June 2011 Tip of the Month

After Sun Relief Gel #1
2 Tbsp. Aloe Vera gel (or roughly the amount extracted from one fresh leaf)
2 Tbsp. brewed Chamomile Tea or Green Tea
3 drops lavender essential oil

Mix lavender, tea and aloe in a clean glass bowl.  Apply with fingers directly on sunburned or mildly irritated skin. Use all of the relief gel because it cannot be stored for later.

Beach Sand Foot Scrub
2 Tablespoons Canola oil
2 Tablespoons dry beach sand
3-5 drops rosemary oil (do not use if pregnant)

The next time you decide to spend the day at the beach, take advantage of the "on location foot treatment."  Brazilians, particularly, are known for scrubbing their entire bodies, particularly the feet, deep into the sand while they relax on the beach. 

When going to the beach, take a small vial of ingredients with you:  2 tablespoons of canola oil (suntan oil works well too), and a small vial of rosemary oil -- or premix and take one vial.

Once at the beach, use an empty container (a soda cup is fine) to mix the ingredients to form a paste.  Massage sand scrub onto your feet and elbows. Rinse off in the foamy waves, pat dry with your beach towel.

Bay Rum Aftershave

1/2 cup vodka
2 Tbs Jamaican rum
2 dried bay leaves
1/4 tsp whole allspice
1 cinnamon stick
zest from a small orange

Mix together all the ingredients and place into a clean jar with a tight fitting lid. Place the jar in a dark, cool place for 2 weeks. After two weeks, strain liquid through several layers of cheesecloth or a coffee filter. Discard solids. Use by splashing on the face after shaving.