citrusmage:

http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/guide/headaches-faq

Take as tablets/capsules: Meadowsweet, Motherwort, White Willow, Skullcap, Feverfew, Valerian

Take as tincture: Meadowsweet, Motherwort, White Willow, Skullcap, Feverfew, Valerian

Rub on: 2 drops on the temple for lavender,

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Basil essential oil (ocimum basilicum) is so perfect for treating head aches, also! Make sure if you’re going to use any basil oil, you use this one, the latin name I specified. “Essential Aromatherapy” by Susan Worwood & Valerie Ann Worwood is great book that I have offering the uses of basil oil.

Apply the oil by mixing it with a carrier oil (of any other vegetable oil type)— one drop basil to every 1 oz. of carrier oil. Take finger and rub on temples and forehead. I like to apply the residue (left overs) just under my eyes, where there’re a lot of blood vessels so it can get in my bloodstream quicker. Do not get in eyes!

Family- Labiatae

Purchasing Guide

• Color- Pale yellow
• Viscosity- Watery
• Aroma- Warm, rich, fiery, sharp, peppery, aniseed-like

Countries of Origin- Egypt, Comore Islands (Madagascar), France, USA, Italy, Spain, Vietnam

Description- Annual herb growing up to three feet high. The flowers are whitish to pinkish, depending species

Part Used- Leaves and flowering tops

Extraction Method- Steam distillation

Yield- 0.1-0.2%

Most Valuable Uses- Weak nervous conditions, general stimulant, mental fatigue, headaches, tension, stress, muscular spams, concentration, physical and mental sluggishness

Therapeutic Properties- Restorative, general stimulant, anti-spasmodic, emmenagogic, stomachic, digestive tonic, intestinal antiseptic, carminative, anti-infectious, antibiotic

Main Chemical Components- Phenol Methylchavicol, Linalol, Euginol, Cineole, Pinene, Camphor

Blends Well With- Bergamot, black pepper, cedarwood, chamomile roman, clary sage, coriander, cypress, eucalyptus (all), fennel, geranium, ginger, grapefruit, juniper, lavender, lemon, marjoram, niaouli, orange, oregano, palmarosa, pine, rosemary, sage, tea tree, thyme linalol 

Interesting Facts- Derived from the Greek word for “king,” basileus. In Ayurvedic medicine is called tulsi. Considered a holy herb in India, sacred to Krishna and Vishnu. Became the protective plant of the house, and spirit of the family. It is said that ever good Hindu placed a basil leaf on his/her chest when resting. Also associated with scorpions — Perhaps because the oil can prickle when in direct contact with the skin.

Contraindications- Not to be used during pregnancy. Can cause irritation to sensitive skin. Should not be used on children under 16 years of age. Not to be used in baths.

This DIY recipe is a useful product to easily make at home. You only need two ingredients, and it keeps on giving for a long time because a little goes a long way. The ingredients can often be pricey depending on where you go, but they both can be used for anything.

Requirements

• Coconut oil (high quality),
• Lavender Essential oil (high quality),
• Small mason jar or jar to store.

Coconut oil solidifies at 76°F, so depending on the temperature of the room, the oil may be wet or solid when you go to use it. Both forms are neither desirable nor undesirable.  Don’t microwave to heat the oil up, use a blow dryer or stove top pan.

As Naturalnews states, “Coconut oil has many health benefits which are attributed to the presence of lauric acid. When it is present in the body, lauric acid is converted into monolaurin, a compound that is highly toxic to viruses, bacteria, funguses and other microorganisms because of its ability to disrupt their lipid membranes and virtually destroy them.” —-I recommend reading this article.

Add in 10-15 drops of lavender oil and mix it thoroughly. After you’re done, you’re all set to enjoy this highly rewarding oil blend. Store anywhere and use for a variety of purposes.

Benefits and Uses

• Moisturize the face and skin,
• Adds a soft and natural glow to skin,
• Antioxidants rejuvenate skin, makes it more youthful,
• Great for feet that need some TLC,
• Massage oil and great to mix with other others,
• Lavender is a muscle relaxant,
• Use as a healing lotion,
• Lip care and healing/preventing chap.
• Prevents cracking and drying in Winter,
• Added conditioner for hair in the shower,
• Leave-in conditioner for hair,
• Stylize hair as a hair gel,
• Lubrication of any purpose,
• Lavender is healing and antiseptic,
• Seal scrapes or blood marks,
• Apply immediately to burns,
• Mix with other oils to scent the hair,
• Eat a spoonful for internal health and well-being,
• Mix with zinc oxide as natural sunscreen.
• Coconut oil is a great base oil for other remedies.

