Soothing Straight from the Kitchen

Dry Itchy Skin

Save those old socks and knee highs.

Don't throw out your old vegetables yet....there's still a use. Did you know that cucumbers soothe your skin? Of course you don't want the seeds stuck all over you. Just get one of those old soft clean socks that you're not sure you want rid of and put that too soft cucumber inside and squeeze enough to start the juice flowing. You can use this as an all over lotion. When you are done using as a lotion and your skin is dry, you will actually feel the difference. I have heard that it is known that Cleopatra had two cucumbers cooling daily in the River Nile for her beauty treatment. Cucumbers will also clean your pores, tighten your skin and relieve the itches'. For those of you with sensitive skin, this is a fragrance free way for treatment.

Oatmeal is also a soothing treatment for your skin, but you don't want to try and clean it out of your bathtub drain. Just put a cup of dry oatmeal into a sock or knee high and use like a bath sponge.

Dry Brittle Hair

Take one raw egg and a couple of tablespoons of mayonnaise, mix together and rub into your hair and scalp. Wrap with plastic wrap and cover with a towel or Turban. Go about your daily chores and leave in as long as you like, it will not hurt your hair. Shampoo and rinse then feel how soft and pliable your hair has become. Of course you might develop a craving for macaroni or potato salad during this process.

Cooking Burns

Make sure you keep an aloe plant in your kitchen windowsill. If you accidently burn yourself, break a piece off and rub on your skin. The burn will stop and this will help in the healing process.

Soft Apples
Have your apples gone soft on the outside. Just peel and make applesauce, pie or apple crisp. You can also wash thouroughly core and slice then fry them in brown sugar and a little margarine. Sprinkle with cinnamon and walnuts. This makes a sweet delicious side dish.

Rough Hands

Rub your hands with vegetable shortening, put on your rubber gloves and wash those dishes in hot water. The heat will make the shortening treat your hands like a warm oil treatment. Dishwashing liquid takes grease and oil off of your dishes and essential oil from the skin on your hands.

Toothache

Make a cup of tea and use the teabag to help soothe your toothache. This also helps if you've had a lot of dental work done. The teabag will help with the soreness.

Heartburn and Indigestion

Take 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar and 1 teaspoon of sugar or substitute mix in a half a cup of cold water and drink. Then mix 1 teaspoon of baking soda in a half a cup of cold water and drink. This will make you feel better and it works.