May 18, 2010 by healthytwo
Calendula ointment or cream can be used for many skin ailments. If you can grow calendula officianis (Marigold) in your backyard, you can easily make your own calendula extract.
Use it for:
Insect bites
Very dry skin
Cuts and scrapes
Psoriasis
Eczema
and many other skin problems.
Here is what you need:
Calendula Officinalis: This is a type of marigold. Your gardening store can help you get the right one.
Four cups of Oil: Olive oil or grapeseed oil
One quarter to one half cup of Beeswax for thickness
A few drops of lavender oil as a preservative.
Now put it together:
1. Crush the Calendula in a blender.
2. Use a cloth or colander to extract the juice.
3. Mix the liquid into the oil.
4. Add lavender
5. Heat – very low so that the mixture does not boil to warm the ingredients so that the wax melts, stirring
occasionally.
6. Once melted, pour into smaller containers and let cool.
7. You are done. Keep cool – refrigerator is OK up to a year.
Tags: calendula, calendula cream, eczema, grapeseed oil, lavender, psoriasis
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May 7, 2010 by healthytwo
These days many people read the ingredients of what they put on their skin as well as what they put in their bodies. One of the ingredients of Thentix Lotion that I get comments on is cetyl alcohol. What is cetyl alcohol? People normally see the word alcohol and immediately assume that it dries out the skin. Cetyl alcohol does just the opposite as you can see from the definitions and reference links below. It will actually absorb moisture into your skin.
This from: http://beautyblitz.com/glossary/list.aspx?fld=160
“A fatty alcohol that acts as a gentle humectant (promotes the retention of moisture in the skin), lather booster, and emulsifier. In hair products, it is used to smooth and soften the hair cuticle.”
(Beauty Blitz has many other definitions regarding skin care and health.)
And this from: www.woodlandherbs.co.uk/acatalog/glossary.html
“Derived from coconut and palm oils. This is not a drying alcohol. Used as an emollient and to protect skin from moisture loss.”
So, before you jump to conclusions about words and their meanings make sure that you get the full definition and meaning.
The manufacturers of Thentix Lotion are very conscientious and really strive to create products that are actually good for you.
Tags: cetyl alcohol, humectant, thentix lotion
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April 22, 2010 by healthytwo
Coconut oil is used in Thentix ‘A Touch of Honey’ as a natural preservative. We have removed the parabens from 
Thentix that are usually used as a preservative in creams and lotions and replaced them with coconut oil. Coconut oil has the additional benefits of being an emollient and a humectant. (Humectant: absorbs and retains moisture.) Coconut oil is a food grade preservative with anti bacterial and antiseptic properties. Cocunut oil is often used also as a natural remedy for wrinkles and sagging.
So by adding coconut oil to Thentix as a replacement preservative, we have gotten many additional benefits.
Tags: coconut oil, preservative
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April 16, 2010 by healthytwo
Honey has been used for wounds and scars for thousands of years. Apply Thentix several times a day in the beginning. The honey and calendula in Thentix keep the bacteria out and encourage healing.
“I had surgery a second time on my shoulder. Since the second time I have had trouble sleeping through the night as it was bothering me. I applied Thentix 3-5 times the first day and it was first day in weeks and weeks that I was able to sleep through the night. I actually purchased the Thentix for my daughter’s eczema and it is helping with that as well.
M.A. Winnipeg, MB”
Tags: thentix, wound healing, eczema
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April 14, 2010 by healthytwo
When I am demonstrating the Thentix at various trade shows, I watch many people read the label. I do think this is a good thing – I read labels all the time and am amazed at what is in some products. Many skin products start with either mineral oil or propyl glycol.
One of the ingredients that many people balk at is BHT. I’ve known for a while that BHT is an antioxidant and was puzzled at some of the reactions I observed. I did some more research and found some interesting information. In the 1970s there was some research done on BHT to see if it was safe. At the end of this there was, apparently, just as much evidence indicating that BHT prevented cancer to that evidence saying that it promoted cancer.
