DRY SKIN
Ingredients:
Cherubic Myrobalan 20.00 g
Black lentil 10.00 g
Blue water lily 20.00 g
Costus roots 5.00 g
Liquorice 20.00 g
Water 600.00 ml
Sesame oil 500.00 ml
Wheat germ oil 5.00 ml
Milk 50.00 ml
One of the following
perfuming oils: 0.75 ml
Jasmine oil
Rosemary oil
Geranium oil
Also needed - Olive oil
Preparation:
Soak black lentils in water for 3 hours till they swell.
Drain excess water and add fresh flowers and the tender stems of Blue water-lilies. Grind them together.
Coarsely powder the Chebulic myrobalan, Costus root and
Liquorice and add some water to obtain an even paste.
Pour Sesame oil in a suitable vessel. To this, add the above mentioned pastes, milk and water. Allow the contents to boil on a low flame. Stir them repeatedly
till all the water evaporates.
When only the oil remains, put off the flame. Let it become lukewarm. Strain the oil through a double layered muslin or a cheese cloth. On cooling, add wheat germ oil and one of the perfuming oils to it.
Blend well and transfer the oil into a narrow mouthed glass bottle. Secure the cap tightly.
Usage-
Dilute this oil with equal amounts of olive oil and gently massage the body. Avoid it's contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas. Know more
skin care tips at our blog.
OILY SKIN
Ingredients:
Nut grass 30.00 g
Cobra's saffron 30.00 g
Costus 20.00 g
Cedar wood 20.00 g
Water 600.00 ml
Mustard oil 400.00 ml
One of the following
perfuming oils: 0.50 ml
Orange peel oil
Juniper oil
Preparation:
Powder Nut grass, Cedar wood and Costus roots and blend them well.
In a vessel pour the mustard oil. To this add the herbal mixture, Cobra's saffron and water. Over a low flame simmer this decoction till all the water evaporates.
On obtaining the oil turn off the flame. Let it become lukewarm. Strain the oil through a double layered muslin or a cheese cloth. Add the perfuming oil and blend it well.
Transfer the oil into a narrow mouthed glass bottle and secure the cap tightly.
Usage - You could use this oil directly or diluted with a small amount of sunflower oil or olive oil. Gently massage the body, avoiding contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas!
NORMAL SKIN
Ingredients:
Sandalwood 5.00 g
Rosepetals 25.00 g
Lac 5.00 g
Vetiver 5.00 g
Greengram 20.00 g
Indian madder 10.00 g
Rice bran oil (RBO)
or Sunflower oil 400.00 ml
Water 600.00 ml
One of the following
perfuming oils: 0.50 ml
Sandalwood
Rose
Preparation:
Soak green grams in water for 3 hours till they swell. Grind the grams and rose petals to make a paste.
Powder sandalwood, gooseberry, vetiver and Indian madder and mix them. To this combination add Lac and some water. Blend them together.
In a suitable vessel blend the Sunflower oil or RBO with both the mixtures and water. Let it simmer till all the water evaporates. Keep stirring the contents repeatedly.
When only the oil remains, put off the flame. Let it become lukewarm. Strain the oil through a double-layered muslin or a cheese cloth. Add the perfuming oil and blend well.
Transfer the oil into a narrow mouthed glass bottle and secure the cap tightly.
Usage - You could use this oil directly or diluted with a small amount of sunflower oil or olive oil. Gently massage the body avoiding it's contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas.