Milk beauty recipes

Skin care really doesn’t have to be expensive, it is just a fridge away. The best example of this are milk beauty recipes. Why milk? Milk is full of ingredients that are beneficial to the skin. After intense physical exercise, for example, our muscles create lactic acid which dissolves the bond that holds dead cells of the skin, penetrate the skin’s deepest layers and thus help its nutrition. Lactic acid is a kind of Alpha Hydroxy Acids - (AHA). Well known brands like Clarins, Clinique, Dior use this process when creating products based on milk.

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Posted in Skin Care on August 31st, 2008 by admin | | 0 Comments

Sour Cream Hair Pack

Sour Cream Hair Pack

Ingredients:
2 teaspoons of sour-cream
1/2 teaspoon of wheat germ oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Mix it all together, apply to hair and rinse off after 10-15 minutes.

Posted in Hair Care on August 30th, 2008 by admin | | 0 Comments

Honey hair care

Honey hair care recipes are versatile in that they can be prepared for any type of hair. Whether you have dry or oily hair, adding different ingredients to the honey base will give you the results you’re looking for.

A basic recipe for honey shampoo targets all types of hair. It is really a nourishing recipe that will benefit any hair type.

Honey Based Shampoo

Ingredients:

3 teaspoons of honey
1 egg yolk*
1 or 2 lemons

Get lemon juice ready before you start. Add honey and yolk and stir. Start adding lemon juice until the mass is consistent. Apply as a regular shampoo and rinse off.

* Always make sure you use fresh eggs

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Posted in Hair Care on August 29th, 2008 by admin | | 0 Comments

Honey face masks

Honey face masks are one of the basic facial masks. Honey is available and so healthy that its use in skin care recipes has been recognized as one of the most efficient. Honey is a strong antiseptic and allows for deep cleansing of the skin. This in turn removes impurities from the pores yielding rejuvenated, soft, glowing skin. Honey also nourishes the skin so aside from its use as a skin cleanser (for oily skin) it can be used for dry skin because it adds moisture.

There are around 300 hundred different kinds of honey. When it comes to honey applied to face and body, it can be any kind available at your local food store. Of course, as in any skin care recipes, when preparing honey face recipes, you want to go with organic honey. It might be a bit pricey but so worth it. In case you can’t find it or want to go with the regular brand, that’s OK too.

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Posted in Facial Masks on August 28th, 2008 by admin | | 0 Comments

Fruit skin care

Fruit skin care is becoming more and more popular. The reason I chose to share with you as banana-based fruit skin recipe is because bananas are awesome skin moisturizers; they leave the skin soft, rejuvenated, and smooth. Banana is safe to use on pretty much any skin type and doesn’t cause irritation or any adverse reaction. The simplest recipe including a banana is:

Banana face mask

Ingredients:
I ripe banana
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons of almond oil

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Posted in Facial Masks on August 27th, 2008 by admin | | 0 Comments

Face masks by skin type

It is important to 1) know your skin type and 2) choose a recipe suited for that skin type. Here’s an overview of the simplest skin masks by each skin type.

Normal skin type
Ingredients:

- 1 ripe banana

Simple mash a banana and apply to face. Let it rest for 20 minutes or so. The best thing to do it to rinse it off with unsweetened chamomile tea but regular, lukewarm water is just fine. This mask can be applied 1 to 2 times a week.

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Posted in Facial Masks, Skin Care on August 26th, 2008 by admin | | 0 Comments

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