At-home Skin/Bodycare Recipes
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Krystle
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I just tried the aspirin mask last night and it rocked!! I talked DH into doing it with me and we were both impressed
All it is is: 8-10 uncoated aspirin and enough water for them to dissolve in. PUt it on...leave it for 20-30 min. and voila
My face was soooo smooth afterwards.
All it is is: 8-10 uncoated aspirin and enough water for them to dissolve in. PUt it on...leave it for 20-30 min. and voila
martygreene
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Have a homemade skincare, bodycare, or haircare recipe you simply love? Share them here! Sometimes homemade is simply the best way to go.
martygreene
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The Perfect Aspirin Masque
Get fresh, smooth new skin with this luxurious calming and clarifying aspirin-yogurt facial, or full-body scrubby masque. Mix good plain live-culture yogurt with plain, unbuffered, uncoated aspirin in the proportions you prefer, or start with mine:
Facial masque ~ 1/2 shot glass yogurt + 10 aspirin tablets
Full body masque ~ 1/2 to 1 cup yogurt + 50 to 100 aspirin tablets
Let the aspirin soak in the yogurt for a few minutes. It will dissolve easily.
Stir it around briskly, creating a smooth, creamy, but grainy consistency.
For the face, smoothe it on gently and massage lightly. Relax for 5-15 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water. You may also use a vibrating pulse facial applicator. If you have rough patches, focus on massaging the grains in there.
For the body, fill a tub with warm water, then massage the masque all over vigorously, focusing on any rough or dry areas. When you've covered everything well enough to feel a tingle all over from the grains of aspirin, relax in the warm water and read a magazine for half an hour while your skin benefits from the extended gently acidic soak. This is also good for preventing yeast infections.
If you are allergic or sensitive to aspirin or
any salicylates, please do not use this formula.
If you are vegan, or allergic to milk, you may substitute any good unscented moisturizer you already use, or a neutral lotion such as Cetaphil, or even applesauce. Experiment with small amounts to see what you like best.
Using the best yogurt and the biggest bottle of generic aspirin available, this home spa treatment runs about $5 for four full body & facial applications, or 16 to 32 facial masques.
Get fresh, smooth new skin with this luxurious calming and clarifying aspirin-yogurt facial, or full-body scrubby masque. Mix good plain live-culture yogurt with plain, unbuffered, uncoated aspirin in the proportions you prefer, or start with mine:
Facial masque ~ 1/2 shot glass yogurt + 10 aspirin tablets
Full body masque ~ 1/2 to 1 cup yogurt + 50 to 100 aspirin tablets
Let the aspirin soak in the yogurt for a few minutes. It will dissolve easily.
Stir it around briskly, creating a smooth, creamy, but grainy consistency.
For the face, smoothe it on gently and massage lightly. Relax for 5-15 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water. You may also use a vibrating pulse facial applicator. If you have rough patches, focus on massaging the grains in there.
For the body, fill a tub with warm water, then massage the masque all over vigorously, focusing on any rough or dry areas. When you've covered everything well enough to feel a tingle all over from the grains of aspirin, relax in the warm water and read a magazine for half an hour while your skin benefits from the extended gently acidic soak. This is also good for preventing yeast infections.
If you are allergic or sensitive to aspirin or
any salicylates, please do not use this formula.
If you are vegan, or allergic to milk, you may substitute any good unscented moisturizer you already use, or a neutral lotion such as Cetaphil, or even applesauce. Experiment with small amounts to see what you like best.
Using the best yogurt and the biggest bottle of generic aspirin available, this home spa treatment runs about $5 for four full body & facial applications, or 16 to 32 facial masques.
martygreene
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Emergen-C Facial Treatment
This is good for soothing inflamed skin, clearing up and preventing blemishes, moisturizing, balancing oil, countering sun damage, and refining the skin's texture.
Emergen-C is a vitamin C supplement drink mix available at most health supplements stores, and at many supermarkets and drugstores.
Take one packet of Emergen-C Lite, empty it into your palm.
Add a spoonful-sized glob of any good, neutral lotion--
try Kiss My Face, Cetaphil, or Alba, anything hypoallergenic.
Add a dash of jojoba oil, if you wish.
Mix this, and apply the foaming mixture to your face, wet or dry.
Relax, wait five to fifteen minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
Moisturize as usual.
(Do a test patch for this prior to a full treatment, some skin may react poorly to the concentration of Ascorbic acid)
This is good for soothing inflamed skin, clearing up and preventing blemishes, moisturizing, balancing oil, countering sun damage, and refining the skin's texture.
