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| Libbie |
Posted - Aug 30 2006 : 1:05:01 PM
Now, I know that olive oil can be used for just about everything in the kitchen, but when the woman that I get massages from told me that she uses it for her massages, it got me thinking that my skin felt SO good afterward, I'd try it as a moisturizer (just a little bit!) It works wonderfully - on face AND body. The trick is to use it sparingly - or you can end up feeling like a salad! I have been just loving a few drops on my face after I wash it and when it's still just a little bit damp. Adios, other moisturizer!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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| LakeOntarioFarmgirl |
Posted - Dec 31 2009 : 04:26:19 AM
My grand daughters love to come to Nana's house and get their bag of homemade "lotion". One day when my oldest daughter was over with her 3, she was complaining about her dry hands, and asked if I had any hand lotion. I too am going the way of nothing on my skin I wouldn't eat, so I took a spoon and scooped a little coconut oil out of the container and she rubbed it into her hands. Of course the little ones came in and wanted some too, so I gave them some. DD was looking for some kind of smell though, so took a small ziploc bag, scooped in some coconut oil and added a few drops of essential lavender oil. The girls smooshed the bag until it was all mixed, then they took it home with them. This is what they use now. DD's baby boy will be born in February and I am already making soap, and collecting lotions and organic clothing for him!
Nancy- the eczema is probably from something she is putting on her skin, if she tried just pure soaps, shampoos and lotions, she might find a lessening of it. Also, exzema usually goes along with latex allergies, you'd be surprised at the things that have latex that can cause problems.
Rene- I love grapeseed oil!!! I first bought it to make granola, but now use it for other things too, I will check out your friends website!
Brenda
FarmGirl # 711
If you rest, you rust. Helen Hayes
http://theviewfromhere-brenda.blogspot.com/ |
| maggie14 |
Posted - Dec 25 2009 : 11:25:33 AM
I make a thing where I use olive oil and sea salt and let it site for a while. It works great for my skin! I put it on when I get out of the shower.
Hugs,
Channah
If you can dream it, and if you are willing to put forth the work and effort, you can have anything you envision. |
| cowgirlmama |
Posted - May 31 2008 : 3:00:44 PM
good furniture oil |
| ruralfarmgirl |
Posted - May 28 2008 : 08:15:26 AM
I have a friend here in prosser that presses Grapeseed oil...Grapeseed oil for cooking has a higher smoke point then Olive oil and has so many more health benefits you can check them out at www.apresvin.com - let them know that youre a farm girl!
Rene~Prosser Farmgirl #185
" Plant goodness, harvest the fruit of loyalty, plow the new ground of knowledge. Hosea 10:12 |
| Alee |
Posted - May 28 2008 : 07:32:11 AM
Hi Mima!
I get the beeswax from the "Bee Barn" as we call it in my home town. At the first house I lived at they were only about 2 lots down. It's a cool yellow barn and I can still remember the smell of honey on summer days!
Here is a honey locator! Perhaps you can find a good local source for beeswax!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| Nancy Gartenman |
Posted - May 28 2008 : 07:00:08 AM
My Grand daughter number two, has eczema on her fingers. It hurts her when she is playing baseball. What would be good for that?
NANCY JO
www.Nancy-Jo.blogspot.com |
| mima |
Posted - May 28 2008 : 06:36:08 AM
Oh! love these ideas! alee-is that where you get your beezwax? I wanna learn to make candles!
"No pessimist ever discovered the secrets of the stars,or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven to the human spirit." Helen Keller
http://www.thebodyshopathome.com/web/dcole1 |
| wooliespinner |
Posted - May 28 2008 : 05:40:20 AM
I have been using olive oil for years especially in the winter. I keep some by the bathroom sink in one of those glass oil bottles with the metal pouring spout. I mix in a little bit of castor oil, and peanut oil with the olive oil. I mix in a little bit of my favorite essential oil and it great.
The castor oil is suppose to have geat healing qualities and the peanut oil is suppose to help with joint pain. I know when I rub straight peanut oil on my knees they seem to feel better.
