The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances

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This all-purpose antibacterial healing concoction is inspired by the award-winning Harley Street
Cosmetic Tea Tree Antibacterial Gel, but we won’t be using any synthetic fillers!


Combine all the ingredients in a shallow bowl and blend until smooth. Transfer into an empty lip
balm jar. This blend can be stored in the fridge for up to six months and used on all sorts of blemishes
and minor cuts.


Tea Tree Healing Oil


1 teaspoon apricot kernel oil


10 drops pure organic tea tree oil


3 drops chamomile essential oil


2 drops geranium essential oil


Yield:
5 ounces

This is a traditional recipe with an aromatherapeutic twist to it.


Combine all the ingredients in a small pump bottle. Use twice daily on areas affected by acne.
Avoid using during the first three months of pregnancy.


Spicy Tea Poultice


1 organic green tea bag


1 tablespoon fine sea salt


10 drops tea tree oil


5 drops chamomile essential oil


1 drop eucalyptus essential oil


1 elastic bandage, ideally one with a sticky edge all around


1 piece of sterile gauze


Yield:
4 ounces

A poultice is a soft, moist mass that is spread over an affected area and left to work its magic for
an extended period of time. You can leave the poultice on overnight to see a noticeable
improvement in your blemish size in the morning. This is a powerful emergency treatment that has
to be used in skin crises only!



  1. Prepare a cupful of green tea. Remove the tea bag. Open the bag and scoop out the green tea

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