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2. Alternatively, add the ingredients one by one to the DIY preparation of your choice.


3. To prepare a soothing toner for daily use, combine all ingredients in 3 ounces of purified
   water.

Fresh Summer Cucumber Water

4 ounces (½ cup) cucumber juice

4 ounces (½ cup) purified mineral water

½ ounce orange water

1 drop peppermint oil

1 drop melissa oil

1 drop tea tree oil

1 drop grapefruit oil

Yield:

5 ounces

Cucumber doesn’t keep well unless preserved, especially in summertime. Use citrus oil and
colloidal silver as mild preservatives. The toner may be frozen to make a refreshing, lifting
treatment or poured into small spray bottles and carried wherever you go. Use organic cucumbers
for this toner.

1. Mix all the ingredients together.


2. Strain through a coffee filter to remove cucumber pulp that may clog the spray tube.


3. Pour into a spray bottle and use as often as needed.

Green Valley Toner

4 ounces purified mineral water

2 teaspoons dried elder flower blossoms

2 teaspoons dried chamomile blossoms

1 teaspoon dried calendula blossoms

½ teaspoon dried lavender florets

1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin

5 drops carrot seed oil

5 drops rose hip seed oil

Yield:

4 ounces