LAVENDER LOTIONS.
ALA DE . AT lIOAIE. If you arc able to obtain any quantity of dried lavender, yon will find it a pleasant and. simple task to make cei tain lavender lotions for your toilet. To prepare laVendei* water, place two large handsful of the flowers and a pint of water in a covered pan, and allow to simmer over a steady flame for about half an hour. AVhen cool, strain the liquid,, add, six -drops of grain alcohol, bottle and cork tightly. Lavender 'water-softening lotion is equally easy to prepare. Take four ounces of the dried flowers, four ’ounces of rice, and. eight ounces each of pearl barley, fine oatmeal, and bran. Put all together into a ..sajicepan with three quarts of. water,, and siminer slowly-for one hour. Strain when cool and bottle for use. A. tablespoonful of this lotion added to the water in the wash-bowl
eacji morning .and evening makes a delightfully soft and refreshing face bath, and leaves the skiii beautifully smooth.
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Taranaki Daily News, 12 October 1929, Page 22 (Supplement)
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