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Skin Care
We always kept a number of cattails; when a burn occurred, the fluff was pulled off and applied to the burned area.
By Elnora Harris
Mix 2 teaspoon tomato juice and 4 tablespoon buttermilk. Apply. Wash after 1/2 hour.
Combine 2 Tablespoons vodka, 1 Tablespoon fennel seeds, and 1 1/2 teaspoons honey. Stir well and allow to sit for 3 days. Strain mixture. Use full strength or add 2 Tablespoons water to dilute. Use a cotton ball to apply to face as a toner. This was also a tried and true recipe for wrinkles. Also for wrinkles, apply coconut oil on the portions of skin and face where wrinkles set in and
gently massage every night at bed time.
We all have big changes in our lives that are more or less a second chance.
~Harrison Ford
For smooth skin mix sugar and olive oil and spread on skin in a circular motion. It gets rid of dry skin as well.
Take cold milk add two drops of Lime juice, apply this mixture to your face and keep it for 5-10 min. later wash off with cold water. it make's your skin supple and shining.
Where on the human body do you find the thinnest skin? On the eyelids. Our thickest skin is on the soles of our feet, which is really quite practical when you think about it.
For a glowing complexion take 1/2 tablespoon turmeric powder and milk cream, keep it overnight, the colour changes to green. Apply this in morning on hand and face.
Yellow dock root is a bitter herb noted for its high iron content. It nourishes the skin, stimulates bile production, tones the liver and gallbladder and purifies the blood.
Take lime and cucumber juice in equal amounts. add some drops of rose water. apply this mixture to your face and keep it for half an hour. later wash off with cold water. makes your skin clear and soft.
Comfrey nourishes the pituitary gland (the master gland of the body), as well as the bones and skin. It also strengthens the respiratory system and is considered to be one of nature's great healers.
Fenugreek has many traditional uses, including nourishing the skin, respiratory system, and the pancreas. It helps the body to expel mucus and toxins. Fenugreek dissolves fat and is high in nutrients
Why is skin considered the largest organ in the human body? Not only does skin cover a great deal of surface area (if stretched out, it would cover about 21 square feet or more), but it also weighs a good deal - about seven or eight pounds.
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Clary Sage essential oils is said to increase dreaming. It strengthens our inner eye to "see" more clearly.
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