Natural Beauty Tips in the Kitchen Part 2

Do-It-Yourself Natural Beauty Tips 2

"In your kitchen lies a treasure chest of natural beauty secrets awaiting to be revealed"

The natural beauty tips that we have talked about are inexpensive facial and skin mixtures that can be found and prepared in the kitchen. This will help you enhance your natural beauty the way expensive methods of modern technology in cosmetology does.

After our previous lesson, you have already learned by now the easy to prepare natural mixtures for an effective organic skincare, i.e. body scrub, facial cleanser and a skin whitening lotion for a smooth skin.

Now it’s time to reveal more secrets …

Everyday, you see a lot of people in the streets frantically going to work in the morning, sometimes forgetting to eat their breakfast so as not to be late in their offices. In the evening, you see the same busy bodies hurrying to get home to attend to their families. Sometimes, they even have to bring home their work and stay up late or past bedtime just to meet their deadlines.

Can you imagine all those smoke, dust and sunlight that they are exposed to everyday? What about their haggard looks and swollen wrinkled eyes in the mornings because of too much work and lack of sleep? Even people who stay and work at home are not exempted.

With all these daily punishments, a lot of them experience dry hair, sunburned and wrinkled dry skin, tired dry eyes and body odors due to excessive sweating.

Once again, we will open your kitchen’s treasure chest for more of these natural beauty tips. Let’s see …

For Hair Treatment and Rejuvenation

• Tomato Juice Hair Rejuvenation - Juice from fresh or canned tomatoes is rich in vitamin C and makes the hair strong and lush. Rinse and towel dry your hair then rub 1 cup of tomato juice on the moist hair making sure that the juice reaches the scalp. Rinse with water again after massaging for 10-15 minutes.

• Coconut Oil Hair Treatment - Warm coconut oil, when massaged on the scalp and rubbed on the hair will result to thick shiny and soft hair. Allow the coco oil to stay for about 30 minutes. This coconut oil treatment is good for dry, brittle or falling hair.

• Citric Shine for Short Hair - To have short and shiny hair, rub it with a mixture of 1 cup of mayonnaise, 2 toss of lemon juice, 1 tbsp of vinegar and 1 egg yolk mixed and blended well. Allow to dry while massaging the creamy mixture. Do this in the morning or evening once or twice a week for 6 to 8 months. Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. A rinsing solution of 1 part each of water and vinegar or 1 tbsp of baking soda to a liter of water. This hair treatment will remove the acidic smell from your hair.

For Healthy Skin and Tired Dry Eyes

• Carrot Face Mask - Mix an egg yolk with 1 tbsp of lemon juice and half cup of shredded carrots in a high speed blender for 1-2 minutes. Put the mixture or cream over the face and let dry for 10-15 minutes. This “mask” will make a healthy skin and makes you look younger. Do this once a week, preferably in the morning.

• Eye Relaxer - Cucumber slices help relax tired dry eyes. They also prevent swelling around the eyes due to lack of sleep. Likewise, the cool cucumber removes and prevents “crow’s feet” or laugh lines around the eyes. Put a slice of cucumber over the eyes for 5-10 minutes as you relax and you will feel the result immediately. You can do this daily before sleeping and after waking up.

Body Odor Due to Excessive Sweating and Skin Whitening

• Deodorant - To remove the acidic smell of armpits and feet because of excessive sweating, put a small amount of powdered alum between the toes of your feet before putting on your socks. Stockings and shoes this will keep your feet dry and free from the acidic smell. Do the same to your armpits. The alum will even serve as skin whitening to the dark areas of your armpits. Baking soda will also have the same absorbing effect on your skin. Do the same thing with baking soda as you do with alum.

• Skin Whitener Mousse - Papaya and lemon are excellent skin whitening mixtures. It also helps to have a clear skin. Make a mousse out of 1 cup of overripe papaya, 1 tbsp of lemon juice and 2 tbsp of non-fat powdered milk. Blend all the ingredients until smooth. Apply a thin layer on the face, arms, and neck and let the mousse stay for 10-15 minutes, and then rinse with warm water. Do this for 1 month.

Now that you know the secrets of preparing these natural mixtures, all you need to do is to follow the simple steps I gave you for immediate satisfying results. This will surely eliminate body odors caused by excessive sweating, have effective hair treatment, relax tired dry eyes, proper skincare for a clear skin, and a healthy skin.

More do-it-yourself natural beauty tips coming up on my next post. I will be revealing to you the natural recipe secrets for cuticle remover and cuticle softener, natural solution to dry skin, and ways to improve skin tone and texture.

Meanwhile, why not share these secrets to your family and friends. Try them yourself and experience the natural beauty wonders that you have learned here in Natural Beauty Tips in the Kitchen Part 2.