shes2beauty....Naturally

Skin care basic 1 2 3

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Skin is an organ and the largest organ of our entire body. This organ, which is 98% protein, is not only large but complex as well. One square inch of skin contains about three meters of blood vessels, three hundred sweat glands, twelve meters of nerves, six hundred nerve endings, thirty hairs, and forty-five oil glands. In consideration of health and beauty with the above data in mind, you will understand how important to care for our skin.

A healthy and beautiful skin is soft to touch and yet firm with elasticity. It is moist, with a definite acid balance. It is smooth and fine-grained in texture. It should be uniform and glows in color. These are the attributes we look for in our skin.

Even if you have all the best inherited skin by basic, we all have to face the reality of aging which changes our skin with time. Beautiful skin, no matter what type of skin you have, demands constant care to resist the aging process. The earlier you start, the better. You’ll notice the loss of elasticity first in your neck. This is a warning signal, and the face is next. Massaging properly with moisturizing creams will help tone the underlying muscles of the face and slow down the inevitable. We can’t stop the process of aging, but should do our best to slow it down. Therefore it is essential to maintain a healthy skin that is cleansed, toned, moisturized and cared for everyday of our life.

( Natural recipes of cleansing creams, moisturizing creams, skin refresheners )

Caring for the skin externally is not everything that the skin requires to stay young and beautiful. A nutritious, balanced diet is crucial too. Lots of protein – lean meats, fish, poultry, and eggs – plus fruits, vegetables, dairy products, and adequate quantities of water; all help to keep you strong, healthy and functioning efficiently from the inside. Malfunctioning internally is adversely affected on your skin elasticity, texture and color.

The last but not the least thing to complete your skin care package is exercise. The fitness of the rest of your body is reflected in the appearance of your skin. Exercise stimulates all internal organs to function smoothly. It helps to distribute the nutrients, tones the muscles, and eradicates fatigue and stress.

Care for the health of your whole body from outside to inside. Your skin, and its resulting health and beauty, will surely make you stand out from the crowd.

Cover-ups for Trouble skin

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It's much healthier for a trouble skin to go naked (with just a drying agent to aid healing). However, there are times when you want to cover eruptions and the following recipes will allow you to do so, without subjecting your skin to the impurities of makeup.

Neutracolor Cover-up

4 tbsp pure cornstarch
Tiny pinch of neutracolor
1 tbsp witch hazel
1 tbsp camphor water

Mash powders and witch hazel with a mortar and pestle. When it becomes a smooth paste, add camphor water and put in small jar.

Benzoin Cover-up

4 tbsp fuller's earth
2 tbsp rose water
1/2 tsp tincture of benzoin

Mix rose water into talcum to form a paste. Blend in enough tincture of benzoin to get desired shade. When you put this in a jar, it will harden. Wet finger and rub for each application.

Your Own Foundation Cover-up

1 bottle medicated foundation (no rosy shades)
Calamine lotion

Pour 1/3 to 1/2 of the foundation out. Fill bottle with calamine lotion and shake

Beauty in different languages

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beauty in Afrikaans is skone

beauty in Chinese is 秀麗

beauty in Dutch is fraaiheid, schoonheid, knapheid

beauty in French is beauté

beauty in German is Schönheit

beauty in Italian is bellezza

beauty in Korean is 아름다움

beauty in Latin is decor, pulchritudo pulchritudinis, forma, venustas

beauty in Portuguese is beleza

beauty in Russian is schoonheid

beauty in Spanish is belleza

Beauty quotes

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Beauty is worse than wine, it intoxicates both the holder and the beholder.
- Johnann Georg Zimmerman

Beauty is the virtue of the body as virtue is the beauty of the soul.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of introduction.
- Aristotle

The face is the mirror of the mind, and eyes without speaking confess the secrets of the heart.
- St. Jerome

Creating from themselves, all beauties are Creators of the beautiful.
- E.H. Burrington

A beautiful woman is the hell of the soul, the purgatory of the purse, and the paradise of the eye.
- Le Boyer de Fontenelle

The perception of the beautiful is gradual, and not a lightning revelation; it requires not only time, but some study.
- Giovanni Ruffini

Beauty draws us with a single hair.
- Alexander Pope

A fair exterior is a silent recommendation.
- Publilius

If the nose of Cleopatra had been a little shorter, it would have changed the history of the world.
- Blaise Pascal

Beauty has a lot to do with character.
- Saint Augustine

To love beauty is to see light.
- Victor Hugo

Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?
- Oscar Hammerstein II

Love of beauty is Taste. The creation of beauty is Art.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.
- Confucius

Beauty is how you feel inside, and it reflects in your eyes. It is not something physical.
- Sophia Loren

Beauty is the wisdom of women. Wisdom is the beauty of men.
- Chinese Proverbs

Beauty is not caused. It is.
- Emily Dickinson

Eye Creams

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The winkle Arrester

3 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
5 tsp coconut oil
3 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp mineral oil
3 oz castor oil

Melt lanolin and coconut oil together. Heat olive, mineral and castor oils in separate pan. Pour oils slowly into lanolin mixture, beating constantly. Neat until cream thickens. Makes approximately 5 oz.

Coconut Butter Cream

2 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp cocoa butter

Heat together and beat until cool. Make about 3 3/4 oz

Almond Eye Cream

1 oz plus 1 tbsp almond oil
1 oz plus 1 tbsp castor oil
2 tsp anhydrous lanolin
2 tbsp mineral oil
2 tbsp beeswax
Pinch sodium benzoate

Over low heat, melt beeswax and lanolin. Warm the oils in separate pan. Add sodium benzoate to oils and pour mixture into wax mixture. Beat until cool. Makes a little under 4 oz.

Avocado Cream

2 tbsp avocado oil
2 oz castor oil
2 tbsp petroleum jelly2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin

Heat lanolin and petroleum jelly together over low heat. Warm oils and add slowly, beating all the while, to the lanolin mixture. Beat until cool. Makes a little over 4 oz.

Baby Balm

1 1/2 oz mineral oil
1 1/2 oz castor oil
3 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
3 tsp cocoa butter
3 tsp coconut oil
2 tbsp petroleum jelly

Heat lanolin and petroleum jelly over low heat. Heat liquid oils, cocoa butter, and coconut oil and beat into lanolin mixture. Beat until cool. Makes 5 oz.

Ultrarich Eye Gel

2 tbsp petroleum jelly
2 tbsp cocoa butter
2 tbsp coconut oil
2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin

Heat lanolin and petroleum jelly over low heat. Heat cocoa butter and coconut oil together and beat into lanolin mixture. Beat until cool. Makes approximately 3 oz.

Vitamin E Cream for Eyes

1 oz mineral oil
1 oz wheat germ oil
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
2 tsp beeswax

Melt beeswax and lanolin over low heat. Warm oils and beat into wax mixture until cool. Makes about 3 oz.

Sunburn Relievers

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Touch of Tea Sunburn Lotion

2 oz strong, dark tea
1 tbsp witch hazel
2 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle and apply to burned areas.

Green Olive Sunburn Helper

2 oz limewater
3 tbsp olive oil
1 tsp borax
1/8 tsp tincture of benzoin

Dissolve borax in limewater and shake in bottle with olive oil. Add tincture of benzoin and shake again. Apply to burn. Shake each time before using.

Vitamin A Sunburn Healer

Cod liver Oil

Rub into burned skin; its healing powers are phenomenal.

Lubricating Suntan Oils with No Protection

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Citrus Suntan Oil

6 oz mineral oil
1 tbsp oil of bergamot

Shake together in bottle.

Cocoa Butter Cream

2 oz cocoa butter
3 oz petroleum jelly

Melt over low heat. Beat until thick. Put in jar and refrigerate when not in use.

Favorite Perfume Sun Lubricant

6 oz heavy mineral oil
1 tbsp favorite perfume or cologne

Shake together in bottle. Shake before each use.

Baby Brown Suntan Oil

6 oz mineral oil
1 tbsp iodine

Shake together in bottle. Shake before each use.

Sunscreens with Small Amount of Protection

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Coconut Suntan Butter

1 1/2 oz coconut oil
1 1/2 oz cocoa butter

Melt and beat together. Pour into jar and store in refrigerator. Don’t be concerned if it melts in the sun. Refrigerate when not in use.

Favorite Perfume Sun Oil

3 oz mineral oil
3 oz poppyseed oil
1 tbsp favorite perfume or cologne

Shake together in bottle and refrigerate when not in use.

Peanut Butter Suntan Oil

3 oz mineral oil
2 Peanut oil
1 oz cocoa butter
1 tbsp oil of bergamot

Warm oils. Melt cocoa butter and stir into oil mixture. Let cool, and oil of bergamot, and pour into bottle. Refrigerate when not in use.

Coconut Sun Oil

3 oz coconut oil
3 oz mineral oil
1 tbsp oil of bergamot

Melt coconut oil. Warm mineral oil, stir together, and cool. Add oil of bergamot and pour into bottle. Refrigerate when not in use.

Cocoa Butter Sunscreen

3 oz cocoa butter
2 oz olive oil
1 oz cottonseed oil

Warm oils together. Melt cocoa butter over low heat and stir into oils. Cool, bottle, and refrigerate. Don’t be concerned if oil hardens in refrigerator; it will melt again in the sun.

Sunscreen with Moderate Protection

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Peanut Butter Suntan Oil

4 oz peanut oil
2 oz cocoa butter
1 tsp oil of bergamot

Warm oil. Melt cocoa butter over low heat and stir into oil. Cool. Add oil of bergamot and pour into bottle. Refrigerate when not in use.

Sesame Butter Sunscreen

2 oz sesame oil
2 oz cocoa butter
2 oz coconut oil
1 tbsp strong, dark tea

Melt cocoa butter and coconut oil over low heat. Add warmed sesame oil. Beat in warm tea until mixture is cool. Pour into bottle and store in refrigerator when not in use.

