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Light Moisturizer05:08 Jun 24 2009
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Use this very light, hydrating moisturizer any time skin needs refreshing or is feeling tight and dry. The glycerin acts as a skin-softening humectant, drawing moisture from the air to the skin.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup distilled water
2 tsp. vegetable glycerin
5 drops lemon, geranium, grapefruit, or rosemary (chemotype verbenon) essential oil
Instructions:
Add ingredients to a storage container and shake vigorously to blend. No refrigeration needed, but for maximum freshness and potency, please use within 6 months.
Application tips:
This product can be applied to face and throat with a cotton pad or by spraying the skin lightly and allowing to dry.
Recommended for: all skin types, especially oily, combination, normal, sunburned, windburned, or dehydrated skin.
Use: Daily
Prep time: about 5 minutes
Blending tools: Shake well before each use
Store in: plastic or glass bottle or spritzer
Yield: slightly more than 1/2 cup
Lemon Refresher Astringent04:59 Jun 24 2009
Times Read: 618
The tart, lemony aroma of the astringent is very refreshing and stimulating to use chilled on a hot, summer day. Avoid use on sensitive, dehydrated, environmentally damaged, sunburned, windburned or irritated skin.
Ingredients:
Juice of half a medium-sized lemon, strained
1/2 cup witch hazel
Instructions:
Combine ingredients in a storage container and shake well to blend. No refrigeration needed, but please use within 1 to 2 weeks, then discard.
Application tips:
Using a cotton cleansing pad, apply approximately 1 tsp. to the face or more to tha shoulders or back as needed throughout the day. Avoid eye areas.
Recommended for: Oily, combination, normal, or oily mature skin
Use: daily
Follow with: moisturizer
Prep time: 5 to 10 minutes
Blending tools: shake before each use
Store in: plastic or glass bottle or spritzer
Yield: approx. 1/2 cup
Strawberry Cleanser04:41 Jun 24 2009
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Strawberry juice has gentle astringent and bleaching properties and is best used as a light cleanser for those who do not wear make-up. It can also serve as a tooth cleanser and whitener--it's very refreshing and helps eliminate onion and garlic breath.
Ingredients:
4 very ripe, medium-sized strawberries, sliced and green stems removed
1 drop of peppermint or lavender essential oil
Instructions:
In a small bowl, thoroughly mash the strawberries with a fork (or use a mortar and pestle). Press the resulting pulp through a mesh strainer or squeeze through cheesecloth or nylon stocking and catch the juice in a small condiment bowl. Add the essential oil (if desired) and stir to blend.
Application tips:
Apply juice to face, neck, and decollete with a saturated cotton square (avoiding eye area), and massage with fingertips for about 1 minute. Rinse with cool water.
Recommended for: Oily, combination, acneic, or normal skin.
Use: daily when fresh strawberries are in season
Follow with: astringent or toner
Prep time: 5 to 10 minutes
Blending tools: mortar and pestle or small bowl and fork
Store in: do not store; mix as needed
Yeild: 1 application
Minty Soap Lover's Face and Body Wash04:29 Jun 24 2009
Times Read: 627
This recipe dilutes the castile soap by 50% with distilled water and wonderfully fragrant, highly anti-inflammatory lemon balm hydrosol, thus creating a very gentle liquid soap product for virtually all skin types. It's perfect for mint lovers and for those who insist on using soap and makes an effective, invigoration, aromatic pick-me-up cleanser for the entire body.
Ingredients:
1-8 oz. bottle of unscented liquid castile soap
1/2 cup lemon balm hydrosol
1/2 cup distilled water
1 tsp. jojoba oil
10 drops spearmint essential oil
10 drops peppermint essential oil
Instructions:
Add all ingredients to a 2-cup or larger plastic container. Shake or stir well to blend.
Pour into storage container(s), preferably plastic squeeze bottles.
No refrigeration needed, but for maximum freshness and potency, please use within 1 year.
Application tips:
Using a soft cloth, cleansing pad, or your fingers, apply approximately 1 tsp. to cover entire face, throat, and decollete (or more as necessary for use on the body). Shake well before each use.
Recommendations: All skin types except very dry, dehydrated, or environmentally damaged skin.
Use: Daily
Follow with: Astringent or Toner
Prep time: Approximately 10 minutes
Blending tools: Shake before each use
Store In: plastic squeeze bottles or glass bottles
Yield: approximately 2 cups
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