For my hands I steep calendula flowers, dried plantain leaf,comfrey, and strain the mixture. I heat it up and add beeswas from our hives and then add some essential oils and make a good heavy hand cream or salve. I use that stuff on my hands and lips. I think its wonderful to have around.
You can play around with so many different combination. There are many different recipes on the internet.
I have ordered beeswax from Walter T. Kelly when we don't have any and also Glory Bee. They are really cool bee catalogs.And of course they do sell Honey. I think the Walter T. Kelly one is in Kentucky.
It only takes about an ounce of beeswax to a few ounces of olive oil. I will have to find my recipe and post it later.
take care
Linda
Each day is precious...take a few of those minutes for yourself. |
| homesteaderbelle |
Posted - Apr 26 2008 : 01:18:50 AM
It also is very good to put on the ends of hair. My hair tips get very dry on the ends, olive oil helps so much!
Belle
http://www.homesteaderbelle.blogspot.com/
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| herbquilter |
Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 11:57:09 AM
Have you seen the movie "Lorenzo's Oil"? An olive oil tear jurker.
A beautiful story!!!!
Blessings,
Kristine ~ Mother of Many, MRET & Wellness Coach
Farmgirl Sister #97
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| Linda Houston |
Posted - Apr 08 2008 : 02:24:44 AM
Alee,
You are the best-----Thanks |
| Alee |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 9:47:52 PM
Linda-
You can purchase beeswax from the internet but here is a list of Louisiana beekeepers so maybe you can find something local or localish?
Golden Delight Honey Baton Rouge Louisiana U.S.
Hummer & Son Honey Farm Bossier City Louisiana U.S.
Bernard's Apiaries Inc Breaux Bridge Louisiana U.S.
http://www.honeylocator.com/location_results.asp?Location_ID=19
Sorry these are repeats- I am looking at two sites:
www.localharvest.org
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Abba's Hill Organics (Many, LA)
Just 1/4 mile off Highway 6, linking Texas to Louisiana, you'll find the small organic farm operated by John and Jodi Harris.Starting simply with an offering of vegtables, Abba's Hill has increased their offering to: organically grown vegtables, pastured poultry and eggs, homemade sourdough breads, and bee products - hence our logo, "Bees, Chickens & Garden Pickins'". Newly planted orchards & fruit bushes will ensure future diversity in available products. (more...)
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Cane River Green Market (Natchitoches, LA)
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Gotreaux Family Farms (Scott, LA)
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Port Hudson Organics (Zachary, LA)
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Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
www.awarmheart.com
Please come visit Nora and me on our new blog:
www.farmgirlalee.blogspot.com |
| Linda Houston |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 8:50:25 PM
I love olive oil for everything.....If your joints are yelling, heat it up and rub on the joints....it you want a deeper pain relief,afger applying OO, put a warm wash rag on the joint .... I have rosesa (spelling ?) and OO if the only thing that does not play havoc with my face....anywhere that is dry , rub in Olive oil
Does one purchase Bees wax on the internet?
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| marmieto12 |
Posted - Apr 07 2008 : 06:16:39 AM
I know this is an old post, but I am a newbie here.
I use olive oil in my soap making along with coconut oil.
For baby rash and eczema on my foster baby (has lots of allergies) I use 1/2 c olive oil with 3 drops of lavender or tree tea oil to make a bottle of "lotion". After her bath while still damp I lightly oil her up. She clears up very quickly.
I never thought of putting it on my feet. After a long winter they need some help! I will try this.
Laura;Dreaming of big girl farm...
Farmgirl # 148
http://lilsfamilyfarm.blogspot.com
Chapter http://justsimplythegirls.blogspot.com |
| sheepdream |
Posted - Aug 25 2007 : 6:15:35 PM
Well, I will be redundant here, as what I was going to say has already been said. I use extra-virgin olive oil on my face--more so in the winter months,esp. around my eyes. One word of caution: I work with a woman who developed hives, had the skin-prick allergy test, and it was determined she was allergic to olive oil! She did not use it for skin care, but ate it. I don't know how common allergies are to olive oil and I was quite suprised to know someone who is. I also know another woman who developed migraines and found out she was sensitive to enzymes present in olive oil that is stored for long times. She had to eliminate it from her diet, as ingesting the olive oil triggered the migraines. So sad.....I love the taste of extra-virgin olive oil.
