My hubby was recently asked to be the Assistant Scout Leader for our church's scout troop...and just in time for the weekend 50 mile round trip bike trip (with...
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King's Taste Prod...
kingstaste
Sep 2, 2006 10:50 pm
Straight corn starch. Gold bond has some menthol in it, which is why it stings. You know, cucumber slices as a poultice take swelling out from under the eyes,...
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hillwizard2@...
hillwizard2
Sep 2, 2006 11:06 pm
In a message dated 9/2/2006 3:13:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, jmknoppe@... writes: But the chafing I have no idea what to do for. He's showered and...
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Rickard, Patty
pattyrickard
Sep 3, 2006 4:49 am
We used to mix vaseline & corn starch for my son's diaper rash - messy, but it worked like a charm - smelled good, too if you spring for the baby powder...
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Aelfwyn@...
aelfwynmarie
Sep 3, 2006 12:47 pm
She is talking an ailing hubby here. All the suggestions will most likely help his symptoms, but my money is on the prescribed "wuzza wuzzas" as having the...
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Apollonia de Avena
apollonia_de...
Sep 3, 2006 2:39 pm
It sounds like heat rash. The cornstarch will do ok, but I would suggest the zinc cream. You need not only a drying agent but a water barrier (to prevent...
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Anwen Dutson
mountain_hed...
Sep 3, 2006 6:49 pm
Aelfwyn@... wrote: my money is on the prescribed "wuzza wuzzas" as having the most curative powers. Only if you don't have a problem with poisoning...
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McIsaac & Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Sep 3, 2006 7:37 pm
The cornstarch has the serious issue of exacerbating the problem if it is at all bacteria based. Cornstarch is bacteria food. Use a neutral powder if you...
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McIsaac & Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Sep 3, 2006 7:48 pm
That should be GSE. Grapefruit seed extract. My computer switched the acronym. Heh. Trey I always treat such things as bacterial, so it would be tea tree oil...
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Sara Glaze
presleysmom_...
Sep 3, 2006 9:35 pm
Sounds weird but there is a fix before it starts. We ladies down here in Trimaris where average temps at the event this weekend were in the low 90's. You roll...
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avacyn@...
avecyn
Sep 3, 2006 9:54 pm
Kaolin or Cosmetic clay or green french clay (you can get these from herbal supply stores or mountainroseherbs.com). This comes as a fine powder and are...
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Joanne Clyde
vanderhooftess
Sep 3, 2006 10:20 pm
I wanted to thank you all for your advice, though I made some errors in the implmenetation of it. Can I claim "newbie" at all??? Maybe you'll get a chuckle...
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Anwen Dutson
mountain_hed...
Sep 4, 2006 1:55 am
It has been pointed out to me off-list that the purpose of this list is to discuss herbalism only as it applies to the SCA and that my opinions of allopathic...
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Rickard, Patty
pattyrickard
Sep 4, 2006 3:34 am
Bicycle shorts are another fix before it starts, if he's going to be doing much riding. Ceit ________________________________ From:...
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Rickard, Patty
pattyrickard
Sep 4, 2006 3:36 am
Talc is just ground rock, but they started switching from it to cornstach in baby powder because of problems with inhaled particles. Just don't make a big...
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McIsaac & Capnerhurst
treasach_kelle
Sep 4, 2006 5:58 am
I don't think you were wrong at all. I think re-creationism directly implies a respect as well as a knowledge our ancestors lives. Herbalism and natural...
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King's Taste Prod...
kingstaste
Sep 4, 2006 2:57 pm
Um, ok, I agree with pretty much everything here (I've also read that book - scary stuff), but the 'wuzza wuzza's I mentioned (and which Aelfwyn joking...
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Anwen Dutson
mountain_hed...
Sep 4, 2006 4:54 pm
I had never heard of "wuzza wuzzas" until now, but that is probably because we are likely living in different parts of the country. I took the phrase as...
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Peri
nuinwen
Sep 4, 2006 8:41 pm
I TOTALLY agree. I think that one of the natural assumptions the members of the list operate under is that we have an interest in medicinal and/or culinery...
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King's Taste Prod...
kingstaste
Sep 5, 2006 1:53 am
That's the problem with email, no body language or vocal inflections. Imagine my voice in not-quite-baby-speak sing-songy - 'ooh, poooor baby - wuzza wuzza' -...
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Joanne Clyde
vanderhooftess
Sep 5, 2006 3:16 am
Is there anyone who wants to come help me butcher my Basil plant? I've taken a third of this puppy off for drying and it's still 3 feet high and about 2 feet...
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Joanne Clyde
vanderhooftess
Sep 5, 2006 3:21 am
I shared the term "wuzza wuzza" with my hubby and he translated that term to mean something more.... *ahem* "active" than a "poor baby..." Not that he was in...
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shockeralum
Sep 5, 2006 3:27 am
I have been lurking here for a LONG time and I have learned alot! I still consider myself new to the SCA. Is there anyone on here from the Kansas City Area?...
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Shanalee C Hollingshead
auntelysant
Sep 5, 2006 4:19 am
If you would like to try an herbal remedy, I would recommend an infusion of plantain and comfrey root in olive oil with some bee's wax to thicken. It works...
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Lila Richards
sinechnz
Sep 5, 2006 7:14 am
... I understand you can dye with it, though I haven't tried it myself. I imagine you'd get a yellow or greenish-yellow colour. I'm not sure if you'd use the...
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Marian Walke
oldmarian
Sep 5, 2006 12:37 pm
... Your local SCA branch is the Barony of the Forgotten Sea. You can contact the Seneschal (see below) and ask for information on local events and meetings,...
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Nicole Young
edwynaalwynne2
Sep 5, 2006 4:09 pm
Hello there. One of my favorites is Witch Hazel... it is great on chafing, bites, sunburns and bruises... I also use it as a toner on my face... it should help...
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Dianne & Greg Stucki
alisone17404
Sep 5, 2006 4:38 pm
... I understand you can dye with it, though I haven't tried it myself. I imagine you'd get a yellow or greenish-yellow colour. I'm not sure if you'd use the...
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Tina Seiler
hawkwarrior30
Sep 5, 2006 6:07 pm
... decorative? Mine has spread in three months to a plant approximately 2 1/2 feet wide. (I know it could be used as a Charmin alternative, but I was hoping...
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King's Taste Prod...
kingstaste
Sep 5, 2006 6:38 pm
lol - he's fine then. Christianna I shared the term "wuzza wuzza" with my hubby and he translated that term to mean something more.... *ahem* "active" than a...
