Money doesn’t grow on trees but some of the most effective beauty treatments sure do. Many of the items we put in and especially on our bodies strip us of much needed vitamins and nutrients. An ideal beauty treatment will make you look and feel better, but we usually find ourselves compromising beauty for toxins and unwanted additives. No more! With a blender and a little trip down to your local farmer’s market, you can whip up your own beauty treatments in no time. And, if you end up mixing more than you need, just eat what’s left over… it’s good for your insides too!
- 1 small apricot
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp apricot oil or nectar
- Remove pit from apricot
- Blend ingredients until smooth
- Apply mixture to freshly washed hair
- Cover hair with plastic cap
- Leave on for 30 minutes
- Rinse with cool water and style as usual
- 2 eggs
- 2 Tbsp coconut milk
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- Mix all ingredients in a bowl until well blended
- Apply to wet hair prior to shampooing
- Allow to set for 30 minutes
- Rinse well with warm water
- Shampoo as usual
- Towel drying is preferable with damaged hair
- 3 eggs
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 Tbsp mayonnaise
- Blend all ingredients until smooth
- Add 2 Tbsp of shampoo to mixture
- Blend well
- Wet hair and use mixture to shampoo
- Rinse with warm water
- This mixture can be refrigerated in airtight storage for up to a week
- 1/2 cup of buttermilk
- 2 Tbsp crushed fennel seeds
- Heat milk & fennel seeds until boiling (30 minutes)
- Turn off heat & let steep for 2 hours
- Strain, cool & pour into bottle
- Refrigerate for up to 2 weeks
- Castile soap
- 1 Tbsp cornmeal
- Wet face
- Pour a 1/2 tsp of Castile soap in the palm of your hand
- Add cornmeal
- Mix meal & soap into a lather
- Wash face being careful around delicate areas (eyes)
- 1/4 cup cream
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 Tbsp chamomile flowers, dried or fresh
- Simmer ingredients in pot for 30 minutes (make sure milk doesn’t boil)
- Turn off heat and let sit for 2 hours
- Refrigerate
- Apply with cotton balls
- Castile soap
- Tsp honey
- Wet face
- Pour a 1/2 tsp of Castile soap in the palm of your hand
- Add honey
- Mix honey & soap into a lather
- Wash face
If you have the time, you should try to make a spa day of it. These treatments are not only good for your beauty regimen, they’re fun to concoct. Invite a friend, or two, or seven and bask in all that nature has provided us. And the best part is, it’ll cost you a fraction of the price of anything else you’ve ever tried.
