Bay Spice Face Tonic Recipe

This Bay Spice Face Tonic Recipe is spicy, and invigorating. Take a whiff and rub on the face for a morning wake up! The aroma is spicy, fresh, sweet, and earthy.

Bay Spice Face Tonic Ingredients

• 10 bay leaves
• 10 allspice balls
• 10 whole cloves
• 10 slices of ginger OR 2 sprigs of rosemary with about 20 leaves each
• 8 cups of rum

Bay Spice Face Tonic Instructions

Soak all of the ingredients together in a large glass mason jar for about two months.  Next, strain out spices and re-bottle the liquid.  Apply to the face with a cotton ball.  Discontinue use if any irritation occurs.  Should last several months.

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Bay Spice Face Tonic Research

• The leaf extracts of Allamanda cathartica (golden trumpet) and Laurus nobilis (bay) promote wound healing activity.  From:  Evaluation of wound healing activity of Allamanda cathartica. L. and Laurus nobilis. L. extracts on rats. 
• Clove oil possessed anti-inflammatory and peripheral antinociceptive activities. From:  Anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive activities A of eugenol essential oil in experimental animal models.
• A double blind clinical study of 25 women using a cream containing rosemary and gotu kola extracts for 4 weeks demonstrated improved skin firmness. From: Randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, split-face study on the clinical efficacy of Tricutan® on skin firmness.
• Rosemary water-soluble extract inhibited UV cutaneous photodamage.  From:  Photoprotective effect of a water-soluble extract of Rosmarinus officinalis L. against UV-induced matrix metalloproteinase-1 in human dermal fibroblasts and reconstructed skin.

By: Kathy Sadowski, MS in Aromatherapy, RA (ARC), NAHA and AIA Professional Member, LMT

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Updated: 8/13/2018

This categorized compilation of research articles does not necessarily imply that there are adequate results to demonstrate safe and/or effective human use. These statements are not meant to diagnose, treat, or cure any diseases. The information at this page has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Consult a Doctor before using herbs and essential oils if you have medical conditions, are taking medications, or have questions.