Not every beauty secret comes pre-packaged from the store! Hang with us this week as we talk through beauty remedy recipes using ingredients already found in your kitchen.
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Drink Recipe: Bourbon Pear Cider
Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is not recommended as a face moisturizer due to the fact that it is 4/5 on the comedogenic scale
Honey, Brown Sugar, Olive Oil (equal parts)
Exfoliate lips, face, body – wipe off with warm water and moisturize
To add plumpness as a lip exfoliant add a dash of cayenne or cinnamon (or both!)
The combination does not contain a preservative so many small batches big enough for what you’re using it for
Tea
Hot tea bag on a pimple will help bring it to the surface
Put it on your eyes to depuff (warm, cool or cold based on preference)
Shiny hair rinse
2 tea bags and 2 cups of water steeped for 10-15 minutes and let cool
Pour over your hair and massage through and follow with your normal shampoo and conditioner
Use a tea that matches your hair: Chamomile for blondes, Black for Brunettes, Rooibos for Redheads
Shiny hair rinse
Sunburn
Add cool teabags from room temperate or fridge/freezer or take a cool tea bath
Soothe razor burn (cool tea bags)
Drain a blister or boil (put a wet tea bag in your sock overnight)
Soothe a sore arm after shots (cool tea bags)
Soothe bug bites
Lemons (sliced in half)
Dry patches of skin
Rub on heels, elbows, etc. for an immediately noticeable difference
Citric acid removes dead skin cells
Rub on your face to brighten your skin and dissolve stubborn blackheads
Add sugar to double as an exfoliant
Don’t leave this on your face longer than 5 minutes
Critic acid can make your skin more sensitive to UV light so use SPF!
Coffee Grounds
Cellulite
2 Tbsp coffee grounds, 4 Tbsp of kitchen oil (olive oil, avocado oil, etc.) and use as an exfoliant and rinse away
Works like a diuretic, drawing out excess water from fat cells
Hair Treatment (for brunettes)
Mix a tsp or two (depending on hair length) in your conditioner
Leave it on as a mask for just a few minutes and rinse out
Caffeine may stimulate hair growth
Make sure you rinse it all out to avoid staining pillows or cloth
Tea Tree Oil
A few drops of tea tree oil into shampoo to get rid of dandruff
Tea tree oil diluted with a carrier oil for spot pimples
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