It has been almost a full year since I first began making my own homemade deodorants. I haven’t had to remake it but a couple times this year, so it saved me lots of store visits—- This deodorant will save you money over the long run, save your body from cancer, and last you a long time; a little goes a long way. It should also work for 12 hours minimum, it lasts 12-24 for me.

My homemade deodorant is a tried and true deodorizer. It does exactly what it’s supposed to, and sometimes, you don’t sweat, but when you do, it’s natural and you’re actually supposed to sweat to remove toxins in the body. Aluminum salts, which are used in commercial deodorants as an antiperspirant, are highly cancerous to the human body and most deodorants contain parabens, which cause breast cancer. Although sweating is a normal function of the skin organ, the baking soda will dry it out and the cornstarch will soak it up.

Lavender and Tea Tree oil are the big guns in this blend, as they kill bacteria which causes body odor. Baking soda will prevent growth and dry the skin out, cornstarch will attempt to soak up any moisture from sweating.

Requirements:

• 250 ml Mason Jar,
• Small spoon for mixing,
• 1 pan to heat up oil,
• 1/2 tsp fresh/raw Aloe Vera Gel,
• 1/2 tsp raw African Shea Butter,
• 6 Tbsp Baking Soda,
• 4 Tbsp Coconut Oil,
• 1 Tbsp Cornstarch,
• 8 drops Lavender,
• 8 drops Cedarwood,
• 6 drops Tea Tree,

• 4 drops Peppermint,
• 4 drops Clary Sage,
• 4 drops Clove,
• 4 drops Pine,
• 1 drop Citronella,

DO NOT microwave the coconut oil if it’s not already a liquid, you don’t need the radiation, nor the molecular structure of the oil to change. Coconut oil solidifies at 76°F. Use a blow dryer or stove top pan to heat the oil. The rest of the ingredients should be added in just like normal cooking: dry first, then add in liquids. Mix by hand with small spoon.

Applying The Deodorant— I like to use my fingers to grab a small dab of it and I massage it on my underarm regions— then I wash my hands. If the paste is too thick because the room was extra cold that night, run your finger through warm water quickly. If you don’t want to touch it, make your deodorant paste thinner* by using less baking soda and you can use a q-tip as the applicator.

* If you want a light paste, use only 4-5 Tbsp of baking soda and extra Shea Butter. If you want a thick-thick paste so you can stuff it into an old deodorant tube instead, try to use 7 Tbsp baking soda.

** If you want to change the fragrance at all, use more or less of an oil. The main ingredients which will fight bacteria growth and smell are the Baking Soda and Tea Tree Oil. If you want, you can use just Tea Tree oil, but use 12-15 drops.

As always, be careful when using essential oils, consult a credible aromatherapy book, and know what may cause an allergic reaction. If there is a reaction, discontinue use immediately, and try a new batch using lavender and tea tree only. Apply lavender and aloe to the reaction.

An oil to rub on your third eye every night before you go to bed for increased dreams, recall, and vividity. The oil can also be used for many other purposes such as increasing psychic-intuitive abilities and connection to the spirit realm and astral realm. It is also a great oil to rub on the third eye just before meditation or an astral journey.

Requirements

• Essential oil glass roll-on bottle,
• Coconut oil & Grapeseed oil,
• Essential Oils: Cedarwood, lemongrass, orange, lemon, lavender.
• Crystals: Opal, fluorite, amethyst, clear quartz
• Herbs: Mugwort bits

Mix 1 part coconut oil to 10 parts grapeseed in the bottle; The idea is to have 90% grapeseed oil. This functions as a carrier oil and both are great for feminine and psychic power. Add in crystal beads at the bottom, add in 1-3 drops each of all oils, and top it off with a big piece of mugwort stem or leaf.

Shake well, allow to charge on an altar, agate disk, or any other method of charging and cleansing. Enjoy!

