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Showing posts with label coconut oil. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coconut oil. Show all posts

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Another DIY Face Scrub



Lately I have been in the mood for DIY beauty "recipes". My skin has been so dry (thanks, Winter) and I'm really getting sick of it. Now that I have been making more and more beauty "recipes" from ingredients in my own home, I am really falling in love with it. I love knowing EXACTLY what is in the products I am using (especially when it's going on my face) and it's actually saving me a lot of money. 

A face scrub is something that will help to exfoliate the dry skin away. It makes my skin super soft and supple. Take 1 tsp baking soda and 1/2-1 tbsp of coconut oil. Mix the ingredients well. Wash your face with warm water and apply the scrub to your face in small circular motions. Rinse off with warm water and dry. 

Tuesday, February 26, 2013

Homemade Eye Cream

As most of you know, I'm all about using homemade and natural products. I've learned more than I wanted to about some ingredients that they put in creams and products that they sell in stores.

You need only TWO ingredients to make this fantastic eye cream and you will see so many benefits to it! It's also a lot less expensive than the creams available in the stores. Plus, you know what is in it!

Vitamin E is an essential part of skin care. It is an antioxidant (it protects the skin from UV light, pollution, drugs, and other free radicals that damage skin cells). It also plays a role in anti-aging by reducing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Vitamine E also reduces stretch marks and age spots. It's practically magical!

Find a small jar (about an ounce). Fill it with coconut oil and warm it in the microwave for a couple of seconds until it is liquid. Take three vitamin E capsules and poke a hole in them to release the liquid in them and pour into the melted coconut oil. Use a toothpick to stir the mixture together and place into the refrigerator until it is solid again!