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Recipes for a Chemical Free Home

May 14, 2008 by sdelia.

Recipes for a Chemical Free Home

Healthy Beauty Recipes

Nail & Hand Care

For dry nails
2 tsp. gelatin
1/2 glass fruit juice
mix together, drink at once
repeat daily for at least 6 weeks. Regularly, soak fingernails in a bowl of warmed olive
oil for about 5 min. Dry with soft towel, gently pushing back cuticles.

Dill And Horsetail Nail Bath
2 tb (30ml) chopped horsetail
2 tb (30ml) dill seed
1 c (225ml) boiling water
Pour the water over the two herbs and steep for at least an hour.
Strain the liquid into a bottle. Both these herbs contain silicic acid, which helps to
strengthen nails. Warm the mixture before using and soak your nails in it for ten
minutes every other day.

For weak nails
Massage wheat germ oil into cuticles.
Fingernail Treatments
1) Beat 1 egg yolk in a small bowl. Soak fingernails for 5 minutes. Rinse.
2) Forget the Palmolive Madge! Make a solution of pure castile soap and water in a
large bowl, soak hands and nails for about 10-15 minutes.

Dill & Horsetail Nail Soak
2 Tbsp chopped horsetail herb
2 Tbsp dill seeds
1 cup boiling water
Pour water over herbs, steep for 1-2 hours. Strain and bottle. To use: warm some of
the solution, pour into a small bowl, soak nails for 10 minutes.

Lady’s Mantle Hand Mask
2 Tbsp finely ground oatmeal
1 Tbsp lady’s mantle infusion
1 tsp avocado oil
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp glycerin
Mix all to form a smooth paste. Apply to hands at bedtime. Leave on for 1/2 hour,
wash off and apply moisturizing cream overnight (wear gloves) Wash off in the
morning.

Cornmeal Hands Mask
Mix 1/4 cup corn meal with 3 Tbsp. milk. Heat over low heat until a paste forms. Add
1 drop almond oil. Let cool. Spread on hands, leave on for about 10 minutes. Rinse.

Lady’s Mantle Hand Lotion
2 Tbsp of a strong infusion of lady’s mantle
2 Tbsp glycerin
2 tsp carrageen moss (Irish Moss) melted in a little hot water
4 Tbsp vodka
10 drops essential oil of rose or geranium
Stir glycerin into melted moss. Add essential oil to vodka, then blend into the
glycerin mixture. Stir in lady’s mantle infusion, blend well. Pour into jar, cap tightly.
Shake before using.

Heavy Duty Barrier Cream
4 Tbsp Un petroleum Jelly (available in natural foods stores)
2 handfuls fresh elderflowers
Melt jelly, add elderflowers. Steep for 45 minutes, reheating the jelly when it
solidifies. Reheat until mixture is liquefied, strain through a fine sieve into a jar. Cool,
then cap tightly.

Heavy Duty Gardeners Hand Cream
2 Tablespoons of shaved beeswax
1/2 Teaspoon of carnauba wax
2 Tablespoons of jojoba oil
1 Teaspoon of aloe vera gel
10 drops of Vitamin E oil ( or 4 capsules)
1 drop of your favorite essential oil for fragrance
Melt the first four ingredients in a stainless steel pot on the stove or use a glass
pyrex cup in the microwave. Remove from heat and beat until cool, adding the
Vitamin E oil before mixture thickens. Continue beating until this mixture becomes
creamy. Add your favorite essential oil, continue beating until cream has completely
cooled. Spoon your cream into a jar, store in a cool dark place.

Banana Hand & Foot Cream
Dry hands and feet will become smooth and soft overnight if you mix:
Bananas
Honey
Lemon juice
Natural margarine
Smear on hands and wear white gloves to bed. Wash off in the morning. For dry
feet, smear the mixture on and wear heavy socks to bed, wash off in the morning.

Wheat germ Hot Oil Fingernail Treatment
Soak fingernails in warmed wheat germ oil for about 5 minutes. Wipe off oil, then
massage nails. Strengthens weak and brittle nails.

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Homemade Beauty Recipes

September 10, 2007 by sdelia.

