List of ingredients in our recipes and their benefits
A useful list of Natural Products and their benefits from A - Z
which includes herbs, essential oils, tinctures, butters, gels, juices,
nuts, vinegars, flowers, roots, salts.
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Alphabetical List of Ingredients |
Benefits |
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babassu-kernel |
Babassu-kernel oil for softness: Pressed from South
American babassu-palm trees, moisturizing, non-greasy babassu-kernel
oil can soften both sensitive and oily skins.
Go to Day Cream |
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Baby shampoo |
Baby shampoo for a base: Unscented natural baby shampoo,
available in health-food stores, makes a good base for a shower gel.
It's gentle on the skin, lathers well and is suitable for
personalizing with the scent of your favorite essential oil.
Go to Shower Gel |
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baking soda |
Baking Soda for enhanced effects: Adding bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) to a
sea-salt bath can leave the skin feeling clean and smooth. Baking
soda also enhances the stimulating effect on the circulatory system,
provides a refreshing quality and helps soothe skin irritations and
itchiness. For fizzy bubbles, you can add 3-4 effervescent antacid
tablets to your bathwater before stepping in. The tablets will not
harm your skin and simply add to a "spa" effect. Baking soda can be
purchased at pharmacies and grocery stores; carbonated bath tablets
are available in some bath shops. Go to
Sea-Salt Bath
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basil essential oil |
To relax: Peru-balsam essential oil, with its earthy and
vanilla-like scent, can have a powerful calming and soothing effect
on the whole body. Spicy basil oil is well suited to regenerating
body and spirit. Caution: Do not use basil essential oil if
you are pregnant or have epilepsy. Go
to Relaxing Baths |
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bay-laurel essential oil |
Pregnant women and epileptics should avoid
using bay-laurel, lemon and rosemary essential oils, since they can
trigger contractions or seizures; lemon oil can also cause
photosensitivity.
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Flat Beer |
Rinse with beer to add shine and body: If you want to do
something nice for your hair, rinse it once a month with flat beer.
After applying the beer, you can rinse the hair with warm water or
not, as you choose. The beer acts as a natural setting lotion,
giving blow-dried hair increased vitality, resilience and hold. The
B vitamins and natural sugar add body and shine. Don't worry: The
stale-beer smell will disappear very quickly.
Go to Hair Rinse |
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beeswax (unrefined) |
Unrefined beeswax for nourishing and soothing the skin:
Skin-nourishing propolis, a natural antibiotic, and trace amounts of
vitamins and minerals are found in unrefined beeswax. Beeswax gives
after-sun lotions a thick, creamy consistency. In addition, the
beeswax prevents the loss of moisture from dehydrated skin.
Go to After Sun Lotion
Beeswax for skin protection:
Natural beeswax is obtained from honeycombs and has a brownish
yellow tint. Use refined beeswax rather than white beeswax, which has
been bleached with chemicals. Beeswax helps to condition delicate
skin and leaves lips with a creamy feel. It also contains propolis, a
waxy material that fights infection and inflammation.
Go to Lip Care
Natural thickeners: Beeswax and shea
butter provide body lotions with a creamy consistency. Borax powder,
available in grocery stores, is a gentle mineral emulsifier that
gives the lotion some stability.
Go to Body Lotion
Beeswax for skin protection: Pure beeswax is obtained by
cleaning and melting an empty honeycomb. It retains its original
dark-yellow color. Beeswax acts as an emulsifier, providing a creamy
consistency to homemade eye cream. At the same time, this natural
product protects the delicate skin around the eyes by sealing in
beneficial moisture and preventing it from evaporating.
Go to Eye-Wrinkle Cream
Healthful beeswax:
Melted wax from the bees honeycomb serves two purposes: It helps
support the skin's natural ability to retain moisture and it acts as
a thickening agent for the cream. Go to
Neckline Care
Beeswax and honey to soothe and protect: Beeswax is
obtained by melting and cleaning empty honeycombs. It helps protect
the skin naturally against bacteria because it contains
antibacterial propolis. Honey soothes skin and firms tissue by
plumping cells up with water. Go
to Anti-Wrinkle_Cream
Natural ingredients for consistency: Lanolin, which is
especially skin-friendly, helps to make day cream spreadable.
