So I have been feeling pretty terrible this week, finally got super sick Thursday night and even missed work on Friday. thought that was a better option than throwing up all over little old ladies. Shane has Fridays off now because the winter is slower, so he was home to take care of me and I just laid in bed drinking peppermint tea and loading up on echinacea, ginger, and grapefruit seed extract. I feel much better today, still trying to take it easy though.
Today I went into town and invested some more money in dried herbs and supplies to make my own first aid, medicinal and cosmetic items. A friend of mine bestowed some oils on me that really helped get me going and save me a lot of money, and I found a couple of really good places to buy herbs in bulk for not too expensive. Last week I made honey lip balm! It was really exciting. You should try it. Here is the recipe:
Home-made Honey Lip Balm1/4 cup vegetable oil (I used a combination of jojoba, palm, and almond oil)1/4 ounce beeswax, shaved thin (you can usually find this at a health food store)1/4 teaspoon honey10 drops essential oil (something like orange or lemon)Directions: Slowly heat oil and add beeswax bit by bit until it is melted. Stir in honey and essential oil and pour into containers while it is still warm but not too hot (if you are using plastic containers, you want to be sure the mixture is not too hot to melt the containers). And that is it! Next week I might try to make lotion...
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