Chafing Powder Re: HERB - what I wish I'd had

[Jenne Heise]

> I was taught to use cornstarch as a substitute for talcum when in grammar
> school my legs would chafe under my skirts.  I have continued this habit into
> adulthood.  In the past several years, I have dealt with a fair number of
> "rashes" ...

I have a homemade adaptation of a period recipe for 'scented powder' which
calls for corn starch mixed with rose powder (rose petals rubbed through a
sieve), lavender powder (same), a little ground cloves, a smidgeon of
benzoin (powder or tincture), and occasionally some ground patchouli or
whatever else smells good and is non-irritating. I've also used baking
soda in it (in place of benzoin and cloves). I find that it is good both
to prevent rashes in chafeable places and to treat them.

I've tried this with orris root powder and got something very periodesque
that I didn't like as well, but would be excellent for visible
applications such as face and bosom.

Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise	      jenne at tulgey.browser.net
disclaimer: i speak for no-one and no-one speaks for me.

"They do not preach that their God will rouse them a little before the 
	nuts work loose. 
They do not preach that His Pity allows them to drop their job when 
	they damn-well choose. " -Kipling, "The Sons of Martha"

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