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Here is a recipe that I use at least once a month. It can get a little expensive

if you use true rose essential oil, but it smells great and leaves my skin soft

and smooth.

 

 

When we get older, we tend to use more products that take care of our skin. The

skin is the most important organ on our body, so really we should take care of

it from birth. Here is a great moisturizing cream.

 

Light Rose Moisturizer

 

1 tsp beeswax

1 tsp lanolin

1 tbsp almond oil

1/2 tsp wheat germ oil

1/4 tsp borax

3 tbsp rosewater, warmed

6 drops rose essential oil

optional, a few drops red food coloring

 

1. Melt beeswax and lanolin together, stir constantly

2. Warm the oils slowly and then stir them into the waxes. Dissolve the borax in

the rosewater and slowly add the oil and wax mixture, beat constantly until

cooled. Stir in the rose oil as the mixture begins to thicken

3. Spoon into jars and label

 

There are many different products available today that tell you they produce

energy safely. It seems that after they become available on the market, the FDA

gets involved and bans them due to lack of safety. That's why people like us

prefer to use natural alternatives. My son makes this when he has been working

too many hours and not getting enough sleep. He usually complains about the

taste of herbs, but seems to like this tea enough to use it fairly regularly. He

adds a tablespoonful of honey to it for flavor. (But drinks his coffee black.)

 

This is a tea that you don't have to drink hot. You can make a quart and can put

it in your thermos and use it on a hot summer day. Or keep it hot and put it in

your thermos on a cold winter day.

 

<strong>Ingredients:</strong>

1 quart water

1 Vitamin B-12 capsule

1 bee pollen capsule

1 capsule (or 1 tsp powder) brewer's yeast

1 tsp cayenne powder

2 tbsp gotu kola

2 tbsp Siberian ginseng

1-2 tbsp honey (optional)

 

Make an infusion of the above ingredients the strain through a tea strainer.

(See How to Make an Infusion in this blog). If you want it cold, allow to cool

then add 1-2 cups of ice.

If you want it hot, put it directly into your thermos, then enjoy! Remove the

cayenne if you don't like the bite.

 

This is one for you to just treat yourself. Hope you enjoy!

 

Susan

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