Re: KT cream

[Guest guest]

I have been following this and thinking it is time to make me some cream but I

was wondering if you have ever mixed it with coconut oil?

Also, when you use it on your face, do you only use it as facial and then wash

off or do you leave it on all night?

Thanks,

Allyn

KT cream

Thank you, Margret, I need to save that " short version "

The only thing I want to change about that is that it's really something of

a problem to put a solid lid on the jar. A fellow on this list did that

and when he went to open the jar the cream had built up pressure and he had

a KT cream explosion come out (no broken glass or anything). So, a solid

lid can be used, but it must be put on LOOSELY. I keep the bulk of my KT

cream in a wide-mouth 1/2-pint mason jar, with a cloth cover and then

(unbleached) wax paper on top. That holds down some evaporation while

letting it breathe naturally. Then I take a tablespoon of cream and put it

in a little glass face-cream jar. That's what I use for dabs of cream,

whereas if I'm going to do a facial I take it from the main supply. This

last time I made a much larger quantity and that is stored with my other KT

vessels in a wide-mouth quart jar, and I fill up my 1/2-pint pots from there.

I've been keeping cream at each sink. I like a dab on mosquito bites, and

of course I recently posted about how it works on poison oak rash. I live

in the country and do a lot with my hands, and they get nicks and scratches

that I don't usually fuss over too much. Every now and again one gets

infected and I've started putting a dab of cream under a bandaid and

letting it take care of the infection. Normally I would have used either a

natural salve or, if stubborn, an antibiotic ointment like Neosporin.

I'm really happy to have the KT cream-- completely cheap and very powerful,

and completely healthy. As I was growing up, any time I got any little cut

or nick I had to put Neosporin in it or it would get infected. It's

remained true that I generally had to pay attention to cuts and wounds. My

experience these many years later is that since drinking KT my little

wounds are more likely to heal on their own, and then those that don't

respond to the cream.

There is also a longer article on KT cream uses that can be downloaded from

the list website. I need to make some changes in it too, but what's there

is basically ok.

--V

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>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 may darken over time, but it never grows mold; in the refrigerator it

>grows mold]. 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.

>

>I'm here if you have any further questions. People on this list have used

>it to clear up eczema, and that's one of the most stubborn,

>difficult-to-treat skin ailments there are.

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

--A.J. Muste

[Guest guest]

>I have been following this and thinking it is time to make me some cream

>but I was wondering if you have ever mixed it with coconut oil?

People have talked about doing this but I have not. I haven't been using

the cream as an emollient. Mostly I have been using it to reduce tissue or

infection. I do not recommend mixing the cream with anything if that is

your intention, because its function comes from its bioactivity, and

anything added is going to dilute and possibly interfere with the activity.

Mixing it with coconut oil would be an entirely other project that I have

yet to explore.

>Also, when you use it on your face, do you only use it as facial and then

>wash off or do you leave it on all night?

When used as a facial, people need to explore for themselves how long to

leave it on. In a heavy layer, it seems to exfoliate the skin fairly

rapidly. So, 5-15 minutes. Allowed to dry onto the face longer, it seems

to exert a strong drawing power and also seems to nourish. However, some

people are going to find that allowing it to stay on for very long is going

to be irritating. It's really very individual and people have to take

responsibility for carefully experimenting and finding their own way with

it. I would start with 5 minutes, wash it off, and see how your skin

does. Some people will find it to be too acidic to use longer (or at all)

or with much regularity, others will find that it balances their skin

beautifully. Those who find it too acidic may benefit from an occasional

cleansing with the liquid KT, others again may find that even that is too

much. I haven't done facials more often than every 2 weeks, though I'd

like to do it once a week.

So whether this all translates to leaving it on overnight is something

you'll have to find out for yourself.

--V

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

--A.J. Muste