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awesome recipe for natural astringent/toner (and works for deoderant, too)

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I just made this the other day, and it is so nice, i thought i would share:

boil 1 c water with 1 green tea bag, some rosemary (i used a long, fresh branch, cut into pieces), and about 5 strawberry leaves (contain salicylic acid; and by one leaf, i mean all three leaflets). Cool and strain. add 1 tbs apple cider vinegar, 10 drops patchouli (good for the skin, but you don't smell it much once everything is mixed), about 8 drops peppermint oil, and 1 drop pine eo. I poured this in a Grolsch beer bottle (with a flip top lid) and added enough distilled water to fill the bottle, then shook it up good.

We LOVE this! It reminds me of the "SeaBreeze" I used as a teenager, but it smells so much nicer and makes my skin feel so fresh and clean. I also discovered it works pretty well as deoderant, too
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about 5 strawberry leaves (contain salicylic acid;
I love herbs...was just saying the other day there had to be something natural to make an acne thing for my children. Thank you very much for this info! I appreciate it a bunch!
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I'm definitely making this today! I'm just not sure what I'm going to put it in. If I don't come up with anything else, I'll probably end up putting it in a peri bottle.
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I made it and I love it! Thanks for sharing!
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