Exfoliant - Natural Sugar
Take two tablespoons of sugar and 1 tablespoon of
olive oil. Mix.
Rub this mixture on your hands and feet to
exfoliate and moisten dead dry skin. Rinse with warm water to get sugar off
only and pat dry with towel.
Exfoliating - benefits and methods
What should we think of skin which sloughs off
after a bath? Small, loose, ´rolling´ bits are dry skin, usually, ready to be
"shed". Unusually large pieces or raw areas should be shown to a
doctor.
An exfoliating soap used once a week will help take
this skin off in the bath. Exfoliating soaps contain some sort of abrasive
product such as oatmeal. Oatmeal soap has many skin benefits and has been known
to also give relief to insect bites or plant irritations such as poison ivy or
poison oak.
Vigorous rubbing with the bath towel will help
remove extra dry skin. I like to keep a pumice tool or pumice stone near the
shower to help with skin ready to be shed, especially around heels and elbows.
One benefit of keeping ahead of the build up of
skin ready to be shed will be found around your feet. The extra build up can
become a callous which can lead to painful cracks in the flesh, especially
during dry weather. Usually this extra skin build up is not unhealthy, but I
feel so good after a good rubbing to get rid of it!
lemon - Blackhead and dead skin fighter
Get 1 Small lemon, sliced
Rub the slice of lemon over your nose to help
dissolve dirt which may be stuck in your pores.
Use the other slices to rub on your elbows and
feet, in a circular motion to exfoliate your skin.
Easy on the Eyes
Wipe years away from your face and feelings, just
like that!
Hydrating undereye balms from the cosmetic counter,
or a cotton ball with some cooling witch hazel on it, or just a plain icy cold
cloth are some items that will help do away with puffiness, and age giveaway
for three or four hours.
Don´t get any of these items into your eyes.
Make all applications gently; rubbing stretches the
skin around the eyes and can leave bruises.
Homemade Mouthwash
This is a recipe that I have been using for a while
now for a Natural Homemade Mouthwash. It leaves a great refreshing minty taste
in your mouth and helps prevent bad breathe.
Mix 2 ounces of Water, 1/4 Teaspoon of baking soda
or Sea Salt, 1 drop of Pure Peppermint Oil, and 1 drop of Tea Tree oil.
Rosemary Hair Oil
For problems such as greasy hair and itchy scalp,
try this oil.
3 1/2 ounces soy oil
1/2 teaspoon wheatgerm oil (this is a thick oil)
2 teaspoons Rosemary essential oil
1 teaspoon cedarwood oil
Mix the ingredients and shake the botle. Let rest
for a few days before applying. Put a little on the scalp for a few hours
before shampooing. Massage gently for a few minutes and cover with a warm towel
to help absorbtion, then wash off.
Anti-Aging Face Mask
Ingredients:
1/4 Cup Heavy Whipping Cream
1 Medium Banana (peeled)
1 Vitamin E Capsule
Directions:
Mash the banana in a small bowl, while adding the
whipped cream. Stir in contents of the capsule. Smooth onto face and neck.
Leave on for 10-15 minutes. Wipe off with a damp cloth.
Pre-treat for dandruff
An effective pre-shampoo treatment to combat
dandruff can be made with these ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Grapeseed Oil
3 Drops Wheatgerm oil
8 Drops Thyme essential oil
Mix together and store in a dark bottle. Rub a
little into the scalp and roots of the hair briskly for a few minutes. Wrap
hair in a towel and leave for an hour or more. Shampoo out completely. You may
need 2 or 3 applications of shampoo.
Shiny Hair treatment
This is better than a simple hot oil treatment. It
leaves the hair looking stunning-thick, luxuriant, and shiny. The effects last
a long time, even the light scent of the essential oil will linger through
several shampoos.
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 Tablespoon almond oil
1 drop rosemary essential oil
Mix all ingredients in a bowl.
Before applying, moisten your hair slightly by
running wet fingers through it, then massage the egg mixture into hair and scalp.
Wrap head in a towel or shower cap and and sit back
and relax (try a sauna, long hot bath, or just relax in a warm place). The heat
of a sauna is the best environment for this treatment.
Leave the pack on for one hour, if possible, even
two or three!
To cleanse, rinse hair in mildly warm water, then
apply a generous amount of shampoo directly to the hair, wash well, and rinse
well.
Follow with your regular conditioner and rinse.
Healthy Nails
Healthiest nails are usually those in the natural state.
