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It’s time for more mineral make-up fun with the eyeshadows created by the amazing colour blenders in my Chilliwack craft group! These are from the last class – I’ll be posting more in the next few days! All of these start off with the basic eye shadow base. Most of these are very shiny in...
Chrysanthemum extract (also known as feverfew, INCI: Chrysanthemum parthenium flower extract) is considered to be a good anti-inflammatory, astringent, analgesic, and anti-septic (anti-fungal and anti-microbial). It contains tannins, sesquiterpenoids, flavonoids, and more! Camphor contains tannins, specifically gallic acid, which act as good anti-oxidants and wound and burn healers. It contains luteolin (which you might remember...
Comfrey root extract is an awesome inclusion in products intended for damaged skin. I like to use comfrey root extract in foot care products – foot lotion or foot cream or thicker foot cream – and I like to use it in the form of comfrey oil in anhydrous lotion bars (substitute 5% to 10%...
Well, I’m on day 5 of the great Botox experiment to rid my head of pain, and it seems to be working well. I have a little pain around my right ear, but I think that’s because my lymph glands have swollen up and are putting pressure on the area. My eye brows still move...
Comfrey extract can be derived from the roots, leaves, or entire plant, and we can find it at our suppliers in the form of a powder, an oil, or a liquid extract. I’ll be concentrating on the powder, but some of this applies to the oil as well. Comfrey has been used in many forms...