Natural Babycare Products You Can Create

Written by Maggie Julseth Howe


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(Helpful hint: grind chamomile and lavender into a fine powder using a clean coffee grinder, food processor, or blender).

Better Baby Oil Vegetable oils are far more nourishing, soothing, and moisturizing than mineral oils. This makes an excellent after-bath or anytime moisturizer, and also works well to gently loosen and heal cradle cap or eczema. The benefits of infant massage are many and well-documented; this oil also makes a wonderfully soothing natural massage oil.

1 cup grapeseed, almond, sunflower or olive oil 2-3 capsules vitamin E

Cut open or piercerepparttar vitamin E capsules, and squeezerepparttar 110996 vitamin E oil intorepparttar 110997 base oil. Stir or shakerepparttar 110998 oils until they are combined. Place in a recycled squeeze bottle and use as needed inrepparttar 110999 bath, as a lotion, or massage oil. Vitamin E is a natural antioxidant and has many healing properties. It’s an excellent moisturizer, wound healer, and is extremely soothing to dry, chapped, or irritated skin.

Herbal Baby Balm The healing powers ofrepparttar 111000 herbs in this salve are safe and gentle, yet powerfully effective. The healing powers ofrepparttar 111001 herbs are transferred torepparttar 111002 oils, and then beeswax is added to make a creamy balm. Beeswax naturally helps seal moisture intorepparttar 111003 skin, while still allowing it to ‘breathe”.

2 cups oil (olive, sunflower, grapeseed or almond) 1/3 cup dried comfrey 1/3 cup dried chamomile 6 capsules vitamin E 2 ounces (approximately 2 tablespoons) beeswax

Combinerepparttar 111004 herbs and oil in a heavy-bottomed saucepan. Place onrepparttar 111005 lowest possible heat –repparttar 111006 oil should be warm, but not hot enough to “fry”repparttar 111007 herbs! Letrepparttar 111008 oils and herbs infuse for at least three hours. Letrepparttar 111009 oil cool, then strain out and compostrepparttar 111010 herbs. Gently re-warmrepparttar 111011 oil, and addrepparttar 111012 beeswax. Cut or piercerepparttar 111013 vitamin E capsules and squeezerepparttar 111014 oil intorepparttar 111015 beeswax/oil mixture. Stir together untilrepparttar 111016 beeswax is completely melted, and then remove from heat. Pourrepparttar 111017 salve into clean jars or tins. This gentle salve can be used to help relieve diaper rash, to heal any cuts or scrapes, or act as a moisturizer or lotion for very dry skin.

Hopefully you will enjoy creating your own natural baby products. There are many excellent natural baby products onrepparttar 111018 market, also. Unscented, handmade soaps (especially castile or goat’s milk soaps) can often be found at your local farmer’s markets or natural foods stores. These are also excellent forrepparttar 111019 care of your baby. Please read labels and look for all-natural products free from petroleum products, mineral oils, synthetic colors, and synthetic fragrances. You and your child will both be happier and healthier!

Maggie Julseth Howe is the co-owner of a 2-acre herb farm and shop in central Iowa. You can visit her online at www.prairielandherbs.com for more articles and recipes.


Shadow's Stuff Helps Dogs Lead Better Lives

Written by K. McCafferty


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Shadow’s Stuff consists of a line of natural, chemical free and vegetarian products that ironically are tested on humans. Once they are determined safe and gentle on human skin, Karen will then use them on her own furry babies. Diamond inrepparttar Ruff Shampoo, and her best seller, Itchy Skin Relief Cream are an indispensable combination. She also offers Healing Pad Ointment, Furry Friend Sunscreen and Bye Bye Buggy insect repellant. The complete line can be seen at www.springrainbotanicals.com . Bye Bye Buggy is not to be used instead ofrepparttar 110995 veterinarian prescribed flea and tick preparations that keep your friend safe throughrepparttar 110996 season. Instead their bug repellant is to be used on dogs to keep immediate bugs from bothering them, such as flies and other pests. Furry Friend Sunscreen is useful forrepparttar 110997 bridge of nose, onrepparttar 110998 visible skin whererepparttar 110999 fur naturally parts, and any other bald or areas where you feel protection may be needed. All of Spring Rain Botanicals products, whether for humans or fur people, were developed out of Karen’s own family’s need for gentle skincare to ease allergic reactions. As with people, every dog is different therefore speed and effectiveness will of course vary by individual. Karen is always available to answer any questions, and recommend which products may be suited for your furry friend.

Spring Rain Botanicals is one ofrepparttar 111000 fastest growing manufacturers of natural and vegetarian skincare onrepparttar 111001 market today. They offer their retailers and their customers excellent support and service. Contact Spring Rain Botanicals today to have access to a fantastic line of products.

For Information Contact: Karen McCafferty Shadow’s Stuff & Spring Rain Botanicals www.springrainbotanicals.com



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