dugdeep said:
truth seeker said:
grini said:
Grandma is the only person in the family who is open-minded :) About a month ago I asked her if she would like to try cream made of lard for the face and body (translated on English it should be called "Lard washed in 9 waters"), I will make it for her and myself. She started to laugh and said "Sure! Why not! :D " That's why I love her so much :)
I looked that up and unfortunately nothing came up with a search. Interestingly enough though, I have been thinking along the lines of using lard as either a moisturizer or even a sort of cleanser. If I remember correctly, lard used to be used in soap, so that may be an interesting thing to source if it still exists.
What did come up was "lard face cream". From what I understand, it's just that, lard used to keep the face hydrated. I suppose if it's prepared correctly, it would be okay to use and I may just give that a go. I just want to make sure I don't end up smelling like pork! :D
Funny enough, at the health food store I work at we just got in an anti-inflammatory cream that is in a base of lard mixed with some sort of pine extract. It's a Native American recipe, apparently. I tried a sample and it felt nice on the skin. Surprisingly, it seemed to absorb quite well and didn't remain greasy.
truth seeker, maybe putting a drop or two of some sort of essential oil into the lard would keep you from smelling like pork all day :)
Excatly!!! I put a few drops of lavender essential oil, to cover up the smell of pork. It works for a few hours and then it evaporates, you can then smell pork, but smell is very, very mild :) My mom complained once... she has a big nose for smells of all kind
I should try another round of lard cream.
You can experiment with about 2 tablespoons of lard, add cold water and mix it with kitchen mixer (for the first time, I mixed it manually, maybe because of that there was still a smell of pork, I haven't tried yet with kitchen mixer) for 2-3 minutes, then carefully pour out the water and add fresh one, mix it again for 2-3 minutes. Repeat it 9 times, you should have foamy, white lard cream now :D Add essential oil and mix it. Put it in a jar and store it in the fridge, you should use it in a few days, then make a new one.
A long time ago, our great great grandmothers were using lard for face, they didn't had wrinkles as we are having it today. It is also good if you are having a cold or bronchitis, if you cough a lot. Make holes with a needle on some kind of textile or paper and put on some lard and then put it on a chest, same goes behind on your back and you go to sleep with all that on you.
It is good to get rid of stretch marks, it is anti-inflammatory as dugdeep wrote, if you or your baby have eczema, just put some lard :) It is important that lard is homemade.
