Homeopathy/Remedies Gifts Recipes

"Promote the healing with calendula is also called "pot marigold" not garden marigolds. Calendula is an extremely diverse herb revered for its healing and restorative properties. Since it is anti-inflammatory, astringent and antimicrobial, Calendula works for treating skin sores and rashes (even diaper rash). And considering how common and..."

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Ingredients: calendula flowers, grain alcohol...

"Green Tea is good for your outsides too. I found this online and am posting for the Comfort Cafe. You can substitute Sea Salt for the Epsom Salts and as well, potpourri for flower petals."

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Ingredients: dried rosemary, dried flower petals...

"Another fun craft idea from McCormick. Toddler DD always collects things on a walk and pinecones are usually amongst the collection. This is a great alternative to a leaf picture which I now have millions of around the house..:lol: For an extra special touch, you can also paint the pinecones and let them dry before adding the glue."

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Ingredients: apple pie spice, ground allspice...

"Little Miss is now 3 years old & just loves doing crafty things. I saw this recipe on a McCormick website and thought it sounded like a fun craft/cooking project next rainy day."

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Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, rock salt...

"This is a recipe from my sister. She is studying natural (herbal) medicine. She uses this in the cold season. It does NOT need to be refrigerated, but does take 2 months to cure before you can use it. She mixed up a batch for me yesterday, but it won't be ready for 2 months. She recommends putting parchment paper over the mouth of the canning..."

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Ingredients: garlic, ginger, horseradish...

"Good enough to eat! This sugar scrub recipe is great for buffing, polishing and exfoliating your dry skin. I love to use this right after I shave or before I apply any self-tanners. Exfoliating properly before applying self-tanners will extend the life of your "tan"."

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Ingredients: grapeseed oil, honey...

"Holidays can be an expensive time of year for anyone. Here are some options to making your own bath salts. These make perfect gifts for anyone (teachers, grandparents, friends, family, etc.) and kids can make them too since all the ingredients are natural - just watch the coloring! I made them as side-gifts this past Christmas and they went over so..."

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Ingredients: food coloring, epsom salts...

"These oatmeal/herbs bags are perfect for 8 - 10 bath or showers. Oatmeal is so soothing on the skin. When looking for a dried herb, some possibilities are chamomile, marshmellow root, soapwort, chickweed. The computer would not recognize "part" so I gave it T. This could be made up in a for eg: 1 bag or 10 bags"

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Ingredients: dried herbs, oatmeal...

"This is a nice blend for the bath. All these ingredients are noted for their healing properties. This should be use up within a month, but once you have tried it, it would be gone way before the expiry date!"

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Ingredients: epsom salts, honey...

"A safer alternative for those people who feel that petroleum jelly is a must! This can be cut in half"

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Ingredients: beeswax, vitamin E, castor oil...

"I used empty yogurt containers and Pringle cans for molds. They work great in those or the soap molds I tried! I started trying to do this when I was inspired by an add in a magazine and I dreamed up some styles that works great! This one is for Cinnamon Honey Oatmeal soap. Mixing ingredients by yourself will result in the perfect soap, for your senses..."

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Ingredients: cinnamon, glycerin, honey...