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
Put a splash of spice in your life!
Updated: 8/13/2018