Beeswax and cocoa butter also add to its consistency.
Go to Day Cream
Beeswax to prevent moisture loss: Unfiltered, unrefined
beeswax is obtained naturally by melting empty honeycombs. It gives
foot balms a creamy consistency and a hint of sweet honey fragrance.
Beeswax contributes to the health of the skin by coating it to
prevent dehydration. Plus, the propolis, or "bee resin" in the wax
is a mild natural antibiotic that aids healing of minor infections.
Go to Foot Balm
Beeswax as an emulsifier: Pure, unrefined
beeswax has a golden color and the sweet smell of honey. It is used
to thicken natural lotions, salves, lip balms and creams. It also
acts as an emulsifier to help bind oils and water together.
Go to Healing Salve
Natural ingredients for better consistency:
The thin consistency of mosquito repellent can be thickened by
adding a little bit of beeswax and shea butter, which makes it
easier to apply. The addition of borax powder helps to stabilize the
water-oil emulsion. Go to Mosquito
Repellant
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benzoin essential oil |
For fullness and harmony:
Benzoin and cedarwood oils give the perfume a lasting fullness. They
bind the mixture of essential oils together and harmonize well with
the fresh citrus oils. Go to Perfume |
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bergamot oil |
Citrus oil for refreshment:
Gently uplifting and soothing citrus oils, such as neroli and
bergamot, provide a fruity, floral freshness to a perfume's
fragrance. Go to Perfume
For freshness:
Oils from the skins of a variety of citrus fruits provide the
perfumes fruity, fresh note. Lemon, grapefruit, bergamot and bitter
orange oils are used as light scent oils. They give a refreshing top
note and also provide the perfume with its delicate, invigorating
scent. Go to Perfume |
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birch leaves (dried) |
Pour the water over the birch leaves; steep until it
cools a bit. Strain. Effect: When used regularly, this hair
rinse will help to maintain the health of the scalp and may even be
a good choice for preventing hair loss. It also keeps the hair soft
and gives a silky sheen. Contraindications: Do not use this
rinse on blond or grey hair, as it may darken the color. |
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bitter-orange oil |
For freshness:
Oils from the skins of a variety of citrus fruits provide the
perfumes fruity, fresh note. Lemon, grapefruit, bergamot and bitter
orange oils are used as light scent oils. They give a refreshing top
note and also provide the perfume with its delicate, invigorating
scent. Go to Perfume |
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blue-cypress essential oil |
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borax powder |
Natural thickeners: Beeswax and shea butter provide body
lotions with a creamy consistency. Borax powder, available in
grocery stores, is a gentle mineral emulsifier that gives the lotion
some stability.
Natural ingredients for better consistency:
The thin consistency of mosquito repellent can be thickened by
adding a little bit of beeswax and shea butter, which makes it
easier to apply. The addition of borax powder helps to stabilize the
water-oil emulsion. Go to Mosquito
Repellant
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Brandy or Vodka |
Brandy or vodka as an emulsifier:
An emulsifier is needed in a natural mouthwash to ensure that the
essential oils will blend well with warm water. Either vodka or
brandy is recommended for this purpose, as it will help stimulate
circulation in the gums and firm the tissue, in addition to acting
as an effective emulsifier. Go to Mouthwash |
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Brewed coffee |
Highlighting the hair:
Use herbal rinses to bring out your hair's natural highlights. Steep
the recommended herbs in 3 cups boiling water for 30 minutes, and
strain. After shampooing, squeeze out excess water and saturate hair
with herbal rinse. Towel dry using a dark towel. For blonde or
light-brown hair, blend 1 tablespoon each of dried chamomile,
comfrey and calendula. To make dark hair more vibrant, add 1
tablespoon of each of dried comfrey, powdered black-walnut hull and
sage. To cover up gray, mix 1/2 cup of neutral henna with enough
brewed coffee-usually about 1 cup-to make a gooey paste. Leave on
hair for 30 minutes. Go to
Natural Cosmetics |
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burdock root |
Burdock root soothes and adds shine: The
tannic acid contained in burdock root is very soothing to oily,
irritated skin. As a mild astringent, burdock root will help smooth
the cuticle and remove oil from hair, adding shine.
Go to Hair Treatments
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