Tea, echinacea and lemon
•    1 cup Sugar
•    powdered sugar
•    peeled and chopped ginger about 1/4 cup 


Instructions
1.    Steep tea bags and ginger for about 10 minutes and strain.
2.    Combine 1 cup of herbal tea with 1 cup of sugar. Make sure you do this on a tall pot so that there is plenty of room for the mixture to boil. Attach a candy thermometer to the side of the pot.
3.    Heat on high heat stirring until the sugar dissolved and then don't touch it.
4.    In the meantime, place a layer of powdered sugar in a shallow pan and make divots to pour the mixture into. I use the handle of a large spatula but anything will do.
5.    Once the mixture reaches 300 remove the pot from the heat, and let it settle so that the foam from boiling subsided.
6.    Then using a small plastic ladle to pour the mixture into the powered sugar.
7.    Allow to cool until firm.
8.    Toss in the powdered sugar to coat and place in an air tight jar.

***Not intended to be construed as medical advice. 
 

Monday, February 28, 2022

Egg and Honey Face Mask

 Mix together egg white, honey and tea tree essential oil.  Apply to face; rinse after dry with warm water, pat dry. 

Sunday, January 31, 2021

Foundation Recipe #3

 Marigold Eye Cream

Witch Hazel

Aloe Vera 

Argan Oil

French Green Bentonite Clay

Earthen Mist

Brown Oxide

Zinc Oxide


I play around with the ingredients until I get a texture, consistency and color that I like. 

Thursday, July 23, 2020

Body Spray #1

Good for Sensitive Skin

1/4 cup Distilled or Purified Water
1.5 t glycerine
1 t macadamia oil
4 drops vitamin E
5 drops Tea Tree EO
3 drops Rose Geranium EO
2 drops Lavender EO