Folk Remedies Using Food Items

Beet Remedy
A few red beets
Chop up the beets, warm a little and apply across abdomen.

Cumin Poultice
2 1/2 tablespoons cumin seeds, a little white flour, water
Soak the cumin seeds in some hot water for about 2 hours. Strain and dry thoroughly before crushing them with a heavy object (hammer, rolling pin). Then mix them in with a little white flour and hot water - just enough to form a nice, thin paste. Spread this mixture on a piece of muslin cloth and apply over the abdomen to relieve liver, stomach and gall bladder pains.

Grape Poultices
A few bunches grapes, Concord preferred
Crush the grapes and apply across the entire abdomen as poultice.

Salt Water Bath and Massage
Water, salt, lard/olive oil
Bathe abdomen with solution of warm salt water. Massage with lard or olive oil.

Watermelon Rind Poultice for Liver or Gall Bladder Pain
Rind from a section of watermelon
Mash the rind into a pulp and apply as poultice directly over the affected area.

Basil Tonic Remedy
3 teaspoons dried basil
Steep the dried basil in 1 cup boiling water for 20 minutes, let it cool, then store in the refrigerator for up to a month. As needed, dab the blemish with a cotton ball soaked in the solution.

Cucumber Remedy
1 peeled cucumber
Liquefy one peeled cucumber in the blender and apply to the face. This can be used for any skin inflammation.

Garlic and Honey Remedy
1 garlic clove, 1/8 cup honey
Apply this lotion for 15 minutes every day: mince 1 garlic clove into 1/8 cup honey. Use immediately and do not save any. Or, you can simply rub a smashed clove of garlic on the pimple.

Garlic and Vinegar Remedy
Juice from 2 garlic cloves + equal amount of apple cider vinegar
Mix the juice with the vinegar and dab on the pimples nightly.

Green Bean Pod Tea
Pod tea of green beans, 3 tablespoons dried chamomile flowers
Wash your face morning, noon and night with the tea. For chronic acne, add the chamomile flowers and steep until cool. Wash the face every 3 hours if possible. This same remedy works well for eczema, dermatitis, psoriasis, poison ivy rash, blackheads, herpes, cold sores and similar skin afflictions.

Honey and Orange Juice Remedy
1/2 cup honey and 1/2 cup orange juice
Mix the two and apply to blemishes, wait 5 minutes and rinse.

Horseradish Remedy
4 ounces grated horseradish, 1 pint of 90-proof alcohol, pinch of nutmeg, peel of bitter orange
Combine the ingredients. With sterilized cotton, dab some of this solution on each pimple every morning and every night.

Lemon Juice (and Variation) Remedy
Lemon juice (plus apple cider vinegar, salt)
Zap a blemish fast by applying lemon juice to it. If you leave the juice on overnight, and rinse in the morning, it may take care of blackheads too. A variation calls for equal quantities (1 teaspoon) lemon juice, apple cider vinegar and salt, all mixed into a paste which is applied to the pimples.

Lemony Treatment for Entire Body
2 bags lemon tea, 8 oz hot water, 1 cup milk, 3 teaspoons fresh lemon juice Steep the tea bags in the hot water. Remove tea bags and add milk and lemon juice. Stir, then add entire mixture to bath water.

Lime, Honey and Milk for Acne-Prone Skin
1 teaspoon lime juice, 1/2 teaspoon honey and a few drops of milk
Mix the ingredients and massage into face for 3 to 5 minutes. Plain lime juice by itself would help too.

Nutmeg and Honey Remedy for Acne Scars
1 teaspoon powdered nutmeg, 1 teaspoon honey
Combine the ingredients and apply to the scarred area. After 20 minutes, wash it off with cool water. Do this twice a week and within a couple of months expect improvement.

Onion and Honey Remedy
1 onion, 1/2 cup honey
Simmer 1 sliced medium onion in 1/2 cup of honey until the onion is soft. Then mash the mixture into a smooth paste. Make sure it's cool before applying it to blemishes. Leave it on at least 1 hour, then rinse off with warm water. Repeat procedure every evening.

Salt Remedy
1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 cup warm water
Combine the salt with the water and apply this potion to your blemish with a tissue. The salt will reduce swelling and redness.

Salt and Vinegar Remedy
1 teaspoon salt, 3 tablespoons vinegar
Combine the salt and the vinegar in a bowl and then dab on pimples using a cotton ball. Let sit for 30 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water.

Sesame Seeds Mash
Handful of sesame seeds
Chew the raw sesame seeds for a couple of minutes and then apply the resulting wet mash to the blemish. Tape in place.

Strawberries and Vinegar Remedy
1 cup strawberries, 2 cups white vinegar
About 4 hours before bedtime, steep 1 cup of mashed strawberries in 2 cups of white vinegar. Let it steep until you are ready for bed. Then strain the pulp and seeds. Massage the remaining liquid on your face and have a good night's sleep. It's not messy as it sounds. The liquid dries on the face before the face touches the pillow. In the morning, wash it off with cool water.

Tomato, Parsley and Lemon Juice Remedy
1/2 small tomato, 1/4 cup fresh parsley, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Puree the ingredients together in a blender. Apply the mixture to your face and let sit for 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

Tomato Paste and Powdered Milk Remedy
Tomato paste, non-fat powdered milk
Apply a mixture of tomato paste and non-fat powdered milk to a pimple and leave it on for 10 minutes. Re-apply as needed.

Sesame Oil Remedy
A little sesame oil
Massage one or two drops of sesame oil into each nostril daily. This lubricates nasal passages and cleanses away pollutants you may have inhaled.

Bay Leaf Oil Remedy
A few bay leaves, olive oil
Heat some bay leaves in olive oil over very low heat for about 20 minutes. Set aside and allow the leaves to further simmer. Strain and use the oil for rubbing on arthritic aches and pains, muscle sprains, and tendon swellings. It is also good on lower backaches, varicose veins and so forth.

Buckwheat Flour Remedy
Buckwheat flour, water
To take down joint swelling, apply a warm paste of water and buckwheat flour.

Cabbage Leaf Treatment
A few cabbage leaves
Wrap warm blanched cabbage leaves around hot, painful joints to ease the hurt and reduce swelling.

Corn Mush Treatment
Ground corn
Pack warm mush (cooked ground corn) around a joint that is achy. Fingers and toes may be soaked in a pan of warm mush.

Fig Remedy
6 figs, 2 1/2 cups of boiling water
Soak the figs into the water to moisten them. Mash them into a poultice and apply directly to any area of stiffness and soreness on the body. Cover with a heavy towel or warm flannel cloth and keep on for half an hour. Or use a heating pad set on low.

Garlic Poultice 1
2 large garlic cloves, 1/2 cup water
Chop the garlic and steep for 5 minutes in the water. Soak a thick sock in hot water, wring it out and fill the toe with the mashed garlic to create the poultice.

Garlic Poultice 2
2 large heads of garlic, 1 cup warmed olive oil
Steep the garlic into the oil for 5 minutes. Soak a thick sock in warm water, wring it out, and then fill the sock with the garlic mash and a little olive oil. Then rub the sock over the affected areas for several minutes.

Ginger Remedy
Grated ginger root
Boil the grated ginger root until pulpy. Drain the water from the pulp, put between layers of gauze and place the compress on joints for three minutes. Reapply three times daily.

Honey Remedy
1 cup honey, 1 cup water
Relieve the pain of arthritis and rheumatism by applying a warm honey-pack. To prepare, heat 1 cup honey and 1 cup water until nicely warm. Wring out a soft cloth in this mixture and apply to the hurting joint.

Horseradish Remedy
3 tablespoons horseradish, 1/2 cup milk
Grate 3 tablespoons of horseradish and stir it into 1/2 cup of boiled milk. Pour the mixture onto a piece of cheesecloth, then apply it to the painful area. By the time the poultice cools, you may have some relief. Fresh, grated horseradish mixed with some wheat germ/sesame/olive oil is great for massaging to take care of muscular aches and pains and break up chest congestion.

Olive Oil Rub
1/4 cup olive oil, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup vinegar
Mix all the ingredients and use right away. Gently massage aching joints with this mixture, and then wipe it off with a soft cloth.

Peanut Oil Rub as a Preventative
Peanut oil
Take a peanut oil rub every week.

Potato Remedy
New potatoes
Chop up a big batch of new potatoes and boil until very tender. Set the potatoes aside and use the hot broth to bathe swollen joints.

Quaker Oats Remedy
2 cups Quaker Oats, 1 cup water
Mix the oats with the water and warm in the microwave for 1 minute. Cool slightly and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

Salt Remedy
Coarse salt
Prepare a poultice of coarse salt that has been heated in a frying pan. Then apply it to the painful area. To keep the salt comfortably warm, put a hot water bottle on top of it.

Tarragon Treatment
Fresh tarragon leaves
Put wet tarragon leaves on aching joints to lessen the aching.

Turmeric Remedy
2 tablespoons turmeric, 1 tablespoon lime juice, enough boiling water to make a nice, smooth, warm paste
Apply the paste directly to the area of swelling and pain and then cover with some plastic wrap to retain the heat and moisture longer.

Vinegar and Garlic Remedy
Apple cider vinegar, 3 minced garlic cloves
Soothe pain of aching joints by gently rubbing them with the vinegar-garlic mixture.

Ginger Treatment

Lard and Garlic Treatment
Garlic, lard
Mash boiled garlic into lard. Rub it on the bottoms of the feet to treat both asthma and whooping cough. It also has good decongestant action for chest colds and pneumonia.

Potato Remedy
3-4 potatoes
Inhale the steam from a pot of boiling potatoes to open the chest.

Thyme Tea Remedy
Use as a hot compress to relieve asthma symptoms.

Vinegar Treatment
Vinegar
Use a wide rubber band to hold gauze pads which have been soaked in vinegar, to the inside of the wrists.

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Carrots Remedy
1 cooked carrot, 1 plantain leaf
Mash the carrot into a lump of lard. Use a steamed plantain leaf to bandage it to the blistered area.

Cornstarch Prevention Method
Cornstarch
To reduce the friction between shoe and foot, rub some cornstarch on your feet.

Dandelion Remedy
Dandelion stems
To heal a friction blister fast, split a dandelion stem and rub its milky white sap on the spot. Then cover with a bandage. Repeat daily.

Milk Remedy
Milk
Soak a cotton ball in milk and hold it to the blister for 15 minutes. Milk is good not only for blisters but also to combat dry, irritated skin. Soak a washcloth into cold milk and pat on extra-dry areas. Let sit for two minutes before wiping off with a wet cloth.

Salt Bath Treatment
1 cup table salt
Add the salt to your bath once a week. This will detoxify your cells and reduce bloat.

Baked Potato for Neuralgia
1 baked potato
Lay a baked potato against the site that hurts. Cover with a towel to keep the heat in as long as possible.

Cucumber Treatment for Rheumatism
Cucumbers, salt
Take cucumbers, when full grown, and put them into a pot with a little salt. Simmer over a slow fire for about 1 hour. Then take the cucumbers and press them, the juice from which must be put into bottles, corked up tight, and placed in a cool place for about 1 week. Then wet a flannel rag with the liquid and apply it to the parts affected.

