Natural BeautyTreatments from Your Kitchen

by Salon and Spa
(St. Petersburg, Florida, USA)

Make Your Own Natural Beauty Treatments

Why not make your own natural beauty treatments right from your own kitchen? Nowadays people, specially women and girls, are more conscious about the beauty of their skin, hair and nails.

To remove the dark circles under your eyes, you can apply cucumber or potato juice on the eyes with cotton balls. You can also just wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth or take potato round chips and apply it on eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Then wipe out the residue and apply an eye cream.

You can also apply cucumber or potato juice or a mixture of lemon and tomato juice on the eyes with cotton balls. An application of cold tea bags will soothe the eyes and cure dark circles of the eyes.

Natural sea salt is the best product to use for skin exfoliation. It removes dry, flaky and dead skin that collects on the surface of the face.

This is called sea salt scrub. Just wet your face and apply sea salt to your skin. Gently massage with a wet wash cloth or with your finger tips.

Mostly focus on the cheeks and T-zone, but avoid the eye area. You can use this scrub on anywhere on the body. You can do this once per week, maximum.

One of the most efficient home remedies for wrinkle removal is massaging the face with coconut oil before going to bed.

Massaging the skin with pure castor oil also prevents wrinkles. Cucumber juice and lemon juice is also best for the wrinkle and will help to fade away any blemishes as well. You can also apply the mixture of honey, olive oil and cream.

Leave metal spoons in the freezer overnight and in the morning keep the back of the spoons on the eyes. It will cure the eye wrinkles and the under eye dark circles. When you massage your skin with any
cream, softly massage it on upward direction, this will also help you to prevent wrinkles.

Use Aloe Vera for the hair as a conditioner. Mayonnaise is also good for the hair as a conditioner.

You can use lemon for hair highlights and lightening elbows. Use beer for shiny hair.

For dry hair you can use the mask of coconut milk and gram oil. For this take a cup of coconut milk and two tablespoon of gram flour. Apply this mask on the scalp and massage lightly. Rinse the hair after five minutes.

The best way to manage the oily hair is frequently washing the hair with the mild shampoo. Apply the puree of carrot for 15 minutes before washing hair. Applying astringent in scalp is also another best way. This will absorbs the excess oil from the hair.

Soak your nails in water with lemon juice or lemon slices. The lemon acts as an astringent and will strip away stains.

Once your hands are dry, you'll only need to put on a couple of coats of a clear topcoat.

For whitening the nail, just use the common whitening toothpaste. Try scrubbing your nails with Pearl Drops, it's just as easy as achieving a pearly white smile and will take away any stains and shine up your nails.

Add lemon juice or slice in water and then soak your nails in it. Lemon acts as an astringent and will remove the dirt and stains from your nail.

Carrot face mask: Cook 2-3 carrots and then mash it. Mix it with honey and apply it gently on your face. After 10, minutes wash your face.

Glowing facial mask: Mix 1 tbsp Fuller's earth, honey and papaya and put it on your face for 20 minutes and then rinse off.

Orange yogurt mask: Yogurt will cleanse and nourish your skin and orange is full of vitamin C and AHA's.

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