Friday, October 30, 2009

FRESH ROSES FOR THE HAIR AND SKIN

Vinegar & Fresh Rose Flower Hair Rinse Recipe

Ingredients:
2 cups of cider vinegar
1 cup of fresh dried rose flower or rose water

Instructions:
1. Place approximately 1 cup of chopped fresh dried rose flower/rose water in a clean boiled mason jar.
2. Fill jar with 2 cups of apple cider vinegar and tighten lid.
3. Store jar in a dark, cool place for 2 weeks. If using rose water steep for 1 week.
4. If you use dried flowers then strain vinegar from roses through cheese cloth or a coffee filter into a fresh, clean jar.
5. Pour an ounce in a bottle and leave in the shower to use at your leisure. Left over refrigerate up to 6 months.

Directions: dilute 1 tablespoon of the vinegar rose mix to 6 oz of warm water. Apply throughout wet hair after last shampoo. Rinse with lukewarm to cool water or Leave-in for extra conditioning benefits. The vinegar scent will disappear as your hair dries.

Rose Vinegar for Skin Toning & Blemishes: It helps soften skin and restore the natural acid mantle.

Ingredients:
1 cup vinegar
One tablespoon fresh dried rose flowers or rose water
One cup distilled water

Instructions:
Heat the rose flowers or rose water with the vinegar and water. Bring to a boil and steep for 30 minutes. After cooling , place mixture in a jar with a tight fitting lid and let sit for 2 weeks.

Directions:
1. Cleanse the skin with a cotton ball dipped in olive or coconut oil to loosen grease and dirt.
2. Bring a pan of water to a boil, hold your head over the pan and drape a towel over your head to allow the rose vinegar-enhanced steam to open pores and loosen the dirt or soak a clean warm wash cloth in rose vinegar and lay over the face for five minutes, each time redipping the washcloth to reapply. For best results, keep the washcloth on the skin for a total of 20 minutes. Relax and enjoy the smell of roses!

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