Tag: make it yourself
member name: Marilyn is looking for whatever there is. N.
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November 30, 2008 08:05 AM EST --
Drying Your Own Herbs
(spearmint, after a few hard frosts)
Drying Herbs
I don't know if any of you grow and dry your own herbs, but they can be used all year, both for teas, tea-blends, . . .
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January 05, 2007 09:48 PM EST --
Hi,
Molds are actually everywhere and are needed to break down materials, outside. It's when they show up inside that we have all kinds of problems from them, though I'm allergic to them in "any" . . .
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September 30, 2007 03:17 AM EDT --
Shealoe Hand and Body Cream
This is a cream that I make and it works well on dry to very dry skin. It aborbs well, yet also can be used at night and just slathered on, as some people that I've made . . .
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October 25, 2006 01:35 AM EDT --
This is from the whole avocado itself.
Avocado Moisturizing Recipe #1
Avocado is a naturally rich moisturizer. Mash the meat of the avocado into a creamy texture. Massage into the face and neck . Leave . . .
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November 21, 2006 06:23 AM EST --
This is a kind of neat stocking stuffer or a gift to add-on to a gift basket.
Ingrediants:
Two heat seal tea bags - OR - two muslin draw string bags, small sized.
Ribbon
Lavender Buds or another Herb . . .
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February 07, 2007 05:33 PM EST --
Coffee Mocha Lipbalm
3 T coffee butter
3 T beeswax, natural
1 1/2 T cocoa butter, natural
1 T honey, local if possible
.5% preservative - LiquiPar Optima
Mix all together except the honey and preservative, . . .
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March 26, 2007 02:22 AM EDT --
Bath Melts
Ingredients:
8 T. Rice Bran, Apricot Kernel Oil or Meadowfoam Seed Oil (or a blend of them all)
2 T. Mango Butter
6 T. Beeswax, Natural Yellow
3 T. Sweet Almond Oil
3 T. Cocoa Butter (deodorized, . . .
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April 29, 2007 02:24 PM EDT --
Body Scrub with Coffee
This isn't one that uses coffee butter, as some of the recipes I've posted, such as the one for lipbalm does. This uses actual coffee, and it makes a great exfoliant for . . .
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May 06, 2007 11:44 AM EDT --
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I had trouble finding a recipe that I liked for chocolate or other chip cookies that would stay soft and chewy, freeze (and unfreeze well), and taste great for years. The ones I came across usually . . .
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April 15, 2008 11:12 PM EDT --
Follow The Notes And Create A Perfume. - Part One.
When one thinks about the perfume they're wearing, they don't usually think about what goes into it, unless they're a perfumer like . . .
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June 08, 2008 01:23 AM EDT --
Massage, Bath or Body Oil
One four ounce bottle, with a disc cap.
Essential oil or oils of choice.
Liquid Shea (for bath or Body Oil)
Fractionated Coconut Oil (for Massage Oil)
Take your . . .
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December 27, 2006 12:42 PM EST --
Hi,
First off, I'd like to apologize to you all for not posting much, as I've been on the other end, which is making what I've posted! LOL I had Human Services to make and deliver soaps and . . .
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January 03, 2007 05:18 AM EST --
Hi,
Apple Cider Vinegar is for personal use - these are for use with the white vinegar.
1. Floors, linoleum, vinyl and tile, it works on all of them
Put on cup of vinegar into a sink or wash basin of . . .
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April 29, 2008 11:48 PM EDT --
Follow The Notes And Create A Perfume - Part III
This is where you'll learn to blend and create your own scent and possibly perfumes/colognes or sets for others.
There are scent test strips . . .
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November 25, 2006 12:25 PM EST --
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Since I am writing about the butters that we can and do use to make products, and doing them in alphabetical order, shea doesn't come out anywhere near the top of the list. It's my favorite . . .
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December 27, 2006 11:46 PM EST --
Skin Softening Butter Bars (Lotion Bars)
Butter Bar
1/4 c. sweet almond oil - or other carrier oil of choice
1/4 c. beeswax pearls/or grated beeswax, white or yellow
1/4 c. shea or cocoa butter (deodorized . . .
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February 04, 2007 03:15 PM EST --
Butters, or more about butters and their uses, #3.
Kokum Butter
Garcinia indica
Country - India
A nice and usually under-rated butter from the Garcinia tree. This naturally white and smooth butter has . . .
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February 05, 2007 01:24 PM EST --
Hi,
Tis the season of cold weather and shoveling, soreness and pulled muscles. Once we come in from the cold and get too warm, we can also get itchy. This is a bath blend for both. It's meant to be . . .
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February 18, 2007 01:43 PM EST --
Foot Balm Recipe
1/2oz Cocoa Butter, deodorized
1/2 oz Golden Jojoba Oil
2 oz Sweet Almond Oil
2 oz Grapeseed Oil
1/2 oz Vegetable Glycerin
1/2 oz Beeswax Natural, grated or the pre-grated
7 Drops Lavender . . .
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April 10, 2007 05:43 AM EDT --
Bath Oil with suggestions for Essential Oil Blends
1 ounces Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 ounces Sweet Almond Oil
1 ounce Grapeseed or Rice Bran oil
2 ounces Sunflower Oil or Safflower Oil (for the . . .
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