The better part of the widely available cosmetic products (industrial production) contains plant extracts and active substances from herbs. Have you ever thought that you can kill two birds with one stone by making your own lotions and potions – you save money and you make use of more natural solutions with no side effects and more rapid effects. Give it a shot!



Hair

If you lose a lot of hair every day you should consider eating more carrots (100g per day), dry apricots (50g per day) or boiled spinach (200g per day). Also try some of these remedies:

Macerate 2-3 dry nettle leaves in ½ l of spirit for 10 days. Imbibe a pad in this liquid and rub the hair roots with it. It strengthens and refreshes your hair.

Cut one large onion in 2 pieces and rub on the scalp for 15 minutes. After that wash your hair with a mild shampoo.

If you want to keep your hair clean and dandruff-free use this lotion:

Chop 50g of rosemary and put it in a temperature-resistant bowl. Add 50g of salvia leaves in pour over the mixture 600 ml of boiling water. Infuse for 2 hours (cover the bowl with a lid). Separate the plants from the liquid and if you don’t use it immediately, store it in a tightly closed bottle in the refrigerator. After you have washed your hair with shampoo and rinsed it with water, pour it directly on the hair. Put on a plastic cap and leave it like this 30 minutes. Rinse and dry.

Cellulite

In order to get rid of this unpleasant skin disorder, plants, massage and patience are a must. It is recommended that you massage the affected areas with an ivy salve or horsetail salve:

Slowly melt a pack of butter in a pan, and when it starts to boil add 2 spoonfuls of ground ivy leaves and 2 spoonfuls of ground horsetail plant. Leave this composition to cold until it almost becomes solid and filter it using a piece of gauze. The remaining liquid will be stored in the refrigerator. Massage your skin energetically every day for 15 minutes (rubbing, rolling, light pinches).

Eye pouches and water retention

This is a problem which 20 % of the adult women confront with. The causes of water retention can be attributed to hormonal or renal dysfunctions. A plant which proved to be very helpful was the juniper tree (Juniperus communis), probably one of the strongest kidney stimulator and blood depurator:

Macerate 100g ground juniper beans in ½ l of alcohol (70°) in a tightly closed bottle for 10 days. After the 10-day period, separate the liquid from the beans by using a piece of gauze. The resulted tincture will be kept in a dark colored bottle (tightly closed). Take one teaspoonful of tincture, 4 times a day, diluted in ½ glass of water, for 12 days after which you take a minimum 1 week break. If you lead a sedentary life, you take birth control pills or you usually eliminate water hardly, it is recommended that you use this tincture at least once a week.

Excessive and inestetic hairness

The bad news is that there has never been discovered a plant which can replace mechanical or wax depilation. Good news is that licorice can help reduce the speed of the hair growth on the body and that it helps stop the affected areas from spreading.

Macerate 10 spoonfuls of licorice plant in ½ l of alcohol (70°) in a tightly closed jar. After 10 days have passed, filter the tincture using a piece of gauze and put the liquid in small dark colored bottles. Take 1 teaspoonfuls of liquid dilated in ½ glass of water, 4 times a day, for 3 weeks. This tincture is useful in stressful periods or at the beginning of the menopause.

Breasts

Few women know that there are other ways to improve the aspect of increase the size of their breasts, without having to resort to plastic surgery or other drastic treatments. Wrong eating habits, exaggerated physical effort and psychological stress are some causes of the decrease in the size of the breasts, or, worse, their flabby aspect. Dill seeds (Anethum graveolens) have a very powerful estrogenic action and they are also very well tolerated by the human organism. In order to increase the size and firmness of your breasts, try a dill tincture treatment:

In a jar put 100 ml alcohol and 3-4 teaspoonfuls of ground dill and let it macerate for 7-8 days, a period after which put the liquid in small dark-colored bottles. Take 1-3 teaspoonfuls of tincture dilated in 100 ml of water, twice a day, in the morning and in the evening, for 40 days, after which take a 10-day break. It is most probable that in 6 months the size of your breasts will increase. If you interrupt this treatment before the 6 months period, the breasts will come to the original size in 1 week. You need to be patient and let nature do its job. The tincture will go off in 2 years.