Emergen-C is a vitamin C supplement drink mix available at most health supplements stores, and at many supermarkets and drugstores.
Take one packet of Emergen-C Lite, empty it into your palm.
Add a spoonful-sized glob of any good, neutral lotion--
try Kiss My Face, Cetaphil, or Alba, anything hypoallergenic.
Add a dash of jojoba oil, if you wish.
Mix this, and apply the foaming mixture to your face, wet or dry.
Relax, wait five to fifteen minutes, then rinse thoroughly.
Moisturize as usual.
(Do a test patch for this prior to a full treatment, some skin may react poorly to the concentration of Ascorbic acid)
martygreene
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Deep Moisturizing Hair Masque
1 small can coconut milk (the size of a tomato paste can is sufficient)
1/4 cup honey
3 T almond or olive oil
whisk together until blended well. Apply to hair, working in until all hair is coated. Wrap hair up in plastic wrap and warm towel. Let sit as long as your like- I leave it for 1/2 hour or so.
rinse with a light conditioner only, no shampoo
1 small can coconut milk (the size of a tomato paste can is sufficient)
1/4 cup honey
3 T almond or olive oil
whisk together until blended well. Apply to hair, working in until all hair is coated. Wrap hair up in plastic wrap and warm towel. Let sit as long as your like- I leave it for 1/2 hour or so.
rinse with a light conditioner only, no shampoo
martygreene
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Jojoba oil and Baking soda
Jojoba oil is a liquid wax, very similar in composition to
sebum, human skin oil. Thus it dissolves condensed sebum, and
promotes free flow of the oil from the pores.
I use it in everything- added to Olay Sensitive Skin moisturizing
cream (stir about a tablespoon in briskly with a new, clean stick),
to baking soda for an exfoliating scrub, and to my Emergen-C vitamin
C masque. You can use jojoba by itself as a moisturizer, just a few
drops spread on wet skin - but I've found it works better for me
mixed in with my hypoallergenic moisturizer. It blends easily.
To scrub with baking soda, make a paste of baking soda, a dash of
jojoba oil, and a little water. Work it gently around your skin,
focusing on blocked areas. Rinse with warm water. Don't overdo
this - it's just to open up some of the blockages, to start prior to cleansing or other treatments.
Jojoba oil is a liquid wax, very similar in composition to
sebum, human skin oil. Thus it dissolves condensed sebum, and
promotes free flow of the oil from the pores.
I use it in everything- added to Olay Sensitive Skin moisturizing
cream (stir about a tablespoon in briskly with a new, clean stick),
to baking soda for an exfoliating scrub, and to my Emergen-C vitamin
C masque. You can use jojoba by itself as a moisturizer, just a few
drops spread on wet skin - but I've found it works better for me
mixed in with my hypoallergenic moisturizer. It blends easily.
To scrub with baking soda, make a paste of baking soda, a dash of
jojoba oil, and a little water. Work it gently around your skin,
focusing on blocked areas. Rinse with warm water. Don't overdo
this - it's just to open up some of the blockages, to start prior to cleansing or other treatments.
mspixieears
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Brown sugar mixed with virgin coconut oil is a great body scrub, and soooo yummy too! If you don't have coconut oil, which is generally available at most health food stores, you can always use olive oil.
Olive oil (extra virgin) can also be used as a cleansing oil, very much the same way one uses Shu Uemura cleansing oils etc.
Olive oil (extra virgin) can also be used as a cleansing oil, very much the same way one uses Shu Uemura cleansing oils etc.
martygreene
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coconut bath
For less than the price of a fancy bath bomb, you can have a tub full of creamy white, deep-moisturizing, naturally coconut-scented water.
Open one can of coconut milk and dissolve it under running hot water. Relax. Something about this is much more softening than oil by itself - maybe it's the emulsion?
Don't, obviously, do this if you're allergic to coconut.
For less than the price of a fancy bath bomb, you can have a tub full of creamy white, deep-moisturizing, naturally coconut-scented water.
Open one can of coconut milk and dissolve it under running hot water. Relax. Something about this is much more softening than oil by itself - maybe it's the emulsion?
Don't, obviously, do this if you're allergic to coconut.
martygreene
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Hamantaschen-scented Body Scrub
1 cup poppy seeds
enough raw honey to moisten the poppy seeds
to a pleasant consistency, a thick paste
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Mix these together and put the compound in a pretty jar.
