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Natural Beauty

This is a short list of various natural skin and body care recipes that I have accumulated over the past 20 years... I am posting the easiest and most useful here this month:

Homemade Strawberry Moisturizer
Materials Needed:
1 tbsp each: olive, coconut and vegetable oils
2 tbsp mashed strawberries
(Optional) 1-2 drops Vitamin E oil
Procedure: 1.Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Store in the refrigerator in a covered jar between uses.
2.To give as gift, pour into small plastic or glass container (found in many drugstore or department stores
in cosmetic department). Add gift tag with instructions for use and storage.

Bath Bomb Recipe
Materials Needed:
2 T Citric Acid
2 T Cornstarch
1/4 c baking soda
1/4 t fragrance oil
3 - 6 drops of liquid colorant (if desired)
3 T Coconut Oil ( or any other emolient oil like
Almond Oil, Avocado Oil, or Apricot Kernel Oil)
Procedure: 1.Place all of the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix well. 2.Mix fragrance and colorant together.
3.In a small glass bowl combine oil with fragrance and colorant mixture. 4.Slowly add oil mixture to dry ingredients and blend well. 5.Take truffle sized scoops of the mixture and shape into balls. Balls should be about
1" in diameter. Let balls rest on a sheet of waxed paper for 2 - 3 hours. 6.Let the bombs dry and harden for 24 - 48 hours. You can pack each bomb into its own candy cup. Store bombs in a closed container. 7.To use - drop 1 - 3 into warm bath water.

Lemon Moisturizer

1 beaten egg yolk
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 tbsp lemon juice

Combine egg yolk and lemon juice in a small bowl. Stir with a wire whisk while adding both oils until the mixture
thickens. If too thick, add more lemon juice.

Natural beauty directions courtesy of numerous websites and personal friends.

I ran my hose!!!!!
Use worn out pantyhose to tie up tender vines and creepers - cut the legs off and cut in half at the length - into 2 pieces. There is enough stretch that they will not break or gird the stems.

Cut the foot from hose and use it to collect all the assorted slivers of soap that accumulate, when the tube is filled to just under the heel, tie it off. Use for camping toiletry and for hand scrubbing after gardening.

Chocolat Chaud
four 1 cup servings About 10 minutes total

1/2 pound top quality semi-sweet chocolate, like Callebaut, or semisweet chips
4 cups whole milk

Preparation:
If using bar chocolate - finely chop before adding to double boiler.
Place chocolate in the top of double boiler, or in a larger metal/glass bowl, set over a pan of hot water. Be sure the water does not touch the bottom of top boiler or bowl.Bring water to a slow boil. Alternatly, you can cook this is a very heavy saucepan over low flame.

Add 2 cups of milk and stir with a small whisk or fork until chocolate is completely melted.

Raise heat to medium for saucepan, High for the double boiler, and add the rest of the milk. Bring your brew to a slow simmer. Do not allow it to boil at any time.

Serve plain in mugs or latte cups. If you prefer, a dust of cinnamon or a dollop of whipped cream is gilding this lily.

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Kickin' it up a notch with Emeril or searching out oddities with Extreme Cuisine... For recipes from the World's top chefs to housewives in the Heartland - go to foodtv.com

For info on Candle making - please visit Candle Obsession for tips, supplier links, handy color charts and definitions of shapes for your home made candles. This site has everything needed for the beginner or the experienced candle crafter.

For books on practically anything from Potpourri to Tantric Massage - visit Amazon.com, the worlds largest selection, at the lowest prices.

Please forgive any broken links for the following books - Tripod is not recognizing the files I input at this time. Tis Sad!

The best book for all forms of potpourri and fragrance crafting

James Duke presents easy and relevant therapies for many common illnesses.

It's on video! I am all into guilty pleasures(And, Hey!, that top guy's cute!)

For those who don't have their own traditions for Yule/Solstice celebrations - This is a great resource. Morrison is not for history buffs, but the good far outweighs the bad, in this case.