BATH: Lotion for Dry Hands (OILS, CRAFTS, REMEDIES)

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Mouse,

 

I have been using the Young Living Lavender shampoo. I was wondering if maybe

you can answer a question for me. First please know that I am a liscensed

Cosmetologist, and I DO know this, that one of the most harsh ingredients in a

shampoo is the ingredient that gives the lathering effect of the shampoo. When

Laurie Davis put out her hair care products in the 1990's her shampoo was

marketed hailing that it did not have the high suds that in fact are harsh on

hair. Well, the public did not receive it well and I noticed she reformulated

the shampoo for more lather. We all associate lather with cleanliness, and it's

mental.

So, since the Young Living has such a great lathering power, I was wondering off

hand if you knew what they use. I never really took the time to research it.

But since it's sort of brought up here i thought I would ask. Plus, truthfully

I think i am a little rusty at reading the labels. I left the hair industry

about 2 decades ago. Did I say that? Ugh.........yup I did. I have not done

hair for a few weeks..........sounds better to me!

 

thanks for your thoughts,

Much love,

Lorain

wildmouse <wildmouse

2006/08/16 Wed PM 05:43:34 CDT

 

Re: BATH: Lotion for Dry Hands (OILS, CRAFTS,

REMEDIES)

 

 

Hi Richard,

 

Have you tried glycerin soaps? They should rinse cleaner than the ones

you mentioned. I can't use any regular commercial brand of soap

whatsoever... They all leave me itchy and scratching all day long. Zest

and Lever are the worst for me - it's almost an allergic reaction with

them. The ingredients in those kinds of products are pretty scary if

you ask me... and I don't want to be their guinea pigs anymore. lol!

 

I do keep a bar of Ivory around I use it to brush my teeth and not wash

my body. And I have a bar of Aveeno at the bathroom sink. But other

than that, I use something I made myself, a Young Living product or no

soap at all. I'm not sure soap is really all that necessary in a hot

salt water bath with essential oils in it. At least I don't seem to

miss it. I don't miss the itchiness of the commercial soaps either. ;-)

 

Peace,

 

Mouse

 

winsmir wrote:

 

>Well, I wish I'd known about that 2 years ago. My hands were getting dryer

every day, to the point of bleeding. At health stores they recommended olive

oil soaps or others that had no beneficial effect. Then one day I started

washing my hands with cold, cool or warm water instead of hot water, and lo and

behold, the bleeding stopped, the cracks healed up and I've never had dry hands

since then. Hot water washes away the natural oils on your skin, causing it to

dry up. Also, many hand soaps will not rinse off easily or entirely with cold

or cool water, which is why I would always use hot water (that does the trick).

A few months ago, however, I tested various soaps and found that only Irish

Spring rinses off easily and entirely with cold or cool water. No

>soapy residue. And don't believe that Zest (as it says in their

>commercial) leaves no residue, because I tried it with cool water and residue

there was, which was hard to remove. I hope this tip helps others confused over

the best remedy for dry hands. Richard

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>>Lotion for Dry Hands

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>>8 oz. unscented lotion (many sellers of natural products and

>>aromatherapy products sell unscented lotion, shower gel and shampoo)

>>10 drops Patchouli

>>20 drops Sandalwood

>>5 drops Carrot Seed

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>>Directions:

>>The best way to blend the oils with the lotion is to pour the lotion into a

bowl, add the oils and then mix very well. Once mixed, add the lotion back to

the bottle.

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>>Patchouli, sandalwood and carrot seed oils help aid with dry skin. The

patchouli and sandalwood oils have a lovely rich scent when blended together.

The carrot seed oil is wonderful for the skin, but is a little harsh in aroma.

Borage and Evening Primrose are wonderful carrier oils for helping the skin. If

you have either of these oils or can afford to get a small quantity, add a

little to your lotion for to give your skin even more nourishment. It is always

wise to do a skin patch test first on new blends first before using often to

ensure that you do not have a sensitivity to the blend.

http://www.aromaweb.com/recipes/rhandlot.asp

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