CALL IN THE REINFORCEMENTS – CLAY PART 2
In part one of my article about Calcium Bentonite Living Clay you learned how to take it in the most effective way. In the concluding part of my article I want to teach you how to put Calcium Bentonite clay to the best use. Medicine men from indigenous tribes used to use clay for drawing out poisons from snakes and insect bites, healing wounds and as an aid to pregnancy. They knew a thing of two about clay.
So besides taking clay internally, your body loves clays as a soother, poultice for infections, tamer of inflammation and bites and even as a promoter of rapid new skin growth. Your plants and vegetables, both indoors and outside will love to be fed on this clay. Feeding your vegetables with this mineral rich clay will increase the nutritional value of each crop, as well as supporting healthy root and plant growth.
Living Clay’s Role in your body’s health
- Detoxifies – Magnetically draws toxins to each particle and holds on to them through their journey out of your body.
- Balances – Clay is homeostatic, creating balance within your body.
- Stimulates – Watch how red your skin gets when you use a face mask – the clay is drawing blood and oxygen to the areas that need repair whether on the surface or under the surface of the skin. This in turn stimulates lymphatic movement making you healthier – yeah!
How to use Clay externally
You probably know how to have a healing, relaxing, delicious detox bath and you don’t have to be cleansing to enjoy the benefits. This any time luxury bath can promote restful sleep, soften your skin, ease tension and pain, all while getting to work at reversing any little annoyances throughout your body.
Run a very warm bath to open each and every pore, and with the clay’s magnetic powers, it can draw out toxins through each pore. (Yes you will want to rinse off afterwards!)
This is how I do a Luxury detox bath. Great when cleansing or any time.
2 cups Living Clay Powder
½ cup Bob’s Red Mill Bicarb of Soda or other Aluminum free brand
4 oz or ½ cup Magnesium Oil
Run a lovely warm to very warm bath, put in the ingredients, swirl around, step in, relax and meditate. Repeat after me…”Ahhhh!”
It is important to submerge as much of your body under the water as possible as every pore is an exit point for toxins.
Now if you only have clay, I can assure you, you will still have an amazing bath so don’t let lack of the other ingredients stop you from enjoying such a great healing bath.
**Children with autism or within that spectrum usually have high levels of heavy metal toxicity. A daily clay bath is said to create calmer children who maintain longer eye contact and improved communications skills.
The benefits of applying clay to your skin
Making a thick, muddy, goop from your Clay Powder (We call this a clay poultice) or use the ready prepared Clay Mask and apply it as a thick mask. Clay poultices are intended to be kept on the skin for extended periods of time, as during this time, the curative properties of the clay, will draw out toxins.
How to make your own clay mask
Combine 1 part clay powder to 3 parts pure or alkaline water. Mix well until the lumps are out. Use a wooden NOT metal spoon and keep in a glass or plastic, airtight container. You can double the quantity to make more and place this in your blender but remove as soon as mixed so as to minimize the contact with the metal blades. Wash your blender immediately afterwards.
As a rule, clay poultices are great for the following challenges
Inflamed body organs,
Sinuses,
Broken and fractured bones,
Infected wounds,
Eye irritations and complaints of this nature
Bacteria found in the pores on the face, back, neck and chin, etc.
Our clay is completely sterile. Have comfort in knowing you can apply it absolutely ANYWHERE on your body.
Think…
• Diaper rash – apply a layer of wet clay, leave to dry a little (not completely) then put on the diaper and leave until next diaper change – re-apply each diaper change.
• Hemorrhoids – apply a thick amount to a cotton pad and place over the hemorrhoid and leave for a few hours. Change several times a day.
People who cleanse initially can experience hemorrhoids. This is an excellent use
of your clay mask. You may walk around a bit strangely but he relief will be well
met!!
• Blisters – Place a small dab of moist clay to the blister and apply a ban- aid on top. Change several times a day.
• Burns – Ahh burns love clay. Depending on the kind of burn, either sprinkle dry clay on a wet burn and leave uncovered or apply the moist Clay Mask to a dry burn wound and cover with a bandage.
• Athlete’s foot – Dab Clay Powder between toes and leave to dry by about 80% then put on a pair of socks and go about your day – wash and repeat at least twice a day if you can.