Coconut Suntan Oil

4 oz coconut oil
2 oz cottonseed oil
1 tbsp oil of bergamot

Melt coconut oil. Warm cottonseed oil. Stir together. When cool, add oil of bergamot and pour into bottle. Refrigerate when not in use.

Favorite Perfume Suntan Oil

2 oz peanut oil
2 oz sesame oil
2 oz poppyseed oil (coconut oil can be substitute)
1 tbsp favorite perfume

Shake together in bottle and store in refrigerator when not in use.

Olive Sun Oil

4 oz olive oil
2 oz peanut oil
1 oz cottonseed oil
1 tbsp oil of bergamot

Shake together in bottle and store in refrigerator when not in use.

Sunscreens for Complete or Nearly Complete Sunblocks

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Zinc Oxide Block

Zinc oxide

Spread on areas where you want total protection from the sun. if you want a flesh color, mix with Nutracolor from the drugstore.

Sunblock Cream

2 oz anhydrous lanolin
1 tbsp sesame oil
2 oz rose water
2 tbsp zinc oxide

Melt lanolin and beat in warmed sesame oil. Heat rose water slightly and beat into mixture until coolish. Beat in zinc oxide and put in jar. Refrigerate when not in use.

Wintergreen Sunblock

2 tbsp beeswax
3 oz sesame oil
2 tbsp cocoa butter
1 oz strong, dark tea
1/2 tsp borax
2 tsp methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen)

Melt, warm, and mix first 5 ingredients. Beat until cool and add methyl salicylate. Refrigerate when not in use. Do not use near eyes and keep away from children. Oil of wintergreen is a poison, but is commonly used in commercial sunscreens.

Wintergreen Sun Lotion

1 Tsp borax
7 oz rose water
1 oz oil of wintergreen
2 tsp glycerin
3 tbsp alcohol

Dissolve borax in water. Add oil of wintergreen. Stir until dissolved. Add other ingredients. Shake in bottle and filter through double layer of cheesecloth after a couple of days. Shake before use. Do not use near eyes and keep away from children. Oil of wintergreen is a poison, but is commonly used in commercial sunscreens.

Glossary for recipes

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Acetone
A colorless, volatile, water-soluble, flammable liquid. Use in nail polish removers.
Available at : Drugstore

Alcohol
Reducing agent. Cools skin as evaporates; reduces perspiration. Antiseptic with drying power. Skin cleanser to remove skin debris.
Available at : Drugstore

Almonds
A nutlike kernel; fruit of the almond tree. Source of protein with abrasive action
Available at : Supermarket

Almond oil
Emollient. Natural vegetable oil pressed from almonds. Held to have most penetrating and softening power.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Aloe
Any chiefly African, liliaceous plant of the genus Aloe, certain species of which yield a drug and a fiber. Sap use to relieve and heal burns.
Available at : Plant store

Alum
A colorless, odorless, crystalline, water-soluble solid. Mild astringent. Mild germicide.
Available at : Drugstore

Apples
Fruit whose juice contains mild organic acids, pectin, protein, and vitamins.
Available at : Supermarket

Baking soda
A white crystalline, water-soluble powder or granules. Antacid, reduces greasiness of skin, removes crusts and secretions. Use to soothe burns.
Available at : Supermarket

Barley
A cereal plant whose awned flowers grow in tightly bunched spikes. Thought to have properties to cleanse and soften the skin.
Available at : Supermarket

Beeswax
Substance secreted on underside of the bee which it use to build up walls and cells of the honeycomb. Will not clog pores and tends to soften skin.
Available at : Drugstore

Benzoin acid
A white, crystalline, slightly water-soluble powder usually derived from benzoin or other balsams
Available at : Drugstore

Bergamot
Bergamot is a small citrus tree having fruit whose rind yields a fragrant essential oil. Used in small quantities to perfume creams. Also has tanning properties.
Available at : Drugstore

Borax
A white, water-soluble powder or crystals occurring naturally or obtain from naturally occurring borates. Used as an emulsifying agent to make blending lass difficult.
Available at : Drugstore

Boric Acid
Antiseptic, fungicide, mild germicide
Available at : Drugstore

Bran
The partly ground husk of wheat or other grain, separated from flour meal by bolting. Thought to act as a skin softener.
Available at : Supermarket

Brandy
A spirit distilled from the fermented juice of grapes or other fruit. Has modified attributes of alcohol. Available at : Liquor store

Brewer's yeast
A yeast suitable for use as ferment in the manufacture of wine and beer. Source of much vitamin B.
Available at : Health food store or super market

Calamine powder
A pink, water-insoluble powder consisting of zinc oxide and about 0.5% ferric oxide, used in ointments, lotions, and the like. Mild astringent, Protective dehydrant.
Available at : Drugstore

Camphor
A whitish, translucent, crystalline, pleasant-odored antiseptic obtained from the camphor tree. Counter-irritant, its action depends upon peripheral sensory nerves. Give sense of coolness.
Available at : Drugstore

Carrots
Vegetable. Source of vitamin A used to unplug pores and facilitate oil release.
Available at : Supermarket

Castile soap
A variety of mild soap, make from olive oil
Available at : Drugstore

Castor oil
A colorless to pale yellow viscid liquid, usually obtained from the caster bean by pressing process. Emollient, lubricant adherent.
Available at : Drugstore

Chamomile
Plant having strongly scented foliage and flowers which are used medicinally. Having characteristics of soothing the skin and slight bleaching powers.
Available at : Supermarket

Cinnamon
Germicide, astringent; antiseptic spice oil.
Available at : Drugstore

Cocoa butter
A fatty substance obtained from the seeds of the cacao, a small evergreen tree. Emollient and vehicles as well as lubricant for skin’s surface.
Available at : Drugstore

Coconut oil
Emollient oil, lubricant, and vehicle pressed from coconuts.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Cornstarch
Starch made from Indian corn. Source of protein with slight abrasive action.
Available at : Supermarket

Cottonseed oil
Emollient oil, vehicle, lubricant. Natural vegetable oil
Available at : Health food store or supermarket.

Cucumbers
Vegetable whose juice contains organic acids. Astringent.
Available at : Supermarket

Epson salts
Hydrated magnesium sulfate occurring as small colorless crystals. Supposed to exercise osmotic influence on inflammatory tissue. Has slight anesthetic effect.
Available at : Drugstore

Extracts
Preparations supposed to possess the virtue of the original substance in concentrated form
Available at : Supermarket

Fuller's earth
An absorbent clay, used especially fir removing grease from fabrics. Absorbent face mask ingredient.
Available at : Drugstore

Gelatin
Adhesive yet porous dressing. Protective, supportive, permits evaporation of secretions through it. Protein.
Available at : Supermarket

Gin
Alcoholic liquor obtained by distilling grain mash with juniper berries. Same antiseptic qualities as alcohol.
Available at : Liquor store

Glycerin
Clear, sweet, odorless substance. By-product of oils and fats. Mild antiseptic, emollient when dilute. Absorbent, hence used to prevent drying of many preparations. Facilitates penetration through epidermis according to some.
Available at : Drugstore

Honey
A sweet, viscid fluid produced by bees from the nectar collected from flowers. When applied to skin, has remarkable drawing power plus moisturizing qualities.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Hydrogen peroxide
A colorless, unstable oily liquid, the aqueous solution of which is used chiefly as an antiseptic and bleaching agent.
Available at : Drugstore

Hydrogenated oils
Oils which through treatment become hardened. Margarine and lard substitute.
Available at : Supermarket

Iodine
A nonmetallic halogen element. Used in preparations as antiseptic coloring agent.
Available at : Drugstore

Lanolin
Purified fat from sheep wool. Protective ointment base which combats dryness and softens locally on the surface; it is said to contain elements similar to those of our own sebaceous glands and so is readily absorbed by skin.
Available at : Drugstore

Lecithin
Any of a group of yellow-brown fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues and egg yolk. Emulsifying agent; lowers surface tension between oils and water, hence aiding absorption through skin.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Lemon
Citrus fruit used as a skin freshener and bleach. Astringent.
Available at : Supermarket

Limewater
Antacid, astringent, antiseptic; used for burns
Available at : Drugstore

Margarine
A food product made from a blend of refined vegetable oils churned with ripened skim milk, with a plastic consistency. Penetrating skin lubricant.
Available at : Supermarket

Menthol
A colorless, crystalline, slightly water-soluble alcohol obtained from peppermint oil. Local sedative, antiseptic, counterirritant.
Available at : Drugstore

Methyl salicylate (oil of wintergreen)
Perfume, antiseptic. Penetrating qualities helpful to aches and pains. Poison.
Available at : Drugstore

Mineral oils
Cheaper oils usually used in cosmetics. Is nonabsorbent. Can cleanse surface and lubricate.
Available at : Drugstore

Mineral water
Water containing dissolved mineral salts or gases, especially such water for medicinal use.
Available at : Supermarket

Oatmeal
Protein meal made from oats. Used for its abrasive qualities.
Available at : Supermarket

Olive oil
Natural oil pressed from olives. Emollient, lubricant with excellent penetrating powers
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Orange water
Neutral reaction to slightly acid. Light orange odor
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Papaya
The large, yellow, melon-like fruit of a tropical shrub or small tree. Exfoliant containing active enzymes which are capable of eating up dead skin cells on the surface of the skin
Available at : Supermarket

Peach kernel oil
Natural vegetable oil. Can substitute for almond or olive oil.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Peanut oil
Natural vegetable oil from peanuts. Can substitute for almond or olive oil.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Peppermint
A labiates herb known for its refreshing and drawing qualities. Antiseptic.
Available at : Supermarket

Petroleum jelly
A yellowish or whitish, translucent, gelatinous, oily semisolid. Non-penetrable lubricant; protective base.
Available at : Drugstore or supermarket

