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Avocado Moisture Scrub
This recipe is for the skin ONLY. DO NOT eat or leave it out for children and pets to get into. The avocado pits are toxic. Many store bought scrubs also contain natural ingredients that are toxic when eaten. Care needs to be taken.
Tired of sprouting or just throwing away avocado pits? Here’s a great way to use them, and it gives you low-fat dieters an excuse to splurge. Avocado, high in fat and oil, is very therapeutic for dry skin.
2-3 fresh avocado pits
1 cup (250 ml) milk, water, or yogurt
Yield: 1 treatment
To make:
Let the avocado pits dry for a few days, but not to the point of becoming rock hard (or they will break your spice mill). Using a spice mill or coffee grinder, grind the dried avocado pits to create a grainy, mealy powder. Add the water, milk, or yogurt to the powder and mix to form a paste.
To use:
Sitting or standing in the bathtub or shower, pat avocado paste all over your body using a circular motion. Start from the tips of the extremities and work toward the torso. Don’t forget to apply this mixture to your face, too.
Leave on for 10 minutes, then shower, first with warm water, then cooler water. Pat dry.
A great way to exfoliate the skin and remove toxins is to make a grainy herbal body scrub. Any number of fruits, grains, herbs, minerals, and vegetables can be used alone or in combinations to make scrubs. Most substances that are safe to eat are also safe to use on the skin, provided you do not have an allergy.
Body Powder
16 oz. baking soda
16 oz. cornstarch
24 oz. baby powder
Mix ingredients together and sprinkle on body.
Creamy Body Butter
6 ½ oz Mango Butter
2 oz Almond Oil
½ oz Soy oil (Buy at Grocery Store)
1 oz Virgin Olive Oil (Buy at Grocery Store)
½ to ¾ tsp skin-safe fragrance or essential oil
2 four ounce salve jars
2 one ounce salve jars
Heat Mango Butter in a small pot first. Get it to 180 degrees and leave it at that temp for 15 minutes. Remove from heat, when it has cooled some then stir in the liquid oils, Vitamin E and scent. Pour in to jars, attach caps and refrigerate.
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