Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 Good Morning! It's Dead Of Winter here in Indiana and by way of Winter Projects I'm contemplating soaps and bath salts! Has anyone used Green Clay or other cosmetic clays in either soaps or bath salts recipes? What are some other uses for the clays? Thanks! Sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 16, 2008 Report Share Posted January 16, 2008 > Good Morning! > > It's Dead Of Winter here in Indiana and by way of Winter Projects I'm > contemplating soaps and bath salts! Has anyone used Green Clay or > other cosmetic clays in either soaps or bath salts recipes? What are > some other uses for the clays? > Sue, I sometimes use them as a mask for my zits. (Yeah.. you think acne vulgaris is a teenage thing.) I rarely had acne vulgaris until after I had my kids. (Yeah for hormones...) Jennifer (It dries them out.) Oh and I know someone who puts it in their conditioner.. Like one of those hair masks... > _ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Good evening Sue! I'm east of you in Akron, Ohio and I can't say we're in the dead of winter, actually we're having quite the thaw right now! I work in a bulk department of a local health food store where we carry French green clay along with Bentonite clay. Clays and muds are generally used in face/body masks to draw out toxins. They work great as the skin is the largest toxic removal site on the body, literally anyplace you would want it externally. The uses that I've learned for Bentonite tend to be a bit more of medicinal/first aid treatment. The first time I used it was for a bee sting. It is supposed to " neutralize poisons. " The other use I've read is a Hindu folk remedy. Mix it into a paste with water and tumeric powder, then add a few drops of tea tree oil for nail fungus, although at the time I didn't know there was anywhere near me where I could get it(pre-internet and health food days). There are health spas that specialize in Mud Bath Treatments, as mud pulls toxins out of the body. I have yet to try mud baths, but I have a friend that has done a few and enjoyed them. His recommendation is to " drink tons of water...and don't forget to take a straw " , you won't want to move your face once the mud is on, and you'll want to stay hydrated to flush out the gunk in your body. French green clay makes a great face mask: To 2 tablespoons of clay, add a tablespoon of warm water and stir. Continue adding to water until you have made a paste of medium consistency free of any clumps. Apply liberally, to clean dry skin. Let it dry. It will turn from a dark jade green when wet to a lighter shade when dry. It's great for oily skin, to tighten pores, and reduce wrinkles - at least that's what I've noticed from personal use over the last 6 months. You can see the oil being pulled from the pores by looking closely in a mirror after it has dried. You'll see the little dark spots where your pores are! Once it has dried, rinse off with warm water and moisturize. You can add crushed herbs to this clay for extra effects as well, just grind your herbs very well, otherwise you will end up with a clumpy mess that doesn't stick your skin long enough to dry. I've mad ethis mistake with a few batches. It turns into a wasted mess. Try experimenting with the consistency of the clay you will work with before adding herbs. I like thicker masks, while others like thinner masks. So far I've tried organic lavender, chamomile, and calendula flower blossoms. Rose petals would probably be really decadent, if you can find an organic variety. I haven't tried adding oils to a clay mask. As they draw oils away from the body, it felt counterintuitive to me. That would probably work better in a bath, but I've never had enough mud to make my own mud bath. There are preparations to drink, but I know nothing of how or why. There's my two cents. Christine , " Sue Mogle " <suemogle wrote: > > Good Morning! > > It's Dead Of Winter here in Indiana and by way of Winter Projects I'm > contemplating soaps and bath salts! Has anyone used Green Clay or > other cosmetic clays in either soaps or bath salts recipes? What are > some other uses for the clays? > > Thanks! > Sue > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Morning all, I'm back in Australia and back on the desktop. Green clay... For anything on the face, I'd use the pink or white (I use Argelitz brand) as they are not as 'drawing' as the green. I make up the blend of pink or white with a touch of macadamia oil (Chris will tell you that I even use mac oil in soap) EOs to kill any bacteria or secondary infection (this is because we tend to scratch things on our face) then complete the poultice mixture with pure water. This works well on various problems. Green clay is when I need a very deep drawing agent. This can be an open or closed wound. I add the oils above, but also add castor oil for even more power. I use the mac oil as one of the chemical compounds helps to pull down into the bloodstream some of the fine molecules from the EOs. This does sound a little contradictory, but I sometimes need to kill bacteria or virus' while I'm fixing a wound. A prime example of this is a poultice I make for bedsores and leg ulcers. The poultice heals cleanly from the base of the sore up and when it is healed it does not re-appear. However, use of the macadamia oil does help to strengthen the skin and so avoids fragile skin. Being one of many people who have had their gall bladder removed I was told by many well-meaning friends of all the foods I will have to forego. Not this little black duck! However, over the past couple of months I have ate and drunk to excess and the liver has informed me of my misdemeanours - gastric reflux. Now I am home I take 1/3 teaspoon of green clay with water to wash down and a cup of tea to get the taste of mud totally out of the mouth. 3 Days and the liver has settled down. I LOVE my green clay! Regards Merinda Don't burn your bridges until you have built a pontoon Make the switch to the world's best email. Get the new 7 Mail now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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