Home-Made Beauty & Skin-Care Recipes

Our updated list of homemade beauty products. Sugar does more than sweeten your coffee.

Easy to make health and beauty products from the fruit and veggie bin and other products in your home cabinets. I have read that in the 1700s, aristocratic women used to ingest a small amount of arsenic to whiten their skin. You can be sure that their translucent complexion did not come from good health! I suggest drinking 6 to 8 glasses of water a day to keep skin clear and a little cocoa butter applied to the skin lighten and brighten instead.

Our newest beauty hint comes from Tamisa M. Covington, she says:

Vannie,

I have a GREAT homemade beauty tip....

Sugar Body Scrub or Slough your Troubles Away

16 ounces of fragrance free lotion or cold cream (I prefer Nivea)
2 cups of raw sugar (you can add more sugar if you want)
A bowl with a lid

Mix the lotion/cold cream and raw sugar together for the most fabulous and affordable sugar body scrub. Apply it to knees, elbows, feet or all over for a great exfoliant.

What you don't use refrigerate for up to two weeks.

I hope this helps you, Vannie! Good luck!

Tamisa M. Covington
Apropos
www.apropos-etiquette.com

Thanks Tamisa,

I did try this--it works wonderfully well. I have used many of the skin recipes* below myself. I use witch hazel straight from the bottle as an astringent.

Skin Care

Use witch hazel as an astringent instead of pricey products. It also cleans makeup from skin without drying it.
Cool Banana pulp is a face plumping moisturiser. Mash banana, apply to face, rinse with cool water after 15 minutes.
Oatmeal in whole milk made into a helps to slough dead skin and tighten pores. Apply with a damp face cloth and gently clease face.
Cucumber slices placed over eyes will soothe them.
Tomato pulp tightens skins and is a great remedy for blackheads.
Cucumber juice patted on face and left to dry will deminish the appearance of wrinkles.
Make a mask of plain yogurt to restore the natural acidity balance to your skin. Leave on for 15 minutes then rinse face in cool water. Pat dry.

Body Care

pour powered milk into bath water for a skin softening bath. Add oatmeal if skin is dry and itchy.
Rub lemon peel over elbows and knees to help get rid of uneven rough dark spots.

Hair Care

Vinegar makes a good hair rinse for oily hair. Add 1 ounce of apple cider vinegar to 1 quart of distilled water. Keep in refrigerator.
Add 1/2 cup of lemon juice to 1 quart of cool water for your final hair rinse to help prevent drandruff.

Eyes

Don't throw that used tea bag away. Drink your tea then use the tea bag if your eyes are tired and puffy swollen.
Apply hemmoroid cream under the eyes to lessen puffiness.
Cucumber slices are great eye soothers.
To diminish undereye puffiness for the evening use a little Preperation H to temporarily tighten the skin.
Use vaseline to tame your eyebrows.

First Aid

Keep white vinegar in refrigerater for burns from stove or sunburn. Pour over burns to help stop blister. Pat on sunburn.
Witch Hazel soothes the pain and swelling of insect bites.

Pimples

Dot Milk of Magnesia on pimples at night or when you are home (alone) to help dry them away.
Dot plain white tooth paste (do not use gels) on pimples to dry them.
Dabbing eye drops on your pimple will get rid of redness for a short time.

Miscellaneous

Use scar gel on darkened/rough elbows and knees. It will get rid of dark spots and soften the skin.
Use a small bit of white tulle netting to gently buff dead skin away. You can buy it from any store that sells fabric.
Mix 2 parts baking soda to one part salt brush teeth. It removes plaque and whitens. Do not swallow mixture. Rinse mouth until salt taste gone.
Take a stress release bath. Toss 2 to 3 handfuls of table salt in tub of hot water. Close eyes and relax.

*These tips are for information only-Do not use any salt hints if you suffer from high blood pressure.