Energizing Washcloth Wrap
1 1/2 cups cinnamon, 1 tablespoon each finely ground cloves and grated ginger
In a bowl, combine the ingredients. Add enough warm water to form a crumbly consistency. Standing over newspaper, apply the mixture to your body with a washcloth. Wrap yourself in a towel or clean sheet and relax for up to one hour.

Ginger Remedy for Muscle Stiffness
2 teaspoons ginger powder or fresh, grated ginger root (unpeeled, and grated with circular motions), 2 cups water
Prepare strong ginger tea with 2 teaspoons of ginger powder or fresh grated ginger root in 2 cups of water. Let it simmer until the water turns yellowish in color. Add the ginger tea to a bathful of warm water. Relax in the tub for 20 to 30 minutes. This ginger tea bath may relieve muscle stiffness and soreness and is wonderful for one's circulation too. This ginger tea may be applied as a compress. To be effective, it has to be relatively hot. The ginger tea is highly effective for a variety of problems such as: muscular aches and pains, joint stiffness, abdominal cramps, kidney stone attacks, stiff neck, neuralgia, toothache, bladder inflammation, swollen glands, prostatitis, extreme body tension. Applied on the chest, the ginger compresses relieve extreme asthma and bronchitis.

Microwaved Bag of Rice for Backache
5 lbs. of uncooked rice, flannel pillowcase
Fill the pillowcase with the uncooked rice and sew it up. Microwave it for 2 minutes and then apply it for 20 minutes to the aching back.

Muscle Rub
1 tablespoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, pinch each of cayenne pepper and hot mustard powder
Mix the ingredients and let stand for 15 minutes. Massage into muscles, avoiding your eyes and any sensitive or broken skin.

Oil of Rosemary as a Liniment for Sore Muscles and Variation
Double handful of fresh rosemary tops and leaves, 1 pint olive oil
Coarsely chop the rosemary and then soak in the olive oil in a well-sealed jar, for one week. Strain and store oil in a cool, dry place. Or, soak the affected parts in a few tablespoons of rosemary mixed with warm water.

Phyisical Fatigue Formula
1/4 cup dried parsley, 1/2 cup grated lemon peel, 1/4 of a ginger root, minced, 2 tablespoons old fashioned oatmeal
Mix the ingredients and tie them in a cheese cloth. Tie the bag over your tub faucet so that the water runs through it. Take it off and place it in the water when the tub has filled. Take a nice soak.

Potato Plaster for Relieving Pain and Inflammation
Potatoes, green vegetable leaves (cabbage, radish or spinach), white flour, water, a little olive oil
Peel and grate ordinary potatoes and mix half of them with an equal amount of green vegetable leaves which had been coarsely pureed in a food blender beforehand. To this wet mass was added about 10% white flour. Mix everything by hand. Slowly add ice cold water to make a wet, even and thick paste. Apply this plaster to the skin. Then apply a clean cloth and secure it in place. Stay in a reclining position for 3 1/2 hours. You may rub a little olive oil on the skin before applying the plaster (to reduce itching). When the plaster dries out, moisten it with water and remove it. Cleanse the skin with warm water. This plaster is good for reducing inflammations due to contusions, sprains, burns, fractures, hemorrhoids, abscesses, appendicitis, arthritis, neuralgia, eczema. It is also good for drawing out purulent matter from boils, abscesses, infected acne, carbuncles, infected cysts and various types of tumors.

Red Pepper Remedy for Rheumatism
Red pepper, spirits
Red pepper, infused in spirits, makes an excellent wash for rheumatism.

Sore Joint Remedy
1 tablespoon horseradish, 1/2 cup olive oil
Mix the two ingredients. Let sit for 30 minutes, then massage it into any sore spots.

Thyme Tea Remedy

Vinegar and Egg Rub
1 cup vinegar, 1 egg
Use as a massage lotion for aching joints and muscles. Rub down with a mixture of one cup vinegar and an egg, beaten well. Soak in a hot tub for twenty minutes and dry yourself with a heavy towel so you don't get chilled.

Radish Juice Treatment
Juice from 2 dozen radishes
After taking a shower or bath, pour some of the radish juice into the palm of your hand and rub under each armpit. Or just spray some beneath each arm and on the soles of your feet and in between the toes. Radish juice is also good for bruises, frostbite, insect bites and stings, minor burns.

Tea Soak for Foot Odor
2 tea bags, 1 pint boiling water
Steep the tea bags in the boiling water for 15 minutes. Add 2 quarts of cold water and soak your feet for 30 minutes. Do this nightly.

Thyme and Garlic Remedy
Large handful of dry thyme and 1 fresh garlic bulb
Offensive body odor may be prevented by bathing once a week with thyme and garlic. Grind together a large handful of dry thyme and 1 fresh garlic bulb. Add to a large pot of water and boil for 30 minutes. Add to bath water and scrub vigorously.

Turnip Juice Remedy
Fresh turnip juice
Use a juicer to express juice from turnip. After showering, rub some juice beneath each armpit.

Vinegar Remedy
Equal amount of apple cider vinegar and water
Mix the vinegar and water and dab under your arms and elsewhere.

- Also check Weeping Sores

Cabbage Remedy
Cabbage leaves
Apply the fresh cabbage leaf to the boil and secure in place. The inflammation will be arrested.

Dried Peas Remedy for Boils and Abscesses
Boiled dried peas
Make a poultice out of the boiled dried peas and apply to the affected area.

Egg Remedy
1 egg
Gently peel off the skin of a hard-boiled egg. Wet that delicate membrane and place it on the boil. It should draw pus out and relieve the inflammation.

Fig Remedy
1 fresh fig
Roast a fresh fig. You may roast it in some milk, if desired. Cut in half and lay the mushy, inner part on the boil. Secure it in place for a couple of hours. Then warm the other half of the roasted fig and replace the first half with it. A paste of figs may be applied to old and new wounds and sores to speed healing.

Garlic Remedy
A few garlic cloves, apple cider vinegar.
A poultice of cooked, minced garlic or raw chopped garlic applied to the boil will draw out the infection. When the boil breaks open and drains, wash with equal parts garlic juice and apple cider vinegar.

Ginger Remedy
Ground ginger
Ground ginger used for plasters or poultices instead of mustard is just as good to draw and it never blisters.

Horseradish and Honey Remedy
Small piece of horseradish, 1/2 cup honey
Soak a small piece of horseradish overnight in 1/2 cup honey. Use as a healing bath for abscesses and boils.

Lemon Remedy
1 lemon
Heat a lemon in the oven, then slice it in half and place the inside part of one half on the boil. Secure it in place for about 1 hour.

Lemon Remedy for When the Boil Breaks
1 cup water, 2 tablespoons lemon juice
After the boil breaks, boil (no pun intended) 1 cup of water and add 2 tablespoons of lemon juice. Let it cool. Clean and disinfect the area thoroughly with the lemon water. Cover with a sterile bandage. For the next few days, 2-3 times a day, remove the bandage and apply a warm, wet compress, leaving it on for 15 minutes. Re-dress the area with a fresh sterile bandage.

Milk Poultice
1 cup milk, 3 teaspoons salt, flour
Slowly, heat 1 cup of milk. Just as slowly, add 3 teaspoons of salt as the milk gets close to boiling. Once the salt has been added, take the milk off the heat and add flour to thicken the mixture and to make a poultice. Apply it to the boil. The heat of the poultice will help bring it to a head, but be careful that it's not too hot.

Onion Remedy
1 red onion
Cut a red onion crosswise, scoop out a little from one piece and place the cup over the boil. It will draw.

Peach Leaves Remedy
4 fresh peach leaves, couple of slices of raw, unpeeled potato, 1 1/2 cup boiling water
Blend the ingredients together. Then pour the puree onto a clean cloth and hold on the boil. If nothing is drawn out, the boil may need to be lanced first, with a sterilized sewing needle. Then apply a second poultice.

Pumpkin Remedy
Pumpkin
Apply fresh slices of pumpkin to the boil. Renew the slices often until the boil comes to a head.

Tapioca Remedy
1 tablespoon raw, peeled, grated potato, 2/3 teaspoon of granulated, quick cooking (uncooked however), water
Combine the ingredients to make an even, sticky paste. Spread this on several layers of gauze and affix it to the skin eruption. Secure with adhesive tape. Change every day until purulent matter is drawn out and healing starts. This is also highly effective on eczema, erysipelas, whitlows, carbuncles, abscesses and herpes lesions.

Tomato Paste Remedy
Tomato paste, as needed
Cover the boil with tomato paste as a compress. It will soothe the pain and bring the boil to a head.

Banana Peel Remedy
Banana peel
Apply a piece of banana peel flesh side down, secure with a bandage and leave on overnight.

Beefsteak Remedy for Black Eyes
Raw beefsteak
Apply cold, raw beefsteak to the bruised eye.

Honey and Cayenne Pepper Remedy
Honey, cayenne pepper
Smear honey all over a cloth and sprinkle with cayenne pepper. This will make a bruise heal fast and melt the pain.

Molasses Remedy
Molasses
As soon as you get the bruise, apply molasses spread on brown paper.

Olive Oil and Ginger Remedy
1/4 cup olive oil, 2 slices chopped ginger root
Make a rub out of the olive oil and chopped ginger. Rub it in where it hurts.

Onion and Salt Remedy
One onion, salt
Prepare a poultice of grated onion and salt and apply it to the bruised area.

Parsley and Butter Remedy
Few sprigs of parsley, 1 teaspoon butter
Make a salve by mashing pieces of parsley into a teaspoon of butter. Gently rub the salve on the bruise.

Potato Poultice
Grated raw potato
Grate the potato and apply as a poultice on any bruise. Leave on for an hour. It works better than raw beefsteak. Raw potato poultices are also excellent for sunburns.

Remedy for Swollen Bruises
Handful of bruised fresh sage leaves, apple cider vinegar
Prepare a poultice by simmering the sage leaves into enough vinegar to cover until soft. Wrap warm leaves in cloth and apply to the swollen area. Or, soak a cotton ball in white vinegar and apply it to the bruise for 1 hour.

Salt and Lard Remedy for Black Eyes
2 tablespoons salt, 2 tablespoons lard
Make a poultice by mixing the salt with the lard. Spread the mixture on a cloth and place it over the bruised eye.

Turnip or Daikon Radish Remedy
A turnip or Daikon radish
Grate 1/3 of a turnip (or Daikon) and apply it directly to the bruise. Leave on for half an hour. Repeat the process several days in a row as necessary.

Apple Butter Remedy
Apple butter
Smear apple butter onto a scald to heal it up really fast.

Banana Peel Remedy for Small Burns
1 banana peel
Gently lay the inside of a banana peel on singed skin for five minutes.

Burn Scar Remedy
Coconut oil
Coconut oil applied to a scar and rubbed gently for 5 minutes at a time, several times daily, will entirely obliterate a scar if commenced from the time the burn heals.

