Home Made Beauty Products
For the body
Conditioning Body Mask (all skin types)
2 tspns honey
2 tblspns half-and-half
1/2 peach (with skin)
1/2 cup chopped pumpkin flesh
1/8 tspn instant coffee
2 egg whites
Mix all ingredients together in a blender on low-medium speed for 45 second or until slightly whipped. Apply to the skin with a steady spreading motion and leave on for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
Fruit Body Salsa (all skin types)
2 tblspns chopped pineapple
1 mango (peeled, pitted and chopped)
1/2 cup chopped honeydew melon
1/2 cup chopped cantaloupe
1/2 banana (peeled) 1/4 pear
1 whole kiwi (peeled)
1/4 peach
10 seedless grapes
1/2 cup cilantro (coriander leaf)
1 pack liquid pectin
Mix all ingredients together in a blender on medium speed for 2 to 4 minutes or until thoroughly mixed. Mixture will be slightly lumpy but consistent. Place in a bowl and let sit in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. This gives the pectin a chance to gel. When the mixture is slightly gelatinized, apply liberally to the skin. Let sit for 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.
Moisturizing Body Oil
1/2 cup chopped pumpkin flesh
2 tblspns coconut oil
2 tblspns olive oil
2 tblspns corn oil
2 tblspns peanut oil
2 tblspns cucumber extract*
Mix all the ingredients together in a blender on medium-high speed for 1 minute. Apply to the skin with a circular massaging motion. Wrap extra-dry areas with plastic for extra effect. This can be used nightly.
* To make cucumber extract, peel a whole cucumber, chop into pieces and blend until pureed. Strain through a coffee filter of paper towel. Discard the pulp and pour the strained liquid into a small cosmetic bottle.
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