Necessities

• Mortar and Pestle
• Sea salt
• Sage (Salvia Officinalis)
• Lavender buds (Lavandula Officinalis)
• Cedar leaves (Cedrus)
• “Seeds of Love” (African resin)
• Strawberry leaves (Fragari x Ananasa)
• Spearmint oil (Mentha Spicata)
• Patchouli oil (Pogostemon cablin)

Grind it all up and enjoy! It will smell very, very, very delicious and pleasant. The “seeds of love” is unfortunately something I cannot explain much as it was a special resin that I bought from a local store who claimed it was an African herb composite that women would toss into the flames to make their bodies fertile for childbearing. This symbolism is powerful in manifestation. If you cannot find these, add in some amazing patchouli oil or leaves!

Wish Powder is used universally for all magical intentions in prayer, healing, gift receiving, giving, hoping, and manifestation. Sprinkle some over a threshold to allow good spirits in, burn some in a cauldron with cinnamon to get that job, carry some with you for good luck, or add it to a bath to enjoy profound healing. It’s all limitless.

Took a long hot bath to just cleanse, ground out my entire mind, body, spirit, and soul, and to know full relaxation. I drew the hot water and tossed in some sea salt, orange, lemon, lavender, clove, and pine essential oils, candles all over, in silence to allow higher self and cosmic awareness to be witnessed, and a hot herbal tea made of rooibos chai, lavender buds, and geranium flowers (spiritual cleansing and detoxing) in a silver-plated pot. I set up a mini bath altar consisting of an Ankh bone fetish, snowflake obsidian crystal, a quartz crystal, Madagascar carnelian, and a 65-million-year-old ammonite half on an agate disk. In addition to the bath altar, I set up a tarot altar using specific cards which held their own spiritual symbolism. This tarot altar was set up to act as the underlying goal at hand for my cleansing; it was a directing consciousness.

As I sipped the tea, I allowed my vessel to cleanse, relax, reconnect, and absorb all the energies of the altars, the water, and the soul of the candles. This ceremonial process allows me to drink of the cleansing brew, its consciousness becoming one with mine, its consciousness cleansing mine, and allowing my body to expel of all stresses through urination and skin detoxification. The silence allowed me to cease inner and outer chatter and thus reconnect with cosmic awareness, allowing my chakras to open, and so that I could witness my consciousness and all consciousness around. When you allow yourself to slow down, be still, and rest a while in this type of rejuvenating vessel, this gracious water which will take of your consciousness and heal your being, you are reconnected to great spirit, you are humbled, and you are free of all material and immaterial baggage. You just exist and you are well.

After the bath, I’m always left pensive, and in the winter time, I love to open my front door and sit in my towel with the freezing air rushing over my body. This seems to fill me with aliveness and power, the endurance of transitioning from extreme hot to extreme cold. Sometimes I like to change the tea and the ceremonies, like with using crystal wands or not, and to what oils I’ll choose and for what purposes, also what crystals I’ll use or what music I might like to enjoy.

Also, after my bath, I got out and went immediately to my phone and turned it on to see that it was 2:22am. :) I know that I was heard, I have been cleansed, and in my sleep, I will heal even more, and wake up full charged. Thank you, thank you, thank you great god, goddess, sun, moon, earth, higher self, and cosmos.

