Cover-ups for Trouble skin

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

Eye Creams

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Pamper your hands with hand lotion

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.

Recipes for Chapped Lips

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.