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Carpet Freshener

Combine 3/4 cup baking soda, 2 tbsp corn starch, and 1/4 cup perfumed talcum powder. Sprinkle on dry carpet, let stand 5 to 15 minutes, then vacuum.

NOBODY USE THE CARPET CLEANER RECIPE! It will turn your carpet into a tie dye shag carpet. Instead, see Ballerina Galoshes father about something that will really work! smile

Sugar Scrub!

I use this as an exfoliant and moisturizer, as i've got psoriasis AND acne prone skin. My boyfriend jokes that after i use it i smell like a cookie, haha.

2 cups Brown Sugar
1 cup Olive Oil
1 tsp Vanilla

Mix all the ingredients. Store in a glass jar. in the shower, scrub whereever you have dry skin with it, and then rinse. It feels great!

Anyone got a recipe for oily skin or makeup remover? takes 3 washes to get my mascara and eye shadow off.

Here's a little facial mask for dry skin

Facial Mask

1 beaten egg
1/2 tsp olive oil
1 tbsp milk
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp Flour

Mix wet ingredients first, and then add the salt and flour, blending to a thick paste. If it's runny, add a bit more flour until it's a good consistancy.

Put on skin, and wait 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water, and pat dry face. Put on moisturizer, and voila!

It should be used the day it's made, but if not, seal tightly in a container and refrigerate!

~NO FLEA DOG BISCUITS~ 2 c. unbleached flour, 1/2 c. wheat germ, 1/2c. brewers yeast, 2 ea. cloves garlic-minced, 3tbs vegetable oil, 1c. chicken stock. Preheat oven to 400 and oil 2-3 baking sheets. Combine first flour ingrediants. In a large mixing bowl, combine garlic and oil. Slowely stir flour mixture and stock alternately into the oil and garlice, beting well, until well mixed. Shape dough into a ball. On lightly floured surface, roll out dough till dough is about thick enough to use a 2" biscuit cutter, cutting into rounds. place rounds on greased cookie sheets and bake for 20-25 minutes or until well browned. Turn off heat in oven and allow biscuits to dry in oven for several hours. Store in refrigerator or freeze. makes about 26 biscuits.