Tip #12 When a blemish appears, a bit of toothpaste directly on the pimple and leave it there all night to dry while I sleep..In the morning wipe it off with a warm washcloth and the redness of the blemish has decreased greatly can easily be covered with make-up.

Here's my collection of Do-it-yourself Beauty Recipes. I don't pretend that I've concocted these myself, but I DO enjoy them. I HAD many more but my computer erased a lot of them, so I'm slowly building the collection back up. If you would like to contribute anything, please email it to me! This page is here so people can find these recipes and use them for their enjoyment. Enjoy!

Skin Hair Bath Miscellaneous

Skin

Guacamole Scalp Moisturizer
To moisturize a sun-parched scalp and restore texture and luster: 1/2 avacado 2 eggs Mix in blender and apply to damp hair. Leave on for 30 minutes. Shampoo out and condition.

Violet Milk Cleanser
Add 1 tsp violet petals to 1/4 cup milk. Heat gently until nearly simmering, and keep heating gently until the milk is strongly violet-scented. Strain, bottle, keep in the fridge and use within three or four days. This makes a soothing oil-free cleanser.

Milk and Honey Cleanser
Mix 1 tsp warm runny honey with 1 tablespoon milk. Use immediately. Very soft and soothing.

Oily Facial Mask
1 egg white 3 tsp oatmeal Beat the egg white in a bowl until frothy. Add oatmeal to make a paste, and apply to clean skin for 15 minutes. Rinse. The protein in the egg white absorbs excess oil, and the oatmeal exfoliates skin for a smooth finish.

Puffy Eye-Treatment
1 raw potato 1/2 tsp sour cream Grate the potato and mix with sour cream. Gently apply the mixture to undereye puffs, then place a cold, damp cloth over your closed eyes. After 10 minutes, rinse. The cold compress and enzymes in the potato reduce puffiness, while the sour cream soothes the skin.

Prevent Bad Breakouts
1 tomato 2 tbsp yogurt Squeeze the juice of the tomato into a bowl and blend in the yogurt. Smear the mixture on your clean face and leave on for 10-15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly with warm water. Tomatoes and yogurt contain natural acids, which exfoliate the skin, banish oil and purify pores.

Cure Rough Skin

1/4 cup granulated sugar 6 tbsp olive oil 1 cup fresh grapefruit 1 loofah sponge Mash the grapefruit and add it to the other ingredients in a bowl. Jump in the shower and use the loofah to gently massage the mixture over clean skin (avoid freshly shaven legs) with circular motions. Rinse with cool water. The grapefruit's natural acid and the sugar grains team up to loosen dead skin cells; the olive oil moisturizes skin.

Treat Rough, Cracked Tootsies
1/2 quart warm water 2 cups milk 1 mint tea bag 1 pumice stone Add the tea bag to a bucket of warm water and milk, and soak your feet for half an hour. While your feet are still wet, scrub rough spots with a pumice stone. Follow up with moisturizer. The lactic acid in milk softens soles and calluses, the pumice stone scrubs them smooth and the hint of mint aroma relaxes you as you soak.

Cornmeal-Honey Mask
Try this once a week.Mix equal parts honey and cornmeal and apply to face. Leave on for 20-30 minutes and rinse off. This mask draws out oil and impurities from your skin.

Sweet Skin
Mix 1 T. sugar with 2 T. olive oil and slather it on your legs, feet, and hands to soften skin by getting rid of dead skin cells. Follow with a moisturizer after rinsing the mixture off.

Angel Water

This toner is good especially for oily skin and brings it back to it's normal PH. 1 cup apple cider vinegar 5 tablespoons rose petals 4 tablespoons sage leaves 3 tablespoons raspberry leaves 2 tablespoons rosemary 3/4 cup rosewater Heat the vinegar and pour it over the herbs. Place mixture in a quart jar and cap it. (Do not use a metal lid) Shake daily for 10 days. Strain. Add rosewater to vinegar. Store, covered, in jars with nonmetallic lids.

Banana-honey moisturizing mask
1 banana 1/4 cup honey How-to: Mash up the banana and mix it with the honey. Slather the paste on your (clean) face and neck, and leave it on for 15 minutes. Add a little warm (not hot!) water and work the mixture over your face with your fingers, then rinse thoroughly with cool water. What it does: The banana and the honey are natural moisturizers.

Strawberry Mask

Exfoliate with Strawberries - By ridding the skin of dead cells, it will absorb moisture more efficiently. Strawberry mask will soften the skin and also help to heal any blemishes. 1/2 cup fresh strawberries 1 tab. fresh milk 1 tab. corn starch or rice flour Mix the ingredients to make a smooth paste. Spread this over your face and neck, avoiding the eyes and lips. After 20 minutes, rinse with warm water and pat dry.

Amazing Apple Face Mask
apple 1 teaspoon natural yoghurt 1 tablespoon honey Peel, core and mash one apple. Combine with one teaspoon of natural yoghurt and one tablespoon of honey. Apply to face. Leave for 20 minutes. Tissue off and rinse with warm water.

Cucumber Face Mask
1/2 cup chopped cucumber 1 egg white 2 tsp. powdered milk Put in blender to make a smooth paste. Apply in upward swirls to face and neck. Let dry 30 minutes; rinse dry with warm water, then cold. Softly pat dry.

Egg Whites for perfect skin
Used in Japan, all you need to do is apply egg whites to the face. Leave it dry until it gets really tight,Then rinse it off. It deep cleanses. Add some lemon to help take away blotchiness.