Phenol
Antiseptic; germicide.
Available at : Drugstore

Rosemary
An evergreen native to the Mediterranean area. Herb used in medicines and cosmetics.
Available at : Supermarket

Rose water
Water tinctured with the essential oil of rose. Wholly free of irritants
Available at : Drugstore

Sage
A perennial herb used in medicines, cookery, and believed to have a drying effect upon the skin.
Available at : Supermarket

Salt
A crystalline compound occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater. Antiseptic, abrasive.
Available at : Health food store or super market

Sesame oil
Natural oil pressed from sesame seeds. Promotes skin softness and absorbs high percentage of sun's ultraviolet rays
Health food store or supermarket

Skim milk
Milk from which most of the fat has been removed. Protein, skin softener, mild bleach.
Available at : Supermarket

Sodium benzoate
A white, crystalline or granular water-soluble powder. Antiseptic; natural preservative.
Available at : Drugstore

Soybean oil
Natural vegetable oil pressed from soybeans.
Available at : Health food store or supermarket

Spermaceti
Emollient, demulcent, hardening ingredient from the head of a whale. Softens skin and will not clog pores
Available at : Drugstore

Strawberries
Fruit whose juice contains organic acids. Astringent. Thought to have exceptional skin cleansing qualities.
Available at : Supermarket

Tannic acid
Characteristic of tea that soothes skin, especially burns
Available at : Supermarket

Thyme
A common garden herb having aromatic leaves. Attributes of antiseptic and disinfectant.
Available at : Drugstore

Thymol
Antiseptic similar to phenol
Available at : Drugstore

Tincture of benzoin
Adds sticking quality, protective antiseptic; astringent; irritant. Used to aid the healing of erupted skins.
Available at : Drugstore

Tragacanth
Substance derived from low, spiny Asian shrubs. Demulcent, emulsifying agent.
Available at : Drugstore

Vodka
An unaged, colorless, distilled spirit, originally made in Russia. Contains characteristics of alcohol.
Available at : Liquor store

Witch hazel
A shrub of Eastern North America. Astringent, antiseptic, soothing liquor
Available at : Drugstore

Zinc oxide
Mild astringent, mild skin bleach, adhesive dehydrant. Nontoxic, protective.
Available at : Drugstore

Pamper your hands with hand lotion

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Just like the skin on your face, your hands get the most abused and explosed. They are subjected to frequent soap and water or detergent dips.

The following creams are ultrarich, moisturizing abd protective, so for repeated daily applications, a little is all you need each time.

If you need serious treatment, hands are luckily respond very well to overnight conditioning. First get a pair of inexpensive cotton gloves. Then just before you get into bed, smooth your hands with one of the follwoing creams or lotions, put the gloves on, and let the moisturizers do their wonder-work the whole night through. You'll will notice the lovely results thevery next morning. This same treatment can be used for calloused feet with cotton socks.

Alternatively, you can give yourself a treatment during the day, too. If you clean house or wash dishes with rubber gloves, rub some vegetable oil into yur hands before donning the gloves. The heat and persipiration inside the gloves help the oil penetrate and soften your hands.

Lanolin Hand Cream

4 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp safflower oil
1 1/2 tsp rose water
1/2 tsp oil of bergamot

Melt lanolin and beat in warmed safflower oil. Heat rose water and beat into mixture, pouring very slowly, until cool. Beat in oil of bergamot and put in jar. Don’t worry if it doesn’t seem thick enough; it will thicken further in the jar. Makes about 3 oz.

Glycerin and Rose Water Hand Cream

2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
1 oz glycerin
1/2 oz light mineral oil
1 1/2 tsp soy oil
1 oz rose water
1 tbsp oil of roses (or other floral oil)

Melt lanolin over heat. Warm next three ingredients together and beat into lanolin. Heat rose water slightly and beat into mixture until it thickens and cools. Beat in scented oil and put in jar. Makes a little over 3 oz.

Orange Hand Cream

2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
2 tbsp petroleum jelly
1 tbsp glycerin
1/2 tsp boric acid
1 tbsp orange extract

Melt lanolin and petroleum jelly over low heat. Heat glycerin and boric acid slightly and beat into mixture. Slightly warm orange extract and beat into mixture until cool. Makes 3 oz.

Lemon Hand Cream

3 oz anhydrous lanolin
1 oz soy oil (do not substitute)
1 tbsp glycerin
1 tbsp cocoa butter
1 tsp zinc oxide ointment
2 tsp lemon oil

Melt lanolin. Warm soy oil, glycerin, and cocoa butter together and beat into lanolin. Beat in zinc oxide and lemon oil until cool. Makes 4 oz.

Almond Hand Cream

4 oz anhydrous lanolin
2 oz almond oil
2 oz almond extract
2 tbsp glycerin
2 tsp zinc oxide ointment
1 tsp boric acid

Melt lanolin over low heat. Warm glycerin and oil and beat into lanolin. Dissolve boric acid in almond extract and beat into mixture until cool. Beat in zinc oxide. Makes 4 oz.

Your Favorite Scent Hand and Body Lotion

2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
3 oz sesame oil
1 tbsp plus 1 tsp favorite extract, perfume or cologne (strongly scented)
1/4 tsp borax

Melt lanolin over low heat. Warm oil and beat into lanolin. Dissolve borax in heated extract or perfume and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture. Beat for at least 5 minutes until cool and creamy. It smells heavenly, penetrates quickly and softens beautifully. Put in dispenser bottle. Makes 5 oz.

Glycerin and Rose Water and Body Lotion

3 oz rose water
3 oz glycerin
1/4 oz borax
2 drops red food coloring

Warm glycerin. Dissolve borax in heated rose water and beat into glycerin until cool. Beat in food coloring and put in bottle and shake before each use. Makes 6 oz.

Massage technique for moisturizing cream

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Below are 4 different methods of face massage with moisturizing cream. Use any one of them which you find more comfortable with, use the middle and ring finger of both hands. It will help the cream to penetrate while hydrating your skin. You skin will becomes soft, fresh and alive.

The basic function of moisturizing cream is to lubricate, soften and mositurize the skin and protect it from the elemensts.

One of the purpose of "moisturize" is to add moisture to or holding the water in the cream in close contact with skin for a brief moment. But since water evaporates very quickly, so the value of its moisturizing function is minimal. The greatest importance of a mosturizing cream seems to be in its ability to form a light, transparent film over the skin's surface which acts as a barrier so that water being sent to the skin from the inside by way of the underlying tissues doesn't evaporate.

To apply moisturizing creams, use a deep, upward and outward massage motion. This can stimulates the circulation of the blood which mourishes the skin and all its structures. A deep massage can stimulate and strengthen muscle fiber, prmotes glandular activity that tends to reduce fat cells.

How to apply skin refreshener

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Skin refreshener has many different names : skin toners, tonics, conditioners, astringents..... and many other creative name for their active function. They are are used after a cleansing cream for specific purposes, and at the same time make your skin feel fresh and alive.

For oily skins, they are essential becasue they effectively remove any oils which may remain on the skin from cleansing cream. Skin refresheners are enthusiastically recommeded for all skin types because they tone and freshen the skin as wel las stimulate circulation to promote that all-important internal cleansing. In addition, fresheners restore the skin's pH to normal and tighten and close pores for a refined texture.

When applying this amazing lotion, this is best done with cottonballs. Shake the bottle of lotion, hold the cotton over the opening until it is wet ( but not dripping), then, with firm movements to stimulate circulation, wipe the areas to be cleaned in an upward and outward motion. Use fresh cotton as needed. Remember that you are nto wiping the lotion on, you are wiping any leftover dirt off.

These fresheners are effective any time of the day for a quick cleanup or pick-me-up for the face.You will enjopy the sparking clean feeling it imparts to your face.

How to remove cleansing cream

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Apply cleansing cream over the entire face and throat. Gently and firmly remove makeup with several cotton tissues or a warm, wet washcloth. Follow the direction or strokes as the picture above when removing cleansing cream.

You can re-apply cleansing cream for a sceond time again if necessary.

Use soap and water to clean as desired.

Rinse well, then rinse again.

How to apply cleansing cream

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The main purpose of a cleansing cream is to remove make-up, surface grime, and accumlated oils from the face and throat. Other than gets you clean on the outside, you get and internal cleaning too. As you gently massage the cream onto your face, the circulation of the blood is increased, bringing oxygen to the surface to feed the skin. Then, on the return trip, the blood takes along with it and any waste products that may be hiding near the surface. If, before you remove the cream, you gently scrub the face with a natural bristle complexsion brush, you can effectively remove dead skin cells that have accumulated on the surface waiting to be sloughed off. Use a circular motion when you use a brush to massage.

Recipes for Chapped Lips

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Vitamin E Ointment

1 oz wheat germ oil
1 oz petroleum jelly

Melt jelly over low heat. Warm oil and beat into jelly. Beat until cool and put in small jar. Apply before going out into the weather or under lipstick.

Rose Water and Glycerin Lotion

1 oz rose water
1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle and apply freely.

Chapped Lip Butter

1 oz cocoa butter
1 tsp spermaceti
1 tsp almond oil

Melt cocoa butter and spermaceti over low heat. Beat in almond oil and continue beating until cool. Pour into small jar and apply freely.

Chapped Lip Stick

1 tbsp beeswax
1 tbsp spermaceti
1 oz olive oil
1 oz petroleum jelly

Melt waxes over low heat. Warm oil and beat into wax mixture. Beat until cool and scoop into lipstick cases. Recipe fills 2 cases.

Coconut Chapped-Lipstick

1 1/2 tbsp beeswax
1 tbsp spermaceti
1 tbsp coconut oil

Melt waxes over low heat. Warm coconut oil and beat into wax mixture until cool. Scoop mixture (it’s easiest to use your fingers) into empty, clean lipstick cases and pack down well. Recipe will fill 2 lipstick cases. Use freely as you would lipstick.