Meanings and Properties

• Water: A primary element, she represents the ability to feel and to heal. By simply submerging oneself in water, you are healed and cleansed much like how we put our crystals in running water. The water will collect energy and take it with it, typically cleansing old stagnant energies.
• Sea Salt: Protection from Mother Earth herself
• Orange Oil: Uplifting the spirit and inserting the happiness of the sun himself into your body and filling you with positive, extroverted consciousness.
• Lemon Oil: Embracing the world for what it is but also remembering that you are the master of your own universe, you are the magician, so go forth and create what lines up with your greater efforts.
• Clove Oil: Establishing a habit of systematic relaxation and finding the bliss even when in emotionally high situations.
• Lavender Oil: Full relaxation, love, bliss, harmony, protection, grace.
• Pine Oil: Consecrating, blessing, purifying, and sanctifying all energy and beings. It purges the aura and replaces it with mystical consciousness.
• Candles: To illuminate you on your path of healing and to provide a natural light for optimum connection and ambiance which is best for healing.
• Rooibos Chai: Very inviting, zappy energy which electrifies the body and instigates the inner chakras to come together into awareness and become jolly and active in the best expression. I’ve also found the energy of Rooibos to be calm yet stinging with power. When the cinnamon/spicy flavors meet, it becomes a spitfire for positive intention.
• Lavender Buds: Same of lavender oil, the buds in a tea bring out the subtle, gentle aspect of lavender, whereas I’ve found the oil can be dominant and aggressive when it comes to purifying out negative forces. An infusion from lavender buds is best for internal cleansing, oils always for external cleansing.
• Geranium Petals: My favorite, Geranium is the most rewarding, giving, subtle energy of all. It is an energy for friendship, health, true love, true romance, and all things benign. It is not a violent or aggressive plant at all, but it can easily become aggressive when its stems are used in rootwork. Geranium is an androgynous energy in my experience and it shifts with pure harmony and ease to suit the intention and synthesize naturally for your energy type. In a tea, it will easily invigorate you with joy.
• Silver: Protecting the tea from dark forces, enhancing all magic and mysticism, conductor of energy and assurance of divine working. Silver is a very traditionally spiritual metal used by all magicians and practitioners because of its association to the moon.
• Agate Disk: Utmost grounding, the agate disk is customary to place other vessels upon it for working, and best used as an altar foundation as its energy builds, creates, manifests, and brings in unity, balance, and prosperity.
• Ankh: An ancient conduit of energy/consciousness, of earth and cosmos, mundane and mystical. The Ankh is the vehicle and engine for all magical working and mysticism. It is there to protect, create, and dismantle all forces that do not line up with your efforts.
• Carnelian: A stone of creativity and emotional healing. It relates with the sacral chakra, so it helps to ease emotional turmoil so that you can reconnect and ground. Cleansing of the aura and aura of all beings.
• Snowflake Obsidian: One of my personal favorites next to Smokey Quartz, which whereas smokey is a more an aggressive stone, this obsidian is more of an airy, fluffy, jolly stone. It is a very grounding stone, forcing a path from the root to the deep earth, as it relies on its volcanic origins. Obsidian has its place in history as being a rough, feared yet respected energy, but for me, it’s quite opposite once you begin dedicating yourself to working with its energy. It’s very rewarding and allows energy to be immediately recycled and transmuted, which is why it’s very powerful for protection because most energies won’t go near it as it is very unforgiving. It also has the yin/yang symbolism of the white and black and is a stone of equilibrium.
• Ammonite: Stability, love, relaxation, root chakra, protection. The ammonite communes with the carnelian, Ankh, and other stones to allow for the immense healing of all past, trauma, stress, and emotions which do not line up with your greater good.
• Hematite Ring: For grounding, earth connection, and relaxation. Hematite will also help get the blood going, so with the heat from the bath, it’ll help your body to detox physical toxins and spiritual dis-ease.
• Valerian Root Capsule: Relaxation, Purging harmful/rotten energy. I took a valerian root capsule (1000mg, extra strength) for not only relaxing me and initiating drowsiness and to slow my over-active mind, but to ward off all unwanted energies in my body and to help assist the tea in better spiritually detoxing my body.
• Praying To Water: Gratitude is the highest form of vibration on earth, so it is expected to show your gratitude by praying to the water. This is to be done as the water is drawing and while it is draining. Thank the vessel for taking your ailments, rejuvenating you, and replacing negativity with warm love and positivity.
• Bath Offering: It’s respectful to share your tea with the water in gratitude for its services.
• Urination: It’s a weird aspect to the bath, but allow yourself to release all inner dis-ease and stress from your body in this manner. Allow your body to detox these energies and allow the oils, crystals, and water to soak up that energy and ground it deep into Earth, it is not in your body anymore, it’s not in the water, it’s gone, cleansed, and transmuted into positive energy.
• Quartz Crystal Wand: Consecrating water and entire room for healing. Weave a circle and/or insert seals, symbols, and thought forms as enhancements.
• Black Tourmaline Wand: Grounding almost immediately all negative/unwanted forces and energies which do not line up with your efforts and greater good. It recycles into the earth all negative emotions and energies in a space and then establishes a void space where you then insert positive energy. Will clear out anger and hatred from an area, even bad spirits.
• Tarot Cards I: Devil Reversed with black tourmaline on it to represent spiritual over material for full grounding and healing the ego body.
• Tarot Cards II: Knight of Cups, The Fool, Death, The Sun, The Moon, Temperance, The World, The High Priestess, The Star, Ace of Cups, and The Hermit: The main underlying consciousness here with the tarot altar was to ensure the elimination of all stressful emotions/energies working against me in my abilities to know, to transcend, to change positively, to focus in general, to ground, and to manifest into my life what I believe is my greater good with all my personal struggles in home, career, life, love, and more.
• Tarot Cards III: You can also bring out The Empress card if you’d like to invoke Mother Earth herself into your bath if you feel her presence is necessary for whatever intended purpose. She as our great mother is always grateful to connect with us in ways such as this ,as it shows our love and dedication, and the warm bath and her invocation reminds us of the womb of our own familial mother who carried us. This awareness provides for the best healing.

