Show and Tell Friday-Herbal teas

Hello dear friends, and lovers of the extra-ordinary,
Today I am going to continue on the tin love theme, and show you two tin boxes containing excellent herbal tea leaves.

One is blue, the other is red. The blue one contains alexandrian, or senna, the dried leaves of Cassia acutifolia. It is an efficient purgative either for occasional use or in habitual constipation most appropriate for the use of children and delicate persons, and is especially valuable in hemorrhoids. The infusion of senna can be prepared as follows: Bring to the boil a handful of senna leaves. Cover with lid and leave overnight. Use within two days.



The red one contains leaves and flowers of dittany. Hippocrates recommended dittany for ailments of the digestive track, as well as rheumatism and arthritis. It also used to regulate menstruation. Remember NOT to use milk or sugar with your tea. DO add a few drops of lemon or a teaspoon of honey. Both teas and their tins will soon be available from my new shop.


I hope you enjoyed my Show and Tell. I wish you a very pleasant weekend. With thanks to Kelli for being our gracious host.

Try this at home

It's a lifesaver. And a sanity saver. Sore throat relieving, cough soothing, works miracles, at least during the day.
Made with honey, to sooth the throat, thyme extract, with antiseptic and tonic properties, fennel and aniseed essential oils, soothing the throat, easing the cough. Available from here (or e-mail me). I thought you ought to know...

Beauty issue solved!

After a lot of trial and error, I have found the cure for my dry scalp issues! This is not a paid post in any way, but because I have tried so many shampoos, I thought I ought to tell friends who might be interested in this very irritating issue!
Two weeks ago I stopped by this shop that up until then was fun to look at and fun to use, especially for their bath products, but I didn't know if it could be of any help on serious issues, and popped the question: Do you have a shampoo for dry scalp?
I had tried everything from pharmaceutical concoctions to Forever Living Products to salon cosmetic shampoos.
They did stock one. It was an unattractive, solid shampoo, with which one is supposed to wash damp hair. And it worked! From the first wash. Now I'm after the second, going to third wash and the results are great not only for the specific issues, but it also makes the hair glisten, and it is not greasy at all.
Here are some shots of the shop for you. This is orange and cinnamon soap.


Some lovely hearts and fizzy bath balls that smell of vanilla...
I am using the grape soap (the green one). It's lovely.

This soap and bath balls are pure bliss-by-the-sea.

And another view of the shop.

The company is called Fresh Line. You may visit their website by clicking here. If anyone is interested and as desperate as I was with dry scalp, e-mail me and I'll be glad to ship to you.