Recipes for Freckle Bleaches

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Some people like freckles. Some people don't. If you don't, you might try one of the following natural recipes.

Freckle Lotion

3 oz Alcohol
1 tsp rose water
1 tbsp tincture of benzoin
1 1/2 tsp benzoin acid
1 oz lemon juice

Shake together in small bottle and apply morning and night.

Freckle Cream

1 oz anhydrous lanolin
1 tbsp 17 volume hydrogen peroxide
1 tbsp glycerin

Melt lanolin. Warm glycerin and beat into lanolin. Beat peroxide into mixture and apply freely.

Rum Lotion for Freckles

2 oz fresh, strained lemon juice
1 oz light rum
1 tsp glycerin

Shake together in small bottle and apply freely.

Recipes for Skin Bleaches

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Some people are plagued with dark spots on their hands and face. This dark pigment can often be bleached with prseverance and patience. However, the bleach is usually temporary and don't expect miracles. Beware not to buy bleach creams that contain ammoniated mercury which is very strong and not recommended for continual use.

Ascorbic acid preparations are safer and also have properties which are effective in decreasing the pigment formation as well as helping to remove already fixed pigment.

If you try out any natural recipe and your condition doesn't improve with 6 - 8 weeks, I would advise a visit to the dermatologist.

Lemon ‘n’ Glycerin Bleach

1 oz freshly squeezed and strained lemon juice
1 tbsp glycerin

Shake together well in small bottle and apply frequently.

Lemon Bleach Lotion

3 oz fresh, strain lemon juice
1 tbsp alcohol
2 tsp glycerin

Shake together in small bottle and apply frequently.

On-the-Spot Bleach

If you’re cooking with lemons, rub the raw lemon over spots before you throw it away. If making a salad, rub lemon and a drop of the oil into spots.

Rose Water Bleach

2 oz rose water
2 oz 17 volume hydrogen peroxide

Shake together in small bottle and apply frequently.

Glycerin Bleach

1 oz glycerin
1 oz 17 volume hydrogen peroxide

Shake together in small bottle and apply frequently.

Bleach Cream

2 tsp anhydrous lanolin
2 tsp spermaceti
3 oz petroleum jelly
1 tbsp 17 volume hydrogen peroxide

Melt first 3 ingredients together over low heat. Cool. Mix peroxide thoroughly into mixture and put in jar. Apply frequently.

Recipes for Massage Oils

2008-05-28T00:54:00.000-07:00

Nothing could be better to your physically fatigued body as a good massage. It can relieve painful, knotted muscles and increase their tone at the same time by stimulating and strengthening the muscle fibre. Massage can circulate blood and bring it to the surface to nourish and internally cleanse the skin of the entire body. It also reduces fat cells. Besides supplementing skin softening oils, it promotes glandular activity within the body. Your nerves are soothed and stresses alleviated.

Most masseurs and masseuses use plain mineral oil or a mineral oil-base cream. You can consider to bring in your own massage oil. The massage oil recipes below are of vegetable oils. Lusciously moisturizing natural vegetable oils can penetrate your skin and silken your entire body.

Keep all massage oils in the refrigerator when not in use. If they harden or get cloudy, no problem, they will return to their proper consistency at room temperature.

Deep Penetrating Almond Oils

3 oz almond oil
1 1/2 tsp liquid lecithin

Warm oil and stir in lecithin. Beat almond extract into oil mixture. Cool and pour into plastic bottle. Shake before using. Refrigerate.

Scent Massage Oil

1 tsp liquid lecithin
2 oz soy oil
1 oz peanut oil
1 tbsp oil of any essence you prefer

Warm first two oils and lecithin lightly. Add scent and cool pour into plastic bottle. Refrigerate.

Lemon-Apricot Massage Oil

3 oz apricot oil
1 1/2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
1 tsp lecithin
1 1/2 tbsp lemon extract

Melt lanolin over low heat. Warm apricot oil and beat into lanolin. Beat in lecithin and let cool. Beat in extract and put in plastic bottle. Refrigerate.

High Friction Massage Cream

1 tbsp beeswax
1 tbsp spermaceti
2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
2 oz safflower oil
1/8 borax
1 oz rose water
1/4 tsp oil of bergamot

Melt first three ingredients over low heat. Warm the oil. Dissolve the borax in heated rose water. Beat the oil into the wax mixture. As it thickens and cools, beat in rose water. When cream forms and is cool, beat in oil of bergamot and scoop into jar. Refrigerate.

Vitamin A, D and E Massage Oil with Lecithin (unscented)

2 oz almond oil
1 oz wheat germ oil
4 vitamin A & D capsules
1 1/2 tsp liquid lecithin

Warm oils and stir in lecithin. When cool, pierce vitamin capsules and empty contents into oil. Put in plastic bottle and shake before each use. Refrigerate

Muscle Massage Oil

2 oz anhydrous lanolin
2 oz sesame oil
1 tsp oil of wintergreen
1 1/2 tsp menthol

Melt lanolin over low heat. Warm oil and beat into lanolin. When cool, add oil of wintergreen and menthol and put in plastic bottle. Do not use on face and keep away from children..

Favorite Perfume Massage Oil

4 oz safflower oil
2 oz sesame oil
1 tsp lecithin
1 tbsp favorite perfume or cologne

Warm oils slightly and stir in lecithin until completely blended. When mixture is cool, shake in plastic bottle with perfume. Shake before each use and keep in refrigerator when not in use.

Sunscreens with Extra Protection for all skin type

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Sesame Sunscreen

6 oz sesame oil
1 tbsp oil of bergamot

Shake together in bottle. Keep in refrigerator when not in use.

Coconut Butter Suntan Oil

4 oz sesame oil
2 oz coconut oil
2 oz cocoa butter

Melt cocoa butter and coconut oil over low heat. Warm sesame oil. Stir all together and let cool. Pour into bottle. Refrigerate when not in use. Don’t be concerned if it hardens in the bottle. It will melt again at room temperature or in the sun.

Pink Suntan Lotion

1 oz pink calamine powder
2 oz rose water
1 ox sesame oil
1 oz glycerin
1 tsp oil of bergamot

Combine in bottle and shake well before each use. Rub well into skin.

Favorite Perfume Sunscreen

6 oz sesame oil
1 tbsp favorite perfume or cologne

Shake together in bottle. Keep in refrigerator when not in use.

Recipes for wave sets

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Gelatin Set

1 tsp plain gelatin
1 cup boiling water

Mix well. When gelatin dissolves and mixture is cool, comb through hair and set as usual. )Gelatin is also protein, just as an added extra bonus)

Milk Set

1 tbsp powdered milk
1 cup water

Mix and comb sparingly through hair. Set as usual.

Beer Set

Comb beer (or dilute it with water for softer look) through hair and set as usual. Or pour beer over hair to wet it and then set as usual.

Wave Set for Normal Hair

5 oz water
1 tsp tragacanth

Soak tragacanth overnight in water. Strain through clean, white cloth. Put in bottle with spray top (well-scrubbed Windex bottle) and spray onto each section, combing it through as you set hair.

Wave Set for Dry Hair

6 oz water
2 tsp tragacanth
1 tbsp glycerin
1 tbsp plus 2 tsp alcohol
1/8 tsp borax

Mix tragacanth and alcohol in spray bottle. Add other ingredients and shake well. Spray wave set onto each section of hair before setting.

Hair rinses recipe

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Rosemary Rinse

2 tbsp dried rosemary
1 cup boiling water

Place leaves in water and let steep for 2 hours. Strain and pour liquid into quart jar filled with 3 cups warm water. Pour rinse repeatedly through freshly shampooed hair.

Old-Fashioned Vinegar Rinse

1/2 cup white distilled vinegar
1qt boiling water

Mix, let cool to tepid and pour several times through freshly washed hair. Follow with clear water rinse of coolish water.

Lemon Rinse for Golden Highlights

Strained juice of two lemons
1 qt warm water

Mix and pour repeatedly through hair. Follow with clear, warm water rinse.

Lemon Rinse to Slightly Lighten Hair

Strain juice of four lemons

Work thoroughly through hair. Sit in the summer sun for 15 minutes to 1/2 hour. Rinse hair thoroughly with clear, warm water.

Chamomile Rinse for Gold highlights

1 handful of chamomile flowers or 6 chamomile tea bags
1 qt boiling water

Let chamomile steep in water until water is tepid. Pour repeatedly over freshly washed hair; let remain for 15 minutes and rinse with clear, warm water.

Sage Tea Rinse to Darken Hair

1 handful sage leaves
1 qt boiling water

Steep leaves in water for 2 hours, strain. Pour over hair repeatedly and let remain 20 minutes to 1/2 hour. Follow with a clear water rinse.

Beer or Champagne Rinse for Extra Body

1 cup any brand beer or champagne

Pour repeatedly through hair. Do not rinse.

Hair conditioners recipes

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Scented Conditioner

Purchase the pure essential oil of any scent you prefer and brush a small amount of it through freshly washed, dry hair to make it manageable, shiny, and fragrant.

Unscented Conditioner

Brush a small amount of any vegetable oil or glycerin through clean, dry hair to condition it and give it a shiny luster.

Recipes for Hair Treatments

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Hot Oil Treatment 1 (for dry or damaged hair)

2-3 oz warm olive oil

Shampoo hair. Towel dries lightly. Section hair and distribute oil near roots. Work through hair thoroughly paying special attention to ends. Wrap entire head with aluminum foil and cover with a shower cap. Sit under hair dryer or heat cap (without the shower cap) for 10 minutes. Shampoo hair again and follow with a rinse.

Hot Oil Treatment 2

2-3 oz warm almond oil

Shampoo hair. Towel dries lightly. Heat oil. Pour over hair a little at a time, working the oil well into hair and scalp. With hot curling iron, “curl” small portions) slipping iron the full length) slowly. Shampoo and follow with a rinse.