With intuition and a vast supply of herbs, teas, and plant material, I’ve come up with a spiritual tea blend that is sure to assist your consciousness with whatever it needs in almost any area of existence. I am in love with this taste and the name definitely describes what it does for you.

Sweet, soothing, spiritual, sentient, sacred, & sophisticated

• Lemongrass,
• Oolong,
• Black, green, and white,
• Mango,
• Pomegranate,
• Geranium petals,
• Lavender buds,
• Chamomile,
• Cinnamon,
• Mint,
• Basil,
• Black Pepper,

Add them all together in a container and use as loose material in an infuser. This tea was drunken with Nag champa and Moldavite burning, it brings about a new sense of emotion and consciousness.

Got a decent oil collection and a few baking odds and ends, but no money to afford the spa or buy spa-hopeful products, that are a likely toxic melody? You only need a few ingredients to rejuvenate your skin, heal your ailments, relax your muscles, clear up skin issues, and detox the largest organ on your body.

Run a hot bath, 98 F (36.6 C) or more, or as hot as you can tolerate.

• 4 drops lavender essential oil,
• 2 drops pine essential oil,
• 2 drops rose geranium essential oil,
• 1/4 C sea salt,
• 1/4 C sodium bicarbonate,
• Freshly cut orange slices,
• Egyptian musk incense,
• Frankincense,
• Large candle for ambiance,
• Tall glass of water or something cold to drink,
• Green calcite, amethyst, clear quartz, and rose quartz
• Coconut oil for after bath.

After the bath water has filled the tub and all calmness is felt, light the illuminating candle, the uplifting incense, add in the cleansing ingredients, let the playful and invigorating orange slices float about (don’t squeeze them, the orange flesh is hard to clean up), place the enchanted crystals in the water, and peacefully bask in the silence as your skin regenerates every bit of itself. Make sure you hydrate while you’re in the tub. :)

Choose yourself to hook up the laptop or some speakers to play some music or bask in silence as you absorb from full receptivity. Rinse off body with shower head before getting out.

Apply a teaspoon of coconut oil to skin with a drop of lavender essential oil all over your body as an all-around moisturizer and a great source of Vitamin E, skin-healthy proteins, a natural glow, and anti-oxidation.

Need an altar that needs scrubbing, or a chakra center that needs cleansing, or an area that needs healing energies, or some protection while out and about for the day, or a sanctifying cleanser? Here’s a great blend for those purposes. Put a faint dab here and there and rub it on the skin, clothing, articles, and surfaces.

Necessities:

• Sea salt,
• Grapeseed oil,
• Pine essential oil,
• Cedar essential oil,
• Lavender essential oil,
• Clary sage essential oil,
• 1/2 oz. rolling ball bottle,

Mix grapeseed oil with a half pinch of sea salt, and a drop of each oil. You can drop a small quartz point in if you have one. Wave your wand over it to bless with your intentions, chant:

I am divine being, I am divine feeling, I am divine doing, I am divine loving, I am divine speaking, I am divine perceiving, I am divine knowing.

I am divinity incarnated. I am a sacred being. I am a loved being. I am a protected being. I am a being of pure intention and thought. All that I create magically is sacred and pure of intention.

I am holy, so therefore what I do is pure and cleansing. Charge all that I do with the highest of intentions. Make sacred and holy of that which I do. These repel negativity, evil, wrongdoing, and malicious intent by all. Defend and deflect all which strives for the ruin of this soul and its endeavors.

Be it done, be it done, be it done.

I love tea, all varieties, and all flavors. Here is a list of all of the brews, combinations, and blends that I have come up with personally that I enjoy. If you’re not partial to herbal teas, I please ask you to try to acclimate yourself. Their health benefits are impossible to ignore, and their flavors when mixed with natural sweeteners like pure maple syrup, agave nectar, or pure flower honey are much better than any drink out there. Tea drinking, though maybe cliche, is definitely canonical of the pagan lifestyle.

Remember, when making tea, try to use purified water. Spring water is most always tap water in disguise. Keep fluoride, arsenic, lead, mercury, and chlorine out of your teas. :(

Reminder: As with any herbal supplement or tea used for consumption, please do research if you are unsure of ingredients. I am no health official. These are my own personal teas that I love for recreational pleasure and remedial relief.

