Yarrow and Horse Chestnut are traditionally used to help improve varicose veins. With the addition of Witch Hazel this cream may help the appearance of thread veins. Can be also useful to apply with varicose eczema.
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		Water phase: 70-80% of each cream consists of a water phase. This is made up of one or more of the following:- a) pure aromatic water where the herb is distilled and the volatile components pass into water. b) pure infusion where the herb is steeped in boiling water, strained and the water used. c) decoction where the herb or herbs are simmered in water, strained and the water used. Oil phase: The vegetable oils used are mainly St. John's Wort oil, avocado or hemp seed oil (unrefined and organic). Also jojoba oil (organic); unrefined olive oil and evening primrose oil; unrefined and organic rosehip oil, wheat germ oil and apricot kernel oil. Avocado oil: Extracted from the flesh of the fruit, which contains up to 30% pure oil. This oil is rich in many nutrients including Vitamin A and D, lecithin, potassium and chlorophyll. It is particularly good for facial creams, has its own moisturising properties and helps to nourish mature and weather damaged skin. Essential oils: These have been added to some creams to supplement the effect of the aromatic water and heighten the aroma of the creams. Shea butter: Made from the crushed nuts of the African shea tree. It has been used in skin and hair care for centuries. It makes creams thicker and more moisturising. It is rich in oleic acid, an essential fatty acid.

skin
- general purpose - Lavender cream or lotion; Rose geranium cream
- after sun - Lavender cream or lotion
- babies - Lavender cream and lotion
- blemished - Rose geranium cream
- combination - Rose geranium cream
- dry - Rose cream
- greasy - Witch Hazel cream
- healing - Comfrey cream
- hot and inflamed Rose, Lavender and Chamomile Cream
- infected - Thuja cream
- inflamed - Liquorice
- itchy - Chickweed cream
- lax - Bitter Orange Flower cream
- mature - Rose cream
- oily - Bitter Orange Flower cream; Rose geranium cream; Tea-Tree lotion
- protective cream (needed for outdoors) Witch Hazel cream
- puffy under eyes - Witch Hazel cream or lotion
- regenerative - Rose cream
- sensitive - Rose cream
- spotty - Rose geranium cream; Tea-Tree lotion
- weather damaged - Witch Hazel cream or lotion

acne vulgaris - Bitter Orange Flower cream; Rose geranium cream
acne rosacea - Bitter Orange Flower cream; Chamomile cream; Rose geranium cream
antiseptic - Greek sage and Eucalyptus cream
athletes foot - Tea-Tree lotion
boils - Tea-Tree lotion
burns (minor) - Lavender cream or lotion
cold sores - Liquorice
cuts - Lavender cream or lotion
eczema (dry and inflamed) - Chamomile cream; Liquorice cream; Chickweed cream; Lavender cream or lotion;
Rose, Lavender and Chamomile Cream
eczema (weeping) - Witch Hazel cream; Frankincense and Myrrh lotion (avoid in pregnancy)
eczema (infantile) - Chamomile cream; Lavender cream or lotion
eczema (infected) - Bitter Orange Flower cream; Thuja cream
fungal infections - Liquorice cream; Calendula cream; Tea-Tree lotion; Greek sage and Eucalyptus cream (avoid in pregnancy); Frankincense and Myrrh cream (avoid in pregnancy)
genital thrush - Liquorice cream; Calendula cream
haemorrhoids - Witch Hazel cream
hives - Chamomile cream
infections (chronic) - Thuja cream
insect bites - Witch Hazel cream
impetigo - Thuja cream; Greek sage and Eucalyptus cream (avoid in pregnancy)
muscular aches and strains - Rosemary, Bay and Ginger cream
musculo-skeletal pain - St. John's wort cream
nappy rash - Chamomile cream; Lavender cream or lotion
premenstrual skin outbreaks - Rose geranium cream
pruritus - Chickweed cream
psoriasis - Liquorice cream, Thuja cream
ringworm - Liquorice cream; Calendula cream; Greek sage and Eucalyptus cream (avoid in pregnancy)
rheumatic conditions - Rosemary, Bay and Ginger cream (do not use if joints or muscles are hot and inflamed)
scar tissue - Calendula cream; Comfrey cream; - Rose geranium cream;
shingles - Liquorice cream
stretch marks - Frankincense and Myrrh lotion (avoid in pregnancy)
swollen ankles/legs - Horsechestnut, Yarrow and Witch; Hazel cream/lotion (caution in pregnancy)
sunburn - Lavender cream or lotion
thread veins - Bitter Orange Flower cream; Rose cream; Horsechestnut, Yarrow and Witch Hazel (caution in pregnancy)
thrush (genital) - Liquorice cream
ulcers - Calendula cream; Frankincense and Myrrh lotion (avoid in pregnancy)
urticaria (nettle rash) - Chamomile cream
vaginal dryness - Liquorice cream
varicose eczema - Horsechestnut, Yarrow and Witch Hazel cream (caution in pregnancy)
varicose veins - Horsechestnut, Yarrow and Witch Hazel cream (caution in pregnancy)
warts (facial and genital) - Thuja cream
wounds - Calendula cream; Frankincense and Myrrh lotion (avoid in pregnancy)

© Anne Chiotis Medical Herbalist, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Stourbridge,