Hot Oil Treatment 3

2-3 oz corn oil
Shampoo hair. Towel dries lightly. Heat oil and distribute through hair working in well with fingertips. Wrap hot, steaming towel around head. When towel cools, dip in hot water, wring out, and repeat. Shampoo a second time and follow with a rinse.

Protein Treatment 1

2-3 whole eggs
1 tbsp lemon juice

Beat the eggs with the lemon juice until fluffy. Work well into wet, clean hair and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with barely warm water and follow with the rinse of your choice.

Protein Treatment 2

2-3 egg yolks
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar

Beat egg yolks until thick and pale yellow. Beat in vinegar. Work well into wet, clean hair, making sure all hair is covered. Let remain for 20 minutes. Rinse with tepid water followed with a second rinse of your choice.

Mayonnaise Protein Treatment

Mayonnaise (any good brand) or homemade mayonnaise

Work through wet, clean hair letting it remain for 20 minutes to 1/2 hour. Shampoo and follow with the rinse of your choice.

Homemade mayonnaise:

2 egg yolks
4 tbsp lemon juice
1 3/4 cups vegetable oil

Beat egg yolks and lemon juice together. Beating constantly, pour a thin stream of oil into the mixture until you have a thick, rich mayonnaise.

Honey Treatment

Honey of your choice

This moisturizes the scalp and slightly bleaches the hair. Work into wet, freshly shampooed hair and leave on for 25 minutes. Shampoo a second time and follow with the rinse of your choice.

Recipes for shampoos

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When shampooing with any product, if the hair is dry, massage the scalp deeply to stimulate the sebaceous glands. If the hair is oily, merely work the shampoo through the hair completely.

Part Purist Egg Shampoo

At the Five & Tan, select a clear, cheap shampoo that checks out to an acidity level of below 7 with nitrazine paper. Break an egg yolk into a plastic cup and beat it until thick and pale yellow. Add 1 ounce of the shampoo and mix well. Shampoo as usual.

Purist Egg Shampoo

This is particularly good for dry or damaged hair as it cleans without removing the natural conditioning effect of your own scalp oils. In addition, it can help to repair the hair with protein.
Beat 2 or 3 eggs until fluffy and work them well into hair for at least a full minutes. Let them remain for another 5 to 15 minutes to benefit from the protein and then rinse out with warmish water. (Not hot water)

Old-Fashioned Castile Shampoo

2 oz castile soap
1 qt plus 1 1/2 cup boiling water

Dissolve soap in water and boil slightly. Stir occasionally and add more water if necessary until you have a clear solution. When cool, whip with eggbeater until fluffy and scoop a usable amount into a wide-mouthed jar. Store the remaining shampoo in a quart jar. This shampoo will congeal beautifully. All you have to do is dip you finger into the jar to get enough for a shampoo.

Herbal Shampoo

2 tbsp each: parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme.
1 qt plus 1/2 cup boiling water
2 oz castile soap

Steep herbs in water for 2 hours. Strain and follow instructions for Castile Shampoo, substituting herb water. This shampoo leaves a delightful scent to your hair.

Shampoo for Oily Scalp

2 oz castile soap shavings
1 qt plus 1 cup water
3 oz alcohol

Mix soap and water over low heat until dissolved. Whip with eggbeater and beat in alcohol. Put usable amount in wide-mouthed jar and store remaining shampoo in quart jar.

Beauty masks for aging skin

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Beauty masks are even more important to aging skin because of severe dryness and dead-cell buildup. Therefore, your masks are designed to both moisturize and remove cells along with the usual benefits of a deep internal and external cleansing.

Deep Penetrating Hot Oil Mask

1/2 cup virgin olive oil (moisturizer)
1 square cheesecloth

Cut out a mask from the cheesecloth to fit your face, leaving holes for your eyes and mouth. Warm the olive oil and soak cloth in it. Wring out lightly and fit to face. As cloth cools, dip again into warm oil and reapply. Repeat several times. Rinse oil off your face with warm water and pat dry. A nice, dewy coating will remain to protect you.

Protein Scrub Mask

1 egg yolk (protein)
1 tbsp castor oil (moisturizer)
2 tbsp table salt (abrasive)
1 tsp lemon juice (works with oil to remove dead-cell layer, can be eliminated if skin is sensitive)

Mix all together and spread on face. Let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water, but while doing so, use a washing motion (gently – salt is very abrasive) to benefit from the beauty grains of salt. Splash face with cool water and pat dry.

Oatmeal-Milk Scrub Mask

1/2 cup milk
Pulverized oatmeal

Pulverize oatmeal in blender (do not use instant type). Add to milk until a thick paste is formed. Spread on face and leave for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and use a washing motion to gain benefit from the beauty grains of oatmeal. Splash face with cool water and pat dry.

Moisturizing creams for aging skin

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With moisturizing creams, a gentle upward and outward massage should be employed to stimulate circulation of the blood, which will, in turn, nourish the skin. A gentle massage will also stimulate and strengthen the underlying muscle fiber which will help maintain the elasticity of the skin. However, do not massage too deeply; a gentle but firm motion is adequate for an aging skin which will no longer benefit from a strong massage.
After you have worked the cream well into your skin, spray some mineral water or rose water (keep it in an old, well-scrubbed Windex bottle) lightly over the face. It will help the cream penetrate and hydrate your thirsty skin at the same time.

Honey-Rose Moisturizing Cream

2 oz sesame oil (or 1 oz sesame oil and 1 oz rose0scented oil)
1 tbsp beeswax
1 oz rose water
1/4 tsp borax
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp liquid lecithin2-4 drops red food coloring

Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm oil, honey and lecithin together and dribble into wax beating constantly. Warm rose water and borax and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Makes 3 oz. Refrigerate.

Coconut Moisturizing Cream with Vitamins A, D and E

1 oz wheat germ oil
2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
2 tbsp cocoa butter
1 tbsp coconut oil
1 oz plus 1 tbsp coconut extract
2 tsp liquid lecithin
1/4 tsp borax
10 vitamin pills each vitamin A and D

Melt cocoa butter and coconut oil and add to warmed wheat germ oil, lanolin and lecithin. Beat together thoroughly. Warm extract and borax and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Prick vitamin pills with a pin and squeeze into cream. Beat again until fluffy. Makes 3 oz. Refrigerate.

Blended Oils Moisturizing liquid

1 oz almond oil
1 oz wheat germ oil
1 oz avocado oil
1 oz coconut oil
1 oz castor oil
1 tbsp liquid lecithin

Heat all together and beat well until thoroughly mixed (don't be concerned if mixture becomes foamy). Cool and put in bottle. Refrigerate.

Vegetable Oil Moisturizing Liquid

Vegetable of your choice.

Face-Butter Moisturizing Cream

1 container any brand margarine

Margarine is already a solidified mixture of oils (note soy oil on the package) which works wonderfully as a moisturizer for woman who don't care to make their own.

Special Over-Night Moisturizing Cream

1 oz caster oil
1 oz coconut oil
2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
1 oz wheat germ oil
1 tbsp liquid lecithin

Heat together and beat thoroughly (don't be concerned if mixture becomes foamy). Cool and pour into bottle.

Skin refresheners for aging skin

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Applying a skin freshener is not putting lotion on you face, you're swiping very last trace of oils, dirt, and grime off your face. Remember, too, that, especially for aging skin, a skin freshener is restoring the proper acid balance to you skin, hence protecting it.
Moisten a cotton pad with the freshener and then, with upward and outward strokes, wipe your face with gentle, but firm movements. Use several pieces of cotton if necessary until no more dirt is apparent.

Witch Hazel Skin Freshener

Use as you would any fancy brand. It will work just as well or even possibly better because it is absolutely pure.

Strawberry or Cucumber Skin Freshener

2 oz strained strawberry or cucumber juice
3 oz witch hazel
1 oz alcohol (eliminate if skin is very dry)
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Shake all together in bottle. (Refrigerate Cucumber freshener.)

Rose Water Skin Freshener

3 oz rose water
1 oz alcohol
1 tsp vegetable oil

Shake all together in bottle.

Grapefruit, Lemon or Lime Skin Freshener

Fruit of your choice
3 oz alcohol
4 oz witch hazel
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Peel fruit (avoid including white pith with peels) and cut into thin strips. Place alcohol in small glass bowl and add 2 tbsp of the peels. Let stand, covered tightly, for three days. Reserve 2 oz of the flavored alcohol. Add all other ingredients and shake well in bottle. (You may note that in all skin fresheners for other types of skins, the actual juices are too astringent for an aging skin, and by soaking the peels in this manner, the oils of the fruit peel are extracted giving all of the fruit’s refreshing attributes and aroma without its full strength.)

Chamomile Skin Freshener

2 oz chamomile tea
4 oz witch hazel

Shake together in bottle.

Cleansing creams for aging skin

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Vegetable Cleansing Oil

If you prefer a liquid cleanser, any vegetable oil of your choice will work as well as the fanciest cream. And, if you purchase it in a health food store, you will get oil totally devoid of any preservatives. You can’t get purer than that.

Oatmeal Cleansing Scrub

1 oz cocoa butter
2 oz almond oil
1 oz rose water
1 tbsp beeswax
1/4 tsp borax
2-3 tbsp pulverize oatmeal (not the instant type)

Pulverize oatmeal in blender and set aside. Melt beeswax over low heat. Melt cocoa butter separately and add to warm almond oil. Dribble oil into beeswax (off the fire) beating constantly. Warm rose water and borax and beat into mixture until creamy and cool. Beat in oatmeal. Makes 4 oz. Refrigerate.

