Vinegar for Health and Beauty

Dampen your appetite. Sprinkle a little vinegar on prepared food to take the edge off your appetite.

Soothe a bee or jellyfish sting. Dot or douse the irritated area with vinegar and relieve itching.

Remedy for acne skin conditions when diluted 50:50 with water and used as a toner. Careful around the eyes.

If you can take it, put a cotton bud or cotton square with appe cider vinegar and dab all over your face. It’s safer and so much cheaper than any store-bought ‘alpha hydroxy’ products to sloth off flaky skin.

Relieve itching by using a cotton ball to dab mosquito and other bug bites with Vinegar straight
from the bottle.

Relieve sunburn by lightly rubbing it with vinegar. You may have to reapply.

Take 1 cup of vinegar and warm water into a large glass and use to rinse your hair after
you shampoo. Vinegar adds highlights to brunette hair, restores the acid mantel, and removes
soap film and sebum oil.

When you eat something too spicy hot (habenero, jalepeno, wasabi) you can quickly get rid of the burn by dabbing your tounge with vinegar.

You take 1 tablespoon full and swallow when you have the hiccups. It stops them instantly.

Relieve dry and itchy skin. Add 2 tablespoons to bath water.

Fight dandruff, by rinsing with vinegar and 2 cups of warm water, after shampooing.

Soothe a sore throat. Put a teaspoon of vinegar in a glass of water. Gargle, then swallow.

Cure for colds. Mix one-quarter cup Apple Cider Vinegar with one-quarter cup honey.
Take one tablespoon six to eight times daily.

Treat sinus infections and chest colds. Add 1/4 cup or more vinegar to the vaporizer.

Feel good recipe. A teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in a glass of water, with a bit of honey added for flavor, will take the edge off your appetite and give you an overall healthy feeling.

Remove fruit stains from hands. Rub with vinegar.

Remove warts by applying a lotion of half cider vinegar and half glycerin. Apply daily to warts until they dissolve.

Relieve arthritis. Before each meal, drink a glass of water containing two teaspoons
Apple Cider Vinegar. Give it at least three weeks to start working.

Remove corns by making a poultice of one crumbled piece of bread soaked in one-quarter cup Vinegar. Let poultice sit for one-half hour, then apply to the corn and tape in place overnight. If corn does not peel off by morning, reapply the poultice for several consecutive nights.

Cure an upset stomach by drinking two teaspoons Apple Cider Vinegar in one cup water.

Prevent yeast infections. Douche with one tablespoon vinegar to one quart warm water, to adjust the pH balance in the vagina.

Clean dentures by soaking them overnight in vinegar, then brush away tartar with a toothbrush.

Relieve cough by mixing one-half cup Apple Cider Vinegar, one-half cup water, one teaspoon cayenne pepper, and four teaspoons honey. Take one tablespoon when cough acts up. Take another tablespoon at bedtime.

Dissolves whatever glue lice use to lay eggs on the hair shaft. Comb your hair and rinse it with equal parts water and vinegar.

Dip a cotton bud into pure vinegar and dab onto affected areas for ear infections.

Treat athlete's foot by dabbing full strength vinegar to effected areas.

White Goat

One of the most interesting going green innovations to come out will be coming out this year. When I saw this video I stared at it wide eyed and slack jawed and it isn't just because of the head cold I have right now either.



A solid 10 on the greener meter.

Body Wraps

I found this surfing around years ago and somehow managed to lose the author information to it. So if you are the person who put this together, please email me and let me know how you would prefer I give you credit.

Body Wraps

I prefer the essential oil body wraps because they are less messy. You just apply the oil mixture to the area, then wrap in plastic wrap. Be sure to use therapeutic grade essential oils if you want results. I buy my oils from Young Living Essential Oils. Drink plenty of water after any body wrap.

Essential Oil Body Wrap

30 Ledum oil
15 Grapefruit oil
10 Lemon oil
10 Lemongrass oil
10 Cypress oil
4 oz. V-6 Mixing Oil or Massage Oil Base

Layer the massage table with a tarp (silver lining up)[I got a 6 X 9ft one on sale for $5.99], a wool blanket, a bed sheet, and a thin plastic sheet (like the cheap drop cloth you can buy for painting for$1.00 at Dollar General & can be cut in half).

Lay down on top of the plastic and have someone rub the oil blend all over your body(omitting the chest area). This includes legs, feet, arms, and hands. We used approximately an ounce of the mixture. After the oil is applied, have the person bring the plastic tightly around you tucking it between your legs and between your arms and body. Then the sheet (wrapping it as if you were wrapping a baby in a receiving blanket). Next put a large hot towel over your body, then wrap the blanket around you and finally the tarp. Stay in this cocoon for 45 minutes to an hour. After you are unwrapped you will be wet from the fluid you have shed. It might be wise to wrap up in a dry sheet, towel or blanket to cool down for a while. I don't shower because I want the oils to stay on my body as long as possible.

