Making your own skin preparations is itself a pleasurable pastime. Just to stir a handful of pot marigold petals into a bowl of steaming water is both invigorating and calming, an indirect form of Aromatherapy. The following recipes offers therapeutic and cosmetic blends to help you care for your skin or just to allow a little self indulgence.
Lavender-flower Lotion
Splash on this gentle toning lotion to tighten and refresh the skin
5 Tbsp Lavender water
5 Tbsp Witch Hazel
5 Tbsp Lemon Juice, strained
2-3 drops lavender essential oil
Pour all the ingredients into a bottle, close it with a cap or cork, and shake it
vigorously. Shake well before each use.
Makes about 3/4 cup
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