Strawberry-Almond Cleansing Scrub

1 tbsp beeswax
2 oz peanut oil
1 tbsp strawberry juice
1 tbsp witch hazel
1/4 tsp borax
Pulverize almonds

Liquefy strawberries in juicer or blender. Strain and set aside. Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm peanut oil and pouring slowly, beat into wax. Heat 1 tbsp of the strawberry juice with the witch hazel and borax and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Beat in almonds. Makes 3 oz. Refrigerate.

Because of the particular needs of aging skin, these scrubs (which you may vary any way you like, as long as the grains are included) are the only variation necessary beyond what would be offered to you by any other cream designed especially for dry skin.

Beauty masks for trouble skin

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Peppermint Pack

3-4 tbsp wheat germ (protein)
1 tbsp peppermint extract (pulling power)
1 tbsp water

Blend extract and water into wheat germ to form a spreadable paste. Apply to face and let remain for 15 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold. Pat face dry.

Egg white Mask

1 tsp camphor oil (drying qualities)
1 egg white (pulling power, tightening)

Whip slightly and apply to face. When first layer is dry, add a second and then a third layer. Let remain on face for 15 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.

Carrot-Clay Pack

1 oz carrot juice (astringent, vitamin A)
2 oz fuller’s earth (pulling power, drying qualities)
2 tbsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)

Add tincture of benzoin to fuller’s earth and work in enough carrot juice to form soft clay. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with cold.

Bran 'n' Buttermilk Mask

3 tbsp pulverized bran (skin softener)
4 tbsp buttermilk (skin softener, bleach)

Pulverize bran in blender or mash until fine. Blend in buttermilk to form a soft paste and apply to face. Leave this soothing, softening mask on for 20 minutes and remove with warm water. Splash with cool water and pat dry.

Almond-Oat Scrub

3 tbsp pulverized oatmeal (protein, abrasive vehicle for soap and water mix)
1 tbsp shaved Castile or medicated soap (drying agent)
1 tbsp water
1 tbsp almond extract (scent)

Pulverize oatmeal in blender or mash fine. Add soap and pour water into mixture, mixing well, a little at a time, until a spreadable paste is formed. Blend in almond extract. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. When removing with warm water, use a gentle washing motion to benefit from the slight abrasive action of the oatmeal. (Do not use if you have open wounds). Follow with cool rinse.

Herb-Protein Mask

1 egg yolk (protein)
1 1/2 tsp dried sage (astringent)
1 1/2 tsp dried mint (astringent, pulling power)
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme (astringent)

Whip the yolk until yellow and thick. Mix in herbs and apply to face. Let remain for 20 minutes and remove with warm water.

After Mask

After removing the mask, check your face carefully for black- or whiteheads that are ready to be pressed out from the pores. Caution must be taken when emptying clogged pores. Take a tissue and tear it in half. Cover both index fingers and press gently, but firmly, on either side of the blemish. Only remove that infection which dislodges without effort. Do not apply great pressure. Re-cover the fingers with a clean section of the tissue for each separate removal. Be careful that you don’t spread the infection. Use fresh tissue as necessary. (Do not squeeze any sort of blemish on the nose. If done improperly and infection ensues, it can drain directly to the drain and prove fatal. If you have persistent bumps on the nose, see a dermatologist.)When the face is clean, wipe it gently with a cotton pad moistened with the skin freshener of your choice to disinfect the area. Let the face dry naturally and then cover blemish with a drying agent.

Steam soups for trouble skin

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Sage Soup (astringent, pore opener)

Place a handful of dried sage leaves in 1 quart of boiling water. Let steep for a couple of hours. Bring to boil again, remove from heat, and steam face for ten minutes. Leftover soup can be stored in the refrigerator and reused.

Thyme Soup (astringent, pore opener)

Use either fresh or dried thyme and follow Sage Soup recipe.

Mint Soup (pulling power, astringent, pore opener)

Use either fresh or dried mint leaves and follow Sage Soup recipe.

Cleansing creams for troubled skin

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First open the pores by laying several application of warm, wet washcloth over the face. Then smooth cleansing cream over face and remove gently with the washcloth. Use a fresh cloth every day to avoid spreading any infection that might cling to it.

Crème de Menthe Cleansing Cream

2 tbsp beeswax
3 tbsp petroleum jelly
3 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp witch hazel
2 tbsp crème de menthe extract
1/8 tsp borax

Melt beeswax and petroleum jelly. Warm oil and beat into wax mixture. Dissolve borax in slightly warmed witch hazel and extract. Pour slowly into first mixture, beating constantly. Beat until cool can creamy.

Herbal Cleansing Cream

1 tsp each sage, thyme, oregano
1 cup of water
4 tsp beeswax
4 tsp spermaceti
2 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp herb water
1/8 tsp borax

Boil the cup of water and steep herbs in it for 2 hours. Strain and set aside 3 tbsp of herbs water which you will use for the cream. (You can use the rest for a nice steam soup.) Melt beeswax and spermaceti over low heat. Warm mineral oil and beat into wax mixture. Dissolve borax in the 2 tbsp of warm herb water and pour slowly, beating constantly, into first mixture. Beat until cool and creamy. Makes 4 oz.

Medicated Cleansing Cream

3 tbsp petroleum jelly
1 tsp spermaceti
1 1/2 oz mineral oil
2 tbsp grated medicated soap
1 oz rose water
1 tbsp glycerin
1/8 tsp borax

Melt petroleum jelly, soap and spermaceti over low heat. (don’t worry if the soap doesn’t melt completely. It will blend when you mix it.) Warm mineral oil and glycerin together. Beat into first mixture. Dissolve borax in warm rose water and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. When using, wash face with warm water using the cream in place of soap. Makes 4 oz.

Carotene Cleansing Cream

3 tsp beeswax
2 oz mineral oil
1 tbsp witch hazel
1 tbsp fresh, strained carrot juice
1/8 tsp borax

Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm mineral oil and beat into wax. Heat carrot juice until just below boiling. Add witch hazel and dissolve borax in the warm mixture. Beat, pouring very slowly, into the wax and oil mixture until creamy and cool. Makes 4 oz. Refrigerate.

Petrol-Gel Cleansing Cream

1 jar petroleum jelly

Use as you would any fancy cream.

Simply Liquid Cleanser

1 bottle light mineral oil

Use as usual.

Skin refresheners for trouble skin

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Remember when you’re applying a skin freshener that you’re not putting lotion on you face, you’re swiping very last trace of oils, dirt, and grime off your face. Moisten a cotton pad with the lotion and then, with upward and outward strokes, wipe the face with gentle, but firm movements. Use several pieces of cotton. Especially with troubled skin, you need to avoid spreading infection, so use a fresh pad for each area. A skin freshener is an all-important beauty aid for you because it removes excess oil and act as a gentle drying agent at the same time. Use it liberally and often throughout the day.

Peppermint Freshener

1tsp alcohol
2 oz witch hazel
1 tsp glycerin
1/8 tsp menthol
3 oz alcohol
1/8 tsp tragacanth

Moisten tragacanth with 1 tsp alcohol. Add the witch hazel and glycerin. Dissolve the menthol in the remaining alcohol and add to the first solution.

Apple Freshener

1 oz apple vinegar
2 oz witch hazel
2 oz alcohol

Shake together in bottle

Rose Water Freshener

1/8 tsp alum
Tiny pinch menthol
Tiny pinch camphor
1/2 tsp boric acid
1 tbsp alcohol
1 tsp glycerin
2 oz rose water

Filter into bottle through cheesecloth after three days

Cucumber Freshener

1/8 tsp tincture of benzoin
1/8 tsp alum
1 tsp glycerin
2 oz alcohol
2 oz witch hazel
2 oz cucumber juice

Squeeze or blend one cucumber (skin and all) and strain. Shake all ingredients together in bottle. Very perishable, but very nice! Refrigerate.

Carotene Freshener

3 oz witch hazel
3 oz alcohol
2 oz fresh, strain carrot juice

Shake together in bottle. Shake before each use. Refrigerate

Lemon or Grapefruit Freshener

2 oz witch hazel
2 oz alcohol
1/8 tsp alum
1/8 tincture of benzoin
1 oz fresh lemon or grapefruit juice
1 tbsp lemon extract

Squeeze lemon or grapefruit and strain. Shake all ingredients together in bottle.

Superficial peeler for all skin type

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This type of beauty mask can be especially beneficial if your skin is sluggish and does not regularly slough off its dead layer of skin cells. Very often that 'pasty' look comes from nothing more exotic than the tenaciousness of this layer. As soon as the dead skin cells are removed, the delightful surprise of a fresh, young-looking skin is immediately discernible.Superficial peelers can be used with great success once every couple of mouths (or oftener, if you like). Simple substitute one of them for a regular beauty mask during your facial.

Papaya Peeler

1/4 papaya

Mash the fresh papaya with a fork and apply to face. The enzymes in the fruit sort of “eat up” the dead layer of the skin and you emerge rosy and shining.

Oatmeal Peeler

1 cup oatmeal (not instant or one-minute)

Pulverize meal in blender or mash fine and put in large bowl. Holding face over bowl, scoop oatmeal up in you hands and “dry wash” face. The abrasive action of the meal effectively removes the dead skin layer.

Salt Peeler

1/2 cup table salt

Wet washcloth with warm water. Sprinkle with salt and work slightly into cloth. Wet face with warm water. Gently scrub face with washcloth – one area at a time, avoiding eye area completely – until soft, smooth and glowing. Don not rub hard, this is a very effective peeler but must be used with care.

Sugar Peel

1 tbsp white granulated sugar
1 1/2 tbsp glycerin

Mix both in your palm and then scrub gently on your face with fingertips. Avoid eye area completely. Wash with warm water.

Beauty masks for all skin type

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Protein Mask

1 egg yolk (protein, tightening power)

Whip until pale yellow and thick. Apply and leave on for 10 minutes. Remove with coolish water and pat face dry.

Honey Mask
Your favorite honey (pulling power, moisturizer)

Just rub into skin and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold.

