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 Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:53 pm
If you have a good recipe, post it here, please! ^_^ Lip balms, shampoos, cleansers, or what have you, this is the place!
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Posted: Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:29 pm
its a lemonbalm lip treatment
one cup beeswax
one cup sunflower oil
10 lemonbalm leafs(fresh)
8 peppermint leafs(fresh)
melt together the beeswax and the sunflower oil till its all a liquid. add in the lemonbalm and peppermint leafs steep on low to medium for 25 to 30 minuts. strain out the leafs and pore the warrm/hot gloss in to gloss containers(you can get them in the craft store in the sope making section)
let them cool overnight in a cold place(the friger of freezer) and enjoy ^.^
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Posted: Fri Sep 22, 2006 4:06 pm
Quote: Basic Lotion RecipeFirst of all, you may want to select containers with colored caps that remind you of the scent you made. Wal-Mart carries empty Pet Bottle with different colored caps in their beauty and travel section. So, I would pick a clear bottle with a purple cap for lavender, as one example. Heat up 3/4 Cup of Oil of Your Choice in the microwave with 2 teaspoons of Steric Acid and 1 teaspoon of Emulsifying Wax until melted. In a separate plastic bowl with a pour mouth preferably, heat up 1/2 cup of water of your choice (such as rainwater) in the microwave with a 1/2 teaspoon of Borax (the Mule Team stuff) until boiling hot. Then use the same plastic pour mouth bowl you boiled the water in and slowly whip in the oil mixture with a hand blender. Keep mixing until fairly cool. At this time, you can add vitamin e oil, a little color, fragrance, whatever you consider great stuff! When the lotion seems well mixed, funnel into pretty plastic lotion bottles. If you are going to take longer than a month to use this, I recommend putting a touch of Germaben II to body products; they will tend to form black little microbes after a few months. Vitamin e is a natural preservative and may help. Variations:Once you get the chemistry down, the interplay is wide open. You can use green tea instead of water or rainwater, or water infused with whatever herb you like. On the oil side, you can soak the oils in elements such as we do with bee pollen, strain and then use for the oil part. The possibilities are endless and these variations also apply to Cremes below. For those with Eczema or Psoriasis, adding 10% of pine tar at the mixing stage may help them tremendously. In that case, I would use Castor oil as my oil of choice. You can offset the smell of pine tar with cinnamon or nutmeg. [Contributed by Aislinn] Quote: Fill a large jug with one-third oats and two-thirds water. Mix, and leave overnight. The next morning, sieve the mixture and you will be left with a milky liquid that can be drunk as it is or used in place of cow's milk in some recipes. [Contributed by Jellysundae]
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Posted: Wed Sep 27, 2006 4:17 pm
[edit] Well... if you make this, follow the directions VERY carefully, and DO NOT ADD OIL! Not essential oils or anything. It totally ruins the shampoo.
Shampoo!
2 cups of very strong tea of your chosen hair herb (See below)
2 tablespoons of grated pure soap
1 1/2 tablespoons of vegetable glycerine
With the tea still warm, add the soap and let sit until the soap is soft. Mix well, and then add the glycerine and mix well again. Pour into a bottle and cap, and let sit for a day or two. Shake well, and use.
Hair Herbs:
Calendula (Marigold): for reds
Chamomile: for blondes, Promotes healthy hair growth.
Sage: Excellent for weak hair.
Rosemary: Enhances dark hair
Catnip: Promotes hair growth.
Burdock Root: Promotes hair growth and reduces hair from falling out
Note: This shampoo doesn't foam up and suds like commercial shampoo! It also doesn't strip the oils from your hair, so DO NOT ADD ESSENTIAL OILS.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:49 am
Well I figured I may as well share! xd
This is a recipe for sugar scrub! (it's my best friend for pampering after a long day with the baby!)
You'll need:
1 glass jar
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/8 to 1/4 cup water
scented oil(s) of your choice
To make:
Combine sugar, olive oil, and 1/8 cup water. Mix well and make sure it's the proper consistancy, if it's still a little dry add in another 1/8 cup water. Add scented oils and mix well. Increase recipe to the desired amount of scrub you want.
You could also use a plastic jar instead of glass, but plastic tends to absorb some of the scented oils, if you do use a plastic jar make sure you don't use it for food. Wouldn't want lavander in you alfredo pasta! xd
My first try I used vanilla extract, it worked well but the olive oil has a little more powerful scent than the vanilla did. I also found the peppermint and vanilla make a very yummy scent combo.
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:47 am
mixing olive oil with sea salt makes a very simple scrub, grind the salt down in a pestle and mortar first though,if it's too course it will hurt!
