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Get Rid of Saltwater and Chlorine Buildup ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1 cup of vinegar 1 cup of water Mix one cup vinegar with one cup water. Pour over freshly cleaned hair. Leave in overnight and rinse out in the morning. Dandruff Treatment ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 10 aspirin tablets 3/4 cup warm water Dissolve the aspirin in water. After shampooing, massage into scalp, leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse. For limp locks ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1 orange 1 cup of water Mix the juice from an orange with water and pour into a spritz bottle. Then mist Over hair and shampoo and condition as usual. Citrus Squeeze Hair Tonic ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1/2 cup of grapefruit juice 1/4 cup deep conditioner Apply to dry hair and work through from the scalp to the ends. Wrap hair in a warm moist towel for 30 minutes. Shampoo out and use cream rinse only. This clarifying blend cleanses buildup of hairspray and styling aids, brightens dull hair color and brings out natural shine and highlights. Herbal Shampoo ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 2 cups (473 ml) distilled water 1 tablespoon (15 ml) calendula (pot marigold) 2 teaspoons (10 ml) rosemary 1 tablespoon (15 ml) nettle 2 teaspoons (10 ml) orange peel 2 teaspoons (10 ml) comfrey 2 tablespoons (30 ml) chamomile 1/2 teaspoon (2.5 ml) essential oil of lavender 1 teaspoon (5 ml) Jojoba oil (omit if hair is oily) 1/2 cup (118 ml) all-natural, gentle baby shampoo Bring water to a boil and remove from heat. Add the herbs, cover, and allow to steep for 30 minutes. Strain mixture into a medium-sized bowl, add the oils and stir vigorously. Add the shampoo and gently stir until thoroughly mixed. Pour into a labeled bottle and keep refrigerated to preserve the freshness. You may keep a small bottle in the shower with enough shampoo for about one week, if you wish. Use approximately 1 tablespoon per application. This shampoo will not produce mountains of billowy suds as it does not contain strong foaming agents. It cleans gently with minimal sudsing. Before use, lightly shake shampoo to mix the oil that may separate from the rest of the ingredients. Lemon-Aid for Goldy Locks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice 1 pot chamomile tea Shampoo and condition hair, towel dry, then apply mix of lemon juice and chamomile tea. Sit out in the sun for an hour to dry-or stay indoors and blow dry your hair for a subtler sun-kissed effect. Shampoo and condition hair again to rinse out juice residue and take care of tangles caused by the acidity of the lemons. Repeat once a week for a month to noticeably pump up the highlights. Gently brings out natural highlights and adds tons of texture to blonde and brunette tresses. Hair Highlights ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: lemon juice Apply streaks of lemon juice and go out into the sun for at least one hour. For highlights to stay in use any combinations of avocado, banana, egg yolk, whole egg, olive oil, or honey and leave in hair overnight. Hair Rinse ~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 2 cups apple cider vinegar about 1/4 c powdered dried lavender flowers about 1/8 c dried, powdered rosemary about 1/4 c dried, powdered patchouli leaves 1 c water Put first four ingredients into a small pot and bring to a simmer. Bring heat down to almost nothing for about 15 minutes turn off heat and let cool down. After mixture is cool pour into your container I used an old shampoo bottle and add the water. Hair Spray ~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 2 lemons 2 cups water 1 tablespoon. vodka Chop 2 lemons, add 2 cups water, simmer in a pan over low heat until lemons are quite soft. Cool, then strain through cheesecloth. Pour into a spray bottle, add 1 Tablespoon vodka, shake. Dilute with water if too sticky. Hair Gel ~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1 teaspoon. unflavored gelatin 1 c. boiling water Heat water to almost boiling. Sprinkle gelatin over the hot water and stir well until gelatin is completely dissolved. Allow mixture to cool. When firm to the touch, use a small amount to set and style your hair. This gel can be used on either wet or dry hair. (Note: at room temperature, the gel will thin a little. It is just as effective in this state, but if you prefer a thicker hair gel, store in the fridge.) Hair Gel 2 ~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1 tablespoon. flax seeds 1/3 c. water Few drops Essential Oil of choice, for scented gel Heat the flax seed in the water, bringing it to a boil, then turn off the heat. When lukewarm, spoon up the gelatinous goo and press through a sieve into a clean squeeze bottle. Add vodka and Essential Oil, and shake well before using. Spray In Conditioner ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1 part conditioner 5 parts water All you have to do is mix 1 part of your favorite conditioner with 5 parts water. Pour it in an empty hair spray container and spritz it on instead. Tangles are gone and so is the frizz! Conditioner Ingredients: 15 drops Geranium Essential Oil (Bourbon or Egyptian) 10 drops Rosewood Essential Oil 1 Tablespoon Jojoba Natural Oil 2 oz. Basic Hair Conditioner or 25 drops Lemon Essential Oil 8 drops Chamomile(German) Essential Oil 1 Tablespoon Jojoba Natural Oil 2 oz. Basic Hair Conditioner To make either Formula simply drop the essential oils indicated in Ingredients directly into 2 oz. of any basic hair conditioner. Then add 1 measuring tablespoon of Jojoba Natural Oil and shake until well mixed. Lip Gloss ~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 2 tsp. beeswax 7 tsp. castor oil or Jojoba or sweet almond oil 1 tsp. honey 5 drops of an essential oil such as lemon, peppermint, orange, lime, tangerine Melt the oil and beeswax together in a little pan over low heat until the beeswax is melted. Take off the stove and then add in your honey and whisk