Sweet friendship tea

• Water (8-24 ounces)
• Fresh or dried rose petals (4)
• Dried lawn grass, or lemongrass (3-5 strands/leaves)
• Geranium flowers (8)

Lavender Mint

• Water (8-24 ounces)
• Fresh orange mint leaf (1)
• Dried lavender flowers buds (7)
  OR
• Fresh lavender flowers and/or leaves (3)
• Green tea bag (1)

Sleepy Time
This tea causes drowsiness and may impair people.
Consult a trusted doctor/naturopath first before consumption

• Water (8-12 ounces)
• Dried valerian root (a pinch)
• Dried ginger root (graded at discretion)
• Mint (3-4 leaves for taste)
• Fresh lemon juice (2 tsp)
• Teaspoon of honey (optional)

Mint Explosion

• (8-24 ounces)
• Fresh peppermint leaf (3)
• Fresh spearmint leaf (4)
• Fresh orange mint leaf (3)
• Fresh chocolate mint leaf (optional)

Mushroom Longevity

• (8-12 ounces)
• Ground reishi mushroom (2 tsp)
• Spearmint leaf (add to cup after for taste)

Pomegranate Tea

• Water (8-24 ounces)
• Green tea leaves (1 bag; 1 tsp)
• Fresh pomegranate arils, or seeds (5)
• Fresh peppermint leaf (1)

Green tea and pomegranate arils in water, slowly work up to a boil, add peppermint leaf at boil, urn heat off, allow to cool for drinking.

Nightfall Tea Time

• Water (12-24 ounces)
• Garden sage (1 small to medium leaf)
• Golden sage (1 small leaf)
• Cinnamon basil (1 leaf)
• Orange mint (1 leaf)
• Black tea/orange pekoe (1 tea bag),

Something Different

• Water (12-24 ounces)
• Orange peel (3, size of thumb nail)
• Golden Sage (1, small)
• Garden Sage (1, small)
• Cinnamon Basil (1, small)
• Ground cinnamon (1 pinch)
• Green Tea bag (1-3 Tsp)
• Black tea bag (1-3 Tsp)

Rosehip Fruit punch

• Water (1 gallon)
• Rosehips (5 tea bags)
• 100% pure maple syrup (2+ Tbsp)
• Optional lemon juice (1 lemon)

Winter Chai

• Water (12-18 ounces)
• Green Tea bag (1-3 Tsp)
• Orange peel (1, size of pinky finger)
• Golden Sage (1 small leaf)
• Cinnamon Basil (3 small leaves)
• Ground Cinnamon (1-3 pinches)
• Chamomile (1 bag or 1 Tsp)
• Mint (1-3 small leaves)

Hounding Headache

• Water (8-12 ounces)
• Green Tea bag (1-3 Tsp)
• Organic Catnip (1 Tbsp minimum)
• Mint (1-3 small leaves for flavor)

Lemongrass Mango

• Water (12 oz)
• Mango (1 tea bag, or fresh mango half)
• Lemongrass (1 tea bag, or fresh leaves; 1 tbsp)

Chaoticreaticatrosphe made in coffee pot (strong)

• Water (12 Cups)
• Oolang tea bags (4)
• Green tea bags (4)
• Black tea bags (1)
• Mint (optional)

Clean your coffee pot out with two to three cycles of the same 2/3 Cup of apple cider vinegar. Put the bags in, go to town. May be able to re-steep the bags.

Chamomile mint

• Water (8-24 ounces)
• Chamomile (1 tea bag)
• Peppermint (1 tea bag, or 1 fresh leaf)
• Pineapple mint (2 fresh leaves)
• Black tea (1 tea bag, 1-2 tsp)

Body Detox, This may taste disgusting :D Any combination of these is, bold is primary, add lots of mint for taste.

• Water (12 oz)
• Mint (1 tea bag, 1-2 tbsp)
• Tumeric (1/4 tsp)
• Dandelion root (2 tsp)
• Ginger (1 tsp)
• Cinnamon (1/4 tsp)
• Cayenne pepper (dash)
• Lemon juice (1-2 tbsp)
• Milk thistle (2 tsp)

Spiritual cleanse

• Water (18 oz)
• Garden/Culinary sage (two small leaves)
• Lavender (5-10 buds)
• Pine needles (2-4 needles)
• Rosemary (1 tsp)
• Mint (1 tea bag, 1-2 tsp)

Drink this while in the tub filled with sea salt. Light some frankincense, too.