This is good for men to use, as it's not the slightest bit feminine and they don't feel girly using it cool plus it's great for clearing dead skin from their backs and arms. Men seem to get little white spots/bumps on the backs of the tops of their arms, i'm sure this is because they're scared to exfoliate incase it turns them gay all of a sudden rolleyes
for a little something extra, add crushed black peppercorns 3nodding this will give a lovely tingly warmth, great to use when you're feeling ill or after a heavy workout 3nodding
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 2:17 pm
jellysundae mixing olive oil with sea salt makes a very simple scrub, grind the salt down in a pestle and mortar first though,if it's too course it will hurt! This is good for men to use, as it's not the slightest bit feminine and they don't feel girly using it cool plus it's great for clearing dead skin from their backs and arms. Men seem to get little white spots/bumps on the backs of the tops of their arms, i'm sure this is because they're scared to exfoliate incase it turns them gay all of a sudden rolleyes for a little something extra, add crushed black peppercorns 3nodding this will give a lovely tingly warmth, great to use when you're feeling ill or after a heavy workout 3nodding
I thought for a long time my dad wouldn't do it because stuff smells "girly" but now that's just an excuse. I bought some lovely berry scented body-wash to use for when I was depressed, and within three days the man had used it -all-! All of it! An entire bottle of girly-berry-flowery smelling stuff. When confronted, he said "The fact that it doesn't itch [my note: He's allergic to nearly everything] and leaves me feeling fresh and soft rather than dry and stripped makes it worth the fun poked at me for smelling like a berry sundae."
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 3:00 pm
Guys just seem to be picky sometimes. Hubby makes faces at my scrubs cause they smell girly, I think if I made him a small "man-scrub" he would use it.
What are some good "man-scents" I'll see if hubby will actually use "man-scrub". Or maybe I'll sneak some salts into his body soap xd
Hey now that's not a half bad idea... *ponders if her hubby will notice the extra scrubby ness*
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 5:17 pm
pine, and cedar, and sage, and thyme... anything with an earthy rich smell. ^^
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:04 pm
Kyoki Marie pine, and cedar, and sage, and thyme... anything with an earthy rich smell. ^^ Ah wonderful! I'll see if Hubby will use it. And let you know what scents he liked best.
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 8:44 am
sandalwood 3nodding
that smells really nice, masculine but not over powering, mixes well with lemon too.
but any herbs really, Sage and thyme as Marie suggests, rosemary too.
and i tell you, once men have got over the fear of 'THE SCRUB' they realise they actually LIKE how it feels! rolleyes
as long as they don't go at it hell for leather and make themselves sore.
my ex refused point blank to use a facial scrub, even though i told him he'd get less ingrown stubble and spots beneath his chin,until he found out that his best mate used one, then he tried mine. It caused him physical pain to admit that it made a difference you know rolleyes but after that he used it once a week before he shaved.
lazy swine only shaved once a week! his excuse was that his stubble was too hard until it had got a bit longer, and he'd cut his chin to bits, so instead i used to have to put up with chin-pie all week! evil
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:10 am
jellysundae sandalwood 3nodding that smells really nice, masculine but not over powering, mixes well with lemon too. but any herbs really, Sage and thyme as Marie suggests, rosemary too. and i tell you, once men have got over the fear of 'THE SCRUB' they realise they actually LIKE how it feels! rolleyes as long as they don't go at it hell for leather and make themselves sore. my ex refused point blank to use a facial scrub, even though i told him he'd get less ingrown stubble and spots beneath his chin,until he found out that his best mate used one, then he tried mine. It caused him physical pain to admit that it made a difference you know rolleyes but after that he used it once a week before he shaved. lazy swine only shaved once a week! his excuse was that his stubble was too hard until it had got a bit longer, and he'd cut his chin to bits, so instead i used to have to put up with chin-pie all week! evil Men are weird! They think we're hard to figure out. I swear they are just as bad. Like I said in the pm I asked hubby if he would use it if I made it for him and made it smell manly, he said "sure, why not?". I'm still amazed I had some of his attention during sports :rolf: Eeww! Chin-pine! That hurts, especially around the neck. hard scratchy stubble can be used as a hairbrish! My dad had a cat that thought it made a great brush! xd
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Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 3:55 pm
Hm... our housemate has copper-wire beard hair, so he kills razors- literally. One shave and the blade is done for. ><
My husband, on the other hand, has the softest beard I've ever felt! (Softest hair, too, though.)
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Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:40 am
men should remember some of the traditions of shaving, the hot, wet towel around the chops that an old fashioned barber will use, to open the pores and soften the beard. My Dad started using the proper shaving brush and soap and said it made a massive difference too  i like them because they look elegant 3nodding and proper shaving soaps tend to be loaded with skin conditioning ingredients, but most men, while they love the result of a traditional shave, moan about it taking longer and stick with their can of gel/cream and razor burn rolleyes
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