"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls & looks like work." Thomas Edison |
| ddmashayekhi |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 12:30:38 PM
I make a face cleanser using a cup of yogurt, 1 teaspoon of olive oil and 1/4 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar. Mix the 3 together, rub on your face in circular motions for a minute & rinse off with cool water. My skin always feels very invigorated & tingly afterwards. Store cleanser in refrigerator up to a week.
Dawn in IL |
| KitchenMadonna |
Posted - Jul 08 2007 : 12:02:46 PM
Okay, now the scrapes are taken! I've divided them out! Thank you all! I'm so happy they will be used.
Kitchen Madonna |
| Mikki |
Posted - Jun 04 2007 : 4:35:29 PM
Peg,
Kay from Rustic Cottage makes some kind of lotion bar that helps Sunshines daughters eczema. I think it's lavender and chamomile but can't remember for sure. I think it's under the lotion bar post in this room.
~~Blessings, Mikki Jo
www.mikkijo.etsy.com
http://burningmeadowsprings.blogspot.com/
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| Peg Graham |
Posted - Jun 04 2007 : 12:16:32 PM
Olive Oil soap is so wonderful. I use it as a hand soap, but never thought of using it on my face.
Now my youngest daughter has eczema on her hands and feet and I am going to try olive oil to see if that'll speed up the softening.
miles of smiles~
Peg |
| Huckelberrywine |
Posted - May 27 2007 : 09:56:47 AM
Just did a search, and came up with this thread. With all the weed-pulling lately, my hands were looking the worse for wear. I wore out one pair of gloves and had to break in a new pair. (Don't you hate it when your favorite gloves are swiss cheese and you finally have to replace them?) So, I've got blisters too. I took just a dab of coconut oil, which melted right in and has no scent, and in no time, my hands were soft and I'm hooked. It was so gentle, didn't sting the blisters (which I treated and bandaged). I found it at the regular ol' grocery store, and I used a tiny little bit. I'm sure it will end up costing much less than the other lotion I had been using, and it just absorbed right in, no greasy feeling. So very nice.
We make a difference. |
| Jami |
Posted - Oct 27 2006 : 2:38:17 PM
All of these ideas sound great. Now can some of you share where you purchase these items, like coconut oil, beeswax and jojoba oil? I know where to buy olive oil.
The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same--and a good border collie doesn't hurt! |
| Past Blessings |
Posted - Oct 27 2006 : 1:58:01 PM
I learned this when we went camping and I forgot any type of moisturizer. Olive Oil to the rescue and my skin felt great! Brenda
Past Blessings . . . Celebrating Life as it used to be . . . when people loved God, loved their families and loved their country. |
| KYgurlsrbest |
Posted - Oct 16 2006 : 11:30:16 AM
When I was a dancer (classical ballet), I always had terrible shin splints, and had tried every single sports wrap + leg warmer combo in the world to keep my leg warm and support the muscle. Nothing really worked, until a new instructor told me to rub my calves and shins with olive oil, really good, then wrap them with saran wrap tightly (like a pork loin!!!)and secure with electrical tape. Then put on my tights, then leg warmers. The first time I did it, it felt REALLY gross , but a few minutes into the barre exercises, my muscles felt invorgated--they were really warm and tingly, and it felt great. After class, I had very little pain, though I really had to shower well!!!!
Just think of all of the roads there are...all of the things I haven't seen....yet. |
| cynthia louise |
Posted - Oct 12 2006 : 2:59:50 PM
I use olive oil as a hot oil treatment also. warm a bit in a jar, I put mine in the sink of warm water. Add a few drops of peppermint EO if you like it makes your scalp tingle Before you wash it out the trick is to massage a bit of your shampoo into it all and then shampoo. Like therusticcottage I steep calendula in the oil and a few other things to make a save that I use all over. Coconut oil is a favorite also. |
| Libbie |
Posted - Sep 18 2006 : 10:26:41 AM
MMMMmmmmmm.....coconut oil sounds so exotic and yummy - I'll definitely try it! Thanks, Kate!!!
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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