For dry skin,
a great way to astringent is to first cleanse skin and use a
light moisturizer, let dry and then take 1/2 lemon 1/2 lime and
squeeze into a bowl, gently rinse face with mixture, and massage
with fingertips then gently rinse with warm water, this leaves
skin feeling clean and nice smelling, it also helps with blackheads.
Baking Soda As A Facial
Scrub - BY BARBARA
I mix a combination
of 1 teaspoon baking soda to my daily cleanser as a facial exfoliator.
The baking soda smooths rough patches an scrubs away dead skin.
I have extremely sensitive skin and have always had a hard time
finding facial scrubs that aren't so harsh. This one works great!
Aloe Vera Beautifier - BY YVOONE
Thanks for your
website. A lot of good tips. I have one tip that I have been
using for long time. Here it is: I use aloe vera as hair gel,
brow gel, body/face lotion, and use Vaseline as lip make up remover.
It works!
Love Your Lemons - BY MARLA TUFARELLI
LMT, CAT
Next time you
go out to eat, order lemon wedges. Lemons contain bacteria fighting
agents. Squeeze the lemon into your water using your knife and
fork to clean harmful bacteria off the surface. Squeeze the remaining
juice in your hands and cleanse entire surface. The rind contains
the oils, a more concentrated form of cleaning agent. If you're
brave enough not to look paranoid with your guest, peel the lemon,
use the rind to clean your silverware, glass, and hands. An added
plus to this cleaning technique is that water with lemon stimulates
digestive enzymes to improve digestion and is excellent for internal
cleansing as well.
Bruise Remedy -BY
DENA/ KANSAS CITY
I used to dance
a lot, and would constantly be getting bruises, specifically
on my legs, and my dance teacher told me to hold a banana peel
with the skin in over a bruise, and there is some chemical in
the skin of the peel that draws out the bruise...It really does
work....Usually hold on the skin from 10 to 30 minutes.
Ultimate Beauty Remedies - BY NELY MENDIOLA/ MONTERREY, NUEVO
LEON, MEXICO
To reduce redness,
irritation and even aide with the occasional "pink eye",
boil 1 chamomille bag, in 1 cup of water. (If you can find a
natural chamomile bunch, it would be even better) Place in refrigerator
for cooling overnight. I recommend using 2-4 drops per eye at
least 4 times a day, if irritation is fairly bad. The tea bag
itself may be used (still warm, but not HOT) over the eye area
to reduce swelling & under eye circles.
For firmer smoother skin, treating acne and lightening of dark
spots...Cut one leaf of Aloe Vera plant and blend. Spread over
face or affected area as you would a mask. Avoid under eye and
eyelid areas. Leave on for 20 mins and wash off with warm water.
Remaining mixture may be stored in refrigerator for maximum of
3 days. Treatment may be repeated every 3rd day.
For acne prone
skin, mask may be worn overnight for up to three days in a row,
suspend for 3 days and repeat until desired skin condition is
reached.
For those of
you with super sensitive skin, the overnight treatment is NOT
recommended...FIRST try the 20 min. Test on only a small part
of your skin to make sure irritation will not occur. It'll be
a little stinky, but it's definitely worth the sacrifice. I use
this treatment often and I have very sensitive skin.
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