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| Lavender and Squash Blossoms November 11, 2011 My Black Beauty surveying all the delicious greenery! |
Last week, I featured the Winnsboro Emporium and it's proprietor, Conrad, because he so graciously has let me set up a mini store to sell my herbal wares. So now I would like to tell you about these herbal wares, talk about the herbs used in the products and how to use the products.
The first products we will be talking about will be:
Sister Susan's Natural Skin Care Products
I love to make these homemade beauty products! I like to use fresh, natural or organic herbs and oils because they are gentle and healthy for the skin. When learning to make these products, I was using my teacher, Rosemary's basic recipes. She states when you are using these products that you should always be thinking the thought "I am beautiful" as you apply them! Honestly, we don't tell ourselves enough how beautiful and special we are, we feel we must wait for someone else to say those words to us. Well, believe me, folks, we are all in the same boat! So from us at StarDragonfly Herbals, let us assure you that you are beautiful!
These are the basic instructions for using the: a. Cowgirl Face Wash & Scrub
b. Chamomile Flower Astringent
c. Cowgirl Face Lotion
1. Make a paste in the palm of hand by adding a few drops water to 1-2 tsp Cowgirl Face Wash & Scrub. Apply to face in gentle, circular motions. DO NOT GET IN OR NEAR YOUR EYES! Leave on and relax in a bathtub full of bubbles or just rinse face off!
2. Put Chamomile Flower Astringent on cotton ball and gentle clean face. DO NOT GET IN OR NEAR YOUR EYES!
3. Apply Cowgirl Face Lotion. Start with just a small amount on the tip of your finger. Your skin will seem oily at first but will absorb the lotion.
4.Always think of yourself as beautiful and now have a wonderful day or a restful evening!
2. Put Chamomile Flower Astringent on cotton ball and gentle clean face. DO NOT GET IN OR NEAR YOUR EYES!
3. Apply Cowgirl Face Lotion. Start with just a small amount on the tip of your finger. Your skin will seem oily at first but will absorb the lotion.
4.Always think of yourself as beautiful and now have a wonderful day or a restful evening!
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| Sister Susan's Cowgirl Face Wash & Scrub |
Sister Susan's
Cowgirl Face Wash & Scrub
This is such a nice face scrub. When I first discovered this scrub, I had been using an Apricot scrub that was very harsh. You better be very careful using that scrub! You definitely could scrub a couple layers of skin off in a hurry! Use the Apricot scrub on your heels or a dirty cooking pot but use the Cowgirl Face Wash and Scrub on your lovely and tender face and hands!
The Cowgirl Face Wash and Scrub contains:
Powdered milk....think Cleopatra! Really, powdered milk has the same benefits as good old camel milk! "Over two thousand years ago, Cleopatra filled her elegant tub with camel milk to maintain her notoriously supple skin.
Milk naturally contains Vitamins A and D, which helps to make your skin soft, yet strong. Further, the lactic acid in milk has natural beta hydroxy acids which not only exfoliate your skin, but soothe it. The natural ingredients found in milk improve the appearance and condition of your skin. As milk eliminates dead skin cells from the surface of your skin, it adds essential moisture." www.natural-skin-care-info.com/milk-bath.html
Ground oats... "Oats are highly absorptive, hypoallergenic, and help to soften skin. They have the best amino acid balance of all the cereal grains (amino acids work as water-binding agents in skin care products). Oats have been clinically shown to help heal dry, itchy skin." www.pioneerthinking.com/oatmealbeauty.html Beauty (the horse) maintains that oats beautify her from the inside out!
Ground almonds...Exfoliation Gone Nutty – Finely ground almonds can be used as a gentle and natural exfoliate, great for rubbing away dead skin cells and sprucing up the complexion. Almonds contain linoleic acid which is a fatty acid that helps soften and moisturize the skin.
Ground lavender...Lavender is really known for its calming aromatherapy effect but lavender contains powerful antioxidants that prevent and counteract the irritating effects of pollutants on the skin.
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Ground blue corn...Blue corn is one of the oldest varieties. The Pueblo tribe in the Southwestern United States was using blue corn at least as far back as 1540, when Spanish explorers discovered the region. Corn meal is a natural and gentle exfoliate.
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| Thelma's Rose A beautiful cabbage type rose given to us by our dear neighbor, Thelma |
Ground rose petals..."The use of the rose is far and varied. It has a long history in its use in folk remedies, especially in the area of skincare. It is suitable for all skin types, but it is especially valuable for dry, sensitive or aging skins. It has a tonic and astringent effect on the capillaries just below the skin surface, which makes it useful in diminishing the redness caused by enlarged capillaries.
The rose also offers a soothing property to the nerves and emotional /psychological state of mind. It is regarded as a mild sedative and anti-depressant. It is increasingly used in treatments for conditions of stress: nervous tension, peptic ulcers, heart disease, among others." www.rosemagazine.com/pages/therapeutic.asp
Wow! I am always amazed at the healing properties of the plants! Not only are they beautiful but so generous. They feed us and the animals, cloth us and give us medicine and beauty! Sister Susan's Cowgirl Face Wash & Scrub is available at the Winnsboro Emporium, located on Main Street in Winnsboro, Texas or contact StarDragonfly Herbals at 903-866-3606 or stdragonfly@yahoo.com. Until next time, remember you are beautiful and so, think beautiful thoughts! Herbally yours, Susan
Beauty is not in the face;
beauty is a light in the heart.Kahlil Gibran
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