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I know what you mean Piglet, it plays hell with your complexion doesn't it

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ntg

Never be afraid to try something new.
Remember that a lone amateur built the Ark.
A large group of professionals built the Titanic

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Pigletwillie
Would love the handcream recipe please!
The basic recipe for my aloe vera cream is
1/2 cup aloe vera gel (£4.99 from Holland & Barrett)
1/8 cup vegetable glycerine (£1.55 from the chemist)
Don't have to store in the fridge, basic rec shelf life 4 months.
This is the basic recipe from an American book called Better Basics for the Home, a goldmine of simple recipes for "less toxic living".

However if you don't want to fiddle around with cups just squirt the whole tub of aloe vera gel in a pot and mix in enough glycerine till it feels good on the skin. I also add a few drops of rose oil because it's my favourite smell.
I use this all the time and got through loads in the summer, it seemed to help my tan last and it's excellent for dry skin.

Another tip is to dry lavendar and grind it in a coffee grinder to powder and add to cornstarch with a few drops of lavendar oil, makes a great body dusting powder. Hope to have enough lavendar this year to turn out a few Xmas pressies, you can find lovely old silver and glass flour shakes in charity shops to use as containers for the powder.

best wishes
Sue

Calendula Hand Cream

Olive oil 300 ml
Beeswax 100 gm
Calendula 1 big handfull of flowers

Put the oil and beeswax in a double saucepan (like for melting chocolate in) and bring to a simmer. Add a big handfull of calendula flowers and simmer for 10 minutes. Filter the flowers out and put the ointment into jars to cool. You can add a few drops of any essential oil if you wish to add a fragrance.

You can add more or less beeswax to alter the consistency to your ointment if you so wish. It is brilliant on dry hands, well dry skin anywhere really and especially after gardening.

Enjoy.

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Kindest regards, David.

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/
updated - Thursday 8th January at 2130hrs

Those recipies look really handy , thanks for posting them up. How long does the Calendula cream keep Piglett?

Months cc. I am still using a 500ml le parfait jar that was filled in the summer and replaced the one from the year before.

I have trotters like an office wallah rather than a quarry electrician. Smooth as a babys bottom.

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Kindest regards, David.

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/
updated - Thursday 8th January at 2130hrs

A herb board sounds like a fantasic idea.
Would be very helpful, yesterday I discussed with OH about clearing a flower bed near the house and haveing a herb bed. I love the idea of using them alongside the veg we will harvest (fingers crossed) from down the plot. This is our first year - im excited already.

PLEASE LJ talk the powers that be into set this up.

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Denise xox

Learn from the mistakes of others because you'll never live long enough to make them all yourself.
-- Alfred E. Neumann
http://irchesterplot.blogspot.com

I already have!!

Ben has set the new board up this morning with a sub forum for spices.

Which means when you click on The Herb Bed you have a choice of posting in either the spices section or the herb section.

Lesley, your a gem, and please pass on thanks to bendy Ben.

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Kindest regards, David.

http://pigletsplots.blogspot.com/
updated - Thursday 8th January at 2130hrs

I have already thanked wonderful Ben but I would be delighted to thank him again!

Super duper. Many thanks to all concerned.

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Bright Blessings
Earthbabe
If at first you don't succeed, open a bottle of wine.

Great news LJ, well done you, and please pass on our thanks to all at GYO who made it possible!

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Blessings
Suzanne (aka Mrs Dobby)

'Garden naked - get some colour in your cheeks'!

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