Carrot Juice Remedy
Carrot juice
Soak the burned area in ice water first. Then dress the injury with gauze, which has been dipped in carrot juice. Repeat several times a day.

Chicken Fat Remedy
Chicken fat
Uncooked chicken fat placed directly on burns and scalds is said to be quite soothing.

Egg White Remedy
1 egg white, lightly beaten
Burns will heal fast if covered with the froth of a lightly beaten egg white.

Fruit Puree Remedy
Combination of peach, pear and quince
Combine the fruits in a blender with enough shaved ice to make a thick, cooling puree which is then spread on some clean muslin and laid on the surface of the skin. This combination is also good for a fantastic complexion.

Ginger Remedy
Fresh ginger juice
Apply fresh ginger juice to the burn area for immediate relief.

Honey Remedy
1 teaspoon of honey
Rub a teaspoon into a minor burn and cover with a bandage.

Juniper Berry Tea Remedy
8 tablespoons juniper berries, 1 qt boiling water
Make a strong tea out the berries steeped in the boiling water. Use this tea to thoroughly wash scalds, burns, sores and all kinds of infected wounds several times a day.

Olive Oil Remedy
2 cups olive oil, 6 egg whites
Mix the olive oil with the egg whites. Brush the burned area with this mixture. Wrap the injured part with loose-fitting gauze.

Onion Remedy for Minor Burns
1 onion
Run cool water on the affected area, then rub with the cut side of a raw onion.

Pie Crust Remedy
Salt-free unbaked pie crust
If you burn yourself while baking and happen to have salt-free unbaked pie crust around, roll it thin and place it on the entire surface of the burn. Let it stay on until it dries up and falls off by itself.

Potato Remedy
One potato
Remove the sting from a burn by applying a raw potato slice to it. A poultice made from grated raw potatoes is also good.

Pumpkin Remedy
One slice ripe pumpkin
Scoop the seeds from a ripe pumpkin and cut loose a full handful of the soft flesh. Mash it well and apply to a smarting burn.

Radish Remedy
Handful of cleaned and chopped radishes
Blend the radishes with some crushed ice until a nice, thick, even mixture is produced. Apply this directly to the burn or scald. Cover loosely with clean muslin and tape in place.

Raw Onion Remedy
2 slices raw onion
Draw out the heat and pain by applying a slice of raw onion to the burn. Leave it on for 15 minutes, off for 5 minutes and then put a fresh piece on for another 15 minutes.

Raw Sauerkraut Remedy
Raw sauerkraut
Make a poultice of raw sauerkraut and apply it to the burned area.

Sugar Remedy
White sugar
A bad burn will begin to heal and not fester if sprinkled with fine grains of white sugar. Protect from water contamination and dirt.

Thyme Tea Remedy
Bathe the burned area with the tea.

Vanilla Remedy
Cold water, a few drops of vanilla
If you burn your tongue, keep rinsing with cold water. A few drops of vanilla extract may relieve the pain.

Vinegar Remedy
White vinegar
Tear a piece from a brown paper bag and soak it in white vinegar, then place it on the burn.

Watermelon Remedy
Fully ripened watermelon pulp and juice
Place fully ripened watermelon pulp and juice in a clean glass jar, tightly sealed. Allow to stand at room temperature for 3-4 months. Then filter the juice, which has acquired a sour plum odor by this time. Wash the burn area with a cold normal saline solution or just plain water. Then dip a piece of sterile cotton into the watermelon juice and apply directly to the burn area. Change the dressing several times each day.

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Coffee Treatment
Warm coffee grounds
Simply rub warm coffee grounds onto cellulite-prone areas. Put a newspaper or towel underneath you to catch the grounds.

Papaya Treatment
One papaya, cleaned of seeds and peel,6 oz plain yogurt
Scoop out the flesh from the papaya and mix with the yogurt in a blender. Massage the mixture into trouble spots. Wrap the areas tightly with cellophane. After 30 minutes, unwrap plastic and rinse with warm water. Follow with a blast of cold water.

Brisk Body Rub
1 cup warm coffee grounds, 1 cup grated raw carrots, 1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin, 1/2 cup water
You can rub only the warm coffee grounds on your face, neck, all over your body in a rotating fashion. This helps shed old dead skin and stimulate circulation. In a similar fashion, you can use cooled coffee grounds to relieve dermatitis or eczema. For a more complete sloughing off of dead skin cells and also for lifting your mood, mix all the ingredients to create a smooth paste. Slather on skin and let sit for 30 minutes. Rinse, then remove any excess with a damp washcloth.

Ginger Treatment
1 cup fresh, minced ginger
Add a cup of fresh, minced ginger to a basin with 2 quarts of warm water. Soak your feet in the water until they are rosy red. Then dry thoroughly and notice a more energized feeling.

Thyme Tea Remedy
Use as footbath, handbath or douche to promote better circulation.

Bath treatment
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar, 1/3 cup salt, 2 tablespoons sage
Add the mixture to bath water.

Bath Treatment for Itchy Skin
2 cups apple cider vinegar OR 3 tablespoons baking soda OR pinch of thyme
Add the apple cider vinegar OR baking soda OR pinch of thyme to the bathwater if your skin is itchy.

Body Cleanser
2 cups oatmeal, 1 cup buttermilk, 1/4 cup lemon juice
Clean the entire body by rubbing down with this mixture.

Body Deep Cleaner
1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon vinegar, 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 teaspoon baking soda
Mix the first four ingredients vigorously. Add soda and stir. Apply to skin with small circular motions of the fingertips. Rinse with lukewarm water.

Body Mask
1 cup cornmeal, buttermilk
Mix together 1 cup cornmeal and enough buttermilk to make a thick paste. Apply to the body and let dry. Rinse with lots of fresh, cool water.

Body Scrub
2 cups brown sugar (or granulated sugar), 1 cup olive oil (or sesame oil), 2 tablespoons shredded ginger
Mix the ingredients and after washing, apply the scrub in a circular motion to exfoliate your entire body. (Ginger can be omitted if you don't have it handy.) Rinse, towel dry and moisturize. Repeat twice weekly. Brown sugar by itself can also be used. It is a natural exfoliant and moisturizer. Another variation of the scrub calls for a mixture of 1 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon ground ginger and 1 tablespoon sea salt.

Body Scrub 2
1/8 cup honey, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup olive oil
Combine the ingredients. Massage into skin in the shower, then rinse. A variation of this calls for a mixture of 1 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup almond oil and a few drops of lemon juice.

Body Scrub 3
1/2 cup white sugar, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/2 cup canola oil, 1/2 cup cacao powder
Mix everything well. In the shower, apply 2 tablespoons to skin and massage; rinse. Store in a cool, dry place for up to six months.

Face Cleanser 1
2 tablespoons honey, 1 quart water
Stir 2 tablespoons honey into a quart of warm water and use to rinse the face. Skin will look young and healthy and have a rosy glow.

Face Cleanser 2
1 teaspoon honey, 1 tablespoon either sweet or sour cream
Cleanse the face by covering it with a blend of honey and cream. Rinse off with cool water.

Face Cleanser 3
1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1 egg yolk
Improve facial skin with this 10-minute cleansing treatment. Mix the 3 ingredients and pat onto the face and neck. After 10 minutes rinse in cool water and gently dry.

Face Cleanser 4
Cornmeal
Wash your race twice a day with cornmeal instead of soap to open pores and free them from oils and dirt.

Face Cleanser 5
Light olive oil, plain yogurt
Mix the oil and yogurt to make a mild face cleanser to remove soil and makeup.

Fresh Ginger Body Scrub
1 small fresh gingerroot, 1 tablespoon coconut oil, 1 cup raw sugar
Grate ginger into a small microwave-safe bowl and combine with coconut oil. Warm on medium for 30 seconds. Fold in raw sugar and mix well. Rub mixture over entire body, excluding face. Let sit on skin for five minutes before rinsing with tepid water.

Full Body Conditioner
1 cup lard, large handful of salt
Mix the lard with the salt. Apply all over the body except face and neck. Rub in firmly, giving a special attention to feet, knees and elbows. Slip into a warm bath and wash off with a gentle soap. Apply a light lotion to the body afterwards. 0

Hand Cleanser
Cornmeal, apple cider vinegar
Heavily soiled hands can be cleaned, while giving them a soothing treatment. Simply scrub with cornmeal, moistened with apple cider vinegar. Then rinse in cool water and pat dry. Stubborn fruit or food coloring stains on your hands can be lifted with a dab of white vinegar on a cotton ball.

Milk Cleanser
1/2 cup sour milk, 2 cups warm, fresh milk
Put 1/2 cup of yesterday's milk in a heavy bowl, cover and set beside the kitchen stove. Wait a couple of days until it becomes solidly sour. Beat good and mix into 2 cups of warm, fresh milk. Set near the stove overnight and beat well before using for a morning body rub.

Oatmeal Mint Cleanser
1 cup cooked oatmeal, 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves
Clean and refine the skin by applying to the body a paste made of 1 cup cooked oatmeal and 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, finely chopped. Leave on until dry, then bathe as usual.

Porridge Body Scrub
2 cups sea or table salt, 1 cup olive oil, 1/2 cup minced organic oats, 1 tablespoon vanilla, 2 tablespoons pure mable syrup
Stir all ingredients together and climb into an empty tub. Slather the mixture onto your body, focusing on rough areas like the feet, elbows and knees. Let the scrub sit for a minute, and then rub briskly with a warm washcloth or loofah. Rinse thoroughly.

Pre-Bathing Body Mask
1 orange, 1 lemon, 3 cups oatmeal
Chop into some water and boil 1 orange and 1 lemon for 20 minutes. Mash into 3 cups oatmeal and apply to the body before bathing.

Pre-Bathing Softener
6 eggs, 1/3 cup lemon juice
Six beaten eggs and 1/3 cup cup lemon juice, applied to the body before bathing, will soften and renew the skin.

Rice Bran Cleanser for Face, Neck, Arms and Hands
Rice bran
Wrap the bran in cheesecloth and use in place of soap for daily washing to keep skin nice and smooth.

Scrub with Sea Salt
3 tablespoons medium coarse sea salt, 3 tablespoons organic apple cider vinegar, 2/3 cup cold-pressed sunflower oil
Infuse the sea salt with the vinegar. Make sure your bathroom is warm. Stand in the bathtub and apply sunflower oil to your entire body. Gently massage in the salt mixture using a mitt, if desired. Take your time and pay particular attention to rough areas such as elbows, knees and heels. Draw a warm bath, immerse your body and continue massaging to remove salt from skin.

- Also see Sore Throat

Bay Leaves Poultice for Bronchitis and Coughs
Bay leaves
Use boiled bay leaves as a poultice applied directly on the chest and covered with a cloth.

Brandy and Oil Remedy for Bad Coughs
Brandy, oil, 1 onion
Take brandy and oil, simmered with 1 onion sliced, and anoint the spine, chest and soles of feet, night and morning.

