Natural Beauty

Buttermilk and Fennel Cleansing Milk (For Oily Skin)

2010-07-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

This is a good facial cleanser for oily skin.

Ingredients

1/2 cup buttermilk

2 Tbsp crushed fennel seeds

Directions

Heat the milk and fennel seeds in top of double boiler for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the mixture steep for 2 hours. Strain, cool, pour into bottle and refrigerate. You can conserve it for 2 weeks.

Nail Whitener Recipes

2010-07-27T13:48:00.000-07:00

You can care for your nails, naturally. Use this recipe to whiten your nails and make your nails look clean and fresh.

Ingredients

1 denture tablet

1 cup warm water

Directions

Pour the water in a small bowl and drop the denture tablet in it. Soak your hands in the mixture for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Homemade Foot Scrub Recipe

2010-07-27T13:42:00.000-07:00

Treat your feet to a scrub with this simple sugar scrub for incredibly soft feet.

Ingredients

1/2 cup of sugar

2 tablespoons of lotion

Directions

Mix the sugar and lotion in a bowl.

Massage the sugar and lotion mixture in your feet to exfoliate.

Rinse with clear water and pat dry. Apply some additional lotion to your soft feet.

Sometimes its the simples recipes that are the best.

Homemade Shampoo Recipe

2010-07-27T13:36:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I found this recipe this week and I have tried it. It works very well and it leave your hair clean and soft.

1 oz. Olive oil

1 egg

1 Tablespoon lemon juice

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar.

Combine all ingredients in a blender. Blend until well combined. Use like regular shampoo. Discard any leftover.

Moisturizing and cleansing mask

2010-07-21T16:16:00.000-07:00

Plain yogurt is very cleansing to the skin. Honey and banana are very moisturizing. Also honey will tighten your pores.

For this recipe you will need:

2 tbs. of honey

2 tbs. of plain yogurt

1/2 a banana

Mix the ingredients together in a blender. Apply it to the face for 10 to 15 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

Herbal and Honey Facial Mask

2010-07-21T16:07:00.000-07:00

This mask is perfect to cleans and tighten your pores. It is very refreshing, a perfect mask for the summer.

1 tbs. honey

1 egg

1 tsp. crumbled dried chamomile flowers

1 tsp. finely chopped fresh mint

Mix all ingredients in a small bowl. Apply the mixture to

your face and neck. Let dry about 10 to 15 minutes and

rinse off with warm water.

Olive oil recipe n°1: Moisturizer

2010-07-20T11:44:00.000-07:00

Olive oil makes an amazing moisturizer. Don't panic! It wont clog your pores so you wont have any unwanted blemishes. I agree that sometimes it can feel heavy on your skin. This recipe will help eliminate the feeling of heavy cream on your skin. All you need to do is mix water, olive oil and italian parsley. Water rehydrates the skin and olive oil protects the skin from losing its own natural lubrication. Olive oil has the most similar chemical distribution to human sebum ( the body’s own natural skin lubricant). Parsley is an “antibiotic” that is thought to combat lurking germs. Water releases the parsley’s benefits and olive oil locks in the moisture.

Recipe:

Take an equal amount of extra virgin olive oil and water

For 1/4 cup of water and oil mix 1 table spoons of parsley.

This moisturizer will keep your skin feeling soft and firmer. I hope you will love it.

Olive oil a secret beauty tool

2010-07-14T18:23:00.000-07:00

Olive oil, everyone has it on their kitchen counter. It has a lot of qualities. For many it is just another cooking oil. But it is not just any oil, it’s an ancient beauty secret. Not only is it a natural, hypoallergenic way to moisturize skin, but olive oil has the added advantage of providing strong antioxidants, like Vitamins A and E that help repair and renew skin that has been damaged from overexposure to sun, air pollution, and other modern-day environmental hazards – like cigarette smoke and fast food. These antioxidants have the natural ability to stimulate cells and return skin to a firmer, smoother, and healthier state. There are a number of simple and inexpensive ways to get the best skin care out of a single bottle of extra virgin olive oil.

Olive oil can be used as a moisturizer. It will penetrate deep into the skin and will provide long lasting moisture to keep the skin feeling smooth. It can be use as a daily moisturizer or a night cream. Some will prefer to use it on damp skin; water will help reduce any feeling of greasiness. Mixing olive oil and honey can treat blemished and blackheads. When mixed with sea salt, it becomes a great exfoliator. For a facial scrub you can try honey and sugar with olive oil. It will leave your face smooth and will reduce your breakouts. Just a drop or two of extra virgin olive oil on a cotton pad is all it takes to gently and effectively remove eye makeup without irritating the delicate skin around the eye area. The biggest added advantage is that when used consistently, olive oil can soften the skin around the eyes and smooth out wrinkles. It can be a good hand treatment. For nail and cuticles you will simply need to rub it on the area that needs it. When used on hair and scalp, olive oil can be considered two products: a deep conditioner and a dandruff controller. After shampooing, massage a mixture of equal amounts of olive oil and water into your hair. Leave it on for 5 minutes, then shampoo and rinse. Your scalp will benefit from healthy conditioning; your hair will respond with more shine and strength.

It is safe to say that extra virgin olive oil is a girl’s best friend. I will soon post recipes that will go with this short article.

Blackhead's & Blemishes

2010-07-13T14:23:00.000-07:00

Blemishes

Heat honey slightly and apply to face, tap face gently with
your fingers. Wash honey off with warm water then rinse
with cool water. A bit of wheat germ may be added to the
honey before applying.

