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09 August 2008
[AromatherapyDailyTip] Storing items
Place a few drops of essential oils
on a cotton ball or hanky and tuck into a purse you are storing away
for the season.
Enjoy!
This Daily Aromatherapy Tip is
brought to you by AromaThyme.com
and the Scent of the Month Club
http://www.aromathyme.com
Disclaimer--This information is not intended to be taken as a
replacement for medical advice. Any person with a condition
requiring medical attention should consult a qualified
practitioner or therapist.
on a cotton ball or hanky and tuck into a purse you are storing away
for the season.
Enjoy!
This Daily Aromatherapy Tip is
brought to you by AromaThyme.com
and the Scent of the Month Club
http://www.aromathyme.com
Disclaimer--This information is not intended to be taken as a
replacement for medical advice. Any person with a condition
requiring medical attention should consult a qualified
practitioner or therapist.
Potting Soil Mineral Body Scrub
Potting Soil Mineral Body Scrub
5 cups potting soil - see Notes, below
1 cup powdered milk
1 cup baby oil
3-4 drops scented Egyptian musk oil
3/4 cup witch hazel
2 cups prepared green tea
-In a gallon-sized plastic sealable bag, shake together potting soil and
powdered milk.
-Pour oils into bag and shake to coat.
-Pour witch hazel into bag and shake to coat.
-Slowly knead in tea. Mixture will be a thick, pasty consistency.
-Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before using.
-Smooth mixture over clean, moist skin and gently rub in to exfoliate.
-Rinse and wash with a mild soap and water.
Notes: Choose an organic potting soil, such as one made from pine or cedar
mulch. The potting soil consist of minerals that are good for skin rejuvenation.
All of the ingredients can usually be purchased at a Dollar Store, making
this an inexpensive luxury.
From: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TurnTheWheel
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5 cups potting soil - see Notes, below
1 cup powdered milk
1 cup baby oil
3-4 drops scented Egyptian musk oil
3/4 cup witch hazel
2 cups prepared green tea
-In a gallon-sized plastic sealable bag, shake together potting soil and
powdered milk.
-Pour oils into bag and shake to coat.
-Pour witch hazel into bag and shake to coat.
-Slowly knead in tea. Mixture will be a thick, pasty consistency.
-Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before using.
-Smooth mixture over clean, moist skin and gently rub in to exfoliate.
-Rinse and wash with a mild soap and water.
Notes: Choose an organic potting soil, such as one made from pine or cedar
mulch. The potting soil consist of minerals that are good for skin rejuvenation.
All of the ingredients can usually be purchased at a Dollar Store, making
this an inexpensive luxury.
From: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TurnTheWheel
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[AromatherapyDailyTip] Sun Burn Remedy
A must for the summer months ahead
is a jar of Aloe Vera to which a few drops of
Lavender essential oil have been added.
Store in refrigerator for cooling, soothing relief.
Enjoy!
This Daily Aromatherapy Tip is
brought to you by AromaThyme.com
and the Scent of the Month Club
http://www.aromathyme.com
Disclaimer--This information is not intended to be taken as a
replacement for medical advice. Any person with a condition
requiring medical attention should consult a qualified
practitioner or therapist.
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is a jar of Aloe Vera to which a few drops of
Lavender essential oil have been added.
Store in refrigerator for cooling, soothing relief.
Enjoy!
This Daily Aromatherapy Tip is
brought to you by AromaThyme.com
and the Scent of the Month Club
http://www.aromathyme.com
Disclaimer--This information is not intended to be taken as a
replacement for medical advice. Any person with a condition
requiring medical attention should consult a qualified
practitioner or therapist.
------
28 June 2008
Melinda's Anti-Depressant Oil
[UnderTheOakTree]
Melinda's Anti-Depressant Oil
From another group:
Melinda's Anti-Depressant Oil
This oil was a formulation that I have been using for the last 2 years to Combat clinical depression and it works wonders. I have also discovered that It acts as an aphrodisiac too, but it attracts only positive people. :) Isn't that neat?
In a 2 dram amber or cobalt bottle add
3 drops Lemon Verbena Oil
3 drops Lemon Grass oil
Fill the rest of the bottle up with HIGH quality rose perfumed oil.
While you are mixing the oils chant:
Blues blues go away
Fearful thoughts have flown away
Happy thoughts are welcomed here
Fearful thoughts shall disappear!
Now go away and stay away
Don't come again no how no way.
