Hello There ,
There are many substances in our kitchen cupboards that can be used to heal and mend our afflictions. I grew up with a parents who were gun-ho about “L’ natural.” One was into massive amounts of physical exercise and fresh air on a daily basis and the other was simultaneously stirring the pots in our kitchen making all kinds of homemade skin concoctions which she proudly displayed in decorative bottles on her dressing table.
In my early days of my aesthetic practice I made all my own treatment preparations literally from scratch. I spent the good majority of my free time-sharing my recipes with my clients who delighted in coming back and giving me reports on the efficacy of the formulations they were able to conjure up on their own. I sometimes combined essential oils into my mixtures which took some in-depth research so that I did not produce a toxic product in my zealous efforts to be highly creative. I decided to share what I was doing and brought some of my therapeutic remedies into my treatment room to include in my facials. I also had an herbal bar where I introduced aesthetic herbs to my clients sometimes as a reprieve for them to counterbalance the pre-formulated cosmetic products that I dispensed to them as home care regimens.
I knew in the world of alternative medicine a herbalist is considered a herb doctor. I visited Chinatown and learned from the herbalists who grew and harvested their own collection of aromatic herbs, which they dried and sold in their much frequented retail shops. I listen to their explanations as to which ones were considered to have medicinal properties and would be a nice addendum something extraordinary to accompany the commercial skin care formulations I was merchandising. They made a great accent gesture to the traditional product recommendations that were usually suggested by an aesthetic expert at the end of a skin care session. Word quickly spread and my clientele grew with this practice.
Recommended Reading –
Spiritual Focused Natural Healing Alternatives
http://www.pathlights.com/nr_encyclopedia/
Herbal Therapy for Boils
http://www.ehow.com/how_4525157_get-rid-boils-naturally.html
Skin Care Recipes and Remedies
http://www.skin-care-recipes-and-remedies.com/home-remedies.html
Michael Delong’s Book on Clean Cures – The Art of Zen Curing
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