Homemade Beauty Recipes

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I have had a few requests for my homemade beauty recipes so, here are

some of my favorites. Enjoy!

 

Melonie

Cape Coral, FL

 

Lemon Facial Toner

Smooth toner over face with a cotton ball to help even out skin tone.

1/2 cup fresh lemon juice

Grated zest of 1 lemon

1 cup distilled water

2/3 cup witch hazel

Combine all ingredients in a clear bottle and seal with a stopper.

Shake well before each use. Keeps for a month in the refrigerator.

 

Foaming Hot Chocolate Milk Bath

Soak in this rich milk bath to soothe and soften your skin. Heat 3

tablespoons of dry bath mix with 1/2 cup water and 2 tablespoons

olive oil in a pan and bring to a boil. Add the hot mixture to

bathwater while the tub is filling.

1 cup instant nonfat dry milk

1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 cup baking soda

2 tablespoons cornstarch

2 tablespoons cream of tartar

2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Make the milk bath: Combine all ingredients in a jar, cover, and

store. Keeps for up to six months.

 

Therapaeudic Bath Salts

6 cups epsom salts

2 cups baking soda

1 cup sea salt

Combine all ingredients in a large jar with lid, shake until

thoroughly blended. Store salts into a decorative jar or container in

the bathroom.

 

Homemade Toothpaste

1 Tsp baking soda,

1/4 Tsp hydrogen peroxide

1 drop oil of peppermint

Mix to make a paste, dip toothbrush into mixture, brush as usual.

 

Sugar and Spice Spa Mixture

1/2 cup baking soda

2 tbs. borax

2 tbs. sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. ground ginger

1/4 tsp. ground cloves

Mix together all the ingredients until well blended. To use: add 2

tbs. of the bath mix to a warm tub of water. Store the mixture in a

clean, dry container.

 

HAIR REMOVER

Juice of 1/2 a lemon

1 cup sugar

1/4 cup honey

cornstarch

clean cloth cotton strips

wooden stick or spreader

Dust the area to be waxed, with cornstarch. Combine the first three

ingredients in a clean glass bowl, and microwave for two minutes.

Stop and stir your sugar mixture every 20-30 seconds. Let it cool to

a comfortable warmth, and, using a wooden stick, spread a very thin

layer onto your clean skin. Immediately cover the mixture with a

strip of cotton fabric. Briskly stroke the strip several times in

the direction of the hair growth, and then, pull the skin taut, and

quickly rip away the cotton strip, against the direction of hair

growth. As you proceed, you may need to reheat your sugar mixture

in the microwave to keep it warm. Do not boil it or overheat as you

could easily burn your skin.

 

Beach Sand Foot Scrub

2 Tablespoons Canola oil

2 Tablespoons dry beach sand

3-5 drops rosemary oil

Mix, scrub on feet, rinse, pat dry.

 

Rosemary Bath Salts

Ingredients:

2 long sprigs fresh rosemary

1 cup sea salt

Directions:

Add the salt to a large dish, cut the rosemary into about half inch

pieces and add to the dish of salt. Gently fold the fresh rosemary

into the salt and let sit for a while. The longer you let the

mixture rest, the more the salt will absorb the herb. Add the

complete mixture to a tub full of warm water, relax and soak.

*If you wish you can remove the rosemary pieces from the salts before

adding them to your water, but they can be easily removed before

draining your bath water and are quite nice in the tub. A touch of

oil may also be added to your salts.

 

Rosemary-Sage Hair Shine Rinse

Ingredients:

3 sprigs fresh or dried rosemary

1 quart water

about half a handful of fresh or dried sage

squirt of fresh lemon juice

Directions:

Bring all ingredients to a gentle boil for about 10 minutes, turn off

heat and let steep for 15 minutes or so. Strain; let come to room

temperature or add cool water to bring down the temp. Pour this over

fresh washed hair and let it sit for 2 minutes. Rinse. Your hair will

be beautiful and shiny. Enjoy!

 

Spa Mani & Pedi Scrub

Ingredients:

2- 3 tbsp Sugar-any kind, white, brown, raw

Oil-just a bit-any kind, olive, sunflower, almond

1 tsp Honey

1/4 tsp. Cocoa Powder (optional)

Directions:

In a small bowl, gently mix sugars, cocoa powder (if desired) and

honey. Drizzle in your oil of choice, just enough to make your

desired scrub consistency, not too much, just a bit, mix. Apply to

clean feet and hands using a circulation motion to exfoliate and

moisturize, rinse and pat dry. Enjoy!

 

Spiced Cocoa & Coffee Sugar Scrub

Ingredients:

1/2 cup sugar

1tbs cocoa powder

2 tsp ground coffee

pinch of cinnamon & nutmeg

2 tbs oil-canola, sunflower, whatever you have on hand

Directions:

In a dish, mix together sugar, cocoa, coffee, and spices. Drizzle in

the oil slowly until you have your desired scrub consistency. Apply

to skin in a circular motion to exfoliate and moisturize, rinse well.