Sweet, soothing, spiritual, sentient, and sacred, sophisticated

• Lemongrass,
• Oolong,
• Black,
• Green,
• Mango,
• Geranium petals,
• Lavender buds,
• Chamomile,
• Mint,
• Basil,
• Black Pepper,

Add them all together in a container and use as loose material in an infuser. This tea was drunken with Nag champa and Moldavite burning, it brings about a new sense of emotion and consciousness. It’s great.

An addition to my mosquito repellent post. Here is an ultimate anti-itch remedy.

1. Carrier oil such as coconut, almond, sunflower, witch hazel, olive oil, etc.
2. Jar or container, a wide mouth jar would be nice,
3. Aloe vera gel or essential oil for healing and relief,
4. Clove essential oil for nerve-ending numbness,
5. Peppermint essential oil for soothing menthol and anti-itch,
6. Lemon essential oil for anti-inflammatory,
7. Basil essential oil, same use as clove oil,
8. Lavender essential oil for skin treatment,
9. Geranium essential oil for skin smoothness,
10. Baking soda for low viscosity control and relief,
11. Non-coated aspirin tablets for anti-inflammatory,
12. Vitamin E for skin and Vitamin C as a preservative 

• Pour the carrier oil into your jar and add the aloe vera gel or essential oil. Mix it well and then add in 3-4 drops of each oil, use ratios for personal choice in fragrance. The main essential oils to use are clove, peppermint, lemon, aloe, and lavender. They’re all good to use though.
   
• If the mixture is too runny, or has a low viscosity, add baking soda, which is also remedial for anti-itch, to make it a bit thicker. If you desire a paste or cream, just keep adding more and more baking soda to it. The above point is for an all oil product.
   
• In your mixture choice be it oil or paste, the crushed aspirin isn’t necessary, but has its own effects for dealing with scars, bites, acne, and blemishes. If you desire an all essential oil and carrier oil rub, then discard the soda and the tablets, just make sure to add a few drops of Tea Tree essential oil just in case for sanitation and a longer shelf life, though it should be fine if you use all the other oils. 

My major suggestion is the all oil rub plus the aloe & minus the soda and vitamins, but you can still add them to gain the consistency that you desire. If you’re making a lot of this stuff, just try to adjust the drops.

That’s right, it’s skeeter season! This one’s a quick one, very simple to do, and loads of fun. I have two methods, both of which are relatively quick. Some of the plants/oils listed can cause allergies, so be careful which ones you use. Eucalyptus is the major concern, but others should be good. If sharing your mosquito repellent(s), please be sure to write the ingredients down and tell people that eucalyptus is in it.

A bit of advice: As always, when making any homemade products that will be applied to the body and skin, make sure you do your research or ask your parents or doctor concerning your allergies and such.

Sun-baked method, it takes a while to make, but plant material is often on hand for most instead of oils. If you have a few of these oils, add them too, why not?

1. Low-scent or unscented carrier oil, coconut, almond, sunflower, witch hazel, olive oil, etc.
2. The plant materials (leaves, stalks, flowers) of: Rosemary, lemongrass, geranium, citronella, tea tree, clove, lavender, thyme, musk, eucalyptus, cedarwood, pennyroyal, cinnamon, catnip, any earthy/musky smell.
3. Glass jar for permeation process, and a replacement bottle for any other convenient transporting.
4. Vitamin E for skin health, Vitamin C as preservative, Zinc oxide for healing and sun exposure.

These herbs and plants for me to keep,

I appreciate with love so deep,

For you to become my helpful friend,

From bugs and mosquitoes, should you defend.

So mote it be.

Essential oil method, quick to do only because it’s just pouring and dropping oils, but not everyone has plant materials on hand. You can do the first method and add oils.

1. Low-scent or unscented carrier oil, coconut, almond, sunflower, witch hazel, olive oil, etc.
2. Skin-appropriate essential oils: Rosemary, lemongrass, geranium, citronella, tea tree, clove, lavender, thyme, musk, eucalyptus, cedarwood, pennyroyal, cinnamon, catnip, any earthy/musky smell.
3. Container, a jar or plastic bottle.
4. Vitamin E for skin health, Vitamin C as preservative, Zinc oxide for healing and sun exposure.