Some of the best natural beauty growers and solutions are simple foods found in our kitchens or grocery stores. These foods are easily available and cheap as you can buy them during your marketing trip. Besides, the best about natural foods is that these foods do not contain preservatives, chemicals or irritant fragrances present in many commercial brands products. These foods also provide a quick beauty fix routine at the comfort of your home. Simply grab one of these foods from your fridge and start your organic beauty now. To be on the safe side, it is suggested that you patch test these foods to check for any allergic reaction before spreading them over your face and skin.
1. TEA
organic facial: Steep a pair of Earl
Grey teabags in boiling water, run them under a tap and place over eyes for 10
minutes before night out. Use four bags of chamomile tea. Leave them to steep
for 5 minutes then hold your face over the bowl. Freeze cooled chamomile tea in
an ice-cube tray. When set, remove cubes and run over your face. Soak some
gauze in cooled green tea and apply on skin the way you would a toner.
2. OLIVE OIL
cleen beauty: Heat a cup of olive oil
in the microwave for a few seconds. Massage onto dry areas of your skin. Heat
enough olive oil to fill half a small clothes basin. Soak your hands in the oil
for about 10 minutes, followed by the feet. Use it as a conditioner by leaving
warmed olive oil on your hair for 15 minutes before shampoo. Remove all traces
of mascara by dipping an overused mascara wand into some olive oil and use it
to apply on your lashes the way you would mascara.
3. CUCUMBER
The beauty of a woman: Chop up a cucumber and
drizzle a few drops of lemon juice in the mixture. Apply on your face. Soothe
tired eyes by cutting two rounds and place them on the eyelids. Rub down hot
skin with a mixture of chopped cucumber, olive oil and plain yoghurt.
4. LEMON
All about beauty: For sparkling teeth,
mix one teaspoon of fresh lemon juice with one teaspoon of bicarbonate of soda
and half teaspoon of salt. Use like toothpaste – once a week. Lighten the skin
and smoothens rough edges of elbows and knees. Cut a lemon into two halves and
rest your elbows in each half for 15 minutes. Or squeeze juice of lemon and
apply on your knees.
5. TOMATO
Natural beauty definition: Peel a tomato and chop
it finely before spreading on face. Work as an effective cleanser and gentle
astringent to tighten pores.
6. ORANGE
Organic beauty now: Squeeze juice of an
orange and mix with a tablespoon of plain yoghurt. Apply on face, avoiding the
eye area. Rinse off after 10 minutes and splash face with cold water.
7. POTATOES
A great way to get rid
of dark under eye circles. Run a large potato in a blender. Squeeze the pulp to
get rid of excess juice and form two patties from it. Place the patties over
your eyes and keep them there for 10 minutes.
8. APRICOTS
Pound the kernel and
add body lotion to blend into smooth paste. Use it as a gentle exfoliator for
face. Note the pip is the rough “seed” and the ivory kernel is what you need
when split open the pip.
9. MAYONNAISE
Massage mayonnaise into
your hair after shampoo. Leave it on for a few minutes before rinse off. You
can also use mayonnaise as a lip mask. Leave it on for 10 minutes before
removing with cold water.
10. AVOCADOS
Mash a ripe one and use
it as a facial mask; rinse off after 10 minutes. To get rid of puffy eyes; use
a linen cloth, make a “moneybag” filled with mashed avocado. Dab it gently on
eyes.
11. GINGER
Chop ginger and mix it
with body lotion for a facial scrub. Avoid the sensitive eye area.
12. MILK
Soak a cotton pad with
cool fresh milk and press it gently all over your face. Besides protein to feed
your face, it gets rid of dirt thoroughly. Chill a cup of milk in the fridge
before pouring the contents into a clothes spray. Use it like a spritzer over
inflamed skin. Warm a bowl of milk in the microwave for half a minute and pour
contents into a clothes basin. Soak your feet for half an hour and then give it
a good hard brush to remove dead skin.
13. TURMERIC
Mix two teaspoons of
turmeric powder and one teaspoon of honey with just enough warm water to make a
thick paste. Spread the mixture all over your face and leave it on for 15 to 20
minutes. Rinse off with water.
14. SUGAR
For a three-in-one
pre-bath treatment; blend two tablespoons of brown sugar with one teaspoon of
fresh lemon juice and two to three drops of olive oil. Rub the paste over rough
areas like the knees and elbows. Citric acid from the lemon unclogs the pores,
skin-polishing sugar gets rid of surface dirt and olive oil moisture the skin.
