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Collecting a pot pourri from your garden over the summer |
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By herbalexpert on
5/30/2006 3:06 PM
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This pot pourri needs to start with a lot of dried lavender from last year – this is good because I have a bag of dried lavender I keep to make lavender bags for presents. However , the idea I heard today is that you start with a big bowl of lavender and add a few fragrant flowers and herbs each week over the summer.
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Herbal remedies for Skin Treatments (5): Face massage with oils |
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By herbalexpert on
5/29/2006 3:35 PM
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The best way to use the benefits of herbal oils on your face is to use massage to help them become absorbed into the skin. Massage helps stimulate the circulation, helps to drain the lymphatic systems and increases the blood flow, and hence oxygen, to the skin cells. Here’s how to do it, and a brilliant recipe for mature skin.
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Herbal remedies for Skin Treatments (4): Herbal AHA treatment |
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By herbalexpert on
5/28/2006 5:47 PM
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Natural ingredients make wonderful skin-firming and renewal treatments, using many of the kind of ingredients used in commercial products. You can make your own skin-renewal treatment – a DIY AHA (alpha-hydroxy acid) particular suitable for mature or ageing skins.
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Herbal remedies for Skin Treatments (3) : Face Masks |
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By herbalexpert on
5/27/2006 1:22 PM
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A Face Mask is an often underrated skin treatment used for centuries by women to improve their complexions. Many women nowadays are too harried to give the short time needed to let these Beauty Treatments do their magic. As well as treating all kinds of skin problems and complaints, herbal face masks help the whole body to relax, especially is you use them whilst soaking in a bath. Here are three face masks for different kinds of skin.
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Herbal Treatments for Skin Treatments (2) Exfoliants |
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By herbalexpert on
5/24/2006 5:17 PM
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Exfoliating is a process of gently (or in some salon treatments none to gently) removing the top part of the epidermis (outer layer of skin). Exfoliation boost the circulation of blood to the face and removes dead skin cells that make your complexion dull looking. There are a number of herbal exfoliating treatments for all types of skin.
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Herbal remedies for Skin Treatments (1) |
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By herbalexpert on
5/23/2006 11:56 AM
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People (women in particular and that includes me in weak moments) are willing to pay huge amounts for skin treatments when there are amazing herbal remedies for all kinds of skin conditions. Here are a number of recipes for deep cleansing skin by using steaming.
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Gingko Biloba as a Herbal Remedy |
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By herbalexpert on
5/21/2006 1:05 PM
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There are a whole cluster of symptoms to do with both body and brain function that are linked to problems with impaired cerebral circulation. There is scientific evidence from 40 high quality clinical trials that gingko extracts are particularly effective. The recommendation is that Gingko Biloba extract could have a wholly beneficial effect on older people suffering from problems with circulation
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Using herbs as edgings in your gardens |
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By herbalexpert on
5/18/2006 1:59 PM
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You can mix and match your flower and herb planting if you have a limited space and want to grow both, by using some herbs as useful ground cover edgings –these utilise space otherwise usually just given over to weeds. This is a really good idea and takes little maintenance.
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