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INTRODUCTION
Having beautiful skin,
complexion and body involves eating healthy and right food. Some of the best
beauty treatment and solutions are simple foods found in our kitchen or grocery
stores.
These foods are easily available and cheap as you can buy them during
your marketing trip.
The best about natural
foods is that these foods do not contain preservatives, chemicals or irritant
fragrances present in many commercial brands products.
These natural food can
be used for natural remedies and improve our body overall health. 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 health and beauty treatment immediately.
FOOD FOR FACE
TEA
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.
OLIVE
OIL
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.
CUCUMBER
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.
LEMON
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.
TOMATO
Peel a tomato and chop
it finely before spreading on face. Work as an effective cleanser and gentle
astringent to tighten pores.
ORANGE
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.
POTATOES
A great way to get rid
of dark undereye 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.
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.
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.
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.
GINGER
Chop ginger and mix it
with body lotion for a facial scrub. Avoid the sensitive eye area.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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
OME
MADE BEAUTY RECIPES
1 egg
1 tsp. lemon juice
3 tbs. unscented shampoo
Fragrance oil of your choice
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
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
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
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
Mix together rosewater
and glycerin. Add witch hazel and almond oil. Stir completely to dissolve. Pour
into a pretty bottle.
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