Homemade Facials and Hair Care Natural Beauty / Personal Care Posted by Jane on Mar 20, 2005 - 03:50 AM |
 How much money do you spend on beauty products per year? $200? $500? Too much? Save money by making your own facial masks and hair recipes... Homemade Facials and Hair ConditionersMake your hair shine and your skin glow with these all-natural Skin and Hair Nourishing masks & recipes, that you can whip up with just a few simple, easy-to-find ingredients. Egg yolks are widely acknowledged as one of nature's best moisturizers. Here are a couple ultra-rich masks to "deep condition" hair and skin. Mix Together in equal proportion Honey, Egg yolk, Almond oil, Yogurt Honey stimulates and smoothes, egg and almond oil penetrates and moisturizes, and yogurt refines and tightens pores. Clay or fuller's earth mud is available in powder form at any Health food store or Nutrition outlets. Mix Together in equal proportion: Dry clay, Egg yolk, Mashed Avocado, Witch hazel Mud dries excess sebum while the egg yolk and avocado replenish lost moisture. Witch hazel acts as a toner. In a blender mix: 1/2 Banana, 1/4 Avocado, 1/4 Cantaloupe, 1 tablespoon Wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon Yogurt. For extra conditioning, squeeze in the contents of a vitamin E capsule. Leave in hair for 15 - 20 minutes. In a blender mix: Strawberries, Pineapple, Banana Apply to the face and leave on for 15 - 20 minutes, Wash off to find a glowing face. Contributed by: N. Srivathshan MBA (Pharma Marketing), BA Sales, Product, Advertising Management, Pharmacy, Nutrition & Dietetics. Product Manager Nandan Biomatrix Contact: srivathshan@yahoo.com or http://www.geocities.com/srivathshan [1]  More Homemade Facial Recipes:These are all natural homemade facial mask recipes, which you can prepare easily within minutes and the best part is: wont cost you much! For Normal, combination skin, oily and blemished skin: Mix one egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal, a teaspoon olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice until smooth. Spread on your face and neck, leave on for 15 30 min then rinse with lukewarm water. Few drops lemon juice will help to reduce blackheads while egg white will leave your skin feel tight after this mask application. For Dry skin: Mix one egg yolk, a teaspoon honey and a teaspoon olive oil and some vitamin E oil. Spread over your face and neck, leave on for 15 30 min then rinse in lukewarm water. You can add more olive oil if you still feel dry on your skin. For Dry and spotted skin: Mix dry oatmeal (you may grind it in a blender), honey and plain yogurt to make a paste. Spread it over your face and neck, leave on 15 30 min then rinse with lukewarm water. You may add a little salt and olive oil to make an exfoliating mask or scrub for your bodies dry skin area. For more information about beauty, health and fitness, please visit Beauty Health Fitness Blogspot [2] For beauty, health and fitness selected stuff, please visit Beauty Health Fitness Estore [3] If you enjoyed this article, you may wish to read, Homemade Facial Toners [4] or Bath Recipes, Bath Oils, Bath Salts, Milk Baths, Bath Teas and More. [5] |
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