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Aloe Vera Mask

Chiquitita_83 — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:35:44 GMT

When I was younger my firends and i used this plan for skin care many times, and it worked well at the time, my sking was so healthy. I was living in Venezuela at the time and there are many aloe vera in there, we call it ‘sabila’

I came to Europe and I could’n see it as much as in Venezuela.

Fifteen years later I find it in the Uk. I got one in my house now, and I started using it, as well as my friends. We all felt the skin getting better from the very first day.

It is so easy and great. You only need to take a ‘leaf’ cut it and take the gel that you find inside and put it in your sking. I usually leave it over night and rinse it in the morning. In my experience it’s worth it. Skin is much softer and clean.

Recently I started to drink it also, to take more advantage of this miracle plant. It tastes great with orange juice in the morning, preferably with empty stomach. You can find a lot of information online about its benefits.

If any of you have tried I would love to her your experiences, or if you have any other way of taking it, please I would like to hear it.

1/2 lemon on a spot

travelbab — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:39:08 GMT

My husband reports that when he had a huge painful spot on his leg which he couldn’t get rid of his grandparents suggested bandaging half a lemon on top of it. It stayed on for a few days and the result was good. The spot burst and the lump disappeared.

Ginger and mint/menthol for sinus pain and congestion

travelbab — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:37:21 GMT

I found this remedy by accident when suffering badly with sinus pain and had no olbas oil,pain killers, or access to pharmacy. I knew and had used mint and menthols in the past to ease the pain and believe that ginger is a decongestant. I had crystalised ginger (yum!) and menthol sweets in my bag so tried the ginger which didn’t do too much so tried a menthol sweet. My head completely exploded and sheer relief followed. Not a remedy for the faint hearted. I’ve tried it since with mints which is a little calmer though not quite a effective. For both though, the combined effect is far greater than you’d expect.

Ease a Fever with Vinegar Socks

almunday — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:01:53 GMT

This was used by my mother-in-law in Switzerland to help towards bringing my wife’s childhood high temperatures down. My wife and I have since used it for our son when he was young and we found it very effective, as my mother-in-law did in the past.

One just needs to soak some thick socks in vinegar and then put the on the person’s feet, then covering the socked feet with something waterproof to avoid getting the bed wet.

Our son did not like it, any more than I suppose my wife did, but after a while it helped to ease his high temperature. Although it felt uncomfortable and strange, our son came to appreciate how much it helped him.

Although I guessed at the 1910’s on when it was probably first used and in Switzerland, it is probable, as with other remedies my mother-in-law used with herb teas etc., that it may have been used by past members of the family for considerably longer. Some earlier members of the family were from the French speaking part of Switzerland and so this remedy could also have originated in France perhaps.

Valarian Sleep Blend

clareandbabydylan — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:12:03 GMT

Valarian, hops and rose sleep blend, add to water and place in a diffuser, however as it works great the smell is quite overpowering, but needs must.