Lemon Toner

1/2 c. fresh lemon juice

1 c. distilled water

2/3 c. witch hazel

Directions

Combine all the ingredients in a glass measuring cup and mix well. Pour into a clean bottle or container. Shake well before each use. Apply with a cotton ball or soft cloth.

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Heavenly Mask

1 tablespoon yogurt

1 egg yolk

1 tablespoon honey

Mix gently and let stand until paste reaches room temperature. Smooth mask onto clean face, and lie down for 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Apply astringent and moisturizer.

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Cucumber Wrinkle Cream

1/2 cucumber

1 egg white

2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1/2 cup oil*

*olive or avocado oil.

Wash the cucumber, but do not peel. Cube and blend with remaining ingredients. Apply morning and evening, and gently wipe off with tissues.

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Homemade Laundry Soap

                            It’s only four ingredients!

1  (4 pound) box of Arm and Hammer Super Washing Soda

1 (4pound) Arm and Hammer box of Baking Soda

1 (4 pound) box of Borax

3 bars of favorite ivory soap Shredded

Mix well in a large container.

Add two heaping tablespoons to each load of laundry. Enjoy the sweetness!

AHHHHHHHHH! Smells sooooo good!

I love this, and it is cheap. 

$3.47- super washing soda

$3.47 - baking soda 

$4.88- Borax

$3.88 for six bars of Ivory

Total: $15.70 for 150 loads= $0.10 per load

Tide: $17.97 for 90 loads(at best)= $0.20 a load

and the homemade version doesn't have all the chemicals and perfumes that tide has including the broken glass. Doesn't make you itch and dry your skin out. Very helpful for people like us that see humidity rarely.  Perfect for front loaders, just take the clip for the liquid soap and don't lose it. 

 

Yogurt Face Mask

Yogurt is a natural source of lactic acid, which organically dissolves dead skin and leaves your face feeling smoother.

1 cup plain Yogurt

1 tbsp. Turmeric powder

Clean face and remove all makeup. Combine Yogurt and turmeric and brush evenly on face, neck and chest using a clean makeup brush or a small paintbrush. Leave on for 5 to 10 minutes and rinse. Follow up with moisturizer.

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Rose Petal Hair Care

1 cup water

½ cup milk

1 cup dried rose petals

2 bananas

2 tablespoons honey

2 tablespoons almond oil

Put the water, milk, and rose petals in a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from the burner and cool.

In a blender, mix the bananas, honey and almond oil. Blend on low and pour into a bowl.

Gently fold the cooled rose petal mixture into the banana mixture.

Massage into scalp and hair.

Cover with a plastic shower cap and leave on for 25 or 30 minutes.

Rinse with warm water and shampoo.

created by Gil Gamlieli

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TROPICAL BREEZE

4 sprigs rosemary

1 cup boiling water

2 teaspoons almond oil

1/2 papaya

1/2 avocado

1/4 lemon

Steep the rosemary in the boiling water. Let it cool.

Massage the scalp with the almond oil,

Mash together the papaya and avocado, and squeeze in the lemon.

Put the rosemary tea in a spray bottle.

Apply the fruit mixture to the hair.

Spray the tea on the hair.

Cover with a shower cap and leave on for 15 minutes,

Shampoo.

created by Richard Córdoba

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Sugar Scrub

A simple sugar scrub gently exfoliates your skin, rubbing away dead skin cells so new ones can replace them. Making your own sugar scrubs is a fairly simple process, and you don't need any chemicals to do it. Though some commercially available sugar scrubs use chemicals to lengthen a product's shelf life, you can whip up a simple sugar scrub with a few basic ingredients.

Most sugar scrubs are made up of equal parts sugar and some kind of oily substance. The oil in question might be glycerin, olive oil, sweet almond oil or avocado oil. The oil has a moisturizing effect on your skin, which soothes while the sugar exfoliates.

Essential oils are added to sugar scrubs to improve their fragrance. different essential oils produce different effects. combining several drops of geranium, lavender, sandalwood and lemon essential oils for a calming sugar scrub or adding several drops of rosemary, ginger, bay and peppermint essential oils for an invigorating sugar scrub.

Ingredients

* 1/2 cup of sugar

* 1/4 cup of lotion/oil

Mix the sugar and lotion in a bowl

Massage the sugar and lotion mixture in your feet to exfoliate.

Rinse with clear water and pat dry. Apply some additional lotion to your soft feet.

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Nail Whitener

If you use your hands a lot, as we do, the nails can get dull and discolored pretty fast. It’s enough to make you want to hide them behind your back! But all you need is one great ingredient to make your nails look clean and white again.

1 denture tablet

1 cup warm water

Pour the water in a small bowl and drop the denture tablet in it. Soak your hands in the mixture for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Or

Hydrogen peroxide is a natural whitener. Just get some 3 percent hydrogen peroxide , soak a cotton ball with it, and then rub it on your nails.

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Oatmeal Face Mask

Oatmeal has cleansing properties as well as mild exfoliation properties. Oatmeal also has moisturizing properties and can act as an anti-inflammatory for sunburned or irritated skin.
Blend some oatmeal with just enough water to make it thick and easy to spread without falling off the spoon. Gently spread it onto your skin. Leave it until it dries (10-15 minutes). This mask is gentle and safe.