Sugar Exfoliator
Mix some sugar with water to make it as coarse or as fine as you need (usually the finer the better however). It softens and smoothes your skin very well, and is easy to do anytime.

Oatmeal Rose Honey Facial
Tear 1/8 cup of Rose Petals blending with 1/3 cup finely ground oatmeal and 4 teaspoons of honey until will mixed. Blend in 1 teaspoon of rose water. Apply to freshly cleansed face and relax..... in your pure petal bath for 1/2 hour. Remove with warm water and washcloth or mitt.

Moisture Mask
Mix 2 tablespoons honey with 2 teaspoons milk. Smooth over face and throat. Leave on 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Firming Face Mask
Whisk together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg white, 1 teaspoon glycerin (available at drug and beauty stores) and enough flour to form a paste (approximately 1/4 cup). Smooth over face and throat. Leave on 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Pore Cleanser Facial Steam

4 cups (710 ml) distilled water 1 teaspoon (5 ml) yarrow 1 teaspoon (5 ml) sage (or rosemary) 1 teaspoon (5 ml) peppermint Boil the 3 cups distilled water. Remove from heat and add the herbs to steep, with the lid on the pot, for about 5 minutes. Now, place the pot of herbs in a safe, stable place where you can sit comfortably for 10 minutes. Use a bath towel to create a tent over your head, shoulders, and steaming herb pot. With your eyes closed, breathe deeply and relax as you cleanse your pores with this wonderful, fragrant steam. Important note: Please allow 8 to 10 inches between the steaming herb pot and your face so you wont' risk burning your skin. Rinse with tepid, then cool, water. Follow up with a mask and then a moisturizer.Makes 1 treatment, you may use up to twice weekly.Store in sealed container in cool dark place.

Avocado Mask
Draw out daily impurities like dirt and oil with a refreshing mask! Beat one egg yolk. Add mashed pulp of 1/2 avocado. Blend. Spread over clean face and relax for 20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.

Egg Yolk Facial

(separate completely from the egg white) and apply to clean skin, (leave it on the face for about 15-20 minutes) then rinse off with lukewarm water. Do this daily for about a month and you will be amazed at how clear your skin will be and how improved the texture of even troublesome "combination" skin becomes. After a month of daily treatments it is recommended that you apply the yolk mask 2-3 times a week and eventually you may taper off to a few times a month, depending on your condition. You may wonder why or how egg yolks can bring about such a remarkable improvement . . . well, wonder no more. Egg yolks are loaded with Vitamin A and other skin-friendly nutrients! Retin-A, a widely prescribed acne treatment is also loaded with Vitamin A, but guess what? Each egg yolk "treatment" costs you approximately ten cents! And there are zero side effects (provided you're not allergic to eggs).

The Chocolate Facial - Normal skin
1/2 cup cocoa 4 Tbs. heavy cream 3 tsp. cottage cheese 3 tsp. ripe avocado 1/4 cup honey 3-4 tsp. oatmeal powder

Vegetable Patch Facial - oily skin
3/4 mashed tomato - seeds and skin removed 2 tsp. plain yogurt 1 tsp. mashed cucumber 2 tsp. aloe gel 3- tsp. oatmeal powder 2 mint leaves crushed

Tutti-Frutti Facial - dry skin
1 cup mixed cantalope, peaches, raspberries, bananas, watermelon - mashed 2 Tbs. heavy cream 2 tsp. cottage cheese 1 tsp. brown sugar 1-2 tsp. died sage 3-4 tsp. oatmeal powder General directions: Mix ingredients together in a bowl. Apply to face and leave on for ten minutes. When taking off the facial, try patting the face with a warm washcloth to dampen before removing. Apply moisturizer.

Hair

Dry Hair Fix
Dry hair? Apply olive or coconut oil, wrap in a towel and sleep on it.

Chlorine Hair Help
1/4 cup shampoo 4 crushed aspirin 2 tbsp. lemon juice 1 tbsp. baking soda Rinse out after 5 to 10 minutes.

Treat Limp Locks
1 orange 1 cup water Mix the juice from an orange with water and pour it into a spritz bottle. Mist over hair, then shampoo and condition as usual. The orange's natural acid removes product residue. Do the treatment once a week for full, healthy hair.

Treat Dry, Frizzy Strands
1/4 cup mayonnaise Massage mayo into damp hair, concentrating on the ends. Pop on a shower cap for 30 minutes, then thoroughly shampoo your hair and skip your regular conditioner. The oil in mayo moisturizes, so strands stay frizz-free.

Bath

Relaxing Bath Balls

1 cup dried mint 1 cup dried rosemary 1 cup dried lavender flowers 1 cup dried rose petals 1 cup dried comfrey leaves (optional) 1 cup dried lovage (optional) Combine the dried herbs, and store them in a clear glass jar. Cut 4-inch squares of fabric. Place 1 teaspoon of mixture in the center of the fabric. Draw up the four corners, and tie tightly into a sachet using a 10-inch length of wool yarn. Each ball makes one relaxing bath.

Blissful Bath Soak
1 handful fine oatmeal 1 handful powdered milk 3 tablespoons runny honey Under a running warm tap, add one handful of fine oatmeal, one handful of powdered milk and three tablespoons of runny honey to your bath. Lie back and relax for 20 minutes. Discard after four days.

Miscellaneous

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