Cayenne/Cinnamon Remedy for Cold Feet
Cayenne pepper or cinnamon
Sprinkle cayenne pepper or cinnamon into your socks before putting them on. Both feet and socks will turn red. But the feet will feel warm. You may want to mix the cayenne/cinnamon with a couple of grated garlic cloves.

Egg and Mustard Remedy
1 raw egg white, 4 teaspoons prepared mustard
Mix the egg white with the mustard and rub it on the chest. Take a (preferably white) towel and dip it in hot water, then wring it out and place it on top of the mixture already on the chest. As soon as the towel is cool, redip it in hot water, wring it out and again, put in on the chest. Reapply the towel 4-5 times. After the last application of the towel, wash off the chest, dry thoroughly, bundle up and go to bed.

Garlic and Lard Remedy
6 cloves of garlic, 1/2 cup white lard
Peel and crush 6 cloves of garlic. Mix them into 1/2 cup lard. Spread the mush on the soles of the feet and cover them with a (preferably warmed) towel or flannel cloth. Put paper toweling under the feet to absorb grease. Apply a fresh batch of garlic and lard every 5 hours until the cold is gone. Expect your breath to smell of garlic too. If a headache comes, rub this mixture into the temples and wrap the head with a clean cloth.

Garlic and Vinegar Remedy for Stuffed up Nose
Garlic tea, 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
Make a good, strong cup of very hot garlic tea, add 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, then breathe in the warm vapors. Cover the head and cup with a tea towel for maximum effect.

Garlic Remedy
Garlic
Keep one clove of garlic in your jaw between your teeth and your cheek. Do not chew. And at the first sign of a head cold, sniff a cut open garlic bulb. Do this frequently and the cold will pass you by. Another remedy involving garlic: mash several fresh garlic cloves in a small dish. Quickly cover the head and dish with a towel and breathe in the garlic vapors. This will clear toxins from the blood stream and add energy to the body. Also, prevent colds by sleeping with peeled garlic cloves in your socks.

Ginger Baths
Ginger root
Cut off several slices of ginger root and float them in a tub of warm water. Soak for about 20 minutes.

Hot Footbaths
Mustard powder
Dissolve a tablespoon of mustard powder in a bucket of hot water and soak your feet for approximately ten minutes. Wrap your head in a towel at this time to increase body heat.

Ice Cube Remedy
Ice cubes
To stimulate appropriate acupuncture points that can help a cold, place an ice cube on the bottom of both big toes. Keep them in place with an Ace bandage or piece of cloth. Place feet in a basin or on plastic to avoid a mess from the melting ice. Do this procedure morning, noon and night.

Juniper Berry Tea Remedy
8 tablespoons juniper berries, 1 qt boiling water
Make a strong tea by steeping the berries in the water. When lukewarm, inhale this tea to relieve nose, throat and lung congestion.

Lard and Garlic Remedy
1/2 cup lard, 3 minced garlic cloves
Stir the garlic into the lard. Put on the soles of the feet. Repeat 3 times a day until healed. Or apply lard or goose fat to the throat and chest, with raw cotton or flannel used as wraps.

Mustard and Lard Poultice
Lard, dry mustard powder, flour, cayenne pepper
Treat a sorely congested chest with lard, dry mustard and cayenne pepper mixed to a paste and spread between two pieces of cloth that have been sprinkled with flour. Apply to chest for instant relief of congestion. Be careful how long you leave it on or the skin will blister.

Onion Remedy for Croup
Onion (corn meal)
Put onion poultices on the feet, after soaking them a little time. Or slice onion thin, putting it in a stewpan with just enough water to keep from burning, and stir in a little corn meal. The onions may be used alone. Apply to throat and lungs as warm as can be borne.

Oregano Remedy for Bronchial Infections
A few sprigs fresh oregano
Clear bronchial infections by adding sprigs of oregano to steaming water and inhaling.

Red Pepper and Cornstarch for Cold Feet and Hands
One tablespoon ground red pepper, one tablespoon cornstarch
Mix the red pepper with the cornstarch and sprinkle in your socks or gloves. The red pepper increases circulation while the cornstarch prevents dampness.

Rum Remedy for Bad Coughs
Old rum
Rub the back, at bedtime, with old rum.

Thyme Tea Remedy
A dozen sprigs of fresh thyme (or lemon thyme) 1 3/4 pints boiling water
Steep the thyme in the water, covered, for 1/2 hour, away from the heat. Strain and gargle. Thyme tea can also be used as a hot compress (1 1/2 handfuls of fresh thyme steeped in 2 pints boiling water) in cases of severe cold, flu, and bronchitis. It also reduces fever.

Vinegar and Pepper Treatment for Bad Coughs
Vinegar, black pepper
Take a piece of brown paper, about the size of your chest and soak it in vinegar. When it stops dripping, sprinkle black pepper on one side of the paper. Then place the peppered side on your bare chest. To keep it in place overnight, wrap an Ace bandage or cloth around the chest. This is especially good with bronchial coughs.

Vinegar Treatment 1
1 teaspoon vinegar, 1 glass water
Ease a sore throat and stop sinus drainage with 1 teaspoon vinegar in a glass of water. Gargle once an hour until cured.

Vinegar Treatment 2
Wine vinegar
When a child has a bad, hacking cough, spray the pillow with wine vinegar.

Spices and Whisky Poultice
All kinds of spices, as available, whisky
Make a poultice of all kinds of spices, heat whisky and wet the poultice, apply to the stomach and bowels.

Vinegar Remedy for Infant Diarrhea
White vinegar
If the problem is mild, dab white vinegar on the soles of the infant's feet. Repeat in a few hours if necessary.

DIETING

Super Slimming Diet Aid
1 banana, lemon juice, dried petals of 6 roses, 5 cinnamon sticks, 1/2 cup walnuts
Soak 1/4 inch slices of the banana in orange juice for 6 minutes. Place on a paper towel on a microwave safe plate. In microwave, heat 5 minutes; cool. Place in a bowl with dried petals of the roses, cinnamon sticks and walnuts. Display wherever snack attacks strike.

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Bran and Salt Treatment
1/2 cup unprocessed bran, 1/2 cup of coarse salt
Mix the bran with the salt and envelop it in a generous piece of folded over cheesecloth so that it doesn't spill. Then heat it in a low oven until it's warm but bearable to the touch. Place it on the painful ear for an hour. Salt may be used alone.

Caraway and Breadcrumb Treatment
1 ounce caraway seeds, 1 cup breadcrumbs
Take 1 ounce of caraway seeds and pummel them. Then add 1 cup of breadcrumbs from a soft, hot, newly baked loaf of bread and wrap it all in a piece of cheesecloth. Apply it to the sore ear. If the bread was not hot to start with, warm the poultice in the oven before using it.

Garlic-Onion Oil Treatment
1/2 peeled, chopped onion, 3 peeled, minced garlic cloves, 1 cup olive oil
Soak the onion and garlic in the olive oil for 10 days. When the ear hurts, put 5-7 drops of this warmed oil in it. This is also good for a toothache. Soak a wad of cotton in the oil and place near the hurting tooth. Or steep a clove of garlic in warm olive oil for a few minutes and put into the ear, rolled up in muslin or linen.

Garlic Juice Treatment
2 cloves garlic
Prick a small hole into a couple of garlic cloves and squeeze the juice into the affected ear. Plug the ear with a piece of cotton and let sit for several hours.

Milk and Olive Oil Treatment
1 tablespoon milk, 1 tablespoon olive oil
Mix the milk and olive oil and heat. Put 4 drops of the mixture into the inflamed ear every hour and gently plug it up with cotton. Be sure the drops are not too hot. Milk may be used alone.

Olive Oil and Garlic Treatment (for pets, too)
Olive oil, garlic
Ease an earache by dropping in a few drops of warm olive oil that has had a peeled clove of garlic in it. The clove needs to soak in the oil for at least 24 hours. Make sure the oil is not too hot. Clean with a cotton ball after.

Olive Oil Treatment
Olive oil, lavender oil
Soak a cotton pad in olive oil, then add 5 drops of lavender oil. Place it loosely in your outer ear until the pain abates. You can also use a teaspoon of warm olive oil poured into the ear and held there for a few minutes to destroy a bug that has entered the ear.

Onion Juice Treatment
4 drops onion juice, 1 teaspoon olive oil
Combine the onion juice with warm (not hot) olive oil. Apply 3 drops in the morning and 3 drops in the evening into the ear that hurts. Be sure to plug the ears with cotton puffs after applying the drops.

Pepper and Oil Treatment
Black pepper, oil
Take a small piece of cotton; make a depression in the center and fill with black pepper; gather into a ball and tie up; dip it in oil and insert it into the ear. Almost instant relief will be experienced.

Ripe Fruit As Bait to Lure Out Insects in Ear
1 ripe apple or peach
A ripe apple or peach applied to the ear attracts some type of insects.

Roasted Lamb Treatment
Piece of lean lamb
Roast a piece of lean mutton/lamb, squeeze out the juice and drop it into the ear as hot as it can be borne.

Roasted Lemon Treatment
1 lemon
Juice from a roasted lemon inserted into the painful ear is good.

Roasted Onion Treatment for Infected Ears
1 onion
Make a poultice of roasted onion and apply it to the infected area. If should be as warm as can be without burning the tender, already infected area.

Salt Pork Remedy
Strip of salt pork
A piece of salt pork cut in a strip and inserted in the ear will give relief.

Salty Water Irrigation
2 qts warm water, 5 teaspoons table salt
Add the salt to water as warm as you can stand it. Flow gently into the ear from a syringe or pitcher. In severe cases, do this every 2 hours.

Turmeric Remedy
Powdered turmeric and an equal amount of baking soda
Put a tiny amount of the mixture into the outer ear to help dry up any fluid discharges.

Almond Oil, Milk/Salty Water Treatment
Almond oil, milk/salt
Place a small piece of cotton, upon which a little almond oil has been dropped, into the ear and let it remain there for a day or two. Then syringe the ear with a little warm milk and water or with a solution of common salt and water. The solution of salt is the best solvent of accumulated wax in the ear.

Corn Oil and Pepper Remedy
Black pepper, 1 tablespoon corn oil
Sprinkle black pepper into 1 tablespoon of warm corn oil, then dip a puff of cotton into it and gently put the cotton into your ear. Remove the cotton in 5 minutes.

Olive Oil Remedy
Olive oil
Put a few drops of lukewarm olive oil in the affected ear. Lie for 5 minutes on the opposite side then turn over so that the olive oil can flow out.

Sesame Oil Remedy
Sesame oil
Put a few drops of warm sesame oil in the ear which is plugged up by excessive and hardened earwax.

Vinegar Remedy
White vinegar, water
Mix white vinegar with water and fill the ear using a medicine dropper. Tug at your earlobe so the solution gets deep into your ear, then let it pour out. This can also be used as a preventive measure. Use this solution after every swim.

Egg Remedy
3 eggs
Soft-boil 3 eggs a day. Heat the egg yolks over a flame, and throughout the day, whenever possible, rub the heated egg yolk drops on the eczema-infected areas. After a week you should be seeing results.