Milk Mask

1 pack dried skim milk (skin softener, Bleach)
Skim milk (same properties)

Blend enough liquid skim milk with the dried milk to form a spreadable paste. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with tepid water and follow with a splash of cold.

Egg White Mask

1 egg white (tightening power)

Whip until very frothy. Apply to face and let remain five to fifteen minutes. After the first layer has dried, oily skins can take a second and third layer. Remove with cool water. Leftover mask can be held in refrigerator, rewhipped, and reused.

Honey and Almond Scrub

3 to 4 tbsp pulverized almonds (protein, skin softener, abrasive action)
2 tbsp honey (pulling power, moisturizer)

Pulverize almonds in blender or mash fine. Add honey to make a thick paste. Spread on face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and splash with cold. When removing mask, use a 'washing' motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.

Buttermilk Pack

2 oz buttermilk (skin softener, bleach)
2 tbsp whole wheat flour or wheat germ (protein, vehicle for milk)

Blend milk and flour into thick paste and apply to face. Leave on for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.

Fruit-Protein Mask

3 to 4 tbsp protein powder (protein)
Your choice of fresh strawberry, grapefruit, orange, or lemon juice (astringents)

Add enough juice to protein powder to make spreadable paste. Apply to face. Leave on for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.

Mint Mask

2 tbsp dried mint (astringent, pulling power)
1 cup of water
1 pkg plain gelatin (protein)

Boil water and steep mint leaves for 15 minutes. Strain liquid, reheats, and dissolve gelatin in it. While still warm, apply to face with fingers or brush. (Oily skins can take second or third applications.) Let remain on face for 10 to 15 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. Leftover mask can be jelled in refrigerator. Simply scoop out enough for one application and heat until dissolved.

Beauty masks for normal and dry skins

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Sour Cream Mask

Sour cream (skin Softener, bleach)

That's all. Massage into skin and leave on for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold. (Plain yogurt can be substitute.)

Honey'n' Egg Mask

1 egg (protein, pulling power)
1 tbsp honey (pulling power, moisturizer)

Whip egg until thick. Add honey and whip until blended. Apply to face and let remain for 10 minutes. Remove with cool water. (Can be held in refrigerator and rewhipped at later date.)

Banana Mask

1 banana (moisturizer)
2 tbsp warm olive oil (deep penetrating moisturizer)

Mash banana and blend with oil until you have a spreadable paste. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold.

Wax pack

2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin (moisturizer)
1 tbsp beeswax (skin softener, pulling power)
1 tbsp spermaceti (skin softener, pulling power)

Rub lanolin onto face. (Avoid eye area.) Melt waxes together, let cool slightly and apply over lanolin base. Leave on for fifteen minutes and peel off or scrape off with butter knife. Rinse face with very warm water and remove rest of mask with hot, wet washcloth.

Rose Water and Glycerin Scrub

2 tbsp rose water (skin softener)
1 tbsp glycerin (lubricator)
3-4 tbsp pulverized oatmeal (protein, abrasive action)

Pulverize oatmeal in blender or mash fine. Add rose water and glycerin small amounts at a time, until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and splash with cold. When removing mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the oatmeal.

Deep Penetrating Hot Oil Mask
Especially wonderful for very dry or aging skins.

1/2 cup virgin olive oil (moisturizer)
1 square cheesecloth

Cut out a mask from cheesecloth to fit face, leaving holes for the eyes and mouth. Warm the olive oil and soak cloth in it. Wring out lightly and fit onto face. As cloth cools, dip again into warm oil and reapply. Repeat several times. Rinse oil off face with warm water and pat dry. A nice, dewy coating will remain to protect you.

Butter-Almond scrub

3-4 tbsp finely pulverized almonds (skin softener, protein, abrasive action)
2 tbsp margarine (moisturizer)

Pulverize almonds in blender or mash finely. Melt margarine and add in small amounts to almonds meal to form a spreadable paste. Apply to face and leave on for 20. Remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. When removing mask use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.

Avocado Mask

1/2 fresh avocado (protein, moisturizer)

Mash and heat over water until warm. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold.

Peach Mask

1 fresh, ripe peach (moisturizer)
2 tbsp peach kernel oil (moisturizer)

Pell peach and mash. Warm oil and blend into fruit until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face and let remain for 15 minutes. Remove with warm and then cool water.

Mayonnaise Mask

Mayonnaise (skin softener, moisturizer)

That's all. Rub it in and leave on as long as you like. Rinse with warmish water and pat dry.

Steam soups for normal and dry skin

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Chamomile Soup (skin softener, pore opener)

Use chamomile flowers or tea (or six tea bags) and add a handful to 1 quart of boiling water. Let steep a couple of hours. Bring to second boil, remove from heat, and steam face for 10 minutes. Leftover soup can be stored in the refrigerator and reused.

Rose Soup (skin softener, pore opener)

Use either fresh or dried rose petals and follow Chamomile Soup recipe.

Rosemary Soup (skin softener, pore opener)

Use dried rosemary leaves and follow Chamomile Soup recipe.

Beauty masks for oily skin

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Almond-Cucumber Scrub

3-4 tbsp pulverized almonds (skin softener, protein, abrasive action)
1/2 freshly squeezed cucumber (astringent)

Pulverized almonds in blended or mash fine and remove oil with a paper towel. Wash cucumber well and wipe dry. Squeeze or blend cucumber (skin and all), strain it, and add in small amounts at a time to almond meal until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face. Leave for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. As you remove mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.

Lemon-Oat Scrub

3-4 tbsp oatmeal (protein, abrasive action, vehicle for juice) juice of one or two lemons (astringent)

Pulverize oatmeal (not instant) in blender or mash fine. Strain lemon juice and add to oatmeal in small amounts until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face. Leave for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. As you remove the mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the oatmeal.

Clay Pack

2 oz filler’s earth (pulling power, drying qualities)
2 tbsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)
Mineral water (skin softener)

Add tincture of benzoin to fuller’s earth and work in enough water to form a soft clay. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with cold.

Strawberry Mask

3-4 tbsp bran (skin softener)
1/4 cup fresh strawberry juice (astringent)

Pulverize bran in blender or mash fine. Strain strawberry juice and blend into bran. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Rinse away with warm and then cool water.

Grapefruit Pack

2 oz fuller’ earth (pulling power, drying qualities)
Grapefruit juice (astringent)

Squeeze and strain fresh grapefruit. Add in small amounts to fuller’s earth until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.

Lemon ‘n’ Egg Mask

1 egg white (tightening power)
Juice of 1 lemon (astringent)

Whip egg white until frothy. Beat in lemon juice. Apply to face. As first application begins to dry, add another layer. If skin is exceptionally oily, add a third layer when second is dry. Let remain on face for 10-15 minutes. Remove with cool water. (leftover mask can be held in refrigerator and reused.)

Fresh Orange Mask

3-4 tbsp brewer’s yeast (vitamin B, vehicle for juice, abrasive action)
Juice of 1/2 orange (astringent)
1/4 tsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)

Mix yeast with strained orange juice to make a rather thick paste. Blend in tincture of benzoin. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. As you remove mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the yeast.

Tomato Mask

2 oz fresh or canned tomato juice (astringent)
2 tbsp sage leaves (astringent)
2 tbsp wheat germ (protein, vehicle for juice)

Mix ingredients together and apply to face. Let remain for 20 minutes and remove with warm and then cool water.

Rose and Almond Scrub

3-4 tbsp pulverized almonds (skin softener, protein, abrasive action)
Rose Water (skin softener)
1/2 tsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)

Blend enough rose water into the almonds to form a spreadable paste. Add tincture of benzoin. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold. When removing mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.

Strawberry-Mint Mask

2 oz fresh strawberry juice (astringent)
3 tbsp dried mint leaves (pulling power)
1 tbsp whole wheat flour (protein, vehicle for juice)

Blend ingredients together and apply to face. Leave on for 15-20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.

Steam soup for oily skin

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Thyme Soup (astringent, pore opener)

Use either fresh or dried thyme and follow Sage Soup recipe.

Mint Soup (pulling power, astringent, pore opener)

Use either fresh or dried mint leaves and follow Sage Soup recipe.

Moisturizing cream

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The basic function of moisturizing cream is to lubricate, soften and moisturize the skin and protect it from the elements.

Water is important for all skin type. Experiments showed that when chapped dry skins were treated with oils alone the condition was not improved. However, when water was added or conserved in the skin, the problem was alleviated at once.
The greatest importance of a moisturizing cream is not only to add moisture to skin, it is its ability to form a light, transparant film over the skin surface which acts as a barriers to retain the moisture of skin.

Different skin type requires different treatment to acquire a desirable result. The selection of oil to be used in making of moisturizing cream should be careful. Penetrating vegetable oil is perfect by stimulating and replenishing the natural oil of normal and dry skin and nonpenetrating mineral oils is ideal to protect the surface without stimulating the natural oils of oily skin.

Moisturizing creams for oily skin

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Scented Moisturizing Cream

4 tsp beeswax
4 tsp spermaceti
2 oz light mineral oil
2 tbsp favorite scent (almond is lovely) extract
1/8 tsp borax

Melt beeswax and spermaceti over low heat. Warm mineral oil and beat into wax mixture. Dissolve borax in warm extract and pouring slowly beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Makes over 4 oz. (To make unscented, substitute witch hazel for extract.)

Cucumber Moisturizing Cream

1 tbsp cucumber juice
1 tbsp witch hazel
2 oz mineral oil
1 tbsp beeswax
1/4 tsp borax
2 drops green food coloring

Wash cucumber thoroughly and wipe dry. Squeeze or blend and strain about 2 oz into a small pan and heat briefly. (Do not boil.) Set aside. Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm oil and beat into wax. Dissolve borax in 1 tbsp heated cucumber juice and the witch hazel and, pouring slowly, beat into first mixture until cool and creamy. Beat in food coloring. Makes 4 oz.

