27/07/2010

Buttermilk and Fennel Cleansing Milk (For Oily Skin)

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

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

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

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. 

21/07/2010

Moisturizing and cleansing mask

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




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.

20/07/2010

Olive oil recipe n°1: Moisturizer

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.