Lemon Remedy
Lemon
Rub the affected parts with a lemon.

Vinegar Remedy
Vinegar
Bathe affected parts with strong vinegar. Boiling it may increase the strength of vinegar. A cloth soaked in vinegar placed over any dry, cracked skin will soothe and prevent peeling.

Watercress Remedy
Fresh watercress
The juice of fresh watercress is said to have cured stubborn cases of eczema.

Baking Soda Remedy
1 tablespoon baking soda, 1 pint water
Put the soda in the water and bathe parts several times a day.

Cranberry and Whisky Poultice
Cranberries, whisky
Stew cranberries until soft and apply as a poultice. Whisky added to poultice is more effective.

Onion, Wheat Bran and Bicarbonate of Soda Poultice
2 onions, 1 pint water, wheat bran, bicarbonate of soda
Cut fine 2 onions and cook till tender in 1 pint of water. Thicken with wheat bran and add bicarbonate of soda the size of a bean. Change poultices as often as necessary, until inflammation is reduced.

Sour Milk/Buttermilk/Whey Remedy
Sour milk or buttermilk or whey
Apply the sour milk, buttermilk or whey to the affected parts.

Starch/Wheat Flour Remedy
Fine starch or wheat flour
Sprinkling the body with fine starch or with wheat flour will greatly assist to cool and allay the irritation.

Apple or Potato Poultice for Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
1 apple or 1 red potato
Once a day, make of poultice of grated apple or grated raw red potato and place it on your closed eye. Let it stay on for 1/2 hour. Within 2-3 days the condition should completely clear up. Chilled potato slices placed over eyelids are also good to alleviate puffiness and undereye bags.

Apple Remedy for inflamed or irritated eyes
1 overripe apple
Peel and slice an overripe apple. Put the pieces of pulp on your closed eyes, holding the pieces in place with a bandage or strip of cloth. Leave it on at least 1/2 hour.

Basil Remedy
Cool basil tea
Use the cool tea as an eye wash.

Beet Remedy
Mashed cooked beets
Mash the beets and apply as poultice.

Bread Remedy for Weak Eyes
1 slice stale bread
Take a very thin slice of stale bread and toast both sides well but don't burn. When cold, put in ice water and then between a piece of linen and apply. Change when it gets warm.

Chamomile Tea Treatment
Chamomile
Prepare chamomile tea. When it cools, use it as an eyewash twice a day until the conjunctivitis is gone. Chamomile tea is also good to revive tired eyes. In this case, steep two bags of chamomile tea in boiling water. Then refrigerate until well chilled. Then apply to closed eyes.

Carrot Eyewash
Handful carrot tops
Place a handful of scrubbed carrot tops in a jar of hot water. Let it stand. When it's cool, use the carrot water as an eyewash.

Cucumber Toner
1/2 cucumber, cut into 1-inch chunks (do not peel or seed), 3 tablespoons witch hazel
Puree cucumber in blender or food processor until liquefied. Strain through fine mesh, reserving cucumber juice and disposing of pulp and seeds. Mix witch hazel with cucumber juice. Soak cotton ball with mixture and gently wipe around the eye area. Or simply put a slice of cucumber over each eye to soothe tired, inflamed eyes. If a poultice of mashed cucumbers in cheesecloth is applied directly to the lids for half an hour, it works wonders for bloodshot eyes. It also works for itching and inflammation due to hayfever and related allergies.

Dairy Product Treatment for Puffy Eyes
Ice cold whole milk or cream
Apply cotton balls dipped in the milk or cream for five to ten minutes.

Egg White Treatment for Puffy Eyes
Fresh broken eggshell(s)
Rub your finger along the inside of a broken eggshell, then smooth the egg-white film over your eyelids and under your eyes.

Eyebrow Darkener
1 clove
Darken the eyebrows by stroking with a well-scorched clove.

Fennel Tea Eyewash
1 teaspoon crushed fennel seeds, 1 cup boiled water
Steep the seeds in the hot water. Use as an eyewash.

Healing Poultice
1 Irish potato or 1 papaya or 1 large beet
A poultice of either grated raw Irish potato, fresh mashed papaya pulp or mashed cooked beets is soothing and promotes healing. Leave the poultice on for 15 minutes twice a day.

Lemon Juice Eyewash
1 drop lemon juice, 1 ounce warm water
Mix 1 drop of lemon juice in 1 ounce of warm water and use it as an eyewash. It's particularly effective when your eyes have been exposed to dust, cigarette smoke, harsh lights and chemical compounds in the air.

Microwaved Potato for a Painful Sty
Small potato
Microwave a small potato for 60 seconds and slice it in half. Wrap one half in a washcloth and press the flat side against your eye for 10 minutes. A variation calls for scraping a peeled fresh potato, putting the white scrapings in a clean cloth and placing directly on the sty. Repeat several times during the day, using fresh scrapings each time.

Onion Remedy for Cinders
1 onion
Mince an onion and let your tears wash away the cinder in your eye. It really works.

Parsley (or Chervil) Remedy for Sties, Conjunctivitis, General Eye Inflammations
Handful of fresh parsley
Place a handful of fresh parsley (or chervil) in a soup bowl. Pour a cup of boiling water over the parsley (or chervil) and let it steep for 10 minutes. Soak a clean washcloth in the hot water, lie down, put the cloth on your closed lid and relax for 15 minutes. Repeat the procedure before bedtime. Parsley/chervil water is also good for eliminating puffiness around the eyes.

Potato Juice for Under-Eye Circles
Fresh squeezed potato juice
Soak cotton balls into the potato juice and hold them against your eyes for 10 minutes. Or, grate a raw potato, wrap the shavings in two pieces of cheesecloth and place the packets under your eyes for 20 minutes.

Quince Seed Lotion
Quince seeds
The seeds of quince soaked in warm water afford a soothing lotion for inflamed eyes.

Raw Potato Poultice for Blepharitis
1 raw potato
Grate the raw potato and apply poultice to your closed eyes. Top with gauze. Take a rest for 1-2 hours.

Red Peppers/Ginger Root + Pure Alcohol Treatment for Weak Eyes
Handful of fresh red peppers or ginger root, 1/2 pint pure alcohol
Pour the alcohol over the peppers or ginger root. Wipe twice daily the brow above the eye and the temple with a little of this on a soft sponge and let it dry.

Rock Salt Remedy for Weak/Red Eyes
1 heaping tablespoon rock salt, 1 qt rainwater
Dissolve the rock salt into the rain water. Immerse the face in this every morning and open the eyes while under the water so the salt can act directly on the eyes.

Sesame Oil Remedy
1/2 cup sesame oil
Use only the finest sesame oil. Cook it until it is rather hot. Strain through several layers of gauze. Allow to cool until lukewarm. Using an eyedropper, put 3 drops on this oil into each eye before retiring for the night.

Table Salt Solution as Wash for Weeping Eyes
Common table salt
Use a wash at night and morning of common table salt and water.

Tea Remedy for Sties (and Puffy Eyes) - Also Eyewash
1 regular (non-herbal) tea bag
Moisten the tea bag, put it on the closed eye with the sty, bandage it in place and leave the bandage on overnight. Moistened tea bags applied to the eyelids for 15 minutes are also very helpful for puffy eyes. A weak solution of ordinary tea may be used as an eyewash.

Thyme Tea Remedy
Use to bathe sore eyes. Especially effective for red eyes due to chlorinated water in pools. Dried thyme can be used as well. (2 tablespoons = 1 handful fresh herb)

Turmeric Remedy for Acute Conjunctivitis and Ophthalmia
Make a turmeric solution. Soak a clean cloth in it and wipe away discharges from the eye.

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- Also See Wrinkles

Apple-Oatmeal Scrub
2 tablespoons rolled oats, 1 1/2 teaspoons cornmeal, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/2 medium apple, peeled, cored and cut into chunks
In a bowl, mix oats, cornmeal and honey into a paste using a fork. In blender or food processor, combine paste and apple and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture generously to face and gently scrub in circular motion. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.

Apricot-Milk Facial Mask
1/2 cup dried apricots, 1 tablespoon dry milk powder, 1 tablespoon honey, 1/2 cup room temperature water
Place the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Spread on your face and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.

Avocado Moisturizer
One avocado, few drops of water
Peel and mash one avocado. Add the few drops of water. Warm the mixture in a double boiler. Once it cools, apply to your face in a circular motion and leave it on your face for approx. 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Or, you can simply mash one avocado and apply it to your face.

Ayurvedic Facial
2 egg whites, 1 teaspoon gram flour, 1 peeled mashed cucumber
Apply the mixture to clean face and let sit for 10 minutes. Rinse.

Banana Oatmeal Mask
1/2 banana, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoons sour cream, 1-2 tablespoons oatmeal
Mash the banana with the honey and sour cream. Add oatmeal one tablespoon at a time until you have a soft paste. Apply to face and let set for 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with damp wash cloth. Or, you can use just half a banana, mashed, which you leave on your face for about 10 minutes. Or banana with some honey is also good for your face.

Beautifying Face Mask with Raw Corn
1 ear raw corn
Grate the corn and press pulp through a sieve, collecting the milk in a bowl. Use a cotton ball to pat it onto skin. Let sit for 15 minutes, then rinse with cool water.

Beauty Mask with Pinenuts
Ground pinenuts, a little goat milk
Grind a few handfuls of pinenut meats and mix with a little goat milk to make a soft paste. Rub this onto the face and neck. Leave on through the night. In the morning, clean with cold water.

Beet Face Softener
Fresh beets, heavy cream
Grate freshly dug beets into heavy cream, well whipped. Soak the face to insure the very softest of skin.

Blackhead Remover
1 tablespoon unflavored gelatin, 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
Dissolve the gelatin into the milk over low heat. Let cool. Apply to face. Let sit 30 minutes. As you peel off the mask, the blackheads go too.

Blackhead Remover 2
Handful of parsley
Pulse a handful of parsley in a blender until it forms a paste. Boil water and pour it into a large bowl. Apply the paste to blackhead prone areas, then hold your face over the bowl. Blackheads will be loosened.

Blackhead Remover 3
1 egg yolk or egg white, 2 teaspoons corn flour
Apply the mixture to your face. When the mask is dry, rub your face with a dry cloth and then rinse it.

Blemish Remover
Asparagus water (water into which asparagus spears have been cooked)
For the treatment of blackheads, pimples and general facial and lip sores, cleanse the face morning and night with asparagus water.

Blemish Remover II
1 slice white bread, 1/4 cup warm milk, 1 packet or cube of yeast
Make a paste by soaking the bread in the milk along with the yeast. Apply to the skin for about 40 min., then remove with water.

Blotch Remover
Juice from 3-4 lemons and 1 lime
Soak a wash cloth into the juice (diluted with a little hot water) and apply directly to the skin for up to 30 min.

Blotch Remover II
1-2 pureed bananas, juice from 1-2 lemons
Mix the ingredients and apply directly to the areas with discoloration.

