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Taken on this past Mother's Day , I am working on a little side project and I thought my friend's balcony with all it's delicious white splendor would make for a pretty background. Early in the morning I started out quite chirpy, but after 20 minutes, the Florida heat took over and I began to melt. This project will include quarterly selfies, my health, exercise and fashion tips for women over 50, my diet and skincare routine, and general Q & A's on "youthing".
I also enjoy shooting STOCK images, and I submitted some of these to GETTY, and this one was selected.
If you would like an invitation to join my group here on Flickr, 50 and Fabulous, inbox me :-)
Taken on this past Mother's Day , I am working on a little side project and I thought my friend's balcony with all it's delicious white splendor would make for a pretty background. Early in the morning I started out quite chirpy, but after 20 minutes, the Florida heat took over and I began to melt. This project will include quarterly selfies, my health, exercise and fashion tips for women over 50, my diet and skincare routine, and general Q & A's on "youthing".
I also enjoy shooting STOCK images, and I submitted some of these to GETTY, and this one was selected.
If you would like an invitation to join my group here on Flickr, 50 and Fabulous, inbox me :-)
Agarwood or Aloeswood is a kind of precious fragrant wood. High grade Agarwood is rare and is extremely expensive.
Taken on this past Mother's Day , I am working on a little side project and I thought my friend's balcony with all it's delicious white splendor would make for a pretty background. Early in the morning I started out quite chirpy, but after 20 minutes, the Florida heat took over and I began to melt. This project will include quarterly selfies, my health, exercise and fashion tips for women over 50, my diet and skincare routine, and general Q & A's on "youthing".
If you would like an invitation to join my group here on Flickr, 50 and Fabulous, inbox me :-)
Various balms and lotions made from natural ingredients such as pure nutmeg and clove oils for sale at the dry section of the Penang market. Some of the brands have been selling for many decades and are trusted by particularly the old generation consumers for years.
These are for applying to the skin rather than for internal consumption, such as the spray--on natural mosquito repellent made from pungent citronella oil at the extreme right.
a Calendula she was..till I fiddled with Picasa and the selective colour button
did you know, this flower, so unassuming she is, her Oil is quite special.
Calendula has great anti-inflammatory properties and vulnerary properties, making it excellent for help with stubborn wounds, ulcers, bed sores, varicose veins, bruises, rashes, eczema etc.
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We have had a lot of reason to use our essential oils these days so it just seems like a fitting thing to advertise:)
Of the yummiest scents, made by Sam and Kale.
I had no idea how easy they were to make until my friend Tabitha brought over her basket full of ingredients and her expertise:
Basically, what she did with us, was mix 1/2 a cup of citric acid and
1 cup of baking soda, stirring REALLY well.
When that's mixed, add a teaspoon or so of beet powder for coloring. You can experiment here with various coloring methods, but natural is best since you are going to be bathing in it!. Or you can just leave them white, or add glitter to make them sparkle, or lavender blossoms... you can see the possibilities here!
Here's where you also add about 10 drops of your favorite essential oil.
We used a wide variety today, including citrus, lime, pink grapefruit, "calm", "Christmas", and lavender.
Mix the oil in well with your fingertips, making sure it's distributed throughout the mixture.
Then spray the mixture with about 5 sprays (the little ones did lots of counting!) of Witch Hazel (Tabitha had nice little fine mist bottles filled with Witch Hazel for us to use), then mix with hands, adding 5 more sprays at a time and then mixing, until you can squeeze the mixture tightly in your fist and it just sticks together to form a lump without falling apart, but it should be able to crumble still when you squish it.
We needed to be *careful* not to spray in too much, or you get the fizz reaction right there in your bowl instead of in the bath tub! So you just want it to *ball* together, it just takes a little experimenting and it's easy to get.
Once you've reached the right consistency, just press it into molds, mini muffin tins or ice cube trays of various shapes and sizes work well, or form balls with the palm of your hand, and let set.
A few hours later, you'll have nice hardened bath bombs ready to wrap up and give to your friends for Christmas! They just tip right out of the trays (Kale packed one a little hard so it didn't come out - but the other 24 did no problem and he just brought the muffin tin into the tub with him last nigh and it fizzed out easy!).
That's it! Hope you have lots of fun with this!
Crazy Fruity Handmade Soap
This soap is so much fun you will have to get the smile surgically removed from your face! It's a banana base loaded with fruit polka dots! Raspberry, Apricot, Lime, Kumquat, Coconut, Cucumber Melon, Apple, Lemon, Watermelonā¦ It's a beautiful and crazy bar of soap, and it's moisturizing too! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do :-)
You will receive one bar of appoximately 4+ ounces.
