Natural Remedies and Powders – Their Uses
Acetone 50ml
It is most frequently used as a nail polish remover.
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Almond Oil 20ml
Almond oil has been used for centuries to treat dry skin conditions, including eczema and psoriasis. The oil's fatty acid content may help dissolve excess oil on the skin and the retinoids may improve cell turnover. It may also help relieve sun damage.
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Aloes Lump 25g
Mainly used for its laxative properties.
May assist with arthritis.
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Aloes Powder 25g
Soothes and helps reduce irritation in the digestive tract – from irritable bowel syndrome to colitis or constipation.
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Alum Crystals 50g
A type of natural salt containing antibacterial properties – can prevent unwanted body odours. It can also be used on a wet cotton swab on oral mouth sores/lesions.
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Bay Rum 200ml
May be used as a massage oil to help relieve sore muscles and joints. It has powerful antimicrobial effects which act against a range of bacterial and fungal infections for minor wounds and sores.
It may be inhaled for effective relief from coughs and colds.
Bay Rum must always be diluted with water or a carrier oil if applied to the skin.
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Boric Acid Powder 50g
It can be used as an antiseptic for minor cuts and burns as well as an insecticidal to control ants, cockroaches, fleas and termites.
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Calamine Lotion 100ml
Calamine Lotion 200ml
Used as a medication to treat mild itchiness which includes sunburn, insect bites, chicken pox and it may also help with dry skin irritations.
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Camphorated Oil 50ml
It can be used topically to relieve pain, swelling, itching and irritation.
Camphor may also be used to relieve chest congestion.
It may assist with hair growth/strengthening when massaged on the scalp together with a carrier oil.
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Castor Oil 50ml
Castor Oil 100ml
A stimulant laxative meaning that it increases the movement of the muscles that push material through the intestines, helping clear the bowel and assisting with constipation
As castor Oil is rich in ricinoleic acid it can be used to moisturise the skin – because it is thick it is generally advised to mix it with almond oil.
Applying castor oil to wounds creates a moist environment that promotes healing and prevents sores from drying out.
Many people use Castor Oil as a natural hair conditioner.
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Citronella Oil 20ml
Helps decrease rashes, inflammation and infections.
Most commonly used as an insect repellent.
Promotes relaxation.
May help control pets behaviour when they are sprayed with a diluted solution.
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Coconut Oil 50ml
May improve dental health when swished around the mouth as it can be a powerful weapon against bacteria.
May relieve skin irritation.
Wonderful moisturiser for legs and arms and particularly for elbows and cracked heals.
Coconut oil can penetrate the hair shaft which may assist with reducing protein loss - when applied before or after shampooing.
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Copper Sulphate (Blue Stone) 50g
Antiseptic and Antifungal agent for topical use.
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Epsom Salts 100g
Epsom Salts 500g
Provides Magnesium when dissolved in water.
Promotes sleep and stress reduction when added to a bath, according to many users although there is no evidence that magnesium is absorbed by the skin.
May help with constipation.
May reduce pain and swelling.
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Eucalyptus Oil 20ml
Eucalyptus Oil 50ml
May relieve coughing and help expel mucus from the chest.
May be used in a spray to keep bugs away.
May be used on the skin to fight inflammation and promote healing.
May be used on minor burns.
Respiratory conditions may be helped by inhaling steam with added eucalyptus oil.
May sooth cold sores.
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Flowers of Sulphur 50g
For dry, scaly, itchy red skin including eczema, dermatitis and psoriasis.
May also assist with ringworm, athlete’s foot and mouth ulcers.
For relief from a sore throat – gargle with a quarter teaspoon in water.
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Friars Balsam 20ml
Friars Balsam 50ml
Can be used as an antiseptic and protectant to minor cuts and abrasions, chapped skin and lips, cracked nipples, small fissures of skin and anus, bedsores, indolent ulcers, herpes simplex, and gingivitis.
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Gentian Violet Solution 2% 20ml
An antiseptic dye used to treat fungal infections of the skin (e.g., ringworm, athlete's foot). It also has weak antibacterial effects and may be used on minor cuts and scrapes to prevent infection.
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Glucose Powder 100g
Glucose Powder 500g
Glucose powder is used to treat very low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), most often in people with diabetes mellitus. It works by quickly increasing the amount of glucose in your blood. Glucose powder is also used to provide carbohydrate calories to a person who cannot eat because of illness, trauma, or other medical condition.