Use this oil when you are feeling depressed. Rose has anti-depressant properties that are quite powerful. Rose will help your brain produce L-Tryptophan which is then converted to 5-hydroxy-Tryptopha n and is then converted to the neurotransmitter Serotonin, a brain chemical your brain needs to help you function properly. The Lemon Verbena and Lemon Grass oils have energizing properties that also make you feel good.
If you post this to another group or pass this along to friends and family,
Please give me proper credit for it.
Thank you,
Melinda Pappa aka LadyDragonWytch
Infinite Blessings, Light and Peace
http://www.crystalnaturehealing.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CrystalNatureNews/
Melinda's Anti-Depressant Oil
From another group:
Melinda's Anti-Depressant Oil
This oil was a formulation that I have been using for the last 2 years to Combat clinical depression and it works wonders. I have also discovered that It acts as an aphrodisiac too, but it attracts only positive people. :) Isn't that neat?
In a 2 dram amber or cobalt bottle add
3 drops Lemon Verbena Oil
3 drops Lemon Grass oil
Fill the rest of the bottle up with HIGH quality rose perfumed oil.
While you are mixing the oils chant:
Blues blues go away
Fearful thoughts have flown away
Happy thoughts are welcomed here
Fearful thoughts shall disappear!
Now go away and stay away
Don't come again no how no way.
Use this oil when you are feeling depressed. Rose has anti-depressant properties that are quite powerful. Rose will help your brain produce L-Tryptophan which is then converted to 5-hydroxy-Tryptopha n and is then converted to the neurotransmitter Serotonin, a brain chemical your brain needs to help you function properly. The Lemon Verbena and Lemon Grass oils have energizing properties that also make you feel good.
If you post this to another group or pass this along to friends and family,
Please give me proper credit for it.
Thank you,
Melinda Pappa aka LadyDragonWytch
Infinite Blessings, Light and Peace
http://www.crystalnaturehealing.com/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CrystalNatureNews/
27 June 2008
Citrus Lip Gloss: How-To Formula
Citrus Lip Gloss: How-To Formula
By: Annie B. Bond
This make-it-yourself Citrus Lip Gloss tastes lick-your-lips delicious with both tangerine and lemon essential oils offering their benefits and flavors. Tangerine essential oil is a bit of an aphrodisiac, so it is nice to wear out on a special date. The essential oils and honey combined make the gloss a tasty product that will keep your lips soft and moist for some time.
All the ingredients for this formula are easily found in most health food stores and the formula only takes about 10 minutes to make, so why not give it a try?
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons sweet almond oil
2 teaspoon beeswax (pearls or solid beeswax grated and measured)
1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon honey
800 IU Vitamin E
4 drops lemon essential oil
3 drops tangerine essential oil
Melt the beeswax and sweet almond oil together in a heat-proof container over boiling water. When the beeswax is melted, remove from the heat. Add the honey and Vitamin E, mixing briskly with a wire whisk. Add the aloe vera gel and stir into the mixture. Add the essential oils and stir in well. Pour into a low wide-mouth jar.
Adapted from Natural Beauty Basics, by Dorie Byers, R.N. (Vital Health Publishing, 2001).
a MUST to add to any lipgloss or chapstick is castor oil! Try it, it's a > thick oil that sticks and you'll never go back. :o)> oxoxRowan
By: Annie B. Bond
This make-it-yourself Citrus Lip Gloss tastes lick-your-lips delicious with both tangerine and lemon essential oils offering their benefits and flavors. Tangerine essential oil is a bit of an aphrodisiac, so it is nice to wear out on a special date. The essential oils and honey combined make the gloss a tasty product that will keep your lips soft and moist for some time.
All the ingredients for this formula are easily found in most health food stores and the formula only takes about 10 minutes to make, so why not give it a try?
INGREDIENTS
3 tablespoons sweet almond oil
2 teaspoon beeswax (pearls or solid beeswax grated and measured)
1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
1 teaspoon honey
800 IU Vitamin E
4 drops lemon essential oil
3 drops tangerine essential oil
Melt the beeswax and sweet almond oil together in a heat-proof container over boiling water. When the beeswax is melted, remove from the heat. Add the honey and Vitamin E, mixing briskly with a wire whisk. Add the aloe vera gel and stir into the mixture. Add the essential oils and stir in well. Pour into a low wide-mouth jar.
Adapted from Natural Beauty Basics, by Dorie Byers, R.N. (Vital Health Publishing, 2001).
a MUST to add to any lipgloss or chapstick is castor oil! Try it, it's a > thick oil that sticks and you'll never go back. :o)> oxoxRowan
Make a Quill Pen
Make a Quill Pen
Posted by: "Spirrah"
Yahoo group: GreenWitchGarden
Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:46 pm (PDT)
http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/tools/quill.htm
<-- has cartoon style pictures to help.
