OMG FAVORITE THREAD EVER. LOVE IT. SO MUCH HELPFUL NATURAL BODYCARE ADVICE. love the one about jojoba oil and vanilla! i am gunna try that one and bottle it up in little bottles as gifts. i have always had a fondness for mixing up my own recipes (money saving, and who needs all the chemicals?). a special thanks to martygreene... awesome recipes! if anyone has a few more i'd love to hear them!

I made a bowl of cold oatmeal and put some honey in it to make it sticky, keep it on for 5 mins and wash it off. It works as an awesome exfoliator! Make sure you moisturize after though!!!!!!

I like to make this;

- brown sugar
- olive oil
-a touch of honey
- baking soda
- lemon juice

Its great

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In case you missed it on the livejournal page, you can make homemade Biore strips using one tablespoon plain gelatin and one and a half tablespoons milk in a small bowl. Microwave for 10 seconds on high. Let it cool a little and spread a thin layer over your face. When it dries (it turns very stiff) peel off. Yes, you can see the icky stuff just like with the Biore strips.

My neighbors swear by this, but I have yet to try it - Facial Cleanser/Masque. It calms skin that is starting to break-out (even hormonal breakouts!)

2 pts honey
1 pt cinammon
1 pt nutmeg

If you need more exfoliation, add more nutmeg. Blend into a paste and the smear on face, wait for 10 min or so and then rinse off.

I have tried a cinnamon and honey mask, it's tasty LOL.

A favourite body scrub of mine is simply olive oil and salt. But you could add a drop or two of an essential oil of your choice. I've mixed lemon and honey in with it before and it's the shizz. I love using it. Makes your skin amazingly soft and smooth.

Also a Yogurt, strawberries and oats face mask is awesome as well. My next venture is to experiemnt is avocado masks and mixing my own clay and food combo mask. I shall post back with results.

If I want to get any particularly strong smells out of my hair I use half a lemon and rub it over my hair and it works really well.

Olive oil in general is great for intensive moisturizing the skin. I use it on my hands mainly but I also smooth it over legs once I've shaved them. I plan on making up my own shaving oil using it as a base at some point. Again I'll get back with results.

If anyone wants a recipe for making your own bath salts then let me know and I'll post it.

Also I plan on buying some glycerin and experiementing with that in masks and scrubs

I have just bought some shea butter and I made a supermoisturizing cream with that, jojoba oil, apricot seed oil and safflower oil. Boy does that keep the winter flakes away from my face! Just put the mixing jar in a heated pan full of water so that the shea butter melts and the grainy texture disappears, making all the oils mix together.

I love the pure honey mask - smoothens my skin and minimizes pores. Aspirin mask rocks too!

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THIS STUFF IS AMAZING! I drink at least one packet EVERY day and I've yet to be sick this fall yet!!!

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Mashing up fresh banana and doing it as a mask is a pore tightener

my two cents

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I heartily second the yogurt and honey mask. The lactic acid in the yogurt softens skin while the honey moisturizes. I put a few drops of EVOO in as well.

I just use baking soda plain as a face and body scrub. Just pour it in my palm in the shower, maybe add some shower gel (maybe not) and scrub away.

I sometimes add baking soda to my shampoo to remove the product build up from my hair.

Does this work better than actual Biore pore strips? cause i didnt think they worked well and i also read some bad reviews of them.. I really liek the idea though..i have terrible blackheads on my nose!

oooh does this really work?

i've just run out of my MAC cleansing oil and i am SO poor atm...

for those with dehydrated skin, try this (tested)!

after your basic regimen, apply a coin size amount of glycerin on you face. just massage it in and leave it over night. the next morning your skin will feel smooth, supple and absolutely hydrated. glycerin is a humectant which means it attracts moisture from the environment to the skin. after having the glycerin on your face for awhile, you may actually feel your skin getting "wet". glycerin can be found in practically any drugstore at a very very low price. so, give it a try!