Floral Infused Olive Oil: Rich Beauty Aid

Did you know olive oil is a lovely (and natural) skin moisturizer? Here’s a way to make it more special…infuse it with flowers picked fresh from your garden!

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Floral Infused Olive Oil Recipe

Ingredients:

Glass jar (pint)
Flower petals (1 1/2 cups)
Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1 3/4 cups)
6 Vitamin E Capsules (400 IU)

Directions:

• Fill a clean jar with your choice of fresh flower petals or buds. Pierce the vitamin capsules and squeeze the oil into the jar on top of the petals.
• Heat olive oil over medium heat then pour over petals. Seal and shake jar gently to mix.
• Place the jar in a sunny location and turn it over daily for 2 weeks.
• After 2 weeks, strain the oil to remove all petals then bottle in a sterilized container.

Tips For Use

• Use as a bath oil (2 to 3 TBS) or apply on skin after bathing/showering and use as abody moisturizer.
• Apply to dry patches of skin on hands, elbows, knees, feet.
• Can be used as a facial moisturizer, be careful not to get the infused oil in your eyes.
• Some believe that eczema, rosesca and stretch marks benefit from applications of olive oil, try a regular treatment to see if it helps.

Flower Choices With Reported Skin Healing & Therapeutic Qualities

• Echinacea, Lavender, Marigolds, Rose Petals, Pansies, Calendula
• Herbs can also be used

Note:

• Do not use petals that have been sprayed with chemicals, they’ll transfer to the oil and then be absorbed by your skin.

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baking soda

Beauty & Health Uses For Baking Soda

Did You Know: Baking Soda & Water Can Help Soothe Nausea, Sunburns, Poison Ivy Relief & So Much More

1. Homemade Deodorant: Make a quick and easy powder deodorant with 1 part baking soda, 1 part cornstarch and tea tree oil. Combine ingredients and mix well, store in airtight container. Source:Homemade Deodorant Recipes.
2. Cold Sores Remedy: Treat cold sores by dabbing with baking soda. Source: Cold Sore Tips.
3. Blackhead Remover Recipe: 50/50 Baking Soda & Water. Use gently on your skin as an exfoliator. Source: 11 Easy Food Facials – Homemade Recipes.
4. Homemade Toothpaste Recipes: 1 tsp baking soda mixed with 1/4 tsp hydrogen peroxide. Mix into paste then brush teeth. Source: Homemade Toothpaste, Mouthwash & Teeth Whiteners. Here’s another: Make your own homemade toothpaste with 1/4 cup Vegetable Glycerin + 1/4 cup Baking Soda + 10 to 15 drops of Peppermint Essential Oil (food grade).
5. Nausea Remedy: 1/2 tsp Baking soda in glass of warm water (not for pregnant women because of the high salt content). Source: 12 Home Remedies for Nausea.
6. Sunburn Relief Remedy: Fill a spray bottle with cool water and dissolve 1/4 cup baking soda. Spritz on burned skin for relief. Source: Sunburn Relief Home Remedies – Over 50 Soothing Treatments.
7. Dry Elbows Fix: Mix fresh lemon juice and baking soda to make a thick paste, apply to dry elbows. Gently rub in to exfoliate the skin and leave to sit for about 15 minutes. Wash off and apply a moisturizer or Vaseline. Source: Dry Elbow Home Remedies & Treatments.
8. Poison Ivy Remedy For Itch Relief: Baking soda bath (use lots of baking soda, hot water). Source: Poison Ivy Home Remedy For Itch Relief.
9. Canker Sores: Sprinkle baking soda onto sore or make a paste of baking soda and water then apply. You can also rinse your mouth with a strong baking soda and water solution. Source: Home Remedies For Canker Sores.
10. Wasp & Bee Stings (Mosquito Bites Too): Kill the pain of wasp stings dead by making a thick paste of baking soda and water then apply to sting. Same trick helps with bee stings and mosquito bites (for itch relief). Sources: Wasp Stings: Treatments & Home Remediesand 15 Bee Sting Home Remedies & Tips and Over 40 Mosquito Bite Itch Relief Tips.
11. Wart Home Remedy: Looking for a simple home remedy to get rid of warts? Try White Household Vinegar & Baking Soda: Sprinkle a heavy coat of baking soda on the wart then drizzle vinegar over it. Do this once in the morning and once at night until wart is gone. Source: 50 Wart Home Remedies & Treatments.
12. Soothe Toothaches: Ease toothache pain with Baking Soda: Take a cotton swab and moisten it with a bit of water, dip it in baking soda (coat the swab really well with baking soda) then rub into tooth and gums until pain subsides. You can also make a mouth rinse by mixing a heaping spoonful of baking soda in a small glass of lukewarm to warm water, dissolve the soda then swish the mixture in your mouth around the sore tooth. Source: 25 Toothache Remedies For Pain Relief.
13. Heartburn Relief: Suffering from heartburn? Use baking soda and water to neutralize stomach acid (this remedy should only be used moderately, regular use could dramatically increase your salt intake since baking soda is high in salt). Mix 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of baking soda per glass of water. Because of the high salt content in baking soda, pregnant women shouldn’t use this remedy. Source: 12 Heartburn Remedies Plus Causes & Prevention Tips.
14. Sore Throat Relief: Relieve a sore throat by mixing 1/2 teaspoon of each baking soda and salt with a 1/2 cup of warm water and gargle a few times each day. Source: 12 Simple Sore Throat Remedies.
15. Tooth Whitener: Brighten your smile with strawberries & baking soda. First mash a fresh strawberry and add about a tsp of baking soda. Spread on toothbrush and rub strawberry mash onto teeth. Leave for a couple minutes then brush teeth clean. Rinse mouth well. Source: 12 Simple Beauty Hacks From The Kitchen.

Note: These are simply home remedies I’ve collected, they’re not professional medical advice.

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i remember

when i was blonde....

oh wait, wrong picture......

when i wanted a beagle named bagel.....

and i got a dachuahua named pookie....

i remember when toyoji got his first fish in 09...

i remember when toyoji hadn't arrived yet and we were always doing "vegas babeeee"

i remember my "double nickel's" birthday and the beginning of a friendship of the heart...

i remember being the hottest milf on Halloween strutting my head nurse persona....

and i think about hugging a lot of the people throughout my day.  I miss people who i thought were friends. i wonder if they are doing well and smiling and enjoying life.

here's to all of you, because you should know that i think about you.