it all together. When the mixture is nearly cool add in your essential oil, mix it up again and then pour into your lip balm container. Since this comes out to be more like a gloss you can always add more beeswax to it so that it is a little harder. Maybe another 1/2 tsp. would do it. Chocolate Lip Gloss ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 3 Tablespoon. Cocoa Butter 4-5 Chocolate Chips 1 capsule, Vitamin. E Melt, and blend ingredients with a spoon until smooth, put into a container and refrigerate until solid. Peppermint Lip Balm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 2 Tablespoon. petroleum jelly 1 tsp. beeswax 10-14 drops peppermint Essential Oil In a small pot, melt the petroleum jelly, then add beeswax. When melted, remove from heat and add peppermint Essential Oil. Pour into a lip pot and cool. Glitter Dust ~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1/4 cup aloe vera gel 1 teaspoon glycerin 1/4 teaspoon fine polyester glitter (any color) 5 drops fragrance oil (your choice) 1 drops food coloring (your choice) Mix aloe and glycerin in a small bowl. Stir in glitter, fragrance and color. It is ready to use immediately. You can buy fine polyester glitter at most craft stores. Beauty Queen Mask ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1 egg yolk 1 tsp honey 1 tsp almond oil 1 tsp vitamin e oil Place all ingredients together and mix until smooth. Spread over face and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry. Gentle Honey Wash (for all skin types) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1T Oat or rice bran 1/2 t Natural honey 2/3 to 1 t Warm water Mix above in palm of your hand. Massage gently into skin in circular motion. Rinse thoroughly. Discard unusued portion. Orange-Mango Lip Butter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4 tsp. infused olive oil 1 tsp. grated beeswax 2 tsp. mango butter 15 drops sweet orange EO, to taste Vit E capsule (as a preservative) Melt wax, butter, and oil in a double broiler, allow to cool slightly, then add EO and Vit E and pour into clean containers. Blue Raspberry Shower Gel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3-4 cups distilled water 2 cups regular unscented shampoo 2 Tbsp. aloe vera gel 1 1/2 tsp. salt 15 drops raspberry FO 1 drop blue food coloring Add shampoo and warm water, stirring until blended, mix aloe vera gel, then the salt, then the FO, and food coloring. Stir until thick and blended and bottle it. Surefire Bath Bombs ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dry ingredients: 1 cup baking soda 1/2 cup citric acid 1/2 cup cornstarch Sieve dry ingredients until you get a nice smooth blend. Wet ingredients: 2 1/2 Tbsp. sunflower or other light oil 3/4 Tbsp. water 2 tsp. EO vegetable or other natural colorant 1/4 tsp. Borax Combine wet ingredients and borax in a jar, cover tightly and shake vigorously. Drizze onto drive ingredients and blend thoroughly. Pack tightly into molds and slide out. Dry overnight. For dry nails ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 tsp. gelatin 1/2 glass fruit juice mix together, drink at once repeat daily for atleast 6 weeks. Regularly, soak fingernails in a bowl of warmed olive oil for about 5 min. Dry with soft towel, gently pushing back cuticles. For weak nails ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Massage wheat germ oil into cuticles. Glitter Dust ~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 1/4 cup aloe vera gel 1 teaspoon glycerin 1/4 teaspoon fine polyester glitter (any color) 5 drops fragrance oil (your choice) 1 drops food coloring (your choice) Mix aloe and glycerin in a small bowl. Stir in glitter, fragrance and color. It is ready to use immediately. You can buy fine polyester glitter at most craft stores. Cranberry Lip Stain ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: Cranberry Sauce - canned or fresh Petroleum Jelly/Vaseline 1 tsp. of Cranberry Sauce Juice Just take a little juice from the cranberry sauce before you serve it. 1 Tablespoon. of Petroleum Jelly Mix ingredients together thoroughly with a spoon. Apply to dry lips or use as a lip gloss. Store in a small glass or plastic jar and refrigerate when not using cranberry juice may spoil. Lip Stick ~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 3 nontoxic Crayola crayons pure beeswax candle (1 inch in diameter) 3 tablespoons of mineral oil Peel the paper off your chosen crayons and put the crayons in a plastic baggie. Smash 'em with a hammer until they break into bits. Combine the bits, a 1 inch slice of candle and the mineral oil in a small, heat resistant cup. Place the cup in a saucepan and fill the pan with enough water to reach about an inch up the side of the cup. Heat on the stove On low, stirring occasionally, until the cup contents melt together. Cool for 15 minutes Solid Cologne ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 3 parts carrier oil (sweet almond or Jojoba) 2 parts beeswax 1 part fragrance or Essential Oil Melt the beeswax, add the carrier oil, then the fragrance. You might want to let the mixture cool a bit before adding the fragrance or Essential Oil, so it doesn't dissipate from the heat. Pour into the tins and let cool completely before capping. Always use a Pyrex measuring cup to melt the stuff so have a pour spout. Powder (Foundation) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ingredients: 2 cups cornstarch 10 drops perfume or cologne 1 plastic container Put 2 cups of cornstarch in an plastic container and add 10 drops of your favorite perfume or cologne. Mix well and let sit for at least 24 hours before using After-Bath Splash ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After-bath splashes are great to use when you get out of the tub or any time you desire a light, wispy fragrance. Combine the following ingredients in a bottle and shake well: 1/2 cup 100-proof vodka 1/2 teaspoon fragrance oil 1 tablespoon glycerin 1 drop food coloring (optional) From: Dane--Dane@hitter.net |
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