HERB - belly butter

[Jan McEwen]

Christina,

You were looking for a belly butter; here are some from the Toiletries
Library:

Belly Balm
1/4 cup cocoa butter
1 T wheat germ oil (or I sometimes use shea butter)
3 T apricot kernel oil (or any other rich oil - avocado, almond)
1 T grated beeswax (about 10 grams)

Melt all together gently in double boiler. Stir every now and then as it
cools. You could add some lavender oil if you wanted - 12 drops for every
2 T of base oil. I make this for some midwives at the hospital where my
sister works. They tell me if nothing else, it does ease the itching.

Jennifer    lanza1 at airmail.net



This one is a massage oil, but it is supposed to help with stretch marks.

Stretch Mark Massage Oil 
1 oz cocoa butter, melted
1/2 oz flaxseed oil
1/4 oz rose hip seed oil
1/4 oz wheat germ oil
10 drops lavender oil
8 drops neroli oil
4 drops vetiver oil

Blend the melted cocoa butter, flaxseed oil rose hip seed oil and wheat
germ oil. Transfer the mixture to a clean jar. As it begins to cool ad
solidify, add the essential oils. Allow the mixture to cool to a
comfortable temperature before using it. Massage the oil into your skin
once or twice daily.

>From Aromatherapy For Vibrant Health and Beauty by Roberta Wilson 
Contributed by Deborah    12/01/98 


HTH,

	Catriona Stewart
	Western Seas, Caid
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Jan McEwen, Urban Horticulturist, Urban Garden Center, Pearl City, Hawaii
Cooperative Extension Services
University of Hawaii/College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
SCA: Catriona Stewart of the Glens, Barony of the Western Seas, Caid
Internet:  jmcewen at hawaii.edu

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