Four Ways to Sooth Your Eyes - Naturally

CHAMOMILE EYE SOOTHER


1/8 Chamomile Tea Bags
1 cup Distilled Water


Heat the distilled water to a point of boiling and remove from heat after it comes to a full rolling boil. Add the tea bags and let them sit there until the water is lukewarm. Remove them and squeeze out the excess liquid. Place the tea bags on your closed eyes for 15 minutes. Remove and discard. The infusion can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days and used as hair or facial rinse.




CALENDULA EYE SOOTHER


2 Tbsps dried calendula blossoms
1/3 cup distilled water


Add the calendula blossoms to the water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer covered for 10 minutes. Strain the blossoms and let the infusion to cool. Soak gauze squares or cotton pads in the infusion, squeeze out excess liquid and place on the eyes for about 15 minutes. The infusion can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days and used as hair rinse.



FENNEL EYE SOOTHER


3 Tbsps crushed fennel seeds
1/3 cup distilled water


Follow instructions as with the calendula infusion. Leftovers can be stored in frudge for up to 3 days and used as skin rinse.



TIRED EYE RELIEF


1/2 cup dried lavender buds
1/2 cup distilled water


Follow instructions as with the Fennel infusion.

Benefits of Floral Waters aka Hydrosols

Hydrosols can come from any plant that is distilled. They can be Floral Waters IF they have been distilled from flowers such as Rose, Orange Blossom (Nerolli) or Lavender.


Water is a vital component for healthy skin tissue, and hydrosols are water with power! They are useful in all manner of skin and body care. Floral Waters are a powerful therapeutic agent in their own right and are valuable for skin and health particularly for babies, invalids, elderly persons and people with sensitive skin. They are cooling, anti-inflamatory, stimulating or relaxing, gentle and selective antiseptics with qualities that can be uplifting, soothing to irritated skin, gentle and balancing. Hydrosols are nearly free of all irritating components and as such are well suited for very sensitive skin.


Aromatic hydrosols can be used alone as toners or added to other toner ingredients, such as aloe vera. They are wonderful in masks and lotions.


Here are examples of hydrosols with cosmetic applications:

German Chamomile - for sensitive skin and inflamation

Lavender - balances all kinds of skin types. Soothes sunburns, irritations, psoriasis and eczema

Lemon Verbena - lemon scented and mildly astrigent for oily skin

Melissa - very gentle on sensitive skin

Myrtle - soothing and gentle, its used as an eyewash for irritations and alergic reactions

Orange Blossom - good for couperose skin, but suitable for all skin types, the delicate fragramce soothes and calms

Rose - mildly astrigent for couperose skin, but suitable for all skin types, good on cotton pads for irritated eyes

Rosemary - for sluggish, sallow, devitalized skin that needs stimulation and regeneration
Witch Hazel - astrigent for oily or couperose skin, good as an aftershave tonic

Yarrow - mildly scented antiseptic, astrigent for problem or oily skin