| Did you know that the same cucumbers we eat as | | | | 1 oz white wax |
| snack has many wonderful benefits for our skin?You | | | | 2 tbsp jojoba oil |
| notice when you go to a spa, they put cucumber | | | | 2 tsp benzoin essential oil |
| slices over your eyes? It has been documented that | | | | Directions: |
| it helps to reduce dark circles, treat sunburn, treat | | | | Put the sweet almond oil int the top of a double |
| puffy eyes, reduce freckles, improve complexion and | | | | boiler set over simmering water, When the almond oil |
| open pores. | | | | begins to warm, add the cucumbers. Set the double |
| Since this is cucumber harvesting season, take | | | | boiler over low heat and let the water merely simmer |
| advantage of the excess cucumbers in your garden | | | | for 4 to 5 hours. Strain it. To the strained water, add |
| or the discounted ones at the stores and make this | | | | the lanolin white wax and jojoba oil. Return to double |
| cucumber cream from Harriet Ayer. You will give | | | | boiler and heat until the was, jojoba oil and lanolin |
| yourself a home spa treatment that your skin will | | | | have melted. Then remove the top from the double |
| thank you. | | | | boiler and beat with an egg beater until cooled, add |
| Ingredients: | | | | the benzoin oil while beating. Pour the mixture into a |
| 3/4 cup sweet almond oil | | | | bottle, cork tightly and put aside for future use. To |
| 4 cucumbers, with peel on, cubed | | | | use, gently rub into face as needed. |
| 2 oz lanolin | | | | Try it. Your skin will thank you. |