I'm starting a new feature for my blog called "Fair Friday". Every Friday I'm going to post a made at home beauty treatment or product. Well at least until I run out of ideas and recipes.
I've made an effort this last year to take small steps to improve my nutrition. I've chosen to eat more nutrient dense foods and have been positing the recipes here.
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| Peppermint Foot Scrub |
Not only am I improving what I put in my body, I've started taking care with what I put on my body.
That started a few years ago when I got really tired of winter dry skin that felt like sandpaper.
I started making my own melt and pour glycerin soap and noticed a big improvement in my skin. I also went to a seminar last spring and learned how to make a "pain relief" cream. I posted the recipe here. The instructors talked about the harmful ingredients in many of the make-up and skin care products we use. Those ingredients can be absorbed by our bodies.
I'm kicking off the series with peppermint foot scrub. I had my sugar foot scrub last month when I had my massage at Massage Envy. It was nice but at $12, a little pricey.
It is really easy to make and much cheaper than the spa
price. In addition these are all natural ingredients.
I love the peppermint smell of this and it gives a nice
tingling sensation on my feet.
The olive oil in the scrub is nice for softening the skin.
Be sure to dry your feet well before you walk. Your feet will be slippery due
to the olive oil. Scrubs are great but overuse can irritate your skin. Keep the scrub treatments to 2 or 3 a week.
Peppermint Foot Scrub*
1 ½ cup fine sea salt
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
6 drops peppermint essential oil
Mix all ingredients together. Store in a clean, dry, covered container.
This mixture is best used after a foot bath or soak. It gently exfoliates callused soles and feet.
This mixture is best used after a foot bath or soak. It gently exfoliates callused soles and feet.
Peppermint essential oil has antibacterial properties that
stop the growth of bacteria. It also has
anti-fungal properties. It has been used
as a home treatment for skin ailments such as rashes.
The menthol in peppermint also helps prevent oil production
so it helps treat oily skin.
It is important to use essential oils, not just a peppermint fragrence. I got mine from Amazon. I think many health food stores sell them as well.
* Adapted from the book “ Homemade Body Scrubs & Masks
for Beginners” by Lindsey P
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| Chris Wodke representing for Team USA at PATCO 2014 |
Chris
Wodke
Founder
& Manager Team CMT
www.run4cmt.com
Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished 2nd
at Boston in
the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.
She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent TeamUSA
at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago
in 2015.
In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship. She has qualified to represent Team
In 2014 she represented the U.S.
as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American Triathlon Championship in Dallas , Texas
She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.
She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.
Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a cure
for CMT. We have 159 members in 30 states. We also have members in Australia , Scotland ,
Canada , Vietnam , Turkey ,
Finland and Iran . If you
wish to join us visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com
or www.hnf-cure.org
CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.
Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.
Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.
Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.
Additional
symptoms may include fatigue, sleep apnea, breathing difficulties and hearing
loss.
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