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How to make a Rosewater, Aloe and Cucumber Facial Spritz - School of Natural Skincare This is a lovely easy to make rosewater facial spritzer, perfect for refreshing the skin during the summer months. This spritzer uses purely water soluble ingredients, so its important to double check everything you are using is water soluble. As this is a water-based product, a preservative is nece...

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A Quick Guide to Beeswax & Liquid Oil Ratios - Humblebee & Me This is an experiment I’ve been meaning to conduct for ages. For as many DIY concoctions I’ve made over the years, I still found myself wondering how much beeswax to add to something to get a certain level of hardness … Continue reading →

DIY Herbal Skin Steam and Aloe-Calendula Cleanser Are you looking for a natural, gentle way to cleanse and moisturize your face for glowing skin? Try this DIY Herbal Skin Steam and Aloe-Calendula Cleanser! Steaming is a great way to bring a fresh glow to the skin, and this facial lotion gently cleanses and moisturizes for a flesh complexion. These....

Fire Cider Remedy, by Rosemary Gladstar http://www.rosemarysremedies.com Herbalist Rosemary Gladstar shares how to make Fire Cider, a cold and flu remedy that she formulated and shared with the wo...

I just made this years batch of Oxymel the healing elixer

There’s the bewitching word itself, a mash-up of the Latin “acid” and “honey.” There’s its olden-days guarantee: Hippocrates prescribed it; Pliny the Elder wrote of it. There’s its many dazzling health claims: In old England, oxymel was recommended for gout, insomnia, coughs, congestion, and pained throats, ears, and backs. It was rubbed on vegetables to ease digestion—also on sore joints.

It also tastes so good, so unlike “medicine,” that it’s become an ingredient in today’s kitchens and bars.

Oxymel tastes like a honeyed vinegar or a vinegared honey depending on how you make it. Most versions start with raw honey and raw apple cider vinegar and a selection of fresh or dried herbs.

You could simmer your way to a quick oxymel, or infuse the vinegar or honey with the herbs before combining, but the nearly one-size-fits-all method would be a cold infusion. Stuff half or a quarter of a jar with herbs; add honey and just-warm apple cider vinegar in a 1:1 or 2:1 ratio. Warm vinegar will help jump start the infusion, but avoid boiling if you want to preserve the vinegar’s do-gooder properties. Screw on the top, shake, and let it hang out on your counter for 2 to 6 weeks. (If you’re using a metal lid, stick plastic wrap between the liquid and lid to avoid corrosion.) Strain the oxymel, then store it in an airtight container in the fridge forever. Okay, like a year.
Drink it straight up in tablespoon shots or diluted in sparkling, still, or warm water. Add a spoonful to herbal tea or smoothies, or use it to dress salads and vegetables

My Winter OXYMEL

8 garlic cloves peeled and smashed
1 tsp fennel seeds
1 tsp caraway seeds
1 tsp dried rosemary
1 tsp dried mint
1tsp black pepper
1cm grated turmeric
1cm grated ginger

100mL apple cider vinegar (containing the mother tincture)

40 mL (approx 2tbsp) honey – raw, organic

1. Gently warm seeds and dried herbs in vinegar without boiling for a few minutes.
2. Add honey until incorporated.
3. Poor over garlic ginger and tumeric and let steep (up to 24hrs) The longer you leave it for the stronger/hotter it will taste.
4. Strain and put in a dark glass bottle. ** ensure you sterilize the bottle before use.

Store the oxymel in the fridge for up to 12 months, preferably in a dark glass jar. The vinegar, garlic and honey are all anti-bacterial so it is unlikely to go off.

You can substitute cloves (about 6) for the caraway seeds for a super boost of antiseptic qualities!

Adults: Take 1 tsp 3-6 times a day at the first sign of a cold or during colds/flu.

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Use for bites, rashes, cuts, scrapes, skin conditions like eczema and psoriasis, wounds.
Reduces pain and inflammation, antimicrobial, antibacterial.

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