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Homemade beauty
By: Jennifer Gove
Beauty is as close as the kitchen.
Oily skin
Apply Milk of Magnesia…Gently apply to face. Let dry and rinse off with cool clear tap water. This will absorb oil and leave your face feeling soft and clean.
Mix ¼ of a cup honey and 1/8th of a cup oat meal. Apply to face and sit for 15 minutes. Rinse with cool water. This is generally good for all skin types.
Honey Scrub
- 1 1/2 table spoons of honey
- 3 table spoons ground almonds
- ½ Teaspoon lemon juice
Mix well, gentle rub on face in a gentle circular motion and rinse off with warm water.
Cucumber Eyes
Do you have puffy eyes? Be cool as a cucumber. Take a couple slices of chilled cucumber and place on closed eyes for 15 minutes.
Banana Face
You need to mash 1 small ripe banana and then add 1 tablespoon honey and 3 tablespoons sour cream. Apply to face let sit for 15 minutes then rinse off with cool water.
Berry pretty
Mash 4 large strawberries and add to them 1 tablespoon honey and ¼ cup plain yogurt. Apply let sit for 15 minutes and wash off.
Hair tips:
Dry hair?
Add full fat mayonnaise to your hair. Wrap in a towel for 30 minutes and shampoo out.
Olive oil
Warm ¼ of a cup olive oil until warm not hot. Apply to dry hair and wrap in a towel. Shampoo out.
Want your Brown hair to shine?
Brew up some coffee (the stronger the better) let this cool then pour over hair (Make sure it is cool!!!!) Let the coffee sit for 20 minutes and then rinse.
Static Hair?
Run a dryer sheep over your hair and the problem is gone!
Pretty hands
Forget the expensive lotions. Apply olive oil daily to your hands to keep then soft and smooth.
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