Blotchy Skin Remedy/Cleanser
Peels from one orange, milk or yogurt
Lay the peels outside in the sun to dry, then grind in a blender until powdery. Mix with milk or yogurt to create a paste. Rub the mixture into your skin and let sit for 15 minutes for a smooth, glowing complexion.

Champagne Treatment for Tightening Loose Skin and Closing Pores
Cheap champagne is fine
Splash some on the skin and let the air dry it out.

Citrus Astringent
Lemons, limes
Instead of discarding half-used lemons and limes from your party preparations, squeeze the remaining juice into a measuring cup, then dilute with double the amount of water and store in a soda bottle in your fridge overnight. The next morning, apply to your face with a cotton ball after you cleanse. The citric acid acts as an astringent, removing excess oil, tightening skin and deeply cleaning pores.

Cocoa Powder Mask for Dry Skin
2 cups plain cacao powder, 3 tablespoons olive oil, enough dairy cream to make a mask
Mix the ingredients to make a mask. Apply on face. Let set and then remove with tepid water.

Collagen-Building Face Mask
1/4 cup heavy cream, 1 1/2 tablespoon honey, 1/2 organic carrot, cooked, 1/2 avocado, peeled and pitted (rinse pit and set aside)
Mash carrot and avocado together in a glass bowl. Add cream and honey and mix well. Cleanse face and neck thoroughly. Then, use the avocado pit to gently massage your face, using small circular motions and working from center of face outward. Spread mask mixture over face and neck. Relax for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed by a cool rinse. A variation to this recipe calls for a mixture of one cooked carrot, one avocado and 1/2 cup heavy cream.

Complexion-clearing Toner
1 cup boiling water, 1 kiwi, 1 tablespoon vodka
Pour the boiling water over the mashed kiwi. Let cool, then strain. Add the vodka to the remaining liquid; stir well. Transfer to a resealable bottle. Apply to skin with a cotton ball. Store in refrigerator for up to ten days.

Complexion Formula for Acneic, Dry, Old, Scaly Skin
1 green papaya, 2 tablespoons sunflower oil, 2-3 tablespoons blackstrap molasses, 2 tablespoons whipping cream, 4 egg whites
Cut the papaya in 2 inch chunks. Put them and the milky latex into a blender and puree until thick and even. Then add the oil and molasses and whip again till smooth. Then add the remaining ingredients and blend for 15 seconds. This should be thick and spreadable. This formula is also reported to lighten dark patches and fade away freckles.
Make a thick mask of the ingredients. Apply to the face and neck 2-3 times a week.

Complexion-Perfecting Mask
1 fresh apple, peeled and cored, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
In a blender, combine the ingredients. Process until smooth. Gently apply a thin layer of the mixture to the face with fingertips. Leave on for ten minutes. Rinse. Store the remainder in the refrigerator for up to three days.

Complexion-Perfecting Mask 2
1 egg white, 1 teaspoon red grapefruit juice, 1 teaspoon sour cream
Wisk the egg white and mix with the grapefruit juice and sour cream. Stir until creamy. Apply to face and neck. Leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse clean with warm water.

Complexion-Perfecting Toner
2 tablespoons tomato juice, 3 tablespoons buttermilk
Stir the two ingredients together until the mixture is pink. Using a cotton ball, apply to skin and let soak in for 30 minutes. Wipe clean with a damp cloth.

Cooling Wash
Peels from 4 lemons, 1 qt water
Cut the peels of 4 lemons into a quart of water and allow to soak for 24 hours. A handkerchief rung out of this water will refresh a face warm with perspiration.

Cucumber Mask
One medium sized cucumber, 1 cup fresh milk, oatmeal, rain water
Grate a medium sized cucumber and simmer for 5 minutes in 1 cup of fresh milk. Add enough oatmeal to form a thick paste. Pat this mask onto the face, neck, shoulders and down well onto the bosom. Lay quietly while it dries, then remove with lots of cool rainwater.

Cucumber Pre-Wash
1 cucumber slice
Before washing the face, rub with a cucumber slice. All the impurities will now wash easily away.

Cucumber-Tomato Toner For Oily Skin
1/2 cucumber, cut into chunks (do not peel or seed), 1/2 tomato, cut into chunks, 1/4 cup vodka
In blender or food processor, combine ingredients and blend until smooth. Dab mixture onto face and neck with fingertips. Toner will be watery, so don't worry if it doesn't seem to adhere to your face. Leave on for 3-5 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.

Cucumber Tonic
Cucumber peel
For an instant tonic for the face on warm days, rub down with the peel of a cucumber.

Dehydrated Skin Masks
Any of these masks are applied on a clean face and kept for approx 30 minutes.

• 2 teaspoons sweet or sour cream, one teaspoon honey
  
• 1 teaspoon honey, 3 teaspoons orange juice
  
• Strips of fresh cucumber peel
  

Dry Skin Masks
Prepare any of these combination and apply to your face for about 10 minutes. Rinse with tepid water.

• 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 tablespoon olive oil
  
• 1 egg yolk, 1 teaspoon olive oil, few drops lemon juice
  
• 2 ripe strawberries mashed, 1 teaspoon sweet or sour cream
  
• 3 tablespoons dark chocolate, 3 tablespoons milk (microwaved together for 30 seconds), 2 tablespoons honey, 2 tablespoons unsweeetened cocoa, 2 tablespoons ground almonds
  
• 1 oz yeast, 1 teaspoon honey
  

Dry Skin Softener
1 egg yolk, 2 teaspoons honey
To soften too dry skin, mix together one egg yolk and two teaspoons of honey. Pat onto the face and neck and let dry completely. After about 20 minutes, rinse off. An alternate version calls for adding 1 tablespoon oatmeal. Still another version, similar to this, calls for 1 raw egg combined with 1 teaspoon each of honey and almond oil. Plain almond oil would also do.

Egg White for Puffy Under-Eye Skin
1 egg white
Beat the egg white lightly and then dab it on delicate under-eye skin using your fingertips. Let sit for 15 minutes, then rinse. If you wish, use two egg whites and use them on your entire face. Let sit for 30 minutes on area other than under eyes.

Enlarged Pores Treatment (also Treatment for Oily Skin)
2 egg whites, 10 drops freshly squeezed orange or lemon juice
Beat the egg whites with the orange/lemon juice and smooth over clean, dry skin. Let set for 5 minutes, then rinse with warm water. You can also use fresh strawberry or raspberry juice from squeezed fruit.

Enlarged Pores Treatment 2
1 oz yeast, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Combine the two to form a paste. Spread on your face. Remove after 15 minutes.

Enlarged Pores Treatment 3
3 tablespoons wheat bran, 2 tablespoons milk, 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Pour the milk over the wheat bran. After one hour, add the lemon juice. Stir and apply to face.

Enlarged Pores Treatment 4
One tomato
Slice a tomato in half and rub the juicy side over problem areas. Let the juice soak in for 15 minutes before cleansing as usual.

Enlarged Pores Treatment 5
2 chamomile tea bags, 2 cups boiling water
Steep the tea bags in the boiling water, then place a towel over your head and hold your face about 12 inches above the steaming brew for 10 minutes. Finish by rinsing with a splash of cool water.

Enlarged Pores Treatment 6
1 cup whole milk yogurt, 1 teaspoon almond oil
Blend the yogurt with the oil and using your fingers, smooth the mixture onto your face. Let sit 10 minutes, then rinse.

Enlarged Pores Treatment 7
1 teaspoon cornstarch, 1 egg white
Mix the two ingredients and then beat until stiff peaks form. Smooth the mixture onto your clean fce. Let dry, then rinse well.

Exfoliating Papaya Mask
Two teaspoons each pureed papaya, crushed rice, sugar and salt, three drops of lime juice
Mix all ingredients. Apply to dry, rough skin in a circular motion, rinse.

Exfoliating Pineapple Mask
Crushed pineapple, plain yogurt, splash of lemon
Combine the ingredients for a simple exfoliating mask. Or, even simpler, puree 4 oz canned crushed pineapple and spread over face with fingertips. Let dry and then rinse.

Exfoliating Rub
Lard (or chicken fat or olive oil), sugar, honey
Apply lard to the face and neck. Gently rub with sugar crystals, massaging into all the skin except that near the eyes. Rinse off and pat dry. Softly pat warm honey all over the face and neck, then cover with a warm towel. When the towel is cool, rinse the face. Some people also add some lemon juice to the mix.

Exfoliating Scrub for Dry Skin
1 teaspoon granulated white sugar, 1/4 cup plain yogurt
Mix the sugar with the yogurt and apply to your face. Leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, then wipe away excess granules with a warm, damp towel. For best results, use twice a week.

Face Cleaner With Banana
One very ripe banana, juice from 1 lemon
Make a nice, special face cleaner by mashing a very ripe banana and adding the juice of one lemon. Leave on the face for 15 minutes, and then rinse with clear water.

Face Cleaner With Fennel
1/2 cup boiling water, 2 teaspoons crushed fennel seeds, 1/2 tablespoon fresh thyme and juice of a half lemon
Use this as a facial cleanser.

Face Cleaner With Oatmeal
6 cups water, 10 1/2 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats
Boil the water and then scatter the oats in. Simmer for half an hour. Strain and use the water to bathe the face with morning and night.

Face Mask with Carrots
1 carrot, 1/2 cup milk
Apply a traditional Hungarian face mask - 1/2 cup milk blended with a mashed boiled carrot - for flawless skin. Leave on for 20 minutes, then rinse.

Facial Scrub with Milk and Sugar
Equal parts water, dry powdered milk, granulated sugar
Mix the ingredients to make a paste. Gently scrub onto your face, then rinse.

Facial Toner for Combination Skin
2 chamomile tea bags, handful of chopped, dried rose petals, 1 cup boiling water
Drop the chamomile tea bags and chopped rose petals in the boiling water and let cool overnight in the fridge. Apply to face with cotton balls every three days. A variation calls for just 2 bags of green tea steeped in 2 cups of water. Actually, you can save dry green tea bagsin a ziplock bag. Then ready to use, dampen one, wipe it over clean skin and discard.

Facial Toner for Dry, Sensitive Skin
Green Thompson seedless grapes are best, also Chilean grapes
Just cut the grapes in half and squeeze the juice on the lips and beneath the eyelids. Also rub some of the juice around the corners of the mouth and eyes. Or you can cut an X into the grapes and then crush them right on the skin. Leave on for 20 minutes. Or you can mix the grapes in a blender and then rub the mixture all over the face, forehead and neck. Keep on for half an hour. A variation calls for mixing in some flour (1 teaspoon) into the mashed grapes.

Facial Toner for Oily Skin
2 mint tea bags, 1 cup boiling water
This will make enough to last one week. Drop the tea bags in the boiling water and let stand overnight in the refrigerator. Dip a cotton ball in the mix and apply three times a week. For breakouts, administer every day to eliminate excess oil. Or, place a handful of mint leaves in a bowl of hot water and steam your face for five minutes. This is a great blemish buster.

Facial Treatment for Oily Skin
1 tablespoon each chopped parsley, milk and honey
Mix the ingredients and apply to your face. Let sit for 10 minutes, then rinse.

