• 1/2  oz. white beeswax

• 1 1/2 oz. sweet almond oil

• 1 oz. apricot kernel oil

• 1 oz. strawberry juice (or apricot or peach or honey-dew melon)

• 8 drops tincture of benzoin (known to be STRONG sensitizer)

Wash, drain, and mash 4-5 large strawberries.  Squeeze out the juice and strain through muslin or cheesecloth.  Heat the beeswax and the oils together in a double boiler until the wax is melted.  Remove from the heat and add the juice quickly.  Beat the mixture until it is fluffy.  Add the benzoin and beat until it is cool.  You must beat the mixture until it cools or else it will separate.

• 1/2 tsp. Macadamia Nut oil

• 1/2 tsp. Jojoba oil

• 1 tsp. lanolin

• 1/2 tsp. Cocoa butter

• 1/2 tsp. Beeswax

• 1/2 tsp. Chamomile flowers (dried)

     In a double-boiler, melt 1/2 tsp. Macadamia Nut oil, 1/2 tsp. jojoba oil, 1/2 tsp. lanolin and 1/2 tsp. Cocoa butter until it is liquefied.   Add 1/2 tsp. of dried Chamomile flowers and stir gently for about 10 minutes.  Strain the mixture with a very fine sieve into a small Pyrex ramekin and clean the area of the double boiler where you had the mixture (Dry the area well).  Pour the new strained mixture back into the double boiler and reheat.  Add another 1/2 tsp. of lanolin and 1/2 tsp. of beeswax shavings.  Heat and stir until liquefied completely.  Remove from the heat and pour into a 1/2 oz. amber or cobalt container.  This is enough for personal use.  To use on dry hands, or to give as gifts, you'll want to double or triple this recipe.

     This is a very soothing formula that has real "staying" power.

• 1/2 C Mint Water

• 1/2 Lemon, squeezed

To Make:  Make a thick infusion of Peppermint, strain out the herb and to 1/2 cup of the liquid add the Lemon juice.  Mix together.

To Use:  While studying or working, apply this liquid with cotton pads to the elbows; let it dry and make another application.  Repeat applications 3 or 4 times.  Do not remove.

Why:  The Lemon juice acts as a bleach, the Mint as a soothing aromatic astringent.

• 1 Lemon

• 2 C Water

Quantity:  Makes about 1 to 1 1/2 cups of Lemon Hair Spray.

To Make:  Chop up the Lemon in a wooden bowl so that you don't lose any of the juice.  Add the chopped Lemon to the water in the top of a double boiler.  Simmer the mixture until the liquid has been reduced by half.  Strain through cheesecloth or fine silk cloth and pour the liquid into a bottle that will fit a pump-type sprayer.  A washed and rinsed Windex bottle will do for your spray container.  Add 1/2 cup of water to thin the mixture if necessary.

To Use:  Spray your hair with this mixture whenever necessary.  Since it is gentle, with not alcohol or chemical additions, it can be used on children's hair too.  Should be made fresh every few days and kept in the fridge between uses.

Tip No. 1:  One cup of the Lemon Hair Spray can be preserved with 1 oz. or more of Bay Rum.

Tip No. 2:  Substitute an Orange for the Lemon for dry hair.

 This mask treatment will help to soften and firm your skin at the same time.

• 3 T Yogurt

• 1 tsp. Organic Powdered Kelp

• 1 tsp. Honey

     Place 3 tablespoons of plain yogurt into a small dish.  Add the powdered Kelp, stir well.  Add the honey and stir until all three ingredients are blended into a smooth consistency.  To use: Cleanse face, apply the mask all over face, neck and shoulder area.  Massage lightly (the Kelp acts as beauty grains to promote exfoliation).  Leave on for about 5-10 minutes.  Remove with a warm washcloth.  Use a tonic or hydrosol on a cotton ball for complete removal.  Apply your moisturizer as usual.  Kelp contains iodine, so those with iodine allergies should not use this mask.

• 20 fl. oz. Almond oil

• 16 fl. oz. Rosewater to which have been added 1 oz. dried red Rose petals, this soaked for 3 days, then strained out and removed

• 3 oz. Beeswax Essence of Rose, if desired

To make:  Into a water bath or the top of a double boiler put the oil and the wax.  Heat until the wax is dissolved and then remove pot from the fire.  Add the Rosewater slowly, beating all the while, and beat until it is cool.  At this point add the essence of Rose a drop at a time, if you like.  Beat the creamy lotion until cold, pour into a bottle and store away for use.

