Tess December 24th, 2006
* 1/2 cup grated Castile soap
* 1 cup boiling distilled water (or a little less)
* 2 tb. coconut oil, melted
* 3 tb. almond oil
* 1 tb. borax
Dissolve soap in boiling water and put in blender. Add remaining ingredients and mix until fluffy. Add 15 to 20 drops fragrance oil and pour slowly into shaving mug.
(I use an ordinary large ceramic coffee mug).
Tess November 22nd, 2006
Men often grow a goatee to simply change their appearance or to make up for a lack of hair on their head.
When a guy shaves his head or keeps his head hair cut very short, growing a goatee can help to create a good look that offsets the lack of head hair.
When it comes to growing a goatee, men often have questions that relate to how it will make them look as well as questions related to goatee maintenance.
Tess October 27th, 2006
* 4 tablespoons dried dandelions
* 4 tablespoons chamomile
* 5 tablespoons rosemary
* 1 (12-inch) square muslin or cotton
Place herbs in center of fabric. Bunch edges of fabric together. Secure with rubber band or string to form a scrubber. Place in a pot of boiling water. Remove from stove. Steep 10 minutes. Remove scrubber and save the water as it contains herbal juices.
Tess October 20th, 2006
Immerse two tomatoes briefly in hot water until their skins crack. Peel off the skin, quarter them, scoop out the seeds, and put all the flesh in a mortar.
Add a tablespoon of peppermint leaves and half a tablespoon of dried yeast grains. Do not use fresh yeast! Pound this all altogether to a paste. Stir in a teaspoon of lemon juice and spread thickly on the face and neck, making sure you keep the mixture away from your eyes.
Tess July 11th, 2006
Nature’s treatment for acne control and prevention, containing carefully selected herbs to:
Do you suffer from acne, rosacea, scars?
Have you spent a fortune on different products and medication which claim to give you a perfect skin - only to find that your problem becomes worse and worse?
Tess July 7th, 2006
Blend:
* 2 drops frankincense
* 2 drops rosewood
* 2 drops rose otto
* 2 drops lavender
* 15 ml base.
As a base, I recommend:
* 2 ml evening primrose
* 2 ml calendula
* 1 ml wheat germ
* 10 ml sweet almond oil
* or any other base of your choice ( 2 ml is aproximately 1 Tablespoon ).
Smells wonderful and feels great on the skin.
Tess March 24th, 2006
Stir enough double cream into an egg white to make the mixture spreadable. Leave on crow’s feet for at least an hour or all night if possible, wash off throughly when finsihed.
Tess March 20th, 2006
I’m from Kentucky and my mother taught me this trick to heal pimples. I began using it for problem (oily, blackhead) areas and it works well.
First wash your face with warm water to open the pores and make extraction easier. Crack open a raw egg and remove (tear) a piece of the fine translucent lining (skin) between the albumin and the shell. This “liner” is a purifier for the chicken embryo. Its job is to draw out impurities away from the egg sack. It also works well to draw out unwanted oil and dirt.
Tess March 14th, 2006
Garlic can clear out your pores. Apply this paste to your face. This will make your skin tingle.
Recipe: Peel and mash eight fresh garlic cloves (or, iuse crushed garlic from a jar).
Leave on your face for 15 minutes. Wash off with a warm cloth. Results: Very smelly. Garlic gets even smellier as it rinses off, but the good news is that dead skin comes off with it.
If you can stand the stink, try it. Keep it away from your eyes.
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