• Tooth ache – Pack the gum line with plenty of Clay Powder so it sticks around the base of the tooth. The saliva will naturally create a bond so the clay does not dissolve. Leave for as long as possible. A great time to do this is at night. If you swallow any, you will only be benefiting from the clay’s properties but usually this stays for many, many hours in tact, even when sleeping. During meal times, you will want to remove the clay and re-apply after you have finished eating. It is easy to drink if you use a straw in your glass and should not interfere with the clay.
• Bleeding wounds – a little blood to clean a wound is a good thing but after that, using Living Clay Powder, lightly dusted on the open wound, will actually encourage speedier clotting while cleansing the wound. It may take a few applications before this works effectively if the wound is big or bleeding profusely. **Common Sense Rule – Go to the hospital if you can’t stop the bleeding!
• Bruising and scrapes – Adding a thick coating of Clay Mask to your bruises or scrapes will help the swelling to reduce considerably and also aid in speedy recovery of the skin. Cover with a gauze and bandage.
• Sprains and twist Pack a Clay Mask thickly around the sprain or twist, apply a gauze pad or enough gauze padding to cover the area and wrap with a bandage. Re-apply 2 – 3 times a day until better.
• Toenail fungus – apply a thick layer of Clay Mask over the nail and under the tip of the nail and cover with a band-aid and protective finger cover. Re-apply twice a day. In between applications, spritz with a natural silver solution.
• Planters warts – Simply apply Clay Mask, twice a day to the wart and cover with a band-aid and watch it disappear. The same is true for warts anywhere else.
• Face mask – if you haven’t treated yourself to a Clay Mask on your face, you really must get right on it. Male or female, young or not so young, this is better than any spa product you can find. I have clients who tell me that after just one week of daily use, acne clears right away. Teenagers, beware, mamma has something for you!
• Been stung or got a splinter – You know what to do…put of blob of Clay Mask on the stinger and watch the thing draw out!
• Have you ever cooked something and found there is just too much oil sitting at the top of the pan. Sprinkle spoonfuls of Clay Powder on to the oil and watch it absorb the oil like kitty litter. Simply lift the solid mass off and Voila!
• Use clay to help with other topical sites such as poison ivy, shingles, arthritis, psoriasis, eczema and poison oak.
Clay for plants (Taken from aboutclay.com)
According to Michel Abehsera, author of The Healing Clay, Calcium Bentonite clay can replace all chemical fertilizers.
When tree trimming, apply wet hydrated clay to the end of cut branches and allow it to dry. This keeps insects and bacteria from entering the tree or shrub. When re-potting or planting, soak roots in a mixture of clay water 1 part clay to 15 part of water. Pour the remaining water over plant. As a natural spray, make a mix of clay water in a 15 to 1 ratio and use to prevent mildew on plants.
Soil Mixes: Sand and clay mixes, without anything else added, should be avoided in the garden. The results can be a mixture that has the temperament of concrete. Sand and clay with humus and possibly some animal droppings, in the right proportions, is the ideal garden soil.
Soil Mixes with Bentonite Clay: This Mix Is Good For:
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Soil Mixes with Bentonite Clay: |
This Mix Is Good For: |
Nitrogen Rich
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Medium Mix
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CLAY MUST’S!
**When you have let you clay dry on your skin, energetically used up clay should crumble and fall off easily (if leaving it to dry of course.) If any clay seems to be well stuck to your skin, it simply means if has more work to do so… FINGERS OFF!
**To keep clay moist, once you have placed a bandage, gauze or band-aid over the area, you can use plastic wrap to keep everything in place.
I found that most health stores do not carry Calcium Bentonite Clay. You can purchase yours here http://www.purelyhealthyme.com/shopping/clay
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According to Living Clay (our supplier), their natural desert Bentonite clay is obtained from a sub-surface mine in California and has been protected from leaching by the climate. In addition, this particular clay deposit was sealed away and isolated from the natural elements by a cap of zeolite minerals for forty-three million years. Because its absorptive properties have not been compromised by air or ground water contaminants, this highly charged, all natural Calcium Bentonite clay has a drawing power of 32 times its molecular weight. Its extremely strong absorptive and absorptive properties make it ideal for use in deep cleansing, detoxing, clarifying of the skin, facial masks, body wraps, and many other uses. It is milled to a 325 screen mesh to provide a smooth, creamy, less gritty texture. |
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Fiona, The Cleansing Diva!
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