When it comes to beauty, we are all for it. But beauty has become more expensive and more artificial over the years. For a change, try bringing out your natural beauty at home instead.
Even companies that say their beauty products are organic or all natural are not always being totally honest with you. A product that contains natural oils may only contain a small percentage of the actual oil and a large percentage of fillers that can irritate skin.
Using your own beauty products keeps you from having to deal with the cosmetic companies and their "claims." Natural beauty is a dying art. In ancient times, cosmetics (face paint as they called it) and medicines had natural origins. Today, these things are created from formulas in the lab. Improvements in these industries meant artificial ingredients. For makeup, your skin could be affected.
There's nothing wrong with starting over without preservatives. Natural beauty recipes use vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers as their base. Whatever you buy, try to stick with ones that have not been treated with weed killers or insect sprays. These chemicals could make their way into your beauty regimen.
1. Lemons - They are useful for more than a cool drink on a hot summer day. Lemon juice functions as an astringent and a skin lightener. Wash a lemon and use one half to rub over your face to pull out impurities and excess oils. Lemon smelling hair spray can be created using lemon juice that has been reduced in a saucepan and reconstituted with water.
2. Roses - Red, white, yellow, or pink, they are all fragrant and beautiful. Rose petals are soft and, when added to a hot bath, transfer that fragrance to your body. Create your own rose water by steeping roses and adding coconut milk.
3. Strawberries - They taste sweet and smell fragrant. The seeds can set your teeth and gums in a fit, though. Turn your fit into a functional treatment for your skin. Combine the strawberries with olive oil and coarse salt to create an exfoliating scrub for your body.
4. Bananas - Cream one and use it as a beauty treatment. Bananas contain an important electrolyte in the body-potassium. Restore the moisture balance in your skin with a facial mask. Mix your creamed bananas with egg white and yogurt to create the mask.
5. Honey - Honey contains antibacterial properties for a healthy body. Those properties can be transferred to the skin with a honey facial mask. For dry skin, mix some natural honey with cooked oatmeal. Oily skin requires an astringent like vinegar in combination with the honey. Splash your face with warm water to open pores and then apply the mask.
Natural beauty treatments are cost efficient and effective. Also, you avoid irritating fillers and chemicals. Whip up a batch on a weekly basis if you need to. It's a small sacrifice for a lifetime of beauty. - 16755
Even companies that say their beauty products are organic or all natural are not always being totally honest with you. A product that contains natural oils may only contain a small percentage of the actual oil and a large percentage of fillers that can irritate skin.
Using your own beauty products keeps you from having to deal with the cosmetic companies and their "claims." Natural beauty is a dying art. In ancient times, cosmetics (face paint as they called it) and medicines had natural origins. Today, these things are created from formulas in the lab. Improvements in these industries meant artificial ingredients. For makeup, your skin could be affected.
There's nothing wrong with starting over without preservatives. Natural beauty recipes use vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers as their base. Whatever you buy, try to stick with ones that have not been treated with weed killers or insect sprays. These chemicals could make their way into your beauty regimen.
1. Lemons - They are useful for more than a cool drink on a hot summer day. Lemon juice functions as an astringent and a skin lightener. Wash a lemon and use one half to rub over your face to pull out impurities and excess oils. Lemon smelling hair spray can be created using lemon juice that has been reduced in a saucepan and reconstituted with water.
2. Roses - Red, white, yellow, or pink, they are all fragrant and beautiful. Rose petals are soft and, when added to a hot bath, transfer that fragrance to your body. Create your own rose water by steeping roses and adding coconut milk.
3. Strawberries - They taste sweet and smell fragrant. The seeds can set your teeth and gums in a fit, though. Turn your fit into a functional treatment for your skin. Combine the strawberries with olive oil and coarse salt to create an exfoliating scrub for your body.
4. Bananas - Cream one and use it as a beauty treatment. Bananas contain an important electrolyte in the body-potassium. Restore the moisture balance in your skin with a facial mask. Mix your creamed bananas with egg white and yogurt to create the mask.
5. Honey - Honey contains antibacterial properties for a healthy body. Those properties can be transferred to the skin with a honey facial mask. For dry skin, mix some natural honey with cooked oatmeal. Oily skin requires an astringent like vinegar in combination with the honey. Splash your face with warm water to open pores and then apply the mask.
Natural beauty treatments are cost efficient and effective. Also, you avoid irritating fillers and chemicals. Whip up a batch on a weekly basis if you need to. It's a small sacrifice for a lifetime of beauty. - 16755
About the Author:
Looking for more natural beauty tips? Marilyn Etzel, President of ME Naturally, LLC is dedicated to providing you with the tips you need to bring out your natural beauty at her Beauty Talk website.
