Herbs and Beauty

June 9, 2009 by Karissa
Filed under Recipes: Home, Skin, Food

A few common herbs that you can make into your own personal beauty arsenal!

Do you have Bacne? or acne on any part of your body that you need to heal in a pinch?
Try taking a bath with 1 liter of Chamomile and Thyme Tea. Make your own tea if you need to!

Neem oil is shown to be beneficial to Psoriasis and Eczema and dandruff suffers! It is a VERY STRONG smelling oil and not really pleasant so you may want to dilute with some coconut oil or any lotion you might already have at home that doesn’t irritate your already fragile skin. It has healing anti-bacterial properties.

Need something for chapped gardener’s hands? Try Olive Oil infused with Comfrey. All you have to do is take a clean jar with lid, and place many Comfrey leaves in it, then fill and cover with Olive Oil (you don’t have to use the pricier EVOO for this get the cheap stuff) and wait 6 weeks. You can use this for just about any skin irritation!

Or maybe you remember my homemade shampoo recipes? Here is the link, Thrifty Thursday, Shampoo Anyone? Chamomile, Peppermint, Rosemary and Thyme! Rosemary is especially beneficial to us brunettes, giving us shine like nothing else.
Just a little refresher on some easy shampoo recipes you can make easily at home, with basically tea and castille soap!

Ever heard of Evening Primrose Oil? Maybe as a supplement? Very easy to find, most of your drugstores now even carry it. Evening primrose oil contains linoleic acid, an essential fatty acid that is not produced by your body, but which promotes healthy, rejuvenated skin. Take either orally or topically apply to help ease wrinkles, plump skin and just over give you healthy glowing skin!