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Wash an old mascara or nail polish container and fill with: 1/4 of the container with Castor Oil, 1/2 Vitamin E Oil, 1/4 Aloe Vera Gel. Mix the concoction together as well as you can with your mascara wand, and apply a light layer to lashes (or brows) eve.

Skin

Makeup. Homemade Beauty Gift Idea : Luxurious Body Dusting Powder. The beginnings of a luxurious dusting powder.

Homemade Beauty Gift Idea : Luxurious Body Dusting Powder

Jean Naté dusting powder on the bathroom counter, a big powderpuff haphazardly resting on the lid, and four purring cats crawling through your legs. Until last year, that’s the image that body powder brought up for me. It meant turning into my Great-Aunt Millicent. Well, dusting powder’s come a long way, baby. Maybe not dusting powder, but the preconceptions behind using it. Now it means softer skin, a light and alluring scent, beautiful hair, and even new life to old shoes. I usually use dusting powder after a shower that involved a salt or sugar scrub. We’re going to talk about how to make homemade body dusting powder today, because not only will YOU want it for yourself, but it’s a super fantastic easy gift to make and give to the lovely ladies who grace your life.

There are really only two or three components to body powder: The base powder(s), the herbs you choose (if you choose to include herbs) and an essential oil or two. Arrowroot.

Hair

Homemade Probiotic Deodorant – That Really Works! Probiotics.

Homemade Probiotic Deodorant – That Really Works!

A buzzword within the natural health community. And rightfully so! Most health conscious individuals understand the positive effects on digestion that come from using probiotic foods and supplements. In fact, the benefits of ingesting probiotics have been well researched and the craze is taking over. If you haven’t already heard of fermented foods, kefir, and kombucha you will soon. Likewise, as the known benefits of probiotics are now expanding into mainstream culture, new research is showing remarkable promise for the use of this “good bacteria” in topical remedies. Emerging thoughts include the idea that probiotics can actually help improve the balance of bacteria on your skin, very similar to the way they are known to improve the balance of bacteria in your digestive system.

Our skin is the largest organ in our body. This is part where we transition into what all of this means for our underarms (smile). Homemade Probiotic Deodorant Ingredients Method 1. 2. 3. Notes. DIY! 7 new stylish ways to de-clutter your beauty closet. » How to drop a dress size in 20 minutes The Beauty Gypsy. Home Remedies To Get Rid Of Facial Hair On Women. Although there are several methods to remove female mustache hair, waxing is the preferred method.

Home Remedies To Get Rid Of Facial Hair On Women

Waxing removes facial hair for up to six weeks without the threat of embarrassing stubble or shadow. Additionally, the hair that grows back is often finer and thinner. Sugaring, the homemade version of waxing, performs virtually the same function as waxing but uses common household items, such as cotton fabric, sugar and lemon juice, rather than a professional hair-removal waxing kit. Cut two strips of cotton measuring 1 by 2 inches using an old T-shirt or bolt of cotton fabric. Set aside for later use. Dust your upper lip with a light layer of baby powder. Dip out a small amount of sugar wax using the craft stick and spread the sugar wax on your upper lip, working from the center of the nose outward.

Pull your lip taut by placing your less dominant hand onto the skin next to the area being waxed and pressing down lightly. Remove excess sugar wax with a cotton ball dampened with baby oil.