Hair. Makeup. Wax/sugar. Nails. Annie’s Winter Lip Balm Formula. Nothing takes years off our looks like smooth, soft lips. Since lips don’t have their own oil glands, keeping them moist and smooth can be quite a responsibility, especially in winter when chapping and cracking are often a problem. That’s where this elegant naturally-protective and humectant formula comes in. It is deliciously creamy and easy to apply, with a delightful vanilla scent.
Best of all, it will keep your lips beautifully moist all winter long. Here is the formula: INGREDIENTS 1 ounce apricot kernel oil or almond oil 1 ounce coconut oil 1/4 ounce beeswax 1 teaspoon honey Vanilla natural flavoring oil, to taste 1. 2. 3. 4. The mixture will keep for 6 months. Makes about 1/4 cup of balm. By Annie B. 8 Beauty Tips with Strawberries. By Cait Johnson, author of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air (Skylight Paths, 2003). Have we ever picked a luscious crop of strawberry beauty tips for you! Those pretty little berries do more than just please our palates: they clear up acne and oiliness, make skin younger and smoother, whiten teeth, reduce under-eye puffiness, leave hair glossy and beautifully conditioned, and so much more! Find out the secrets of strawberry, right here: Quickest Strawberry Scrub Ever Strawberry’s main skin-pleasing ingredient is alpha-hydroxy acid, a great little substance that helps us slough off dead skin cells so that new, youthful skin is revealed.
Sweet Strawberry and Cream Mask This recipe is so delicious–with berries, cream, and honey–that you might be tempted to eat it instead of putting on your face, but give it a try. Strawberry Foot Scrub Feet can use a little help in summer, when sandals expose rough dead skin for all to see. Mix ingredients into a paste, massage well into feet, then rinse and dry. Slather Your Lips With DIY Cocoa Lip Balm. What could be better than protecting your lips from the winter’s chill by slathering on chocolate? Not much, and I bet if you went to the Environmental Working Group’s, Skin Deep website and checked out what’s lurking in lipstick (lead, yikes!) You’d ditch the lipstick and opt for healthy, homemade Cocoa Lip Balm. Here at Care2 we’ve posted about all that nastiness here and here. Why Cocoa? The cocoa bean is used to make chocolate. It’s made from roasted, husked, and ground seeds of the cacao bean, theobroma cacao, from which much of the fat has been removed.
“Cocoa contains large amounts of antioxidants. Antioxidants that protects the body from aging, vitamins and minerals for overall health and…chocolate. DIY Cocoa Lip Balm What you need: 1 teaspoon beeswax 2 teaspoons pure Fair Trade organic cocoa butter 3 teaspoons organic coconut or olive oil 5-10 drops peppermint essential oil recycled containers What to do: Honey Do: Kitchen Cupboard Beauty Tips. There is simply no sweeter way to bring a smooth glow to your skin and hair than with glorious golden honey. Here are some fabulous uses for this almost-magical substance, held in the highest esteem by wise ones—and savvy beauties—for millennia. After all, honey is one of the oldest and most effective beauty aids ever. Discover a few ancient secrets, right here. They’re the bees’ knees! 1. Honey Pat. This is the best way to bring a lively glow to your face and body while you moisturize and smooth. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
By Cait Johnson, author of Witch in the Kitchen (Inner Traditions, 2001). Reduce Cellulite and Get a Tan! | The Passionate Olive. Olive oil has long been known for its beauty benefits. It offers optimum moisturization for the skin and soothes damaged skin exposed to UV rays. But, did you know that combining coffee grounds and olive oil can reduce the look of cellulite … and you can get a great tan at the same time?
Next time you go into your local drug store, look at the major ingredients of those expensive cellulite creams. You will notice that the majority of them will contain caffeine. The connection between cellulite and rubbing coffee grounds on the skin is that circulation is increased which help breakdown fats underneath your skin. In addition, caffeine can boost natural skin tanning. You can make your own instant cellulite cream, skin-firmer and self-tanning lotion in one formula. What you need: 1 cup warm used coffee grounds1 – 2 tablespoons olive oilNewspapers to line the floor of your bathroomDisposable plastic glovesPlastic wrap and rolling-pin (optional) What you do.
Modern Alternative Mama - Blog - Green Personal Care: No 'Poo and Oil Cleansing. Today’s DIY project is an oil cleansing blend. Curious what oil cleansing is? What is Oil Cleansing? Oil cleansing is a method of washing your face that is completely safe and healthy for your skin. Basically, the idea is that oil is the best way to break down the oils and build up in your skin without actually stripping your face. I’ve used it on and off for over a year, and I love it. Here is how oil cleansing works: Create a blend of castor oil (this is a must; it is what cleans your skin) and nourishing oil (olive, sweet almond, avocado, apricot kernel, etc.).Spread the oil over your (dry) faceChoose a large washcloth and get it wet with the hottest water you can stand.
Done! My Oil Cleansing Blend Now, there are a whole bunch of ways to do this. This one works really well for me If you want to make this simpler, you can skip the pineapple parts and just blend the oils. Ingredients: 3/4 c. apricot oil1/4 c. castor oil1/2 c. pineapple cores and skin Directions: Cut up your pineapple.