Hand and Feet Care Recipes                                                     

Your dry hands and feet will become smooth and soft overnight if you mix these:

• Banana

• Honey

• Lemon juice

• Natural margarine

Smear on hands and wear white gloves to bed. Wash off in the morning.
For dry feet, smear the mixture on and wear heavy socks to bed and wash off in the morning.

Ingredients:

• 4 Tbsp Unpetroleum Jelly (available in natural foods stores)

• 2 handfuls fresh elderflowers

Melt jelly, add elderflowers. Steep for 45 minutes, reheating the jelly when it solidifies. Reheat until mixture is liquified, strain through a fine sieve into a jar. Cool, then cap tightly.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons of shaved beeswax

• 1/2 Teaspoon of carnuba wax

• 2 Tablespoons of jojoba oil

• 1 Teaspoon of aloe vera gel

• 10 drops of Vitamin E oil ( or 4 capsules)

• 1 drop of your favorite essentail oil for fragrance

Melt the first four ingredients in a stainless steel pot on the stove or use a glass pyrex cup in the microwave. Remove from heat and beat until cool, adding the Vitamin E oil before mixture thickens. Continue beating until this mixture becomes creamy. Add your favorite essential oil, continue beating until cream has completely cooled.
Spoon your cream into a jar and store in a cool dark place.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp of a strong infusion of lady's mantle

• 2 Tbsp glycerin

• 2 tsp carrageen moss (Irish Moss) melted in a little hot water

• 4 Tbsp vodka

• 10 drops essential oil of rose or geranium

Stir glycerin into melted moss. Add essential oil to vodka, then blend into the glycerin mixture. Stir in lady's mantle infusion, blend well. Pour into jar, cap tightly.
Shake before using.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp finely ground oatmeal

• 1 Tbsp lady's mantle infusion

• 1 tsp avocado oil

• 1 tsp lemon juice

• 1 tsp glycerin

  Mix all ingredients to form a smooth paste. Apply to hands at bedtime. Leave on for 1/2 hour, wash off and apply moisturizing cream overnight.
  Wash off in the morning.

For healthier fingernails do this...

1. Beat 1 egg yolk in a small bowl. Soak fingernails for 5 minutes. Rinse.

2. Make a solution of pure castile soap and water in a large bowl, soak hands and nails for about 10-15 minutes.

Ingredients:

• 2 Tbsp chopped horsetail herb

• 2 Tbsp dill seeds

• 1 cup boiling water

Pour water over herbs, steep for 1-2 hours. Strain and bottle.
To use: warm some of the solution, pour into a small bowl, soak nails for 10 minutes.

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