After soaking yourself in a warm bath or shower, use a scoop of this in circular motions all over your wet skin to exfoliate and to increase circulation. Then shower it off thoroughly. You can make a facial version of it by leaving out the cloves, cinnamon, and lemon extract, or by just adding a tiny pinch of cloves and a few drops of lemon along with the vanilla. Use it very gently on the face, and don't stress the skin around the eyes.
If you are sensitive to the spices or the lemon, leave them out. The vanilla alone should be fine.
If you are at all allergic or sensitive to opiates or honey, do not use this.
If you are kinky or hungry, yes, this body scrub is completely edible.
1 cup poppy seeds
enough raw honey to moisten the poppy seeds
to a pleasant consistency, a thick paste
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon lemon extract
Mix these together and put the compound in a pretty jar.
After soaking yourself in a warm bath or shower, use a scoop of this in circular motions all over your wet skin to exfoliate and to increase circulation. Then shower it off thoroughly. You can make a facial version of it by leaving out the cloves, cinnamon, and lemon extract, or by just adding a tiny pinch of cloves and a few drops of lemon along with the vanilla. Use it very gently on the face, and don't stress the skin around the eyes.
If you are sensitive to the spices or the lemon, leave them out. The vanilla alone should be fine.
If you are at all allergic or sensitive to opiates or honey, do not use this.
If you are kinky or hungry, yes, this body scrub is completely edible.
martygreene
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Vanilla Jojoba Oil
This is one of the best formulas I've ever fallen into.
It's super simple, but you'll be shocked and amazed at how fabulous it is. If you like vanilla at all, I mean.
Take one big bottle of cold-pressed jojoba oil, I use 8 ounces.
cut up one vanilla bean into small chunks, and split them.
Toss the vanilla bean chunks into the jojoba oil and put the bottle away in a safe, cool place for at least a month before you touch it. The longer you store it, the stronger it will get. Mmmmmm.
Then you'll have vanilla-scented jojoba oil to use wherever you normally use jojoba oil. A great body moisturizer, it's gentle enough to use on the face. Mix it with Emergen-C for a facial masque which smells like cake. Use it as a base for your own perfume oil blends. Use it as an overnight oil treatment for hands, with cotton gloves.
This is one of the best formulas I've ever fallen into.
It's super simple, but you'll be shocked and amazed at how fabulous it is. If you like vanilla at all, I mean.
Take one big bottle of cold-pressed jojoba oil, I use 8 ounces.
cut up one vanilla bean into small chunks, and split them.
Toss the vanilla bean chunks into the jojoba oil and put the bottle away in a safe, cool place for at least a month before you touch it. The longer you store it, the stronger it will get. Mmmmmm.
Then you'll have vanilla-scented jojoba oil to use wherever you normally use jojoba oil. A great body moisturizer, it's gentle enough to use on the face. Mix it with Emergen-C for a facial masque which smells like cake. Use it as a base for your own perfume oil blends. Use it as an overnight oil treatment for hands, with cotton gloves.
faerie_bel
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I add a bit of bicarbonate soda/baking soda to my creamy cleanser to make a scrub. It's extremely effective. 
I use household vinegar diluted in a cup of water to rinse through my hair immediately after dying it blonde (as soon as I've rinsed the dye out basically). It takes out that chemical stink! Any vinegar smell will disappear once hair is dry.
For pimples - try making a paste out of salt and water. Apply to pimple and leave for as long as possible. It will really help shrink it!
I use household vinegar diluted in a cup of water to rinse through my hair immediately after dying it blonde (as soon as I've rinsed the dye out basically). It takes out that chemical stink! Any vinegar smell will disappear once hair is dry.
For pimples - try making a paste out of salt and water. Apply to pimple and leave for as long as possible. It will really help shrink it!
Shimmer
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google it.
The Ingredients
2 Tbsp. ground oats
2 tsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. aloe vera
1 tsp. lemon juice
The Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a clean bowl until you have a smooth paste. Gently massage onto damp skin, and rinse off with warm water. You can triple the recipe for a fantastic smoothing body treatment.
Ground Oats: use rolled oats and a clean coffee grinder or blender to grind the flakes to a fine powder
oatmeal + brownsugar. )
The Ingredients
2 Tbsp. ground oats
2 tsp. brown sugar
2 Tbsp. aloe vera
1 tsp. lemon juice
The Instructions
Mix all ingredients in a clean bowl until you have a smooth paste. Gently massage onto damp skin, and rinse off with warm water. You can triple the recipe for a fantastic smoothing body treatment.
Ground Oats: use rolled oats and a clean coffee grinder or blender to grind the flakes to a fine powder
oatmeal + brownsugar. )