Blackheads
To loosen and cleanse blackheads, make a paste of oatmeal,
honey and an egg white. Apply to the skin, massage for 10
minutes then rinse with tepid water.

Papaya and Yogurt Mask Exfoliates Skin

2010-06-23T20:07:00.000-07:00

The enzyme papain, found in papaya exfoliates the skin by dissolving dead skin cells on the skins surface. The lactic acid found in yogurt does the same thing.

For this recipe you will need:

1/2 of on papaya

1 tbs. of plain yogurt

Mix ½ of the flesh from one papaya with a tablespoon of plain yogurt. Apply it to the face for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

Oatmeal and Milk Mask Sooths Irritated Skin

2010-06-23T20:04:00.000-07:00

Oatmeal is very soothing to irritated skin whether it is irritated by some sort of rash, eczema, chemical or even sunburn.

For this recipe you will need:

1/2 a cup of oatmeal

milk

Mix ½ a cup of oatmeal (not instant) it with enough milk to saturate the oats, but not so much that it is impossible to put the mixture on the face. Apply it to the skin and leave it for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Tomato and Lemon Mask Combats Oily Skin

2010-06-23T20:00:00.000-07:00

Tomato and lemon are both very acidic and this mask should only be used on extremely oily skin as the acid dissolves unwanted oils.

For this recipe you will need:

1 ripe tomato

1 tbs. oatmeal

1 ts. lemon juice

Mix the tomato that has been mashed well with the oatmeal and the lemon juice. Apply to the face and only leave for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water. If it burns at all rinse immediately and follow with a soothing oatmeal and milk mask.

Apple And Honey Mask

2010-06-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

Apples are slightly acidic and help dissolve harmful oils on the skin that cause acne, while the healing properties of honey help repair skin that has already been affected by acne.

For this recipe you will need:

5 tbs. honey

1 grated apple

Mix the honey and the grated apple together. Apply it to the face for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water

Yogurt and Cucumber Mask

2010-06-23T12:27:00.000-07:00

Cucumber is very refreshing on the skin and yogurt is cleansing. Both mixed together leave the skin feeling and looking revitalized and young. This is also an excellent facial for aging skin

For this recipe you will need :

Half a cucumber

1 tbs. plain yogurt

Blend the cucumber and the yogurt together. Apply to the face for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water. It the perfect facial after a long day in the summer heat.

Anti Blemish Mask

2010-06-22T12:50:00.000-07:00

1 Tomato, ripe, chopped
1 tsp Lemon juice
1 pack Instant style oatmeal

Blend everything until just combined. Apply to skin, making sure the mixture is thick enough to stay on blemished areas: cheeks, forehead, or chin. If necessary, add a bit more oatmeal to thicken the mask. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then scrub it off with a clean washcloth dipped in warm water.

Cucumber Facial

2010-06-22T12:41:00.000-07:00

1 cucumber
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon witch hazel (you can buy this in any drug store)
1 egg white, beaten with an electric beater until fluffy.

Peel the cucumber and run it through a blender or a food processor. Pour the cucumber pulp into a colander or strainer and force it through, catching the liquid that comes out in a bowl underneath. Combine the cucumber liquid with the lemon juice and the witch hazel. Stir it and add the beaten egg white gently. Put it on your face and leave it on for 15 to 25 minutes, then rinse off.

Ice Cubes On Pimples

2010-06-21T19:35:00.000-07:00

Try and catch the pimple before it fully arrives on the surface of the skin. As soon as you feel a pimple forming, ice it! Take an ice cube wrapped in saran wrap and place on the skin portion where you feel a pimple about to form. Hold it there for a few minutes.

Avoid prolonged holding as you can get frostbite skin. Perform the above steps three times daily.

This technique is effective only on newly forming pimples and rarely useful for existing pimples.This is also effective for cold sores if you freeze them as soon as you feel the tingle.

Rose Water Toner

2010-06-18T09:58:00.000-07:00

2-3 quarts fresh roses or rose petals

Water

Ice cubes or crushed ice

Rose water is used in beauty products for its lovely scent, but it also has light astringent properties. Because it’s a light astringent, rose water is often used as toner for fair and dry skin.

In the center of a large pot (the speckled blue canning pots are ideal) with an inverted lid (a rounded lid), place a fireplace brick. On top of the brick place the bowl. Put the roses in the pot; add enough flowers to reach the top of the brick. Pour in just enough water to cover the roses. The water should be just above the top of the brick. Place the lid upside down on the pot. Turn on the stove and bring the water to a rolling boil, then lower heat to a slow steady simmer. As soon as the water begins to boil, toss two or three trays of ice cubes (or a bag of ice) on top of the lid.

You’ve now created a home still! As the water boils the steam rises, hits the top of the cold lid, and condenses. As it condenses it flows to the center of the lid and drops into the bowl. Every 20 minutes, quickly lift the lid and take out a tablespoon or two of the rose water. It’s time to stop when you have between a pint and a quart of water that smells and tastes strongly like roses.

Bye Bye Black Heads Mask

2010-06-18T09:33:00.000-07:00

2 tbs: corn flour

1 whisked egg white

Mix the flour and the whisked egg white together in a bowl. Apply it on your face. Let it sit for a minute. Clean it with a dry cloth and rinse your face with rose water. Pat your skin dry. There you go, bye bye black heads and hello soft skin! If you don't have rose water there is a recipe on my blog.