15. CHERRIES
Run about 10 unripe
cherries in a blender. Mix the juice with a tablespoon of dry oatmeal and use
as a five-minute facial mask. For the body; mix cherry juice with a tablespoon
of sea salt and massage over damp skin.
16. HONEY
Dilute one tablespoon
of honey with one teaspoon of water then heat it in the microwave for 10
seconds. When it’s cooled, apply on your lips and leave for 10 minutes. To dry
out pimples, pour out a teaspoon of honey into a bowl. Dip a cotton bud into the
honey and apply on the spots.
17. EGGS
For a temporary
facelift, use just the eggwhite. Mix it with a tablespoon of honey and spread
over face and throat in an upward motion. Leave on for 15 minutes and rinse off
with warm water. Whisk egg yolk with a tablespoon of olive oil and leave on
your hair for a few minutes before your shampoo. It makes a great hair
conditioner.
18. PAPAYA
Mash half a ripe papaya
with two teaspoons of honey. Apply to areas of face that are prone to wrinkles
such as between the brows and along the sides of the nose. Leave on it for 10
minutes.
HEALTHY JUICES FOR TOTAL WELLNESS Recommend below are the secret recipe for healthy
drinking. Carrot + Ginger + Apple
> Boost and cleanse our system.
Apple + Cucumber + Celery
> Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and improve stomach upset and headache.
Tomato + Carrot + Apple
> Improve skin complexion and bad breath.
Bitter gourd + Apple + Milk
> Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat.
Orange + Ginger + Cucumber
> Improve skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.
Pineapple + Apple + Watermelon
> To dispel excess salts, nourishes the bladder and kidney
Apple + Cucumber + Kiwi
> To improves skin complexion.
Pear & Banana
> To regulates sugar content.
Carrot + Apple + Pear + Mango
> Clear body heat, counteracts toxicity, decreased blood pressure and fight oxidization!
Honeydew + Grape + Watermelon + Milk
> Rich in vitamin C + Vitamin B2 that increases cell activity and Strengthen body immunity.
Papaya + Pineapple + Milk
> Rich in vitamin C, E, Iron. Improve skin complexion and metabolism.
Banana + Pineapple + Milk
> Rich in Vitamin with nutritious and prevent constipation
HOME MADE BEAUTY RECIPES
Lemon-Egg
Shampoo for Bouncy and
Shiny Hair
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 tbs. unscented shampoo
Fragrance oil of your choice
Preparation:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Shampoo into your hair and rinse well. The egg will act as a conditioner and the lemon juice will bring shine to hair!
Oatmeal Bath or Facial Scrub
Ingredients:
1 small bar castile or baby soap, grated (or
Dove soap for dry skin problems)
2 cups oatmeal, blended or processed into powder
1 small package blanched almonds, blended with the oatmeal
Preparation:
Mix the ingredients well. Put in a
pretty jar
with a plastic spoon. Use 2 to 3 tablespoons
in bath water, or
use
1 teaspoon to scrub face.
Almond Rosewater Body Lotion
Ingredients:
1/4 cup rosewater
(can be purchased at some health food stores or
pharmacies)
1/4 cup glycerin
2 tbs. witch hazel
1 tbs. almond oil
Preparation:
Mix together
rosewater and glycerin. Add witch hazel and almond oil. Stir
completely to dissolve. Pour into
a pretty bottle.
TRADITIONAL PRACTICES TO HELP WOMEN LOOK BEAUTIFUL
Brighten Complexion
Combine turmeric
powder
with sandal
wood paste and apply to face.
Delay Age Spots
Rub a piece
of
lemon over your hands before washing.
Keep Skin Glowing
Make a paste of raw carrots, apply to face and leave it on for one hour.
Prevent Dry Lips
Grind rose petals, mix with butter milk and apply.
Reduce Wrinkles
Mix cabbage juice and 1 teaspoon of honey and apply regularly on face.
Remove Black and
White Heads
Rub face gently with a mixture
of
soap and salt, then rinse with cold water.
Remove Spots
Apply mint juice regularly. For tougher
cases of pimples, swab affected area with camphor
lotion daily and wash off with mild soap.
Remove Unwanted
Facial Hair
Take equal quantity of turmeric powder and wheat flour and make a paste with sesame oil and apply to face.
Stop Hair
Loss
Blend bananas with honey, yogurt and low fat milk and drink for
a few weeks.