Flushed Face Mask
3 tablespoons wheat bran, a little milk, 1 teaspoon honey
Moisten the wheat bran with the milk and then add the honey. Apply to your face. Remove after 10 minutes.

Flushed Face Mask 2
2 small carrots (or one large), a little cream (sweet or sour)
Finely grate the carrots and combine with the cream to obtain a paste. Apply to your face. Relax for half an hour. Remove with tepid water.

Freckle Remover 1
Handful of fresh pumpkin seeds, olive oil
Crack open a handful of fresh pumpkin seeds and mash the centers. To each 1/4 cup, add 6 drops fine, light, olive oil. Dab onto troublesome freckles to make them disappear.

Freckle Remover 2
Handful of potatoes
Boil potatoes with the skin on, then use the potato water to help fade summer freckles.

Freckle Remover 3
Lemon juice OR parsley juice OR watercress juice
Apply to freckles regularly.

Freckle Remover 4
6 tablespoons buttermilk, 1 teaspoon grated horseradish
Combine the buttermilk with the horseradish. Since this is a mild skin bleach, coat the skin with a light oil before applying the mixture. Leave it on for 20 minutes, then wash it off with warm water. Follow up with a skin moisturizer.

Freckle Remover 5
Plain yogurt
For sensitive skin, apply some plain yogurt. Leave it on for 15 minutes, then rinse off with cool water.

Freckle Remover 6
Fresh cut eggplant
Dab at your freckles with slices of fresh eggplant.

Freckle Remover 7
Fresh cranberries
Crush some fresh cranberries and put on your freckles. Keep on for about 15 minutes. Rinse.

Fresh Fruit Facial
1 tablespoon honey, 1/4 cup evaporated milk, 1 egg white, 4 drops of lemon essential oil, 1/2 teaspoon baking soda, 1/4 cup papaya, skinned, seeded and pureed
Mix first four ingredients, then add baking soda. Stir in papaya. Apply to face. Wait 15 minutes; rinse.

Gelatin Treatment
1 cup Knox gelatin, 1/2 cup fruit juice (apple, peach, pear or raspberry will moisturize and deflake normal or dry skin; grapefruit, lemon or white grape juice have acids that will refine the pores of oily skin)
Heat in the microwave on high until gelatin is dissolved, about 45 seconds. Refrigerate for a half hour, or until set, then spread over your face and let dry. Rinse with cool water.

Grapefruit Treatment for Normal to Oily Skin
Fresh, undiluted grapefruit juice
While grapefruit juice is not as dramatic an astringent as lemon juice, it is good for neutralizing fatty acids on the skin.

Heavy Cream Soak
Heavy cream
Soak the face in heavy cream to restore the freshness of youth.

Honey Remedy for Chapped Lips
1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon water
Melt the honey with the water. Cool and use it as a tasty lip salve.

Hydrating Mask with Avocado
Avocado, plain yogurt, lemon juice
Mix the ingredients for a hydrating and brigtening mask. For a slightly different mask, also goods for dry hands or elbows, replace the lemon juice with some honey.

Kiwi Lime Facial
1 peeled kiwi, 1 1/2 teaspoons lime juice, equal amount of water
Pulse the ingredients in a blender until smooth. Apply to your face with a cotton ball after cleansing skin. Refrigerate leftovers in a sealed container for up to a week. This will exfoliate, rapair and rejuventate tired ashy winter skin

Light Mask with Papaya
1 papaya (or add 1 teaspoon pineapple juice, 1 teaspoon wheat germ)
Wash your face and neck. Remove the meat of the papaya and rub the inside of the papaya skin on your skin. If will dry, forming a see-through mask. After 15 minutes, wash it off with warm water. Along with removing dead skin and tightening the pores, it may make some light freckles also disappear. You can use just papaya or you can add the pineapple juice and wheat germ.

Light-up-your-face Scrub
1/2 cup cranberries, 1 sliced tangerine, 1/2 cup olive oil, 1 cup raw sugar, 1/2 cup raw honey
Puree the cranberries with the tangerine. In bowl, combine fruit, olive oil, raw sugar and raw honey. Stir until blended. Cleanse face with scrub. Rinse with tepid water. Store in the fridge for up to one week.

Luxurious Beauty Treatment
1 cup chopped fresh apricots, 1/2 peeled avocado, a few drops olive oil, 1/2 cup heavy cream or half and half, juice of 1/2 lemon
Blend together the chopped fresh apricots with the peeled avocado. Add a little olive oil to obtain a smooth paste. Apply this mask thinly onto your face and neck. Leave it on for 45 min. Rinse off with water. Do this several hours before going to bed. Blend the heavy cream or half-and-half with the lemon juice. Using fingertips or cotton balls, massage this mixture onto the areas previously covered by the apricot-avocado mask. Then retire for the night. In the morning, gently wash the face with a barley or oatmeal soap. Use the apricot-avocado mask 2-3 times/week. Use the heavy cream-lemon juice combination every night before retiring. Within a couple of weeks, you will be asked where you got your face-lift.

Mango Treatment for Glowing Skin
1 mango
Massage a mashed mango onto your face; let sit for 10 minutes, then rinse.

Mask for Extra-Large Pores and Wrinkle Prevention
Buttermilk
Every night for one week, or as long as 1 container of buttermilk lasts, wash your face, then soak a wad of absorbent cotton in buttermilk and dab it all over your face. Leave it on for 20 minutes. Wash the dried buttermilk off with cool water.

Mask for Loose Skin
2 eggs, 1/2 cup olive oil
Take the 2 yolks and beat well with the oil. Brush this onto the face and neck and leave for 10 minutes. Then beat the 2 egg whites and put these on top. Leave on for half an hour.

Mask with Various Fruits + Avocado
Mixture of peach, papaya, banana and avocado (blended), sunflower oil, green grapes
Apply the blend of fruits + avocado on the face. Leave on for 30 min. Then rinse away with tepid water. Follow by saturating a few cotton balls in the oil and rubbing the skin in circular motion. The face may be rubbed with a little fresh pressed grape juice before the oil is applied.

Milk and Honey Mask
2 cups milk, 1 tablespoon cocoa powder, 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon oat powder, 1/2 avocado, mashed
Whish ingredients together and apply to fce with a warm damp towel. After 15 minutes, rinse off with warm water and pat skin dry.

Milk and Ice for Heat Bloat
One bowl whole milk, several ice cubes
Put the ice cubes in the whole milk and then gently pat the fluid onto your cheeks with a washcloth, then rinse with cool water.

Miracle Whip Salad Dressing Treatment
Miracle Whip
This is supposed to work miracles on dead skin cells and enlarged pores. Simply apply it to your face and leave it for about 20 minutes. Then wash it off with warm water, followed by cold water.

Moisturizing Mask
1/2 peeled cucumber, 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
Puree the cucumber and fold in the yogurt. Apply a thin layer to your face and let sit 20 minutes before rinsing. Or, to soften the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles, squeeze cucumber juice through cheesecloth into a bowl, then apply to clean, dry skin with a washcloth.

Moisturizing Mask for Dry Skin
1 tablespoon sesame oil (optional), 1/2 soft ripe avocado, peeled, 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
In blender or food processor, combine ingredients and blend until smooth. Using circular motion and being careful not to get too close to eyes, massage mask evenly onto face, then leave on 5-10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry. Do this once a week.

Oatmeal Treatment
1 packet unflavored instant oatmeal, 1/2 cup water
Mix the ingredients to form a paste. Spread it over your face and massage into skin, avoiding your eyes, then rinse and moisturize with your favorite moisturizer.

Oil-Absorbing Face Mask
1 1/2 oz plain yogurt, pinch of dried sage
Mix the yogurt with the sage. Apply on your face and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Repeat twice a week.

Oil-Reducing Oatmeal Mask
Instant oatmeal, plain yogurt
Blend the oatmeal with the yogurt for an oil-reducing mask.

Oily Skin Treatment
Equal parts honey and apple cider vinegar
Renew oily skin and make it glow with good health by rinsing it daily with equal parts honey and apple cider vinegar.

Pina Colada Skin-Smoothing Scrub
4 chunks fresh pineapple (or 1/2 cup drained canned pineapple), 3 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
In a blender puree the pineapple with the coconut milk until smooth. Gently apply to face. Leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Pineapple Treatment
Chunk of peeled ripe pineapple
Rub the pineapple over the skin to neutralize fatty acids to wipe off any greasy film.

Pumpkin Face Scrub
1 tablespoon fresh or canned pumpkin, 3 tablespoons buttermilk (or yogurt if skin is oily), 1 teaspoon honey, 1 teaspoon finely ground almonds
Mix the ingredients and with fingertips, massage into face. Leave on for 5 minutes. Rinse well.

Pumpkin Mask for Glowing Complexion
1/2 cup canned pumpkin, 1/4 cup sliced ginger, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/4 cup brown sugar
Mix the ingredients, apply to face and leave on for ten minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Radiance-Revealing Mask
1 peeled and cored ripe pear, 1/2 teaspoon honey, 1 tablespoon milk
Using a fork, mash the pear and then add the honey and milk. Mix well. Pat the mixture evenly over face and let soak into skin for 15 minutes before rinsing. Store leftoever mixture in the fridge for up to two days.

Radiance-Revealing Mask 2
2 plums, 2 tablespoons sunflower oil
In a food processor, blend the pitted and sliced plums with the oil. Cut a piece of cheesecloth into a face-size square with eyeholes. Soak fabric in the mixture until saturated and apply to face for 10 minutes. Rinse skin and pat dry. Store remaining mixture in the fridge for up to 3 days.

Radiance-Revealing Mask 3
1 pitted, skinned and sliced peach, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 packet instant plain oatmeal
Blend the ingredients until smooth. Pat on face. Let sit 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water. Refrigerate excess in airtight container for up to one week.

Replenishing Face Mask
1 fresh fig, heavy cream
Halve the fig; scrape flesh into a bowl. Mash with a fork, adding 1 teaspoon heavy cream at a time until the mixture is the consistency of lotion. Spread onto clean face. Let sit for 5 minutes; rinse.

Restoring Facial and Variation (Good for Reducing Fine Lines)
1 cup sour milk, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 well beaten egg white
Mix the ingredients and pat onto the face. After 20 minutes rinse with tepid water. Or, just combine equal parts of fresh lemon juice and honey. Apply to the face and neck. Let dry. Rinse with cool water.

Ruddy Complexion Remedy
1 glass chamomile tea, splash of milk
Mix the chamomile tea with a little milk. Dip a cotton ball into the mixture and pat over your face. Let dry.

Sagging Skin Treatment
1 tablespoon honey, 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar, 1 egg white
Mix the ingredients and pat onto the face. Remove after 10 minutes by rinsing in cool water.

Skin-beautifying Facial with Pomegranate
2 teaspoons pomegranate seeds, 1 tablespoon plain yogurt, 1 tablespoon honey
Cut a pomegranate in half and separate the pulp from the seeds with a paring knife. Blend 2 teaspoons of the seeds with the yogurt and honey until smooth. Apply the mixture to your face; leave on for 5 minutes, then massage into skin and rinse with cool water.

