Hi Joelle,
Blackstrap Molasses, sulfered or unsulfered?
Most of it which is for human use is unsulfered, but some may be sulfered to help it keep longer!
I prefer the unsulfered, for it taste better!
But if you have some on hand and do not know which it is, I would not worry about it, but if one knew it was sulfered, then I would want to take some extra Calcium along with it!
Pickling Lime is Calcium Hydroxide, if the store has none on the shelf, then take the time out to ask the store buyer, if they would order some for you!
Any store worth it's salt will be happy to order it for you!
Otherwise find a store which will help you!
There is no alternative for calcium hydroxide!
You may get different calcium sources, but none will react like the pickling lime!
You may buy calcium gluconate on-line from [vitaglo.com] and the brand is NOW products and it comes in a 7oz size for approx. $4-$5.00 a bottle.
For the bath soak: The Baking soda is needed when the body has too much potassium and causing the skin to be dry and scaly!
The Baking soda does two things in this condition, it helps neutralize some of the excess body acids and also helps correct the ratio between the sodium and the potassium when the potassium is too high to the sodium!
The
Epsom Salts draws excess acids out of the body thru the skin, so if you do not have enough of the baking soda in ratio to the Epsom Salt, it may be possible to not get the desired results!
The Hydrogen peroxide helps to supply extra OXYGEN to the body which it needs when the body is too Acidic!
If the face area is having more problems with dryness, it may be because your body is too acidic overall, and as you are able to correct this problem , then this problem may be solved also!
Oatmeal has a higher ratio of Potassium to the amount of sodium, so I would not use it in this case!
You may want to play with the amount of Baking soda you use, for if you correct your excess acid condition with the needed Alkaline Minerals and correct the sodium to potassium ratios, then you may expect a nice smooth skin!
Smile Tis your choice.