To use:  This lotion makes an excellent Rose Cold Cream to remove old grimy dirt or makeup.  Simply apply with clean fingertips and remove with fine tissue.  Then you might take a teaspoonful of cornmeal in each palm and rub the hands and face well with it.  Rinse with warm water and then cold.  Pat the remaining fine film of cream into the skin for night-time smoothing.

Why:  Almond oil and Rosewater as we know is an excellent moisturizing lubricant for normal to dry to sensitive skin; cornmeal is a gentle tonic stimulating to the tissues and acts as a "beauty grain".

Tip:  Whenever making fine cosmetics always use a porcelain or glass pot.  Some beauty experts recommend stainless steel cooking pots but these often leach poisonous heavy metals into the enclosed liquids.  Nonmetal is best for herbs.

• 6 fl. oz. Almond oil

• 2 oz. Beeswax

• 1 heaping tsp. anhydrous Lanolin

• 1 tsp. Borax dissolved in 4 fl. oz. Rosewater

• 2 tsp. Zinc Oxide rubbed into a smooth cream with 4 fl. oz. Almond oil

• 10-20 drops oil of Rose

Quantity:  Makes enough for about three 4 oz. cream jars.

To Make:  Heat the beeswax and the lanolin gently in a water bath.  Do not let the wax simmer or burn.  Remove from heat and add the Almond oil slowly.  Add the zinc oxide-Almond oil cream beating the mixture continuously.  Add the borax-Rosewater and beat until cool.  Add enough oil of Rose to scent the mixture to your liking.  Beat until cold with a small wooden spoon.  Pour into three 4 oz. cram jars and let sit until solidified.

To Use:  This makes an excellent everyday cream that can be used under makeup or as a moisturizer.  Simply rub gently onto face, hands or throat.  As a throat moisturizer the cream is excellent, especially when rubbed in with a large marble or small avocado pit.  rub in gentle circular motions while looking up into the sky, thereby stretching and stimulating your neck muscles.

Why:  Almond oil replaces necessary body oils; Rosewater is a gentle astringent and moisturizer replacing liquid to the cells and tightening the skin; lanolin is a potent emollient and very much like human oils; borax is a skin softener and will help to produce a very white cream while its disadvantage is that it often adds a grainy texture; zinc oxide is useful for healing reddened, sore or irritated skin.

• 1 oz. Rosewater

• 8 oz. Water

• 9 Rosebuds

Quantity:  Makes 3-8 eye or face washes.

To Make:  In a small covered enamel pot, bring the Rosebuds and water to a slow boil, lower the heat, remove the cover and simmer for a minute or two until some of the water boils off.  Strain out the liquid into a clean container and refrigerate.  When cool, add the Rosewater to 4 oz. of the herbal liquid.  You must use this liquid within 3 days.

To Use:  Rinse your eyes whenever necessary using this fluid with either an eyecup or the hollow of your palm.

Tip No. 1:  You can also add 1 oz. Rosewater directly to 4 oz. of distilled or boiled water, without using the Rosebuds called for above and bottle the liquid.  This will not spoil and may be used at your leisure.

Tip No. 2:  Rosewater may be purchased at any old-fashioned pharmacy, herb or nutrition store and in most fine liquor stores (Rosewater is often used in fine mixed drinks).  You might also find it available in Turkish or Middle Eastern specialty shops.

Use only dried materials.

• 1 oz. Orange peel, CS (Cut and Sifted)

• 1 oz. Orange flowers, WH (Whole)

• 1 oz. Lemon peel, CS

• 1 oz. Comfrey leaves, CS

• Camomile, WH

• 1 oz. Almond meal

Quantity:  Makes 6-12 baths.

To Make:  Mix together and store away for use.

To Use:  At bath time you may, 1) put a large handful of the mixed herbs into a muslin bag and drop the bag in the hot tub; 2) drop the herbs directly into the water; 3) put the herbs into a perforated metal ball available in the cooking section of department stores and often used in the cooking of rice; 4) make an infusion of herbs and strain the liquid into the tub.

Why:  In this bath mixture, Orange peel soothes the skin, Orange flowers impart fragrance, Lemon peel is an astringent, Comfrey leaves are a healing emollient and astringent, Camomile is soothing and a healer, and Almond meal adds a slippery feel.

Tip:  There are several kinds of metal balls used in cooking rice.  Some have chains attached that can be hung from the edge of pot or tub.  One small 3" diameter ball I purchased came equipped with a cork float that was perfect in my tub.  Now I can always keep track of my bath ball.