Rose & Glycerin Moisturizing Fluid

2 oz rose water
2 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle. Shake before each use. Makes 4 oz.

Lemon Moisturizing Cream

2 tbsp mineral oil
2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
3 tbsp petroleum jelly
1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 oz lemon extract
1/4 tsp borax
4 to 6 drops yellow food coloring

Melt lanolin and petroleum jelly over low heat. Warm mineral oil and beat into mixture. Heat lemon juice, extract, and borax and, pouring slowly, beat into cream mixture. Beat until cool and creamy. Beat into food coloring and put in jar. Makes 3 oz. Refrigerate.

Protein Moisturizing Cream

1 tbsp beeswax
1 tsp spermaceti
1 oz coconut oil
1 oz mineral oil
1 tsp alcohol
2 tbsp rose water (scant measure)
1/8 tsp borax
1 egg yolk

Melt beeswax and spermaceti over low heat. Heat coconut and mineral oil and beat into wax mixture. Dissolve borax in rose water and alcohol and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Beat in egg yolk. Makes 3 oz. Definitely refrigerate.

Herbal Moisturizing Cream

1 tbsp beeswax
1 tbsp spermaceti
2 oz mineral oil
1 oz castor oil
1 tbsp herb water (see recipe below)
1/8 tsp borax

To make herb water steep 1 1/2 tsp each dried sage and oregano leaves in 3 oz boiled water. Strain after 10 minutes and set aside. Melt beeswax and spermaceti over low heat. Warm oils and beat into waxes. Heat 2 tbsp of the herb water with borax and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture. Beat until cool and creamy. Makes just under 5 oz.

Moisturizing creams for normal & dry skin

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Coconut-Vitamin Liquid Moisturizer

1 oz coconut extract
4 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 tsp vitamin A & D oil
2 tsp cocoa butter
2 tsp anhydrous lanolin
1/4 tsp borax

Melt lanolin over low heat. Warm coconut oil, cocoa butter, lecithin, soy oil, and vitamin A & D oil (use in liquid form or pierce vitamin capsules and empty contents into measuring spoon) together, and beat into lanolin. Dissolve borax in warm extract and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy (3 to 5 minutes). Put in bottle; this cream is light enough to go in a dispenser bottle. Makes over 4 oz.

Protein Moisturizing Cream

1 oz olive oil
2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
1 egg yolk
1/4 tsp orange extract
1/2 liquid lecithin

Melt lanolin over low heat. Warm oil and lecithin and beat into lanolin until cool and creamy. Beat egg yolk and extract into cream until fluffy and put in jar. Definitely refrigerate. Make 4 oz.

Cucumber Moisturizing Cream

1 tbsp beeswax
2 oz soy oil
1/2 tsp liquid lecithin
1 tbsp cucumber juice
1 tbsp witch hazel
1/8 tsp borax
3 drops green food coloring
1/2 tsp liquid lecithin

Wash cucumber thoroughly and wipe dry. Squeeze or blend (with skin on) and strain about 1 oz juice. Heat briefly, do not boil, and set aside. Melt beeswax over low heat. Warm soy oil and lecithin and, pouring slowly, beat into wax. Heat 1 tbsp of the cucumber juice with the witch hazel and borax and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until cool and creamy. Beat in food coloring. Makes 4 oz. Refrigerate.

Blended Oils Liquid Moisturizer

1 oz almond oil
1 oz avocado oil
1 oz sesame oil
1 oz wheat germ oil
1 tsp liquid lecithin

Heat all together gently and pour into bottle. You can substitute any oils you wish, of course, I have chosen these because they are ultrarich. If you would like to have a lovely fragrance, simply substitute scented oil in place of one of the oils. The moisturizer is especially wonderful for very dry or aging skin. (Also makes a great body lotion.) Makes 4 oz. Definitely refrigerate and shake before each use.

Vitamin A, D & E Cream with Lecithin

1 tbsp almond oil
1 tbsp avocado oil
1 tbsp wheat germ oil
1 tbsp beeswax
1/2 tsp spermaceti
1 tsp anhydrous lanolin
1 tsp cocoa butter
1 1/2 tsp liquid lecithin
1 tsp vitamin A
1 tsp vitamin D
1/8 tsp borax
3 oz rose water

Melt beeswax, spermaceti and lanolin over low heat. Melt cocoa butter and add to heated oils. Add lecithin to oils. Beat oil mixture into wax mixture until creamy. Heat rose water and borax and, pouring very slowly, beat into cream. Vitamin A and D capsules come in oil form. Pierce them with a pin, squeeze out the proper amount and stir into cream. Refrigerate. Makes 3 oz.

Cocoa Butter Moisturizing Cream

2 oz cocoa butter
1 1/2 oz peanut oil
1 tbsp beeswax
2 tbsp witch hazel
1 tsp liquid lecithin
1/2 tsp zinc oxide ointment
1/8 tsp borax

Melt beeswax over low heat. Melt cocoa butter and warm together with peanut oil and lecithin. Beat oil mixture unto wax. Dissolve borax in warm witch hazel and, pouring slowly, beat into mixture until creamy and cool. Beat in zinc oxide and put in jar. Makes 3 oz. Refrigerate.

Honey-Lemon Liquid Moisturizer

3 tbsp anhydrous lanolin
2 tsp cocoa butter
1 tsp coconut oil
1 tbsp safflower oil
1 tsp honey
1 oz lemon oil
1/2 tsp liquid lecithin

Melt lanolin and cocoa butter over low heat. Add honey. Warm coconut oil, lecithin, and safflower oil and, pouring slowly, beat into first mixture. Beat in lemon oil until creamy and cool and put in jar or bottle. Makes 4 oz. Refrigerate.

Skin refresheners for oily skin

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Gin and Tonic Freshener

3 oz good quality gin
3 oz witch hazel

Shake together in bottle. Don’t drink

Screwdriver Freshener

3 oz vodka
2 oz witch hazel
1 oz fresh orange juice
1 tbsp orange extract

Strain orange juice and shake together with other ingredients in bottle. Don’t drink. Refrigerate.

Brandy Freshener

2 oz good brandy
1oz alcohol
3 oz witch hazel

Shake together in bottle. Don't drink.

Witch Hazel Fizzy Freshener

4 oz witch hazel
1 oz rose water
1 oz alcohol
1 tbsp camphor water
1/4 tsp boric acid
1 tsp tincture of benzoin

Shake together in bottle.

Rose Water Freshener 1

3 oz rose water
1 oz witch hazel
2 oz alcohol
1/2 tsp alum

Shake together in bottle

Rose Water Freshener 2

3 oz rose water
2 oz alcohol
3 tsp camphor water

Shake together in bottle

Strawberry Freshener

2 oz strawberry juice
2 oz witch hazel
2 oz alcohol
1/2 tsp boric acid

Shake together in bottle. Refrigerate.

Cucumber Freshener

3 oz cucumber juice
2 oz witch hazel
2 oz rose water
1 oz alcohol

Strain cucumber juice (skin and all) and shake together with other ingredients in bottle. Refrigerate. (If you want this less perishable, peel the cucumber.)

Lemon or Grapefruit Freshener

2 oz fresh lemon or grapefruit juice
3 oz witch hazel
1 oz alcohol
1 tbsp lemon extract

Strain lemon juice and shake together with other ingredients in bottle. Refrigerate.

Cleansing lotion for dry skin

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The following receipts are for dry skin, however, they are also beneficial to normal skin type:

Lemon or Orange Freshener

1 oz fresh lemon or orange juice
1 oz lemon or orange extract
1/2-1 oz glycerin
3 oz witch hazel

Strain lemon or orange juice and shake together with remaining ingredients in bottle. Refrigerate.

Rose Water and Glycerin Freshener

4 oz rose water
1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle.

Witch Hazel Freshener

3 oz witch hazel
1/2-1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle.

Strawberry or Cucumber Freshener

3 oz fresh strawberry or cucumber juice
2 oz witch hazel
2oz rose water
1/2-1 oz glycerin

Strain strawberry or cucumber juice and shake together with remaining ingredients in bottle. Keep in refrigerator.

Chamomile freshener

2 oz chamomile tea
4 oz witch hazel
Shake together in bottle.

Rose & Mineral Water Freshener

2 oz mineral water
3 oz rose water
1/2 oz alcohol

Shake together in bottle. (This can also be used as a face spray after applying moisturizing creams.)

Lavender Freshener

3 oz lavender water
2 oz witch hazel
1/2-1 oz glycerin

Shake together in bottle.

Milk cleansers for any skin type

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Cucumber Cleansing Milk

3 oz cucumber juice
3 oz milk

Shake together in bottle

Orange or Strawberry Cleansing Milk

3 oz fresh orange or strawberry juice
3 oz milk

Shake together strained juice and milk in a bottle

Skin refresheners for normal skin

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Witch hazel lotion

1 bottle witch hazel

That's all. Just use this refreshing liquid by itself as you would any other fancier lotion.

Glycerin and Rose Water Lotion

4 oz rose water
1/2-1 oz glycerin
1 oz witch hazel

Shake together in bottle. Refreshing and cool ..............

Barley Water Tonic

1/4 cup barley
1 qt water
1/2 cup witch hazel

In saucepan, bring barley and water to boil. Lower heat and simmer for about an hour. Strain until clear. When cool, add witch hazel, bottle and keep in refrigerator. When using, apply as usual and follow with a cold water rinse.

Orange Water Freshener

3 oz orange extract (for different scent, select different extract)
2 oz witch hazel
1/8 tsp alum

Shake together in bottle.

Gin and Tonic Freshener

1 oz good quality gin
3 oz rose water
3 oz witch hazel

Don't drink. Shake together in bottle instead. Normal skins may also use freshener for dry skin. See additional recipes under Dry Skin Freshener.