With the wild winds of winter, most of us are suffering with dry and cracking skin. The low humidity levels common with this season combined with the drying cold air draws all the moisture out of our skin. To top that off, our skin is made even drier when subjected to indoor heating. This [...]
What more can you want in such an aromatic after shave lotion than it to also be soothing, stimulating, styptic, and to act as an astringent? Well, this one does double duty!!! When the day has worn on, and you are ‘dog tired’, use this wonderfully fragrant herbal essence as an alcohol rub to relax [...]
The sage and lavender in this Invigoration & Healing After shave Lotion provides the comforting fresh scent which is also so delightfully invigorating. Easy to make with common ingredients, this will soon become a staple for the men. (For more herbal makeup recipes/rubs/oils/liniments—such as ‘Simple Soothing Salve’; herbal information; herbal remedies/cures—such as ‘Effective Borage and [...]
Certain breeds of dogs are more prone to developing Arthritis, but it is just as painful and debilitating for any of our pets as it is for their masters. Therefore, exercise caution and care when administering to an arthritic pet and check with your veterinarian. As for any two or four-legged animal, we all love [...]
Iced Lavender-Mint Tea Punch
If fresh herbs are available, use twice as many as you would of the dried. In the summer, you may prefer to make a Sun Tea instead of boiling the water. You may add the lavender to the jar when you bring it in from the sun to cool.
6 tsp dried [...]
From ancient times onward, herbs have been used to ensure a good night’s sleep. An herbal garden was common among both the wealthy and their peasants. In North America, the art of making herbal pillows and sachets to induce a good nights sleep, soothe and calm ragged nerves, relieve a nagging headache or migraine, or [...]
An Effective Herbal Headache Cure —Lavender has long been proven and used as an effective aid in easing headache pain. Combined with the pleasing scent of lemon verbena which is known to reduce nervous tension and lighten your spirits, and the marjoram which soothes asthmatic complaints, this is a simple to make and an effective [...]
A sharp Lemon Sachet Mixture: This is a favorite of mine to include in my lingerie drawers. For other scented herbal sachets, betweenclosefriends.com blog contains a wide variety, including 3 herbal recipe alternatives to mothballs. ( Get rid of moths without mothballs, sweet-smelling herbal moth repellent bags, or All-natural sweet smelling moth repellent). Much more [...]
Mint to repel mice Herbal and country lore abound with ways of ridding your house and home of unwelcome pests. Lavender clippings have long been burned on open fires to deter insects and to pleasantly scent rooms. In the Middle Ages sprays of mint were strewn on the household floor to keep both the rooms [...]
A spicy sachet mixture: The sweet flag root has a pleasant long lasting violet scent, while the lavender and rose petals impart delicate undertones to this sachet mixture. The cinnamon, cloves and mace spices balance this mixture’s scent and are noted to deter crawling insects from entering your home. And therefore, the resulting mixture can [...]