Cellulite Body Wrap:

5 drops rosemary oil
10 drops grapefruit oil
2 drops cypress oil
1/2 to 1 oz. V-6 Mixing Oil or Massage Oil Base

Cellulite Body Wrap Recipe:

10 drops grapefruit oil
5 drops lavender oil
3 drops helichrysum oil
3 drops patchouli oil
4 drops cypress oil
1/2 to 1 oz. V-6 Mixing Oil or Massage Oil Base

Body Wrap Recipe:

8-10 cups distilled or Spring water
1 cup sea salt
4 cups Bentonite Clay
½ cup Dulse Powder
2 cups granulated kelp
50 drops grapefruit or lemon oil
30 drops cypress oil

Combine water and sea salt in saucepan and heat until salt is dissolved. Add other ingredients and mix until it is a smooth paste.

Green Tea Wrap
8 cups very hot water
2 cups sea salt
½ cup Echinacea powder
½ cup green tea powder
50 drops grapefruit oil
40 drops lemon oil

Bring the water and sea salt to a boil. Add herbs only, one at a time, then strain after heated for 15 minutes. Let mixture cool until it is not to hot to touch. Add oils, mix. Dip cloth strips in mixture, then wring out. Wrap body with very warm cloth strips.

Clay and Seaweed
8 cups spring water
4 cups green clay
2 cups sea salt
2 cups kelp
1 dropper green tea extract
50 drops grapefruit oil
30 drops cypress oil

Simmer green tea and water. Do not boil. Add sea salt until dissolved. Add herbs and clay, mix well. Remove from heat, add oils. Mixture should feel like a wet paste. Add more water of clay to get desired consistency.

Post Wrap Massage Oil Blend
Citrus Blend

4 oz grape seed
30 drops grapefruit oil
20 drops cypress oil
10 drops lavender oil

Mix by shaking well

Menstrual Frustration

I have become a lot greener today. I try to think about ways of being more green friendly considering how much I love the earth and the seasons and the circle that they represent. I have a healthy respect for Mother Earth. When I started thinking about where all the wipes go when I'm done using them and where the packaging from foods go after I've emptied them I also started thinking about menstrual pads.

Reading up on this has shown me that the average woman spends a small fortune in disposable pads every year. I know I do. When I first started looking into cloth pads I was aghast at how much one costs. On one site I went to one pad cost $18.00. But after I got my heart beating again, I did the math. It is much much cheaper in the long run for me to purchase reusable cloth pads than it is for me to buy disposables. I'm not filling up a land fill. I'm saving money in the future because I don't have to spend all that money on disposables.

I have a healthy list of links.

First, if you're crafty and you have time, this site and this site have instructions with patterns on how to make your own cloth pad. I'm going to attempt this when I get a chance.

I ordered from Many Moons but there is also Luna Pads, Wemoon and Glad Rags. There are lots of sites that sell them pre-made. There is a link list on the left side that have links to these sites.

This site has articles and a list of links for cloth pad manufacturers scoring a 7 on the greener meter due to content.

This site also has a nice organized listing of international cloth pad companies scoring a 9 on the greener meter.

If you're not a pad user, have no fear, there is also a natural tampon type menstrual cup.


Enjoy a happier period.

Homemade Travel Hand Wipes

Homemade Travel Hand Wipes

Materials Needed:
1/4 cup vodka
1/4 cup water
Juice from 1/2 lemon
Paper Towels (use a thick, sturdy towel)Large Ziploc Bag

Directions:

Fold the paper towels in half and lay them in a shallow dish in a single layer.

Mix the liquid ingredients together then pour over top the towels. Repeat as needed until you have the amount of wipes you require.

Stack the saturated towels in a large Ziploc bag, make as many as you like. Store the sealed bag in your vehicle while traveling.

Store any unused liquid in an airtight container to use next time.

Note: You can use strips of flannelette if you prefer (then launder and reuse), as well as paper towels cut in half.

I just make amounts that I would use during a road trip, I haven’t made big batches of wipes at a time so I’m not sure how long they would last. These are very nice on road trips to keep your hands clean–think: public washroom sink taps and door handles, yuck!

From Tip Nut

Smooth skin

Use with water to create paste, apply to face, careful to avoid eyes and mouth, and leave on for 3 - 5 minutes, wash off. Your face will be noticeably softer.

Denture and Retainer Cleaner

Combine 1 tablespoon of baking soda. 1 tablespoon of powdered laundry detergent and 1 cup of water. Soak the dentures or plastic retainer for 30 minutes and rinse well. If you prefer, you can use 1 cup of water and 2 teaspoons of baking soda in a glass.

Tooth Whitener

Mix 1 teaspoon baking soda with 1/2 teaspoon of lemon juice. Using a cotton swab, apply it to your teeth, brush clean with water and rinse. Coffee and tea stains will disappear! (NOTE: This is an occasional treatment only. Lemon juice contains a lot of acid and shouldn't be overused, or used alone. Combined with baking soda, the acid is buffered and won't destroy the tooth's enamel).

Breath Freshener

Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda into a cup of water and rinse. It will eliminate even morning mouth, garlic and onion odors! Make your own mouthwash by combining 1 teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of salt, and 1 cup of water. Add a few drops of flavoring if desired. Like mint extract.

Underarm Deodorant

Sprinkle under your arms, even after shaving. It won't irritate your skin. If you prefer a smoother textured deodorant, mix it with a little talcum powder.