A good diet, regular application of hand cream and
protection from harsh chemicals will usually result in easy to maintain,
healthy fingernails.
Nail biting is the most destructive to both nails
and cuticles.
Studies have found that nail polish doesn´t damage
the nails and may offer some protection.
Bedtime Bath Jelly
1/2 cup water
1 envelope unflavored gelatine (like knox)
1/2 cup liquid soap
6 drops lavender essential oil
Food coloring 2d red + 1d blue= violet(optional)
Heat the water until boiling and dissolve the gelatine in it.
Remove from heat, Stir gently and blend in 1/2 cup
liquid soap, do not whip the mixture or it could become foamy.
Pour the mixture into a mason jar. Put in the
refrigerator to gel(solidify).
To use, place a small amount of jelly under running
bath water.
Lip Balm Homemade
An inexpensive way to keep your lips soft in all
kinds of weather.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon glycerin
2 tablespoons honey
Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl. To use,
apply to chapped lips with your finger or a cotton ball. Use as often as
necessary for chapped lips until condition improves. Store refrigerated in a
tightly covered jar.
Olive oil is therapeutic in itself, glycerin and
honey draw moisture to the surface of your lips. Dryness contributes to
chapping, but licking your lips doesn´t put the moisture where it´s needed.
Homemade cranberry lip gloss
Cranberry Lip Gloss
Protect sensitive lips from the drying winter
elements with this simple yet rich lip balm. Delightful to wear alone or on top
of your lipstick for extra shine!
1 Tablespoon sweet almond oil
10 Fresh cranberries
1 Teaspoon honey
1 Drop vitamin E oil
Mix all the ingredients together in a
microwave-safe bowl. Microwave for two minutes or until the mixture just begins
to boil. (Bowl may also be heated in a pan of water on a stovetop). Stir well
and gently crush the berries. Cool mixture for five minutes and then strain
through a fine sieve to remove all the fruit pieces. Stir again and set aside
to cool completely. When cool, transfer into a small portable plastic container
or tin.
Heavy duty Gardeners Cream
Heavy Duty Gardeners Hand Cream
2 Tablespoons of shaved beeswax
1/2 Teaspoon of carnuba wax
2 Tablespoons of jojoba oil
1 Teaspoon of aloe vera gel
10 drops of Vitamin E oil (or 4 capsules)
1 drop of your favorite essential oil for fragrance
Melt the first four ingredients in a stainless
steel pot on the stove or use a glass pyrex cup in the microwave. Remove from
heat and beat until cool, adding the Vitamin E oil before mixture thickens. Continue
beating until this mixture becomes creamy. Add your favorite essential oil,
continue beating until smooth.
Babywash - makeup remover
For a gentle way to remove makeup use babywash.
Your skin will love you for it.
Liquid Shower Soap
This shower soap is ideal for everyday use.
1/2 Cup distilled water
1/2 Cup orange flower water
1 Tablespoon dried peppermint leaves
1 Tablespoon dried chamomile
1 Tablespoon dried rose petals
1 Tablespoon orange blossoms
1/2 Tablespoon unscented glycerin soap
1 Teaspoon castor oil
Combine the distilled water and orange flower water
in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove the pan from the heat and add the
dried peppermint, chamomile, rose petals and orange blossoms. Let steep for one hour.
Strain the herbs and flowers from the water and
reheat gently. Add the glycerin soap and stir in the castor oil. Let cool to
room temperature and pour into a plastic bottle.
Stand up for Beauty
Want to wipe years away from the way you feel and
the way you look? Stand tall! When you move with your head high, your shoulders
back and a purposeful stride, you project a youthful vigor, breathe better,
look and feel better. Try it, you´ll like it! Pretend there´s a string from the
top of your head to the ceiling helping you to STAND TALL.
To Smooth Your Skin
For smooth skin mix sugar and olive oil and spread
on skin in a circular motion.
It gets rid of dry skin as well.
Sweet Banana Mask
Mash up one banana really well in a bowl, add
enough sugar to desired consistency (thickness). It doesn´t matter how much,
just make it right for YOU.
Add a few drops of mint smelling flavor, this will
make the mask cooling and it smells great.
Mix it together to a thick paste.
The sugar acts as an exfoliant and the banana is a
great moisturizer. Leaves your skin as soft as a baby´s bottom, just massage
gently onto you skin briefly and let stand till dry, then rinse with warm
water, use on any part of the body that needs to be softened.
Bald eyebrows
Rub bad spots of overplucked eyebrows with a
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