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Homemade Beauty Recipes
Here are some great homemade recipes for some quick results:
Strawberry Milk Mask for Oily Skin
1/2 C. very ripe strawberries
1 tablespoon honey
1/4 C. low fat milk
1/4 C. cornstarch
Puree strawberries with honey in a blender, pour into a bowl. Add
cornstarch and milk together to make a rue and blend with the strawberries.
Apply liberally to your face, avoiding the delicate area around your
eyes. Leave on for 30 minutes, then rinse off with cool water.
Oily Skin Balancing Grapefruit Mask
1 teaspoon grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon 100% aloe vera gel
1 egg white
Combine the grapefruit juice and aloe vera, set aside. Beat egg white until it is fluffy, carefully fold in grapefruit mixture and blend well. Apply to face for 15 minutes, then rinse with cool water.
The Great Facial
Milk of Magnesia Preperation H
Shake the bottle of milk of magnesia well, and cover your clean dry face with the
milk of magnesia. Keep the bottle just for this purpose.
Let it dry on your face for an hour.
Rinse off with warm water.
After rinsing, apply a thin coat of
preparation h just to your trouble spots,
and not to your entire face.
Trouble spots only! Do this every night.
*PEACH SKIN TIGHTENING MASK*
1 small can of sliced peaches (not the liquid)
1 egg white
Puree the sliced peaches in the blender add egg white and blend on high
together in a blender until smooth. Gently pat the mixture all over the
face. Relax for 30 minutes, then rinse off with cool water.
Anti Wrinkle Facial Toner
For minimizing wrinkles in the facial area:
½ cup Vodka
¼ cup crushed fennel seeds
2 Tablespoons honey
Place crushed fennel seed in a clean glass jar. Pour ½ cup vodka on
the crushed fennel and mix well. Add honey and stir until dissolved.
Place lid on tightly.
Let the mixture stand for three days.
Swirl the mixture in the jar twice a day. At the end of three days,
pour the contents of the jar through cheesecloth to remove all debris.
Add ½ cup witch hazel to the strained mixture and pour into a clean
decanter. Use a cotton ball to apply to face after cleansing.
Follow with moisturizer.
Makes an 8 ounce bottle.
**ROSE SKIN TONER**
3 1/2 cups witch hazel
1/2 cup dried rose petals
5 sprigs of fresh rosemary
Combine ingredients together and blend well; Strain; Splash onto your face after cleansing skin. Since most recipes don't have preservatives refrigerate. Discard leftovers after one week. (Average shelf life of most recipes).
SKIN DISCOLORATION:
Here's a natural skin discoloration treatment that may help. Mix 2 tablespoons of lemon juice with one packet of raw sugar (sugar cane is natural glycolic acid). Spread it into the area with a toothbrush. Leave it on for about 10 minutes before rinsing.
FEET & RAGGED CUTICLES:
Mix 2 teaspoons pineapple juice, one egg yolk, and 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar. Soak feet/nails for 20 minutes. Then file away rough areas and push cuticles back.
*Cuticle Therapy*
Chamomile tea
2 teaspoons pineapple juice
1 egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
Soak cuticles in a strong solution of chamomile tea for a few minutes.
Chamomile helps with redness, and calms irritated skin. Clean ragged
skin by mixing ingredients listed minus the tea. Soak nails for twenty
minutes before pushing back cuticles with an orange stick. Rub
equal parts castor oil and white iodine into your cuticles nightly.
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*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 cream has completely cooled. Spoon your cream
into a jar, store in a cool dark place.
Wow! Foot Mask
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground cayenne pepper
1/4 C. coarse salt
1/4 C. unscented body lotion
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients. Slide feet into mixture and
rub, beginning at toes, working up to heel and ankle. Do one foot at a
time, rinsing in a separate bowl of warm water. Leave on 5 minutes then
rinse with cool water.
Apply moisturizer to dried feet.
BANANA BLISS FACIAL MASQUE
2 bananas, mashed
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. cornstarch
Mix ingredients into a thick paste. Apply to skin and let dry
for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, then follow with a
splash of cold water.
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.
#1 SKIN SECRET...Shhhh! (Kitty Litter facial)
Here's a spa secret that I'll bet they wish you didn't know.
Regular kitty litter (that's right, kitty litter) can be used
in place of expensive facial clay. Just be sure to buy the
non-clumping, no additives kind! Scoop into pretty jars for
storage and simply add water when you're ready to use. Apply
to skin, let it dry, and then rinse. This treatment deep
cleans and rejuvenates your skin!
psoriasis
Place on Patches by dissolving 2 alka seltzers in 4 oz of water. When the
fizzing stops Stir well to dissolve as much of the solids as you can. Add 2 oz of
Witch Hazel. Store in a capped bottle. Apply liberally on patches with a saturated cotton ball.
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*SKIN SOFTENER RECIPE*
4 Cups powdered milk
1 cup boiled water
1/2 cup dried chamomile of 5 chamomile tea bags.
DIRECTIONS: Steep chamomile in water for 20 minutes. Strain liquid. Mix liquid with milk and add to bath water. This is a great time to meditate and take some time out for you.
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Chapped Face Lotion
4 ounces rosewater
1 1/2 teaspoons glycerin
1 1/2 teaspoons sodium borate
2 ounces geranium water
1 ounce camphor water
Combine all ingredients together and store in a tightly covered,
wide-mouth opaque jar.
A note from sandra*****If you are in windy weather, you need to take care of your skin. Wear a scarf. Also use a moisurizer on your skin. If it's extra sunny --you should be wearing sunscreen. Winter sun is worse than summer sun on skin! Also increase your vitamins --C and E can help dry skin.
