Arrowroot: A very fine textured, high starch powder. May be included in skin applications as a paste (assisting in drying pimples) or in body powder (replacing talc).
2teaspoons arrowroot powder
2 teaspoons orris root powder
Method
- Mix the two ingredients together (for long hair you may need to double the quantities).
- Brush the powder through the hair.
- Brush hair well to remove the powder.
Starches used include corn, rice, wheat, potato and arrowroot. It can also be produced synthetically or by adding crystallized cane sugar to a mixture of alcohol and acid. In some countries (like the U.S.) glucose is run through bone-char filters ...
1/4 cup arrowroot
1/4 cup powdered orrisroot
1/4 cup water
1 tsp ground sage
Directions:
Mix all dry ingredients in a bowl. Add water until paste is desired thickness / consistency. Store at room temperature in a tightly covered jar.
Bath or Body Powder - Cornstarch, tapioca or arrowroot are effective as bath powders.
Dandruff Preventer - Mix 1/2 cup of vinegar with 1/2 cup of water and rinse hair before shampooing. Do this twice a week.
From this book I got exiced about all of the wonderfull plants that grow in the rainforests.
For natural skin care Arrowroot, Espinheira, Guajava, Gumbo-limbo, and Pau d'arco just to name a few.
Body powder is the generic name for alternatives to talcum powder. It is usually made from a combination of tapioca flour, rice flour, cornstarch, kaolin, arrowroot powder, and/or orrisroot powder, but other powders may be used.
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