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Aloe Vera Lip Gloss

1 Teaspoon of fresh or real aloe Vera gel (to obtain the real, slice open a aloe vera leaf and scrap the gel from within)

1/2 Teaspoon of coconut oil
1/8 Teaspoon of vitamin E oil
Essential oils (optional) Examples: Vanilla, rosemary, rose, peppermint, and lime

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Facial Glow Masque

1 egg yolk

1 teaspoon warm milk

1 teaspoon honey

Mix together. Apply to face and throat. Lie down and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

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Baking Soda Acne Cream

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All you need are two ingredients. Baking Soda (NOT baking powder) and water.

Those who want to know how to treat acne with baking soda should begin by mixing the baking soda with water to make a paste. This paste should be very similar in consistency to toothpaste, as it should be soft enough that it can easily be rubbed over the skin. You should also make sure that your face is wet before applying this baking soda acne, as this will ensure that the paste is able to be spread easily

Mix a little together in your hands after washing your face with a mild cleanser and apply gently to your skin. Once you've coated your face with the baking soda and water mix, let it sit while you do other things around the house, or relax and read a book.

Rinse the baking soda film off your face and feel how soft and clear it feels. If your skin enjoys this recipe, and your acne improves, then you may try it several times a week to help clear your acne.

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Peel-Off Mask

1 packet unflavored gelatin

1/2 cup fruit juice or herb Infusion

Heat together gently to dissolve the gelatin. Let cool until almost set Apply to face, let dry completely, then peel off.

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Papaya Anti-Wrinkle Facial

2 tablespoons mashed ripe papaya
1 teaspoon aloe Vera gel
or
1 cup fresh pineapple
Half-a-cup fresh papaya
1 tablespoon honey
Puree fruit together. Add honey and mix into a smooth paste.
Pineapple and papaya contain natural enzymes and alpha-hydrogen acids that remove dead skin cells while the honey moisturizes the skin. Leave mask on 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse completely.






Mix together the papaya and aloe Vera gel to make a smooth paste. Apply to your clean face and neck and let sit for 5 minutes. Rinse with cool water.



Papaya is a natural for incorporating into your skin care regime. The fruit offers anti-oxidants and are rich in essential enzymes. Papaya has both preventative and restorative properties when used in skin care. Papaya’s powerful fruit enzymes are know to aid and accelerate healing in skin disorders such as acne. In addition, the fruit enzymes are a gently exfoliation to the skin.
The yellow fruit is usually available all year long, however is more easily found in the super markets between April and October. Papaya offers extensive benefits in skin care therapy. When applied to the face, it reduces wrinkles, nourishes the skin with Vitamin A which accelerates the formation of new skin cells, and exfoliates the skin. In addition, it is loaded with Vitamin C, which is an anti-oxidant. The beta-carotene in this fruit protects the skin and promotes elasticity.
Papaya is used is many skin care products today and provides a “natural” face lift and rejuvenation bring a wonderful and natural glow to the skin. It is commonly seen in toners, moisturizers, and facial peels. In addition, it is gently enough for all skin types.
An occasional facial peel is a great way to loosen dead skin cells, which improve the texture of the skin while restoring elasticity. In addition, peels reduce pore size, reduce fine lines and wrinkles, and helps with blotching and stimulate collage production.
To effectively use this recipe, cleanse face and steam to open pores. The skin will be moist and receptive to the peel.












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Sesame-Coconut Protein Conditioner

2 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons light sesame oil

2 whole eggs

2 tablespoons coconut milk

2 tablespoons honey

1 teaspoon coconut oil

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Dandruff Control Rinse

1 cup apple cider vinegar

6 aspirins, crushed

1/4 cup witch hazel

Combine all ingredients and store in a tightly capped jar or bottle. After shampooing, gently massage rinse into your hair, leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse again with warm water.

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Body Glitter

3 tablespoons un-medicated aloe Vera gel

1/2 teaspoon very fine glitter, color desired

1 drop essential oil, fragrance desired (optional)

Add glitter to aloe Vera gel. Add essential oil, if desired. Stir to blend, then store at room temperature in a small, airtight jar or container.

NOTE: Some are sensitive to essential oils. Test body glitter on inside of arm before applying to face. DO NOT USE NEAR THE EYES.

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Super Body Hair Treatment

2 tablespoons molasses

2 tablespoons unflavored gelatine

1 tablespoon sweetened condensed milk

1 tablespoon stale beer

Combine ingredients in a small bowl. Comb or brush into hair. Cover hair with a plaster shower cap or wrap with a sheet of plastic wrap. Cover with a thick terrycloth towel. Leave the treatment on for 30 minutes, then rinse in warm water. Shampoo the hair.

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Lemon Hair Spray

This is simple, but it works well. It also adds body to fine, limp hair, and it gives light hair added shine.

2 lemons, sliced

2 cups hot water

Place lemon slices and water in a glass or enamel pan and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until the water is reduced to 1 cup - about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool.

Line a strainer with cheesecloth and strain the mixture. Squeeze the cloth out thoroughly to get all the juice. Pour the strained mixture into a pump-type container. Mixture will keep for 1 to 2 months in the refrigerator

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