Re: KT Cream recipe/storage/application ideas

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>

> Here's the recipe/storage, plus I tacked on my ideas on application

> modalities to get it all in one place:

It would be really nice if this info could be put in the files so it's

easily accessible by everyone at any time.

Lizzie

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: Thank you so much! This is really useful and I would love

to replace my expensive exfoliation jar with KT cream!

Blessings,

Suzanne

>

> Here's the recipe/storage, plus I tacked on my ideas on application

> modalities to get it all in one place:

>

>

> ------KT CREAM RECIPE AND STORAGE------------------

>

> I've done some experimenting and have found a recipe/method for the

> kombucha cream that works. The cream itself is just SCOBY pureed in a

> blender with enough liquid KT added to make the right consistency. You

> want it to be like applesauce, and it may take longer in the blender

than

> you might think-- SCOBYs are tough.

>

> STORAGE: The website recommends refrigeration. I have found that the

> cream spoils under refrigeration within 10 days to 2 weeks. It's

better to

> leave it out at room temperature so that its protective bioactivity can

> continue. It lasts a very long time (so far, months), at room temp.

The

> cream will skin over... to use the cream, lift the skin and take out

what

> you want, then lower the skin back over. But here is the key: once the

> cream has skinned over (or even before), cover the cream with a

little bit

> of liquid KT. Add a little liquid as needed. This nourishes and

keeps the

> whole thing from drying out. Can put a solid cap on, or use muslin or

> (unbleached) waxed paper. I've done all 3 and all 3 covers work.

>

> Experiment around. Some people add other ingredients such as clays or

> herbs. I haven't tried that. But I have found the cream to be an

amazing

> skin remedy (for whatever ails ye) as well as facial treatment. If

using

> as facial, experiment with the time left on because while I've not

had this

> problem, it's been suggested some people's skin might be sensitive

to the

> acidity. My experience tho has been that my skin is nourished and

> extremely happy to receive it.

>

>

> ------ EXTERNAL APPLICATION, USES COMPARED ---------------

>

> I've had an epiphany about external application. There are 3 basic

types

> of external application-- liquid KT, KT cream, and pure whole SCOBY.

>

> One of my first pieces of information about external applications

was quite

> a few months ago when I first started with KT and found this list.

Margret

> was reporting having applied either the cream or the SCOBY to her vein

> problem in leg, and that the flesh eroded. Margret, can you repeat

> that? I cannot find your recent post on it.

>

> Having this repeated on the list got me thinking, and a few minutes

ago I

> was struck with why the cream or SCOBY application caused flesh

> erosion. It's the very same reason that such external applications have

> been getting rid of the benign skin bumps on my nose. It's very simple.

>

> Each form of external application has particular characteristics

that make

> them better for certain applications and less ideal for others.

Once this

> is understood, however, it's easy to modify the application of any

external

> form to help a given problem.

>

> For example, I experience the KT cream (when stored as I do, by

keeping it

> alive and moist with KT) to be the most intense external application for

> problems on unbroken skin (as opposed to cuts, ulcers, or wounds). If

> applied as a facial, it peels the dead skin off in short order. If

applied

> to irregularities in the skin, bumps and so forth, it has the

potential for

> peeling the skin back far enough to get rid of such things, but it

may take

> a series of applications since if the bumps are deep seated there

will have

> to be interim healing of the surrounding areas. As I have described

in a

> previous email, the healing process from the intense use of KT cream was

> very similar to that of healing from a previous experience in which a

> highly skilled plastic surgeon removed some of the bumps (which tend to

> keep reproducing once a person manifests them, but more on that

> later). So, it is my opinion that KT cream is best used in a 12/7

or 24/7

> heavily applied manner with conditions that need dissolving or breaking

> down; or, for the relief of temporary skin conditions such as hives,

bites,

> etc., as short-term, 3-4 times a day.

>

> The use of whole SCOBYs, it seems to me, has a deeper, less skin-deep

> effect. For example I recently described having wrapped my knee with

a big

> one, using a wide ace bandage gently wrapped, which relieved the

pain I was

> experiencing that was keeping me awake. It improved the pain so that I

> could perform two days later with my band as I do, on inline skates. I

> have also used thin pieces of SCOBY torn off and laid as a mask on

the skin

> bumps, it adheres well on its own and dries there. I would

alternate that

> mode with the KT cream mode on my nose some, just naturally doing

what felt

> right. My impression is that the cream and the whole SCOBY were doing

> slightly different things to the site of application, complementary

> things. Nevertheless it's clear that the cream did the most peeling and

> dissolving. (The SCOBY is good for a break from the intensity of

the cream

> while still continuing the treatment.)

