Ache – Homemade Foot & Muscle Relief

Your tired, achy feet will love this after a long hard day:

1/4 cup of coarsest ground almonds

1/4 cup of dry oatmeal

3 tbsp. of cocoa butter

2 tbsp. of honey

Combine all of the ingredients, and massage the mixture into your skin.  Pull on clean cotton socks, and I leave them on overnight.  In the morning, I remove the socks and rinse my feet with cool water.

Aching muscles

I ease my aching muscles with this homemade remedy:

1 tbsp. of petroleum jelly

6 drops of peppermint oil

Warm water

I mix the petroleum jelly and oil in a small bowl, and then place in a larger bowl of warm water.  I soak a towel in warm ( not hot!) tap water.  Wring it out, and drape it over the troubled area. Leave it in place for 3 to 5 minutes.  Remove the towel and massage the oil/jelly mixture into the skin.