Natural Herbal Beauty

Chapped Hand Glove

125 ml (¹/2 cup)finely chopped or minced borage leaves

1 dessertspoon castor oil 125 ml (¹/2 cup) oats

1 dessertspoon honey

Mix into a paste, adding a little hot water to the borage leaves. Spread over the hands, put on the gloves and keep them on for an hour or two, or overnight. (more…)

Use this herbal rinse after shampooing and conditioning to freshen your scalp and give body to your hair.

Normal hair (dark): Rosemary, sage, lavender Normal hair (light): Chamomile, calendula Dry hair: Chamomile, comfrey

Oily hair: Nettle, yarrow, thyme, sage

Dandruff: Sage, thyme, nettle, lavender (more…)

You’ll need:

• 2 cups Epsom salts (available at any pharmacy)
• 5-10 drops lavender, marjoram, or essential oil of your choice
• 1 teaspoon distilled witch hazel

A hot Epsom salts bath has powerful detoxifying properties, and is best taken at least 2 hours after eating. In addition to their purifying benefits, Epsom salts are rich in magnesium, which eases sore muscles and induces relaxation. Try an Epsom salts cleansing soak immediately before bedtime for a peaceful night’s sleep. (more…)

Make time in your life each week to create your own at-home spa experience. Set aside at least 2 hours if you can, but even if you have only I hour, you can indulge in a variety of bodycare treatments that will refresh and renew your body, mind, and spirit.

Gather together everything you will need; your skin, hair, and bodycare products and a thick bathtowel and robe are essentials. Some nice extras include a bath pillow, candles, incense, and soothing music. (more…)

SUNBURN: Taking a PABA tablet of at least 100 mg a day should stop you from burning. Apply PABA lotion also.

TO REMOVE WARTS: My father had the gift of rubbing warts to make them go away overnight. I well remember people coming to him to have their warts rubbed. I honestly can’t remember one time where it failed. Several people have mentioned that rubbing castor oil on the warts also help to dispel them.

WART REMOVER: Apply the milk from a dandelion stem several times daily. This is said to work well.

WART REMOVER: Rubbing the milk from milkweed several times daily also is good to use. This was a popular remedy used by Native Americans. (more…)

There are many ways to use nature’s medicinals. No matter what method is employed, the idea is to release, extract, and activate all the useful properties of the plant. For the most part, that’s accomplished with liquid. In other words, even poultices, plasters, and ointments start as teas.

A word of caution. Never use tap water. There are just too many chemicals in tap water that can interact with and alter the working properties of healing teas. Always use bottled water when preparing home remedies. (more…)