You can look and feel great using natural and safe products, many of which you already have in your kitchen press

1. Easy ways to
look & feel
great
naturally

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How to look & feel
great naturally
Hi I'm Jenny from Essentials Holistic Centre in Malahide
Co Dublin Ireland.
Over many years as a holistic therapist I have discovered
numerous ways to look and feel great using natural, easy
to obtain ingredients and simple techniques. These have
greatly enhanced my life and the lives of my family,
friends and clients.
I hope you enjoy my eBook, packed full of interesting
and useful tips. natural remedies and holistic therapies.
Enjoy
Jenny x

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1 Baking soda for cleaning
2 Using Essential oils for stress
3 Olive oil fabulous cleanser
4 Banana Face Mask
5 Epsom salts for pain relief
6 Coconut oil for dry hair
7 Lemon Sugar Scrub
8 Natural First Aid
9 Oats to Cleanse & exfoliate
10 Essential oils to avoid infection

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Baking Soda for
Cleaning
Baking soda is a very effective cleaner
AND good for the skin.
Did you ever clean your oven and have to throw
open the doors and windows and keep your children
and pets out of the room?
Imagine the ill effects on your health from prolonged
use of such cleaners?
Did you know that baking soda is a very effective,
safe cleaner AND its kind to your hands?
Add a few drops of your chosen essential oils to a
box or shaker of baking soda, sprinkle on counter
tops, tiles, bins, sinks, cooker tops and ovens and
wipe with a sponge. Sparkly clean!!
Baking soda absorbs unpleasant odours while
intensifying the essential oil aromas so you can shake
some in the bin, or leave a small container in the
fridge. It also works in the cat’s litter tray and the cat
didn’t object!
‘Avoid harsh
synthetic cleaners
they are adrenal
stressors.’

5. Using Essential Oils
For Stress
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Bergamot is known as the "little oil of
stress" and is simultaneously calming &
uplifting. Lavender, one of the best
known oils, is calming and balances the
mood. Ylang Ylang regulates the
heartbeat and controls the amount of
adrenaline produced by the body
Use one drop of each of these oils in one and
a half teaspoons of milk, add to the bath and
soak for 20 minutes.
Leaves you feeling relaxed and chilled
NB Lavender & Ylang Ylang should not be
used by pregnant women
Bergamot should be avoided if you intend to
use a sunbed or be in bright sunlight within
48 hours
.
Using essential
oils is a great –
and easy way - to
reduce stress,

6. Olive Oil Fabulous
Cleanser
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Olive Oil is full of antioxidants
which slow the aging process.
For best results use extra virgin
olive oil as it has more vitamins
and minerals that the virgin or
cold pressed varieties.
Olive oil removes even waterproof mascara
and leaves the skin sooo soft.
Apply with a cotton wool pad and tone
with witch hazel or rosewater
This will remove even waterproof mascara,
leave the skin feeling great
‘Olive oil reduces
inflamation and
balances the
production of
sebum by the skin’

7. Banana Face Mask
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Bananas are hypoallergenic,
gentle and particularly good in a
mask for dry skin
Simply mash the banana. Optional extras
would be honey for the extra moisturising
effect and sugar or ground up flax seeds for
exfoliating.
Apply to the face and neck and leave on for
10 to 20 minutes gently massaging the area
to enhance the effect.
Remove with rosewater, witch hazel or cold
chamomile tea.
It is a little messy but totally worth it when
you see the glow of your skin
‘Fruit contains
Alpha Hydroxy
Acids which
exfoliate the
skin, and
soften the
facial lines. !’

8. Epsom Salts Baths
for Pain Relief
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Simply add a cupful of Epsom salts to a
warm bath and soak for 20 minutes.
The salts have a drying effect on the skin,
so you will need to moisturise afterwards.
Wait 20 minutes after the bath before
applying Olive oil or sweet almond oil.
They are lovely natural moisturisers and
they have their own painkilling
properties.
If you're pregnant, planning to become
pregnant or have a heart or kidney
disease consult a GP Before using Epsom
salts. Those with sensitive skin should do
a patch test before using Epsom salts
Epsom salts draw
toxins from the
body, relax the
muscles and
sedate the
nervous system. In
addition they
reduce swelling
and exfoliate the
skin.

9. Coconut Oil fab
treatment for dry hair
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Coconut oil is penetrating, moisturising
and good for dry hair.
•After washing your hair place some
coconut oil in your hands and allow it to
melt.
•Apply generously to your hair
•Leave it on the hair overnight if possible
•Use an old towel on the pillow to avoid
stains
•In the morning apply shampoo to your
hair while it is wet.
•Wash hair as normal
Those who have hypersensitive skin
should do a patch test before using
coconut oil.
Coconut oil in its
solid form has
more therapeutic
properties than
the liquid or
fractionated form

10. Lemon Sugar Scrub
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Inexpensive, gentle and natural way to
remove hard skin on the feet.
•Mix sugar with extra virgin olive oil so
that the oil just covers the sugar.
•For each teaspoon of the mix add one
drop of lemon essential oil.
•Apply generously to the feet, cover with
socks and leave overnight.
•Remove the socks when you’re in the
shower (it can be messy otherwise!!)
•Feet feel refreshed and skin lovely and
soft.
Lemon essential
oil is great for
removing hard
skin.
Olive oil is anti
inflamatory and
good for all skin
types.
Sugar when
applied externally
is a gentle
exfoliant and
nourishing for the
skin

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Fab first aid remedy for cuts, bites, burns
& stings
Tea tree, chamomile and lavender essential
oils mixed in witch hazel is painkilling, anti
inflammatory, anti bacterial and anti viral.
Also boosts the immune system
• Add 1 drop of each oil (3 drops in total)
to 7.5 ml (1 and a half teaspoons) of witch
hazel.
•For children under 12 or those with
sensitive skin this mix should be 3 drops of
essential oil to 3 teaspoons of witch hazel.
•Apply as needed
(Chamomile and lavender are not suitable
for pregnant women)
Witch Hazel is
usually sold as a
skin toner. It is
soothing,
antiseptic,
painkilling and
good for burns.

12. Oats to
Cleanse &
Exfoliate
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Oatmeal
contains
saponins which
are gentle
cleansing agents
Porridge oats (uncooked) are
very soothing for the skin and
make a wonderful gentle
exfoliant
Simply dampen the oats then use
them to gently cleanse the skin
Suffers of skin conditions such as
acne, eczema and particularly
psoriases can really benefit from
this super simple tip

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Avoid infection AND freshen the house
Some essential oils are particularly good at
warding off infection. Burning them will
reduce-or even stop- the spread of colds, tummy
bugs etc.
In an oil burner add some water and 1 drop
each of essential oils of Eucalyptus, Lavender &
Lemon.
Don’t have a burner? Put boiling water and the
essentials oils in a bowl or sink. The heat will
carry the oils around the room .
Makes the house smell lovely and fresh too
(Lavender is not suitable for pregnant women)
Many essential oils
have anti bacterial,
and anti viral
properties and will
kill air borne
pathogens.
Essential Oils to
Avoid Infection

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