From: isis feral <isisferal@...>
Subject: Re: [BayCanaryGrapevine] lotions - homemade gardener's salve
To: BayCanaryGrapevine@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 7:06 PM

I've tried adding aloe vera to my wax/oil mixes, and it always separates out when I do. It's just too watery. Is there some trick you discovered to get it to mix, or has this never been an issue for you, Bart? --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Bart <yaahoobart@yahoo. com> wrote: From: Bart <yaahoobart@yahoo. com> Subject: Re: [BayCanaryGrapevine ] lotions - homemade gardener's salve To: BayCanaryGrapevine@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 4:42 PM I'm all for just oils and single ingredient products, so you can know what you are getting. I use coconut oil and cocoa butter. For tough cracked places, I use this homemade salve. I've put this up on another list, but I don't think I've put it up here. Here's the note I sent earlier elsewhere: I don't know about you, but I have no luck finding a hand lotion or cream I can use. And let's face it, in the wintertime, we all need a little moisturizing on our tired dry paws. This is not something you would slather all over, more like just getting those terrible cracking spots. Finally I found this recipe (see notes below): Heavy Duty Gardeners Homemade recipe for Hand Lotion/ Cream 2 Tablespoons of shaved beeswax 1/2 Teaspoon of carnuba wax 2 Tablespoons of jojoba oil (or what you like) 1 Teaspoon of aloe vera gel 10 drops of Vitamin E oil ( or 4 capsules) 1 drop of your favorite essential oil for fragrance Melt the first four ingredients in a stainless steel pot on the stove or use a glass pyrex cup in the microwave. Remove from heat and beat until cool, adding the Vitamin E oil before mixture thickens. Continue beating until this mixture becomes creamy. Add your favorite essential oil, continue beating until cream has completely cooled. Spoon your cream into a jar, store in a cool dark place. It's easy and quick once you have everything at hand. Just beat it with a fork; a whisk is too hard to clean. I used coconut oil in place of the jojoba -- can't tolerate it. I made this yesterday, and I halved the amounts. I got enough to fill a little tiny jam jar. That will last a while. I also did not put any essential oil in. If I had peppermint handy, I'd try that since my system likes mint. And the carnauba has a minor stink, not chemical, just not pleasant. It's not enough to bother me, but it would be nice to cover it up. http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Carnauba_ wax in case you want to know carnauaba is a natural wax from a plant. I got it at Sinopia, which is local to me.  They are at www.sinopia. com then click on Binders then Natural Wax. You far less than the smallest amount for one batch. Beeswax is there too. Also, I don't have or use a microwave, so I did this stove-top. The pot gets clean with hot water and maybe a soak with detergent, all washable though it might not seem so at first. Hope this helps; I'm just happy to have something I can use! --- On Thu, 7/9/09, Rachel Bleckman <rerephoto@earthlink .net> wrote: From: Rachel Bleckman <rerephoto@earthlink .net> Subject: Re: [BayCanaryGrapevine ] lotions To: "BayCanaryGrapevine @yahoogroups. com" <BayCanaryGrapevine@ yahoogroups. com> Date: Thursday, July 9, 2009, 3:32 PM Put avacado oil all over body while still Very wet. I keep mine in the shower. Then Hang out in a towel for a while and let it Absorb. This is really only for very dry skin. Also taking Magick Botanicals lotion and  Mixing it with oil makes It much more moisterizing. Does anyone know where you can buy Magick Botanical lotion locally?  Rachel Bleckman      Photography www.rerephoto. com Sent from my iPhone On Jul 9, 2009, at 2:09 PM, Evelyn Kunkel <evelyn.kunkel@ gmail.com> wrote: Hi Everyone, After considering all the info I got, I have decided to stick with oils, shea butter, or making my own.  It seems like the commercially prepared lotions are always going to have one or two chemicals in the mix.  I tried some shea I had around the house and that seems to be doing the trick.  I hate feeling like I am an oil slick though... I used to use Alba botanicals before I became sensitive.  After I became sensitive, I noticed that I could smell the lotion.  I didn't think it was bothering me but decided to remove it from my products as a precaution.  When I decided I wanted some lotion, I thought it should be fine, since I used it last year... but it's nasty.  For the record, I bought the small size bottle and it was not good for me.  Evelyn -- When I have a terrible need of - shall I say the word - religion. Then I go out and paint the stars. Vincent Van Gogh