Post by Suze on Nov 22, 2003 6:43:04 GMT -5
I thought I'd share another herbal recipe. It has nothing to do directly with BE, except maybe improving firmness and smoothness and overall skin beauty, but it can be adapted in any way you like by adding ingredients (eg: fennel oil or tincture) and removing some.
What you'll need:
-A sauce pan you don't use for cooking
-A beater
-A spatula
-Little jars that close well and can stay in the freezer.
Ingredients:
-Shaved beeswax (or paraffine)
-Evening primrose oil
-Borage oil (optional)
-Macadamia oil (optional)
-Olive oil
-Soy lecithine (optional, makes the working easier)
-Yarrow tincture
-Arnica tincture (optional)
-Burdock root tincture
-Ivy (hedera helix) tincture (optional)
-St-John's wort macerated in oil or tincture
-Horsetail tincture (optional)
-Comfrey tincture (optional, controlled in some places)
-Rosemary and lavender essential oils
Before I start, I have to mention that several of the ingredients should never be used internally. In the same way, don't use it around the eyes and on open cuts. Besides, if you have any allergies or auto-immune disorders, it may stimulate them.
So, onto the preparation.
Prepare the tincture mix: it should total 20g liquid, split evenly among the tinctures you will use.
Mix 20 g shaved beeswax, 50g olive oil and 10g of the other oils as well as a spoon of lecithine in the pan. Heat slowly and stir until the wax and lecithine have melt. Take it out of the fire and add the tinctures. Stir slowly until the mixture starts coagulating. Add both essential oils with a dropper until the scent suits you. From now on, use the beater until the cream is smooth and cold enough (like a mayonnaise). You can make it quicker by putting the pan in a basin of cold water after adding the tinctures.
With the spatula (to avoid contamination from hands), put the cream in the jars. Keep the ones you won't use in the freezer, they won't deteriorate.
Since this mix is rather rich, it's best used as a night cream. As always with herbal preparations, stop using it if you get unpleasant side-effects and when the product gets moldy.
What you'll need:
-A sauce pan you don't use for cooking
-A beater
-A spatula
-Little jars that close well and can stay in the freezer.
Ingredients:
-Shaved beeswax (or paraffine)
-Evening primrose oil
-Borage oil (optional)
-Macadamia oil (optional)
-Olive oil
-Soy lecithine (optional, makes the working easier)
-Yarrow tincture
-Arnica tincture (optional)
-Burdock root tincture
-Ivy (hedera helix) tincture (optional)
-St-John's wort macerated in oil or tincture
-Horsetail tincture (optional)
-Comfrey tincture (optional, controlled in some places)
-Rosemary and lavender essential oils
Before I start, I have to mention that several of the ingredients should never be used internally. In the same way, don't use it around the eyes and on open cuts. Besides, if you have any allergies or auto-immune disorders, it may stimulate them.
So, onto the preparation.
Prepare the tincture mix: it should total 20g liquid, split evenly among the tinctures you will use.
Mix 20 g shaved beeswax, 50g olive oil and 10g of the other oils as well as a spoon of lecithine in the pan. Heat slowly and stir until the wax and lecithine have melt. Take it out of the fire and add the tinctures. Stir slowly until the mixture starts coagulating. Add both essential oils with a dropper until the scent suits you. From now on, use the beater until the cream is smooth and cold enough (like a mayonnaise). You can make it quicker by putting the pan in a basin of cold water after adding the tinctures.
With the spatula (to avoid contamination from hands), put the cream in the jars. Keep the ones you won't use in the freezer, they won't deteriorate.
Since this mix is rather rich, it's best used as a night cream. As always with herbal preparations, stop using it if you get unpleasant side-effects and when the product gets moldy.