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  2. Herbal distillate - Wikipedia

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    Herbal distillates, also known as floral waters, hydrosols, hydrolates, herbal waters, and essential waters, [1] are aqueous products of hydrodistillation. They are colloidal suspensions of essential oils as well as water-soluble components obtained by steam distillation or hydrodistillation (a variant of steam distillation) from plants and herbs.

  3. Natural skin care - Wikipedia

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    Natural skin care uses topical creams and lotions made of ingredients available in nature. [1] Much of the recent literature reviews plant-derived ingredients, which may include herbs, roots, flowers and essential oils, [2] [3] [4] but natural substances in skin care products include animal-derived products such as beeswax, and minerals.

  4. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    The leaves are used as herbal medicine to alleviate cough and fever, pain, and general gastrointestinal disorders as well as to cure dermatologic disorders. Similarly, the fruit juice and oils can be used in the treatment of liver disease, gastrointestinal disorders, chronic wounds or other dermatological disorders. [86] Hoodia gordonii: Hoodia

  5. Euphorbia peplus - Wikipedia

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    The plant's sap is toxic to rapidly replicating human tissue, and has long been used as a traditional remedy for common skin lesions. [6] The active ingredient in the sap is a diterpene ester called ingenol mebutate. A pharmaceutical-grade ingenol mebutate gel has approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of actinic keratosis.

  6. Baby oil - Wikipedia

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    Baby oil is often used in the skin care of newborns. Baby oil is an inert oil used to keep skin soft and supple, named for its use on babies and also often used on adults for skincare and massage. The skin of an infant, especially a premature one, is sensitive, thin, and fragile.

  7. Infusion - Wikipedia

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    Herbal remedies are commonly produced through infusions in water or oil. Flavored oils: Plants with desirable flavors may be steeped in an edible oil or vinegar for an extended period; the infused oil or vinegar is often sold still containing the plant and is then used as flavoring. Chilis, lemon, garlic, and many other plants may be used.

  8. Balm of Gilead - Wikipedia

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    Commiphora gileadensis, identified by some as the ancient balm of Gilead, in the Botanical gardens of Kibutz Ein-Gedi Branches and fruit of a Commiphora gileadensis shrub. In the Bible, balsam is designated by various names: בֹּשֶׂם (bosem), בֶּשֶׂם (besem), צֳרִי (ẓori), נָטָף (nataf), which all differ from the terms used in rabbinic literature.

  9. List of Saturday Night Live commercial parodies - Wikipedia

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    Caribbean Essence Bath Oil – foaming, scented bath enhancer that causes a West Indian man (Tracy Morgan) to pop up during the bath and carry his bathers across a beach. [ 119 ] Carl Weathers for Governor – Following in the footsteps of his Predator co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jesse "The Body" Ventura , Carl Weathers promotes himself ...