Spring Cleaning For The Soul: 8 Floral Remedies To Help Renew A Better You

Spring is the season to blossom, so why shouldn't we? Flowers have been used to heal and cure man-kind for centuries. They are used in medicine as well as food and beauty. Below is a list of the most powerful Floral remedies you can try this season.

1. Aloe

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The Aloe plant is commonly used for dry skin, acne, hair loss, weight loss, and is rich in vitamin C and E.

One common remedy Aloe is used for is healing dry and itchy skin.

ingredients & Directions:

First you take some Aloe Vera

A pinch of Turmeric

1 teaspoon of honey

1 teaspoon of milk

Few drops of rose water

Then blend mix until you get a paste, and apply it to dry area for 20 minutes.

This recipe, and more like it can be found at:

http://food.ndtv.com/beauty/6-amazing-benefits-aloe-vera-hair-skin-weight-loss-1221869

2. Chamomile

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Chamomile Helps get rid of puffiness/ inflammation, fight anxiety and depression in addition to eliminating signs of rosacea.

One common recipe Chamomile is used for is its healing tea.

Ingredients:

2 tablespoons fresh chamomile flowers

2 cups boiling water

2 slices apples (thin slices)

honey (optional)

Directions:

Rinse the flowers with cool water.

Warm your tea pot with boiling water.

Add the apple slices to the pot and mash them with a wooden spoon.

Add the chamomile flowers and pour in the 2 cups boiling water.

Cover and steep for 3-5 minutes.

Strain the tea into two cups.

Add honey to taste.

This recipe and many more can be found at:

http://www.food.com/recipe/chamomile-herb-tea-190742

3. Hibiscus

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Hibiscus is more then an ingredient placed in a Starbucks beverage. This amazing flower can revive your skin as well as act as an exfoliator and antioxidant.

Get creative and try out this Hibiscus Exfoliator scrub at home!

Ingredients:

½ cup of organic coconut oil

¼ cup of safflower oil

1 cup + ½ cup of organic sugar refined

1 tbs dried hibiscus flower grounded roughly

1 tbs of dried rose petals.

1 tsp of rosehip powdered extract (it will give it a nice pink color).

10 drops of rose geranium essential oils.

10 drops of palma rossa essential oil.

10 drops of frankincense essential oil.

Directions:

Whip the coconut oil for a minute or two until it is creamy. It needs to be solidifies so you can whip it. If it is melted, put it in the fridge for 1 hour.

Add the oil and continue whipping.

Add the sugar, dried hibiscus and rose petals and mix well.

Finally add the essential oils.

Pour in pretty jars.

This will last a few months since there is no added water. keep product in the fridge so the sugar does not dissolve with the oils.

Make sure you use a clean spoon every time you use the product.

Scrub your body once a week in the shower.

This recipe and many more can be found at:

http://www.organic-beauty-recipes.com

4. Jasmine

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Jasmine is an ingredient used in multiple fragrances because of its inviting scent. this powerful flower can help relieve clogged skin and dry complexions. it can also be used as an extract in tea for its calming side effect.

if you have an inflamed kidney, the following recipe can help with that!

Ingredients & Directions:

take 15 grams of dried jasmine leaves

Boil in 2 cups of water to the remaining half

After that, filter the liquid and take twice a day on a regular basis.

BONUS

Another short Remedy with jasmine flowers can help eliminate fever and headache:

Take a handful of jasmine,

Then blend and soak into the water

After that, the water allowance is used to compress the forehead.

These recipe and many more can be found at:

http://www.benefitsofplants.com/2015/07/benefits-of-jasmine-flowers-for-health-body.html

5. Lavender

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Lavender is used in everything. one thing its mostly used for is balancing out oil levels. Lavender is also used in diffusers to help calm and lower anxiety levels.

The following is a list of Essential Oils you can place in a diffuser (after blended) to help calm anxiety and depression levels:

Essential Oils that u have to mis together:

18 drops Lavender

15 drops Rosewood

12 drops Roman Chamomile

12 drops Geranium

10 drops Clary Sage

10 drops Yang Yang

8 drops Marjoram

Blend into a small glass container and shake well. Add to your favorite diffuser. Enjoy.

This recipe and many more can be found at:

http://birchhillhappenings.com/recipes/calm.htm

6. Orchid

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Orchids, the flowers of love, they help retain moisture, and renew/repair damaged skin.

Here is an awesome Anti Aging Recipe you can apply on your body... and use as a beverage!

Ingredients:

1 stem of orchid flowers

1 green tea bag

1 jasmine tea bag

1 orange

1 lemon

Directions:

Part 1:

Peel the petals off of the flowers one by one and place them in a glass.

Place the Green tea and Jasmine tea bag in the cup.

Pour boiling water over the tea and petals.

Part 2:

Begin shaving the skin off the orange and lemon.

Once the skin is peeled, let the fruit sit in boiling water- so the citrus extracts and can be used in the tea glass. (you may squeeze the fruit in the water for faster results)

Add the mixture to the glass with the Petals and Tea bags then let it sit for 1 hour.

Final:

Remove the Tea bags, petals, fruit, and visible pulp from the glass.

Now your Orchid water is ready to be used!

This recipe and many more can be found at:

http://blog.amaliebeauty.com/our-diy-anti-aging-orchid-water-recipe/

7. Patchouli

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The Patchouli flower is known for treating skin and hair problems, such as dermatitis, eczema, acne, dry chapped skin, dandruff, and oily scalp. It also has wound healing and scar reducing properties.

One Common Home Remedy Patchouli is used for is to help fight against Bad Breath and Body Odor:

Body Odor:

Mix 5-6 drops of Patchouli oil in a half-filled bath with water.

Or use it in spritz bottle (approx. 16 oz.) with 2 drops of patchouli oil as an after-bath body spray.

Bad Breath:

Mix 1 tablespoons Patchouli oil it to 1 Cup of warm water and use as a mouth gargle to ward off bad breath.

This recipe and many more can be found at:

http://www.naturallivingideas.com/patchouli-essential-oil-uses/

8. Roses

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Roses are commonly used to fight dryness, reduce redness, and regenerate aging skin.

One important Remedy to know is how to make Rose Water.

Rose water is a well-known for its natural healing properties as a good anti-septic, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory product.

Rose water is used to treat skin infections such as: dry scaly skin, oily skin, skin inflammation, dermatitis and eczema.

ingredients:

Organic Roses (approx. 7 stems)

Distilled water (enough to cover the rose petals

Directions:

Remove petals from stems and run them under luke-warm water to remove any leftover residue.

Add petals to a large pot and top with enough distilled water to just cover (no more or you'll dilute your rosewater).

Let sit for 20-30 minutes or until petals have lost their color and are a pale pink.

Strain the mixture to separate the petals from the water.

Discard petals and place water in a glass jar to store.

This recipe and many more can be found at:

http://www.thehealthymaven.com/2015/08/how-to-make-homemade-rosewater.html