Homemade Skin Toner

Homemade Skin Toner

7 uncoated aspirin tablets
2 T. witch hazel (Great Cleaner)
1 T. aloe vera gel (great for cuts, burns and rashes as well)
10 drops tea tree oil (optional, but recommended)

any 2-3 oz. bottle (like the size you'd take on an airplane)


Combine ingredients. Fill the rest of the bottle with hot water. Let sit 24 hours. Pour through a paper towel to remove sediment (if you care to ... really doesn't matter). Keeps for up to 14 days (no preservatives, ya know).



WHY THIS WORKS

Salicylic Acid, the chemical exfoliant found in many acne treatments, facial masks, toners and wart/corn removers, is also a great headache medicine. However, it’s a little rough on the tummy so it’s ‘buffered’ with another molecule and we call it aspirin.

So, yes, the same stuff that fixes your face, cures your aches…and is derived from plants like willow. Which is why our ancestors from Indians to Hippocrates chewed on willow bark for a pain reliever.

NOTE: If you are allergic to aspirin (i.e. break out, itch, can't breath, or any other adverse reaction) …DO NOT USE.