Massage Oils
Dry Skin
Ingredients:
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Cherubic Myrobalan 20.00 g
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Black lentil 10.00 g
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Blue water lily 20.00 g
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Costus roots 5.00 g
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Liquorice 20.00 g
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Water 600.00 ml
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Sesame oil 500.00 ml
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Wheat germ oil 5.00 ml
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Milk 50.00 ml
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One of the following
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perfuming oils: 0.75 ml
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Jasmine oil
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Rosemary oil
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Geranium oil
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Also needed - Olive oil
Preparation:
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Soak black lentils in water for 3 hours till they swell. Drain excess water and add fresh flowers and the tender stems of Blue water-lilies. Grind them together.
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Coarsely powder the Chebulic myrobalan, Costus root and Liquorice and add some water to obtain an even paste.
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Pour Sesame oil in a suitable vessel. To this, add the above mentioned pastes, milk and water. Allow the contents to boil on a low flame. Stir them repeatedly till all the water evaporates.
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When only the oil remains, put off the flame. Let it become lukewarm. Strain the oil through a double layered muslin or a cheese cloth. On cooling, add wheat germ oil and one of the perfuming oils to it.
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Blend well and transfer the oil into a narrow mouthed glass bottle. Secure the cap tightly.
Usage:
Dilute this oil with equal amounts of olive oil and gently massage the body. Avoid it's contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas.
Oily Skin
Ingredients:
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Nut grass 30.00 g
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Cobra's saffron 30.00 g
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Costus 20.00 g
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Cedar wood 20.00 g
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Water 600.00 ml
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Mustard oil 400.00 ml
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One of the following
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perfuming oils: 0.50 ml
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Orange peel oil
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Juniper oil
Preparation:
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Powder Nut grass, Cedar wood and Costus roots and blend them well.
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In a vessel pour the mustard oil. To this add the herbal mixture, Cobra's saffron and water. Over a low flame simmer this decoction till all the water evaporates.
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On obtaining the oil turn off the flame. Let it become lukewarm. Strain the oil through a double layered muslin or a cheese cloth. Add the perfuming oil and blend it well.
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Transfer the oil into a narrow mouthed glass bottle and secure the cap tightly.
Usage:
You could use this oil directly or diluted with a small amount of sunflower oil or olive oil. Gently massage the body, avoiding contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas!
Normal Skin
Ingredients:
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Sandalwood 5.00 g
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Rosepetals 25.00 g
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Lac 5.00 g
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Vetiver 5.00 g
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Greengram 20.00 g
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Indian gooseberry 20.00 g
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Indian madder 10.00 g
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Rice bran oil (RBO)
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or Sunflower oil 400.00 ml
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Water 600.00 ml
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One of the following
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perfuming oils: 0.50 ml
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Sandalwood
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Rose
Preparation:
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Soak green grams in water for 3 hours till they swell. Grind the grams and rose petals to make a paste.
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Powder sandalwood, gooseberry, vetiver and Indian madder and mix them. To this combination add Lac and some water. Blend them together.
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In a suitable vessel blend the Sunflower oil or RBO with both the mixtures and water. Let it simmer till all the water evaporates. Keep stirring the contents repeatedly.
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When only the oil remains, put off the flame. Let it become lukewarm. Strain the oil through a double-layered muslin or a cheese cloth. Add the perfuming oil and blend well.
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Transfer the oil into a narrow mouthed glass bottle and secure the cap tightly.
Usage:
You could use this oil directly or diluted with a small amount of sunflower oil or olive oil. Gently massage the body avoiding it's contact with the eyes and other sensitive areas.