Date: 11:54 pm  Sun Apr 7, 1996        Number : 98 of 100
From: Galen Starwalker                 Base   : [PODS] Herbal Tips & Tricks
To  : All                              Refer #: None
Subj: Natural Skin Care, II            Replies: None
Stat: Sent                             Origin : 07 Apr 96  18:28:00

Skin Fresheners..
 
Chamomile flowers soothe inflamed skin and will retard dehydration.
 
Steep three  tablespoons chamomile flowers in two cups boiled water
for three or four hours.  Strain into a bottle with a tight fitting
lid and add two drops tinture of benzoin. Shake well.  Apply with a
cotton ball or a spray bottle.
 
A cool and refreshing citrus skin toner can be easily made from two
tablespoons fresh lemon zest.  Steep about twelve hours in two cups
boiled water in which one vitamin C tablet has been dissolved. Then
strain into a bottle with a tight fitting lid.  This can be used in
a spray or "spritzer" bottle.
 
The citrus scent is very refreshing as well as cooling. Other fruit
peel or zest can be substituted at will.
 
Galen 

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