It's good to let your soap air out between uses for a longer lasting bar. Store your handmade soaps in a cool dry place letting them breathe. I cut mine in quarters to make them last longer :-) and this way I can use a different soap everyday - yay me!
Hand crafted soaps are so good for your skin. No added chemicals and all the natural glycerin is retained. I'll never go back to buying store bought chemically infiltrated soaps.
Allergies? Please read the listed ingredients. Thank you.
::ingredients::
Coconut Olive Palm
Shea Butter
Lye H2O
Fragrance Oils
Essential Oils
Seeds
Oxides
These are dream pillows made from all organic, locally purchased herbs (hops, chamomile, and lavender) with organic lavender essential oil. Because they're enclosed in muslin, they also double-duty as a bath sachet, if you'd prefer to use it that way!
#4662 - 2020 Day 279: Carolyn's fledgeling soaps business is tentatively taking to the air. Here we have some Orange & Calendula, Oats and Lavender, Peppermint, Lime & Cedarwood, and Frankincense & Jasmine.
It's still not possible for her to work in nursing homes as an aroma / massage therapist, which is her staple. She has some private business at home, but not enough. So this is intended to be a new turnkey operation making use of her extensive aromatherapy expertise in using essential oils.
This is our new thing. Vegas is having a hard time with her rear end. It's like it's no longer well connected to the synapses firing from her brain. it's hard to watch. So we are doing this once a week or so. She also goes to the chiropractor Monday, too.
Between the dirt dunes of dried twigs; and the blue-footed boobies of Isla de Plata. This Palo Santo tree, really stood out. Although it looks pretty plain Jane, has an ability to cleanse, heal and purify. After all, it is the "Holy Wood" of essential oils.
Ginger Pepper Citrus Musk Essential Oil Natural Soap
I've blended ginger, black pepper and an array of citrus essential oils including orange, lemon, lime and grapefruit to make up this essential oil delight.Those burgundy stripes you see are musk fragrance oil. The scent is wonderful together!
Here's a couple of things these essential oils have been said to help with:
Ginger oil is used in the treatment of fractures, rheumatism, arthritis, bruising, carbuncles, nausea, hangovers, travel and sea sickness, colds and flu, catarrh, congestion, coughs, sinusitis, sores on the skin, sore throat, diarrhea, colic, cramps, chills and fever.
Black Pepper is a warming oil can be used to great effect to help circulation and bruising and specifically to help with muscle tone, aching limbs and rheumatoid arthritis. It further helps to promote digestion, the colon as well as the kidneys.
Orange oil can be used effectively on the immune system, as well as for colds and flu and to eliminate toxins from the body.It is a good diuretic and is most useful in balancing water retention and obesity. Its lymphatic stimulant action further helps to balance water processes, detoxification, aiding the immune system and general well-being.
Lemon oil can be very beneficial to the circulatory system and aids with blood flow, reducing blood pressure and helping with nosebleeds. It can help bring down fever, helps relieve throat infections, bronchitis, asthma and flu. It boosts the immune system and cleanses the body, improves the functions of the digestive system, and it is helpful with constipation, dyspepsia and cellulite. Lemon oil soothes and relieves headaches and migraines and is helpful for rheumatism and arthritis. It is also used for clearing acne, cleaning greasy skin and hair, as well as removing dead skin cells, easing painful cold sores, mouth ulcers, herpes and insect bites.
Lime oil is useful to cool fevers associated with colds, sore throats and flu and aids the immune system while easing coughs, bronchitis and sinusitis, as well as helping asthma. Lime oil can stimulate and refresh a tired mind and helps with depression. It can be helpful for arthritis, rheumatism and poor circulation, as well as for obesity and cellulite and has an astringent and toning action to clear oily skin and acne, and also helps with herpes, insect bites and cuts.
Grapefruit has a high vitamin C content and is therefore valuable to the immune system. It helps protect against colds and flu, has a very positive effect on obesity and also has diuretic properties, helping to remove excess water from the body and is therefore also great for treating cellulite. It has an uplifting effect on the mood and helps with stress and depression. It is used with great success to combat muscle fatigue and stiffness while stimulating the lymphatic system and thereby clearing the body of toxins. It helps to clear congested oily skin and also assists with acne, while toning the skin and tissues. Grapefruit is used in hair care to promote hair growth.