Lola Granola

[Bann]

It works really well, but I stopped using it. It's made with lots of cocoa butter (which, duh, smells like chocolate). Combine that with the essential oil we picked (lime, because it smells fresh and clean), and we had chocolate lime arm pits. A little weird.

I would like to find a different recipe. One without cocoa butter.

I don't like a lot of the newer deodorant scents. The smells are just so strong. I usually opt for original scents or unscented products.

However, I do love the smell of Jergen's original lotion. (cherry almond) I've used it for my whole adult life, because I love it so much.

 

[Bann]

Basically, you take a long hollow cone - maybe 14 inches long, and made of a sturdy piece of linen - and place the pointy end at the entrance to your ear. Light the other/wide/open end of the cone with a match. The heat is supposed to draw up impurities and ear wax into the linen cone, and out of your ear canal. You don't let the cone burn all the way down....seems you burn it to within 4 or 5 inches of your ear.

I've never tried it. But I'm intrigued.

Bubba has the dirtiest ears of anybody I've ever met. I was thinking of trying it out on him to see if it would clear out his ears better than a Q-tip, but I'm unsure if he'll even sit still long enough to try it out on him. I might need to try it when he's napping.

You can see demo's of car waxing on YouTube.

I don't know how anyone could sit still for that!

 

[Bann]

I shall now tease you!

Who is weird, the person wanting to see someone with a burning snow cone in their ear or the person with the burning snow cone in their ear?

 

[vraiblonde]

I'm curious, where do you get the formulas for making/mixing these kinds of cosmetics, is there some kind of reference someplace?

On the internet - there are a ton of hippie sites with recipes. Do a search for organic soap recipe, or shampoo recipe, or whatever.

 

[Bann]

On the internet - there are a ton of hippie sites with recipes. Do a search for organic soap recipe, or shampoo recipe, or whatever.

I'll do that!

 

[morningbell]

I do raw shea butter, geranium oil, and patchouli to keep away mosquitoes.
Shea butter is all I use on my body and face..... I buy it in bulk, it so cheap that way a pound of it lasts me a year.

 

[morningbell]

On the internet - there are a ton of hippie sites with recipes. Do a search for organic soap recipe, or shampoo recipe, or whatever.

Prescription For Nutritional Healing by Phyllis A. Balch

Is chock full of info.... you wanna borrow my copy?

 

[morningbell]

Speaking of natural products and practices, have any of you tried ear candeling / ear coning? I'd like to give it a try, but I have no idea on how effective it would be, or where I could get the products locally. I'm sure I could do some internet research and buy the tools on-line.

Anybody?

I don't think it's so effective, better to go to an ear, nose & throat dr to get earwax removed

 

[Cowgirl]

Do you guys have a recipe for linen spray? I thought today that it'd be nice to have sheets that smell good, but I don't want to sleep in chemicals.

I got some lavender essential oil to make a linen spray. Smells so good!

 

[Chasey_Lane]

Speaking of natural products and practices, have any of you tried ear candeling / ear coning? I'd like to give it a try, but I have no idea on how effective it would be, or where I could get the products locally. I'm sure I could do some internet research and buy the tools on-line.

Anybody?

I've done it several times before. If you don't want to do it yourself, go to an esthethician.

Feels weird at first, but you get used to it.

 

[morningbell]

I've done it several times before. If you don't want to do it yourself, go to an esthethician.

Feels weird at first, but you get used to it.

I have too but it really does nothing for you.... this is one of those things that I will not argue with Drs about, it's kind of harmful.... so is cleaning your ear canals out with q-tips.... you should be seen by a Dr for that sort of thing, I for one don't want to mess with my hearing, it's already bad.

 

[vraiblonde]

Potion recipes:

Face wash
3 T pure castile soap
1 tsp pure vitamin C powder
3 drops feverfew
1 tsp avocado oil

Face moisturizer
1/2 T raw shea butter
1/4 C hot water
3 drops feverfew
1 T glycerin
1 tsp pure vitamin C powder
2 tsp avocado oil

Keep in mind that I'm 45 years old and my skin is fairly dry, hence the avocado oil.

Vitamin C: anti-aging properties; increases collagen; anti-oxidant.

Feverfew: anti-inflammatory; reduces redness and irritation.

Avocado oil: repairs sun damage; increases collagen; contains a host of vitamins, including potassium and beta-carotene.

Both are unscented because my essential oils haven't arrived yet. Well, I mean, they have a scent, but it's what we women typically know as "unscented" in skin care products.

The face wash feels good. Light lather, but not drying at all because of the avocado oil. My face felt clean afterward.

The moisturizer is a little greasy. I don't mind it because I'm used to pure olive oil, but next batch I'll probably back off the avocado oil a bit or water it down more. It's also a liquid and not a cream, but that doesn't bother me either.

Ooh! I can't wait until my oils come in so I can scent them!!

 

[jazz lady]

Well, crap...

I thought this thread was about me.

 

[frequentflier]

I love almond oil. I get some sort of reaction to most of the scrubs, lotions and cleansers I buy.

Also, I got a pedicure the other day which I generally do myself. The girl told me the best moisturizer for your feet (heels especially) is castor oil.

Picked up some at Nature's Way to Health in PF yesterday- my feet have never been so soft; esp my heels.