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Glycerine 20ml
Glycerine 50ml
Glycerine 100ml
Glycerine is well-loved as a lotion and soap ingredient because it's a humectant. A humectant is a substance that pulls water from the second layer of the skin and brings it to the top layer of the skin. If the humidity is high, humectants also draw moisture from the air. As a result, glycerine hydrates skin, helps you shed dead skin cells and gives your skin a smooth, youthful glow. Glycerine is helpful for dry, rough, scaly, itchy skin and minor skin irritations (e.g., diaper rash, skin burns from radiation therapy).
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Hydrogen Peroxide 10vol 100ml
Hydrogen Peroxide 20vol 100ml
Hydrogen Peroxide 30vol 100ml
Hydrogen Peroxide 40vol 100ml
A mild antiseptic used on the skin to prevent infection of minor cuts, scrapes, and burns. It may also be used as a mouth rinse to help remove mucus or to relieve minor mouth irritation (e.g. due to cold sores and gingivitis).
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Iodine Tincture 20ml
Used as an antiseptic and disinfectant in the treatment of superficial skin infections caused by bacteria in minor abrasions, burns, or cuts. Can be used to disinfect the skin before surgery.
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Lime (Slaked) 50g
Used for making fruit preserves. It is also used to prepare lime water for skin lotions and to make calcium soaps.
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Liquid Paraffin 100ml
Liquid Paraffin 200ml
In an oral form, liquid paraffin is used as a stool softener for constipation by preventing dry and hard stools.
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Mercurochrome Solution 2% 20ml
Mercurochrome Solution 2% 50ml
As a topical antiseptic it is used to treat minor wounds, burns and scratches. It is also used in the antisepsis of the umbilical cord and the antisepsis of wounds that are taking time to heal, such as neuropathic ulcers and diabetic foot sores.
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Olive Oil 50ml
Olive Oil 100ml
When taken orally, olive oil may assist in reducing inflammation. It can also soothe chapped lips, moisturize skin, soften cuticles and soothe stretch marks.
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Plaster of Paris 500g
Traditional the most widely used cast material for immobilisation of fractures, diseased bones and joints, correction of deformities, contact casting (diabetic foot) and acute splinting.
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Potassium Permanganate 13g
Used as a medication for a number of skin conditions. This includes fungal infections of the foot, impetigo, superficial wounds, dermatitis and tropical ulcers.
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Saltpetre 50g
A common food preservative and additive. .
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Sal Volatile 50ml
Used mainly for inhalation to produce reflex stimulation in people who have fainted or are at risk of temporary loss of consciousness. Often referred to as “smelling salts”
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Sodium Bicarbonate 100g
Sodium Bicarbonate 500g
Also known as baking soda, it is used to relieve heartburn and acid indigestion by neutralizing excess stomach acid. When used for this purpose it is said to belong to the group of medicines called antacids. It may be used to treat the symptoms of stomach or duodenal ulcers.
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Spirits of Camphor 20ml
Can be used for temporary relief of minor aches, muscle and joint pain associated with arthritis, strains, bruises and backaches. Camphor can also be used in a steam vaporizer to help relieve coughing by moistening breathing passages.
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Surgical Spirits 50ml
Surgical Spirits 100ml
Surgical Spirits 200ml
Surgical Spirits is used to disinfect small cuts and for sterilising and hardening the skin. Surgical Spirits can also be used as household cleansing agent.
Surgical spirits works against bacteria, viruses and fungus and is often used to prepare the ear for piercing and to clean the posts of the earing being inserted.
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Sweet Oil 50ml
Sweet oil is known for its effective treatment of earaches and swimmer's ear. It is commonly used to aid in healing cuts and scrapes and to soften and moisturize cuticles so that they can be pushed back.
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Wintergreen Ointment 50g
Wintergreen ointment may be applied to the skin to relieve muscle pain. When inhaled it may relieve congestion.
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Zinc and Castor Oil Ointment 50g
May relieve the symptoms of nappy rash and can be used as a protective water resistant cream for dry, chapped skin. May help sooth minor sunburn and windburn.
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Zinc Starch and Boracic Powder 75g
Used to treat and prevent diaper rash and other minor skin irritations (e.g., burns, cuts, scrapes). It works by forming a barrier on the skin to protect it from irritants/moisture.
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