>

> Last, we have the application of liquid kombucha tonic itself. This

can be

> thought of for uses such as antiseptic, linament, and can be used

anywhere

> the cream or whole SCOBY is used, again as a way to reduce intensity of

> treatment while continuing forward with it. So, this makes a lot of

sense

> with the issue of a varicose vein that has ulcered (opened in a sore

to the

> surface). The thing that is not needed with an ulcer is dissolving of

> flesh. What is needed is an emollient, antiseptic, nurturing film,

which

> is exactly what KT tonic provides when gently applied with the hand, a

> cotton ball, or a piece of flannel (refresh often).

>

> I theorize that if such an ulcer were heavily encrusted with poorly

> scabbing material or if it had gotten dirty or was not healing well

for any

> reason, or if it were starting to show signs of infection, an

initial rinse

> with liquid KT and then heavy applications of KT cream would be

indicated

> until the surface looked moist and pink or red again, that is, use the

> cream to clean up a sore or wound (only if necessary), otherwise use the

> liquid tonic, as a general rule to get started with. Because such

types of

> problems don't need reduction of tissue, they need to be facilitated to

> construct tissue.

>

> As I analyze the various uses to which I've put the three external

> kombucha-application types, I see that this schema is a useful tool for

> thinking about how to approach a given external health concern.

>

> KT cream: tissue reduction

> KT liquid: tissue nurturance

> whole SCOBY: muscoloskeletal issues, consolidation of gains in healing,

> burn compress, bee stings and other insect bites, all-over skin tonic...

>

> I said at the beginning that once one understands this thinking, it is

> possible to modulate one's use of any of them to achieve the other

> needs. For instance if you needed cream but only had a whole SCOBY,

if you

> keep the SCOBY wet with liquid KT it will accelerate the process.

If you

> only have cream but need liquid, put the cream on for shorter

periods, more

> frequently. Don't allow to dry on. If you need liquid and only have a

> SCOBY, then just wipe the area with the SCOBY and let dry. This to

> illustrate that it's all relative to time. Since the liquid KT is

really

> the same thing biologically and chemically as the cream or the whole

SCOBY,

> using the cream or SCOBY is a way to accelerate the effects, thus

> shortening the time necessary for resolution.

>

> I've been thinking about excema and psoriasis. I think these are

> conditions that need both cream and liquid. Because the flakiness needs

> dissolving, but the skin needs nurturance and building as well. So,

during

> the day one could use liquid, and at night use the cream. That

works well

> socially also.

>

> Kombucha is so considerate that way

>

> --V

>

> P.S. I think if one is treating a skin condition with cream or

SCOBY that

> a general practice of applying the liquid when not soaking the cream or

> SCOBY on it would be beneficial. That's what I've been doing

intuitively,

> and it really helps. Then on occasion it would be, not putting anything

> on, letting it breathe a day or two.

>

> Ah, and I said I'd get back to the repeated manifestation of the skin

> bumps: it appears to me that we're beating back the bumps on all fronts:

> eradication and prevention.

>

>

>

> ~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

> --A.J. Muste

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

This is a great synthesis of information, and I do hope it gets on

the files for future reference!

In case you or anyone else is interested in experimenting further,

ideas for other uses for KT as a tonic might be found in recipes for

using natural vinegar as a tonic. I happened to be on MakeupAlley (a

Web site where anyone can review cosemtics), and I was surprised to

see Bragg's apple cider vinegar as one of their most frequently --and

positively -- reviewed products since it's not even a cosmetic. In

the reviews, people mention using it straight as a tonic, and others

mix it with white tea, aspirin, other essential oils, vitamin C,

etc. People seem to rave about this stuff, but I think our kombucha

could do even better! And that doesn't even include the other

wonderful things that reports w/ regard to uses of the SCOBY

as a cream, compress, etc.

In case anyone's interested, here's the site for most popular

MakeupAlley reviews; scroll down to the listing for Bragg's, which is

about 12 down last time I looked.

http://makeupalley.com/product/browse.asp/topten=popular/

Nori

[Guest guest]

>: Thank you so much! This is really useful and I would love

>to replace my expensive exfoliation jar with KT cream!

>Blessings,

>Suzanne

Well, since you're used to using a preparation specifically for

exfoliation, I will be interested to hear your opinion on the cream's

function for that.

--V

~~~ There is no way to peace; peace is the way ~~~~

--A.J. Muste