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nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 9:50 pm Post subject: Fantastic way to soothe sunburn and insect bites!!!

I stumbled upon this while concocting a soothing wash for a friend's horse who has a skin complaint, and saved some for myself when i broke out in a rash after having to use the dreaded Daz when I couldn't get any ecover. I've since bought the ingredients for making my own washing powder, but that's another story!

Anyway, back to this wash.

Take 10 camomile teabags and bring to the boil in a litre of water. Remove from the heat and leave overnight.

Next day, squeeze the teabags out and remove, and decant the liquid into a bottle. Add 60 drops of lavender oil, 10 drops of tea tree, and 200ml glycerine. Add a tiny squirt (about half a teaspoon) of ecover washing up liquid to disperse the oil, and shake well.

Use neat for itching and sunburn, or dilute in water to make a lovely refreshing spray or wash, or glug some in your bath to soothe and refresh you.

It's quite liquid; you could make it more gloopy by adding more glycerine or some aloe vera gel.

Or if you wanted a quick-fix cream, you could omit the original glycerine, melt 150g emulsifying ointment (from chemists) with 70 ml glycerine, and 80ml of the chamomile and essential oil mixture, remove from the heat and stir till it sets.

It's luvverly!!!

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 10:08 pm Post subject:
will give it a try tomorrow!

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 10:13 pm Post subject:
It really works Mrs N, and it has antiseptic and antifungal properties too, so is good for the odd outbreak of candida albicans, if you get my drift.

mrsnesbitt

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Posted: Mon Jun 20, 05 10:28 pm Post subject:
I have many midgy bites at the mo!

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 7:54 am Post subject:
Is there anything which can be applied to discorage midgys?

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 10:00 am Post subject:
swallows?

mrsnesbitt

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 1576

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 10:23 am Post subject:
funny you should mention swallows......we have a nest here! Fascinating stuff!!! ouch! Dxx Got the glycerine.just need to go to Guisborough for rest of ingrediants! May look in the charity shops whilst I am there.....rude not to!

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:31 am Post subject:

mrsnesbitt wrote:

Is there anything which can be applied to discorage midgys?

I made something using feverfew once, but can't remeber exactly how.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:36 am Post subject:
I thought gin contained something that repels things, or is it the tonic? Best have some gin in it anyway for the antibacterial properties.

Northern_Lad

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 14210
Location: Somewhere

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:40 am Post subject:
Wasn't gin invented to make the tonic water bareable to drink? or was it the other was round? Juniper berries are supposed to be quite an effective contraceptive though.

Andrea

Joined: 02 May 2005
Posts: 2260
Location: Portugal

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 11:43 am Post subject:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Juniper berries are supposed to be quite an effective contraceptive though.

I can quite understand that. I'm told that when I've drunk too much gin I'm not attractive in the slightest

tawny owl

Joined: 29 Apr 2005
Posts: 563
Location: Hampshire

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 12:06 pm Post subject:

mrsnesbitt wrote:

Is there anything which can be applied to discorage midgys?

Something with citronella? It seems to work with most biters.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 12:12 pm Post subject:

Andrea wrote:

Northern_Lad wrote:

Juniper berries are supposed to be quite an effective contraceptive though.

I can quite understand that. I'm told that when I've drunk too much gin I'm not attractive in the slightest

I think gin's supposed to be an abortifacient rather than a contraceptive IIRC.

Dunc

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 134
Location: Lancashire

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 4:54 pm Post subject:
My mum made an anti midge potion based around tea tree oil - it even worked for my dad walking teh west highland way in late summer. Unfortunately, tea tree oil is the only ingredient I can remember, but I'll ask at the weekend.

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 05 5:09 pm Post subject:
Yes, tea tree is effective, and lavender too, so you might find, Mrs N, that your wash keeps them at bay as well. Other good 'uns are citronella, fennel, neem, and eucalyptus, and all of the above form the basis of my horsey fly repellent. They're mixed with cold tea and vinegar. Mind you if you use this on yourself you'll repel your mates as well as the midgeys!!

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