Aloe Vera Lip Gloss
1 tsp. aloe vera gel
1/2 tsp. coconut oil
1 tsp. petroleum jelly

Mix together in glass bowl and heat for 1 to 2 minutes on high in the microwave will yield about 1/2 ounce.

Honey Lime Lip Gloss
7-8 tsp. sweet almond oil
2 tsp. beeswax
Vitamin E capsule
1 tsp. honey
5 drops lime flavoring or essential oil
Small container with lid
Miscellaneous items: microwave- safe bowl, microwave, straight pin, wire whisk, spoon

1 Melt the oil and beeswax in the microwave for 1-2 minutes.
2 Remove the mixture from the microwave. Pierce the vitamin E capsule with the straight pin and whisk the contents of the capsule, honey, and flavoring into the mixture until it is set.
3 Spoon the finished lip gloss into the small container.

Undereye Circle Lightener
To lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue and apply an eye cream.

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Empress Josephine’s Cleanser

June 29, 2007 by sdelia.

Excerpt from Natural Beauty at Home - Janice Cox

Josephine de Beaubarnais married Napoleon Bonaparte in France in 1796. She was known for her beautiful clear complexion. It is rumored that she used this simple cleanser recipe every day to keep her skin clean and glowing. It is necessary to refrigerate this cleanser between uses because of the fresh milk. It should last for a few weeks.

Mix together the two ingredients. Store in the refrigerator.

To use: Pour a small amount in your hand and massage gently into your skin. Rinse well with tepid water and pat dry.

Yield: 3 ounces.

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Greener Home Cleaning

May 22, 2007 by sdelia.

Greener Home Cleaning
How to clean your house, without jeopardizing your family’s health 


By Rachel Rabkin Pechman When cleaning, the last thing you want to do is fill the air with toxins that are hazardous to the environment — and even to your family’s health. Yet that’s what you might be doing if you use certain traditional cleaners, many of which contain synthetic chemicals that haven’t been safety-tested. Experts are divided as to whether these cleaners can harm you, but if you’re concerned, here’s how to limit exposure, from Linda Mason Hunter, co-author of Green Clean: 

Air it out. Leave windows open during and after cleaning so that the chemicals don’t linger in the air. Buy “green” alternatives, like Seventh Generation and Mrs. Meyer’s. Or look for products with these terms: biodegradable; plant-based; hypoallergenic; formulated without dye or synthetic fragrance; non-flammable; does not contain chlorine, phosphate, petroleum, ammonia, acids, alkalized solvents, nitrates, or borates. 

Make your own. Try: • A mix of baking soda and distilled white vinegar to scrub the toilet 

•Distilled white vinegar mixed with warm water to clean hardwood floors •Vegetable-based soap with a few drops of lavender essential oil to make an antiseptic cleaning spray 

Do what you can. Using green cleaners even some of the time is better than never. To learn more, visit householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov. 

Parenting, June 2007

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MAKE THIS FOR MOM OR YOURSELF!

May 12, 2007 by sdelia.

To all the wonderful mom’s out there, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!

If you or your mom like to use massage oil, you’ll love this recipe. It can also be used in the bath.

Herbs are perfect for making scented massage oils because of their strong scent.

1/2 cup of your favorite light oil, (almond, canola, olive, etc.)                                    1 tablespoon fresh herb or a combination of herb.

Mix together the oil and the herb or herbs. Heat gently in the microwave or on the stove top, but do not boil. ( I usually microwave on high for 2-minutes.  Cool the oil mixtue completely, about 30-minutes. Filter out all of the solids in the oil by pouring through a funnel with a coffee filter into a clean glass jar or bottle. Use and enjoy.

Stimulating herbs

  • Rosemary: Cures apathy and is good for the memory.
  • Oregano: Boosts circulation.
  • Mint: energizing, raises your metabolism

Relaxing herbs

  • Chamomile: Relaxing; cures insomnia.
  • Lavender: Soothing, calming; cures headaches.
  • Basil:  Calms the nerves, cures stress; good for decision making, helps concentration.  

With fresh herbs, I like to save a sprig or two to place inside the bottle.  

Sharon                            

 

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