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skin care for you ... and ... uhm ... your dog

5/31/2016

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PictureRosemarie

​Okay, this is a little (or a lot?) weird. But totally true.  Maybe I'll start a new Category for "Freaky Weird but Cool Uses for Essential Oils".  Well, maybe later.

Anyway, we made this Soap-Free Cleanser as part of one of my fun make-and-take classes.  It contains aloe vera gel, a carrier oil and Frankincense.  I love this stuff and use it mostly as an eye make-up remover, but also occasionally as an all-over face cleanser.  It leaves my face super smooth!  If you have dry skin or live in a dry environment, I highly recommend this!

So ... what's the weird dog-angle?
I have two French Bulldogs with very sensitive skin -- Chloe and Rosemarie.  Rosemarie is worse than Chloe (she is also deaf -- my Special Needs pup) and will break out in welts when she is exposed to one flea bite (more about that in another post).  

A couple of weeks ago, Rosemarie suddenly broke out in two hotspots.  I gave her a bath and then searched around my bathroom for something to put on the hotspots and spied my Soap-free Cleanser.  My original recipe was mostly aloe and a little Frankincense -- I figured this stuff might help.  I poured about a tablespoon out into a little bowl, added one drop Lavender and used a Q-tip to apply it to her hotspots.  Then I scooped up the remainder left in the bowl and just rubbed it all over her tummy (where she had raw, red, irritated skin) and back (where she is very itchy).

I did this once or twice a day -- I really should have been more consistent and used it two or three times daily -- and it healed up her hotspot and those raw, irritated places on her tummy.  After just a couple of days I could tell it was helping.  They were healed up in less than a week. I was thrilled. She was thrilled. I guess.  Hard to tell. (See above picture.)

​(I should address this ---> Is Aloe Vera Gel safe for pets?  Read this.)

I'm sharing a new and improved recipe.  Still great for your skin.  And for your dog's!  :-) 

Soap-free face wash (and dog treatment!)
This soap-free face wash cleanses, moisturizes, and heals. 

Depending on the size of your bottle, your rough ratios should be about 3/4 aloe vera gel, 1/4 avocado oil (or fractionated coconut oil) and a few drops of the other oils.

For a 2 oz (60 ml) PET plastic flip-top bottle (you can find these on Amazon), here is the recipe:
  • Add 1.5 oz aloe vera gel to the bottle.
  • Add ½ oz  avocado oil (or Fractionated Coconut Oil)
  • Add 4 drops Frankincense essential oil
  • Add 4 drops Lavender essential oil
  • Add 4 drops of Vitamin E oil
  • Close the bottle and shake gently.  Shake well before each use.
 
To use as face wash:  Dampen face with warm water, apply a little of the face wash and massage in. Remove with a warm, damp wash cloth. Makes a great eye make-up remover, too.

To use on pets:  Apply a small amount to irritated areas two or three times daily.

Shelf life is about a month.

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