BHT is an organic compound that is primarily used as an antioxidant food additive as well as an antioxidant additive in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals,etc.
(The research on the benefits of BHT were published by Williams GM, Iatropoulos MJ, Cancer Lett. 1996;104(1):49-53.)
Tags: bht, cancer, mineral oil, propyl glycol
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April 12, 2010 by healthytwo
I talk to many people in the health care industry. They wash their hands constantly through the day as they are dealing with people with diseases or children. Most also use an alcohol based sanitizer to help fend off bacteria and viruses. The biggest complaint that I hear is that it dries the skin on their hands out terribly. Nurses show me hands where skin is cracked at the fingertips and between the fingers. The constant washing dries out the skin to some extent but the addition of alcohol makes it many times worse. Most just have resigned to live with this.
I was showing a young mother the Thentix product at a trade show and I mentioned the anti bacterial qualities and at first she misunderstood me and thought that we had added some sort of chemical sanitizer to the product. I assured her that we had not. Her concern was that she didn’t want her children to grow up in a completely sanitized environment. This somewhat startled me but got me thinking about the general paranoia that is promoted in our society today regarding clean hands and germs. The mother made sure that her children kept themselves clean but didn’t want to prevent them from building up anti-bodies in a natural way.
There is no doubt in my mind that general hygiene being better today that it was 100 or 200 years or a millennia ago has kept us all much healthier. That said from the research that I’ve done I don’t know for a fact that anti bacterial sanitizers make all that much difference. I think a person should wash their hands regularly – before food preparation and at other times – when dealing with the sick, etc. But alcohol based hand sanitizers have not been proven to make that much difference. I implore you to take the time research online and find the facts. There is a lot of information about the pros and cons but get the information so that you can have some judgment. There have been instances where children have reacted adversely to the alcohol in some of these products.
As for Thentix: A Touch of Honey – you will find honey and calendula. Honey has anti bacterial properties as it slowly releases hydrogen peroxide – bacteria won’t grow in the presence of oxygen. Using hydrogen peroxide out of a bottle is too powerful – it kills some of the skin as well. Calendula has anti viral properties as well.
Tags: anti bacterial, dry cracked hands, fingers, hand santitizer
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April 8, 2010 by healthytwo
“It works wonders for my daughter who suffers from exzema.
Tina,
Vancouver, Canada”
Tags: eczema
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April 7, 2010 by healthytwo
Varicose veins can be unsightly as well as painful. Medical treatments can be unpleasant as well. Some natural solutions that can help relieve some of the pain, swelling and increase the strength and flexibility of the veins are shown here.
Dr Jarvis of ‘Switchel’ fame (Switchel is a mixture of honey and vinegar in a tea like mixture) suggest putting undiluted cider vinegar on the affected area in the morning and at night. Drinking Switchel (vinegar and honey) daily will also help with the varicose veins. It may take several weeks to see the results, so persist.
A poultice of cod liver oil and honey – wrap the affected area with this inside a bandage and leave overnight. Do not wrap the bandage too tightly.
Make a compress of marigold (calendula) and place over the varicose veins or spider veins. Use the herb marigold or a calendula ointment. You can make your own. You can even take the flowers of the calendula officianis (marigold) and place them on your varicose veins to great benefit.
Tags: calendula, cod liver oil, Honey, marigold, varicose veins
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April 5, 2010 by healthytwo
“I have been using this product for my psoriasis and it is amazing.
Adrienne,
Toronto”
Tags: psoriasis
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April 2, 2010 by healthytwo
“I purchased Thentix because my daughter has eczema on her hands. They are very dry and cracked. She is only 15 years old and her hands looks like she’s 80. The cream the doctor prescribed for [...] has done nothing. A friend of my sister uses Thentix for her eczema and highly recommended it. [...] started using Thentix about a week ago and already she notices a difference.
Thanks,
Rita”
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