Skin-beautifying Mask with Clementine
1 egg white, juice of one clementine
Whisk the egg white with the clementine juice until soft peaks form. Apply to face and let sit for 15 minutes. Rinse well with warm water.

Skin-beautifying Mask with Tea
2 tablespoons brewed white tea, 1/2 cup green tea powder, 4 drops lemon juice
Make a paste and smooth over skin, leave on for five minutes, then rinse. Place the used tea bag in a resealable bag and when you want a quick toner, moisten it and wipe over clean skin.

Skin-clearing Facial Scrub
1 cup fresh apricot slices, 2 tablespoons yogurt, 1 tablespoon uncooked oatmeal
Puree the apricot slices in a blender to form a paste. Blend in the yogurt and oatmeal. Massage over face in a circular motion for 5 minutes. Rinse. Store excess in the fridge for up to four days.

Skin-clearing Mask
8 strawberries, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 teaspoon lemon juice
Mix the ingredients in a bowl. Apply to face. Let sit 15 minutes; rinse thoroughly. Refrigerate excess in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

Skin-perfecting Citrus Mask
1/4 cup mashed, cooked chickpeas, 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1/4 teaspoon fresh lime juice and 1 egg yolk
Combine the ingredients and spread mixture over face. Let sit for 5 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Skin Rejuvenator
3 tablespoons apple juice, 3 tablespoons lemon juice
Mix the juices and then saturate a cotton ball with the mixture. Gently wipe your face and neck in a circular motion.

Skin Reviver
2 tablespoons ground oatmeal and 1/2 tablespoon honey or almond oil
To combat dryness of skin caused by indoor heating as well as the associated redness and irritation, make a mask by combining the oatmeal with the honey or almond oil. Gently massage this all over the face. Or, as a variation, use a combination of 1 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoons dry oatmeal and 1 teaspoon olive oil. Let set 15 minutes and thenr inse with warm water.

Skin Tightener with Figs and Tangerines
Black figs, tangerine juice
Make a mask out of pureed black figs with a little tangerine juice. Keep on the face for half an hour to help tighten the skin and close loose pores. Then remove with cool water.

Softening cleanser and mask
Ground almonds
Clean the face with a paste of water and ground almonds to have very soft skin. Or, mix twelve ground almonds with severeal drops of milk and apply as a beauty mask. Keep on the face for 20 minutes.

Softening Mask
1 small tomato, 1 whole egg, 1/4 cup castor oil
Mix together 1 small tomato (skinned and mashed), 1 whole egg and 1/4 cup castor oil. Apply to the face for soft skin.

Soothing Mask
1/4 cup rice, 1/4 cup oatmeal, 1/4 cup chamomile flowers, 1 tablespoon honey, 2 egg whites
Cook 1/4 cup rice, 1/4 cup oatmeal and 1/4 cup chamomile flowers in 2 cups of water. Mash through a sieve and cool slightly. Stir in 1 tablespoon honey and 2 egg whites. Apply to the face, neck, shoulders and arms, then lay quietly while it dries. Wash off with cool water.

Soothing Mask 2
1 tablespoon pureed prickly pear, 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1/2 cup plain yogurt
In small bowl, combine the ingredients. Apply to face, avoiding eye area; let sit 5 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Sour Cream Facial
1 cup sour cream
Simply smooth the cream on your face, relax for 10 minutes, then rinse off with lukewarm water. Or use yogurt instead.

Spa Secret Lush Lemon Facial
Honey, egg yolk, lemon juice, oatmeal
Mix one teaspoon honey, 1 egg yolk, 3 drops lemon juice. Apply to face for 20 minutes, rinse. Wait a day. Mix 1 tablespoon each oatmeal and honey, 3 drops lemon juice and water to desired thickness. Apply for 20 minutes, rinse.

Stimulating Lotion
1 pint mashed strawberries, 1 pint white wine vinegar, 8 oz rose water
Steep strawberries in vinegar for 24 hours. Press and strain. Add rose water. Apply to the face.

Stimulating and Wrinkle Reducing Mask
1/2 ripe papaya, skinned and seeded, 1 egg white, beaten, 1 teaspoon honey
In a bowl, mash papaya, then stir in egg white. Being careful not to get too close to eyes, apply mask evenly to face and leave on 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry. You could also leave out the egg white and increase honey to 1 tablespoon. This is good for reducing fine lines and generally, for dry skin all over your body.

Strawberry-Almond Scrub
5 strawberries, hulled, 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon vanilla yogurt, 1/4 cup whole almonds with skin
In blender or food processor, combine strawberries, baking soda, egg and yogurt and blend until smooth. Add almonds and blend until smooth. Apply mixture to face and gently scrub in circular motion. Rinse off with warm water and pat dry.

SunSpot Minimizer
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar, 2 tablespoons distilled water
Mix the two. Using a cotton ball, apply the mixture to any areas you want to lighten. Let dry, then follow up with your usual moisturizer.

Tomato Pore Minimizer
1 tomato
Take one tomato and cut into thick slices. Allow the juice and seeds to drain, then mash the pulp with a fork. Apply to your face, cover with a wrung-out washcloth and let sit for 15 minutes. Wash with warm water.

Two Step Treatment for Vibrant Skin
Apple cider vinegar, water, fresh orange juice
Saturate some cotton balls in a solution of equal parts apple cider vinegar and hot water. Cleanse the skin with this. Then apply some fresh orange juice to the skin and let it dry. Use a moist wash cloth to lightly wipe the face after this.

Vinegar and Garlic Tonic and Cleanser
1 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 clove garlic
Soak a peeled clove of garlic, overnight in 1 cup apple cider vinegar. Discard the garlic and use the vinegar to tone and cleanse the skin. Apply twice a day.

Yeast Mask
1 packet dry yeast, warm water
To clean and refresh the skin, dissolve a packet of dry yeast in just enough warm water to make a paste. Gently pat it onto face and neck and allow to dry for 20 minutes. Rinse with clear, tepid water. This is excellent for shortening the life of pimples too.

Yogurt and Honey Conditioner
2 tablespoons of plain yogurt, 1 teaspoon of raw honey
Combine the yogurt and honey and apply liberally to your face. Let set for several minutes and then rinse it off with warm water. Another good facial with yogurt and honey involves the addition of oatmeal in the proportion of 1/2 cup ground oatmeal, 2 tablespoons honey, 1/4 cup plain yogurt. Mix all ingredients and smooth over face avoiding eyes. After 15 minutes, rinse off and pat dry.

Yogurt and Strawberries Complexion Rejuvenator
3 tablespoons plain yogurt, 4 large strawberries
Blend the two ingredients and smooth the mixture on. Let sit for 10 minutes. Remove with a wet washcloth.

Cayenne Pepper Remedy
Cayenne Pepper
Sprinkle some cayenne into your socks or rub it directly on the soles of your aching feet.

Cabbage or Horseradish Leaf for Tender/Aching Feet
Large leaf of cabbage or horseradish
Blanch it briefly so that is softens. Cut out the hard fibers that run through the leaf. Fold it and fasten it closely in the hollow of the foot by cloth bandage.

Cucumber Treatment
Several large, unpeeled cucumbers
Cut them into chunks and whip in the blender. Refrigerate until cold. Get two pans large enough to accommodate your feet and pour equal amounts into each. Then put your feet in and squish the mush with your toes.

Exfoliating and Hydrating Remedy for Legs and Feet
2-3 cups small, fresh pumpkin chunks, 1/4 cup honey, 1 cup fresh pineapple pieces, two cloves, pinch of nutmeg
In blender, whirl until smooth all the ingredients. Apply a thick coat to lower legs and feet. Relax for 5 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

Garlic Remedy for Cracking and Itching Feet
Minced garlic
These bothersome condition may be eased by bathing feet in warm water to which minced garlic has been added. You can also massage tired feet with a peeled garlic clove, which has been dipped in olive oil.

Ginger Cayenne Foot Scrub
1/4 cup each sugar and vegetable oil, 1 teaspoon powdered ginger and 1/4 teaspoon orange extract and 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Massage mixture onto feet. Rinse well.

Hydrating Treatment for Superdry Feet
5 cups warm milk, 2 tablespoons honey, 1 tablespoon lavender oil, 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips, another 2 tablespoons honey, 2 egg yolks
Mix together the first three ingredients. In a separate bowl, melt the chocolate chips in the microwave, then mix the following two ingredients to create a smooth paste. Soak your feet for 15 minutes in the first mixture, then slather on the chocolate paste and leave on for another 15 minutes. Finally, rinse off with warm water.

Lemon Juice Treatment
Lemon juice
Soak your feet in hot water for 10-15 minutes. Then massage your feet with lemon juice. Then rinse your feet with cool water. Dry your feet thoroughly and take 5 deep breaths. A variation of the lemon juice treament involves dipping half of a lemon in 1/4 cup of granulated sugar that's been mixed with two drops of lemon oil, then massaging the lemon over your feet in a circular motion.

Milk Tonic for Feet
1 cup milk, one tablespoon dry mint leaves, one teaspoon rosemary and one teaspoon perppermint extract
Microwave a cup of milk with the other ingredients. Apply the mixture to feet with a clean, dry cloth. Brush off residue and wrap feet in plastic wrap. Wait five minutes and rinse thoroughly.

Mustard Tonic for Feet
4 tablespoons mustard seeds, few lemon or lime slices
Stir the mustard seed into a basin of hot (not scalding) water and add a few lemon or lime slices to give the bath a refreshing scent. Soak your feet until the solution cools.

Oatmeal Tonic for Feet
2 cups dry oatmeal, 2 tablespoons dried rosemary, 3/4 cup whole milk
Stir the ingredients to a paste consistency. Apply to tootsies, wrap in warm, damp towel for 5 minutes, then massage in circular motion. Rinse, dry and seal in effects with moisturizer.

Potato Water Remedy
4 potatoes, sesame or almond oil
Boil 4 scrubbed potatoes in 6 pints of water until the potatoes are soft. Then remove them from the water. When the water cools a bit, soak the feet in it for 15 minutes. Dry the feet thoroughly. If you are going straight to bed, massage the feet with a small amount of sesame or almond oil. Wear socks to avoid messing up the sheets.

Potato Water Remedy Variation
4 potatoes, salt
After soaking your feet in potato water, sprinkle hot, roasted salt on a cloth and wrap it around your feet.

Razor-Burn Remedy with Yogurt
Plain yogurt, as needed
Apply a thin layer of plain yogurt to the affected area, let sit for three minutes, then rinse off with cool water and pat dry with a clean towel.

Refreshing Footbath
Dried rosemary, dried sage, 1 teaspoon almond oil, 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk
Fill a big bowl 3/4 of the way to the top with warm water. Add the ingredients. Soak feet for 15 minutes.

Roast Onion for Tender/Aching Feet
2 onions
Roast onions until quite soft. Peel off the outside, mash them and apply on a cloth