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Basic Bath Salts

On October 31, 2009   /   Recipes   /   Comments Off on Basic Bath Salts

BASIC BATH SALTS: 1 cup Epsom salts 1 cup bi – carbonate soda (baking soda) 30 drops essential oil of lavender Add essential oil to a small amount of baking soda and using a mortar and pestle, grind the essential oil into the powder, then add this to the balance of powders and combine well. Place into chosen containers. Use ½ cup per bath. NOTE: baking soda reduces acidity in the body and is excellent for rheumatism, pain, gout, eczema and psoriasis. Epsom salts is magnesium sulphate, which deeply relaxes muscles and tissues. It is also helpful to draw toxins […]

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Dry Skin Massage Oil

On October 31, 2009   /   Recipes   /   Comments Off on Dry Skin Massage Oil

15gm shea butter (melted gently in a double boiler) cool slightly and then add– 25ml macadamia or walnut oil 30ml jojoba oil 5ml rosehip seed oil 10ml hemp seed oil 5ml Wheatgerm oil 10ml meadow foam oil 20 drops sandalwood essential oil (see notes) This luxurious massage oil may be used for a whole body massage, or use face and neck area. Shea butter adds more nutrients and body to the blend. For best results use daily after bathing.

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Cleansing Cream

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100gm base cream (either made by using emulsifying wax- see previous recipes) or use one of our store bought types 3mls vegetable glycerine 3ml castor oil 4ml jojoba oil 3ml meadow foam oil 4 drops grapefruit seed extract 12 drops mandarin essential oil Combine all ingredients thoroughly, mixing each one into base cream, before adding the next one. Pot into chosen containers. To use – apply a good coverage of cream to face and neck area – leave on skin for several minutes, then remove with damp cotton wool. NOTE: the castor oil in this recipe is not quickly absorbed […]

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Shea Butter Hot Oil Treatment

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This recipe is lovely for bleached, permed or very damaged hair. 30mls jojoba oil 30mls avocado oil 15mls hemp seed oil 15mls apricot oil 30gms shea butter 20 drops rosemary essential oil 20 drops geranium essential oil 20 drops ylang ylang essential oil Combine all oils except essentials, melt shea butter in top of double boiler with the cold pressed oils, allow to cool down and add essential oils. Place in bottle with pump or dropper tip. To use, drop small amounts onto scalp and rub in well. Comb through hair and wrap in hot towels for several hours. Add […]

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Relaxing Healing Bath Salts

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This is helpful for stress, sleep problems and skin irritation. To your basic bath salt recipe add- 25gm chamomile flowers – dried 25gm lavender flowers – dried 10 drops sandalwood essential oil Add essential oils as before – then combine drieds wither mixed through or layered into jar.

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Avocado Sugar Scrub

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1 cup raw sugar 1 tablespoon avocado butter 2 tablespoon avocado oil 8-10 drops essential oil of choice Rub avocado butter into raw sugar (or melt butter and avocado oil in a double boiler) allow to cool slightly and pour raw sugar into melted, cooled butter. Stir well. At this stage if mixture is too wet add more raw sugar. This resultant mix should be a firm but not too oily consistency. Finally, add essential oil and place in pots.

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Mango Scrub

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58gms mango butter 25mls coconut oil (liquid) 2 tsp walnut shell powder or jojoba beads or pumice powder 8 drops may chang essential oil Melt mango butter and coconut oil together gently in double boiler until combined and melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool until just starting to thicken. Add walnut shell powder and mix until thickened to desired texture. Add may chang essential oil and place in containers. NOTE: the texture of this scrub may be altered by adding more of the walnut shell powder, or less – depending on how much exfoliation is required. May chang […]

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Coconut Lip Balm

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1 part aloe vera butter 1 part beeswax 1 part coconut oil (liquid) 10 drops coconut natural flavour Powdered stevia (to taste) In the top of a double boiler, gently heat aloe vera butter, beeswax and coconut oil until melted and well combined. Remove from heat, allow to cool, but not thicken – stir in enough stevia powder to taste (remember stevia is 300 times sweeter than sugar – 1 pinch= 1 tsp of sugar). Then add your coconut flavour and pour into pots or lip balm tubes. These make great gifts. You could make them in chocolate, strawberry, butterscotch, […]

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Recipes For Incorporating Vegetable Butters

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LAVENDER BASIC BODY BUTTER ½ part beeswax 1 part shea butter ½ part cocoa butter 1 part sweet almond oil Essential oil of lavender Very gently melt beeswax, shea and cocoa butters together in top of a double boiler. Add sweet almond oil and heat all ingredients gently until well combined. Turn off heat and remove top boiler from water. Allow to cool slightly and pour into prepared pots. Add essential oil of lavender and stir until well combined. (do not cover pots until body butter is set.) BELLY BUTTER Good for stretch marks, pregnancy – to help prevent stretch […]

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Cost Saving Healthy Recipes

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COUGH MIXTURE: 1 large tsp of organic linseed 30gm liquorice root – dried 115gm organic raisins Up to 115gm honey or brown sugar 1 tablespoon organic apple cider vinegar or lemon juice Put the linseed, liquorice and raisins into 9 litres of water and simmer until liquid is reduced by ½. Keep the lid on the pot and simmer gently. Then add, (after straining), although this is not necessary, the honey or brown sugar and the vinegar or lemon juice. Simmer just until well combined. Bottle and keep refrigerated. Drink when going to bed or whenever coughing starts. MACARONI PIE: […]

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Celery Seed For Pain

On December 18, 2008   /   Recipes   /   Comments Off on Celery Seed For Pain

This is a very old, inexpensive and simple remedy, suitable for many differing types of pain; celery is a rich source of potassium and magnesium, with the added benefits of keeping calcium in suspension in body fluids – minimizing deposition on and into soft tissue. Celery seed is also rich in sodium. When we can achieve optimum balance of sodium and potassium, rock like muscles can relax, ligaments can move fluids through more effectively and relaxation of both muscle and ligaments becomes more balanced. The result is simply – LESS PAIN! The herb lowers the bloodstream’s concentration of uric acid […]

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A few useful recipes

On October 14, 2008   /   Recipes   /   Comments Off on A few useful recipes

  Lemon Verbena Liquer 1/2 cup tightly packed lemon verbena leaves 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 2 cups sugar 4 cups vodka or brandy Place lemon rind and lemon verbena in a large jar with vodka or brandy and steep for 2 days, then add sugar and steep 3 more weeks, shaking daily. Then strain and filter and transfer to bottles. Age an additional 3 weeks. A Lovely Christmas gift! Sinusitis Tea 1 part Echinacea 1 part Lime/Linden 1 part Marshmallow 1 part Golden Rod Take 2 teaspoons to 1 cup water and simmer gently for 10-15 minutes keeping the […]

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