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Barbara Wheeler
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1/20/2006 21:07:50 |
Subject: Sheltie Girl or Kylie56
Message: I just read the new thread on Q about the TIPS question. If you want to post the ingredients and how they benefit you can copy and past the following on a post for those girls.
Lanolin:
A natural extract of sheep wool used as a moisturizer. IT is rarely used in pure form. Obtained from the wax found on sheep's wool, it is an excellent emollient, skin lubricant and protectant, capable of absorbing water in an amount equal to 50% of its weight. It is rich in cholesterol and other skin-friendly sterols.
Wintergreen:
Medicinal & Aromatherapy use: "*Antiseptic*", a diuretic, stimulant, emenagogue and anti- rheumatic. It is very useful in many rheumatic conditions for gout and stiffness due to old age. It also revitalizes and gives energy following muscular pains, particularly good for athletes for instance.
Petrolatum:
Used in creams, it softens and soothes skin. Forms a film to prevent moisture loss.
Oxyquinoline:
Modern antiseptic wound dressing ointment combining the bacteriostatic action of
oxyquinolin with the absorbing properties of lanolin, menthol & essential oils ...
Mustard oil:
The term mustard oil is used for two different oils that are made from mustard seeds: * a fatty oil resulting from pressing the seeds, * an essential oil resulting from grinding the seeds, mixing them with water, and extracting the resulting volatile oil by distillation.
Beeswax:
Beeswax is taken from the hive, where it is used to secure the walls of the honeycomb. It is used in creams and lotions to help emulsify oil and water so they don't separate in the finished product. It is particularly effective at this job when combined with borax. Products containing beeswax form an effective barrier, protecting the skin for harsh environmental conditions.
Aromatics:
In chemistry, an aromatic molecule is one in which electrons are free to cycle around circular arrangements of atoms, which are alternately singly and doubly bonded to one another. (More properly, these bonds may be seen as a hybrid of a single bond and a double bond, each bond in the ring being identical to every other.) This commonly seen model of aromatic rings was developed by Friedrich August Kekulé von Stradonitz. ...
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