Medieval Writing
The Quill Pen
There are many illustrations of scribes in medieval manuscripts and they all convey an image of the simplicity of the scribe's kit. The quill pen was made from easily acquired materials and required only the simplest of equipment, basically a small sharp knife, in its manufacture. The quill and the knife were the all purpose kit for production and maintenance. And while the scribe might have to do regular running repairs, he never got a General Protection Fault. You can try this at home without creating hazard, but a lot of practice and patience might be needed to get a good result. Simple technology is like that. (See Jackson 1981)
The scribe first selected a feather. It didn't have to be a particularly exotic variety, but a good strong flight feather from the wing of a robust bird worked the best. Medieval re-enactors and people putting on plays please note that there were not many ostriches running around northern Europe in the middle ages.
It was usual to cut back the plume of the feather and remove the barb, or feathery bits, from at least the underside of the central barrel of the feather. Despite the loss of romantic affectation, this made it easier to write with and it didn't scrape the scribe's hand. Most pictures of scribes show them holding what looks like a narrow stick rather than something fluffy.The structure of the quill was altered by standing it in hot sand for a period of time. This actually strengthens the barrel of the feather and makes it more flexible and less brittle. After it has slowly cooled the nib can be constructed.
The small sharp knife was then used to make a sloping cut to remove the point of the quill.
The quill was turned so that the cut away side faced up. The knife was inserted into the hollow of the quill and a slit was made by carefully levering the blade upward. I imagine that this is one of the trickier manoeuvres.
On the opposite side to the slit, a scoop was sliced from the barrel of the quill.
The end of the quill now has a sloping aspect with a slit in the end, and is starting to look a bit like a pen.
The nib was shaped by cutting away the corners on either side of the slit.
The nib was made neat and flat by scraping carefully on the inside.
It was sharpened by cutting at an angle from the outside.
The nib was then ready for use.
As it broke or became worn, it could be resharpened multiple times just using that handy little knife. Calligraphers sometimes derive great satisfaction by examining ancient manuscripts to see how many times the scribe sharpened his quill. It could vary enormously and I guess the amount of work done between sharpenings just depended on having a good feather to start with and on skillful construction of the pen.
Posted by: "Spirrah"
Yahoo group: GreenWitchGarden
Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:46 pm (PDT)
http://medievalwriting.50megs.com/tools/quill.htm
<-- has cartoon style pictures to help.
Medieval Writing
The Quill Pen
There are many illustrations of scribes in medieval manuscripts and they all convey an image of the simplicity of the scribe's kit. The quill pen was made from easily acquired materials and required only the simplest of equipment, basically a small sharp knife, in its manufacture. The quill and the knife were the all purpose kit for production and maintenance. And while the scribe might have to do regular running repairs, he never got a General Protection Fault. You can try this at home without creating hazard, but a lot of practice and patience might be needed to get a good result. Simple technology is like that. (See Jackson 1981)
The scribe first selected a feather. It didn't have to be a particularly exotic variety, but a good strong flight feather from the wing of a robust bird worked the best. Medieval re-enactors and people putting on plays please note that there were not many ostriches running around northern Europe in the middle ages.
It was usual to cut back the plume of the feather and remove the barb, or feathery bits, from at least the underside of the central barrel of the feather. Despite the loss of romantic affectation, this made it easier to write with and it didn't scrape the scribe's hand. Most pictures of scribes show them holding what looks like a narrow stick rather than something fluffy.The structure of the quill was altered by standing it in hot sand for a period of time. This actually strengthens the barrel of the feather and makes it more flexible and less brittle. After it has slowly cooled the nib can be constructed.
The small sharp knife was then used to make a sloping cut to remove the point of the quill.
The quill was turned so that the cut away side faced up. The knife was inserted into the hollow of the quill and a slit was made by carefully levering the blade upward. I imagine that this is one of the trickier manoeuvres.
On the opposite side to the slit, a scoop was sliced from the barrel of the quill.
The end of the quill now has a sloping aspect with a slit in the end, and is starting to look a bit like a pen.
The nib was shaped by cutting away the corners on either side of the slit.
The nib was made neat and flat by scraping carefully on the inside.
It was sharpened by cutting at an angle from the outside.
The nib was then ready for use.
As it broke or became worn, it could be resharpened multiple times just using that handy little knife. Calligraphers sometimes derive great satisfaction by examining ancient manuscripts to see how many times the scribe sharpened his quill. It could vary enormously and I guess the amount of work done between sharpenings just depended on having a good feather to start with and on skillful construction of the pen.
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