Homemade Beauty Products

Homemade Beauty Products and Tips- are very popular with models and celebrities. Some of the recipes listed have been passed down from skin care gurus and make-up artists.

Models and celebrities always have to look good – and this can add up to a lot of money if they’re not careful.

In addition, their skin takes a lot of abuse between constantly using heavy theatrical makeup, hot lights, pressure and stress. Besides, sometimes -- nothing works as well as a pure homemade, natural beauty secret recipe.

Homemade Beauty Products - Moisture Masks

Try this before going out for a special occasion. I love this mask during the winter time when my face feels dehydrated and dry.

Honey is the basis for this mask as it is a great emollient and humectant. It softens the skin while exfoliating at the same time. Here are a few different recipes for these great homemade beauty products.

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

Honey and Yogurt Mask

Yogurt is not only moisturizing, but cleansing to the skin and honey is an exfoliate and moisturizer. Great combination! Plus, the enzymes in the yogurt help to dissolve dead skin cells too.

• Mix ½ cup of yogurt and 2 tablespoons of honey. Apply the mask to face, neck, décolleté area, and even hands. Allow it to remain on the skin up to 20 minutes and rinse.

Skin Tightening Mask

Egg whites provide a natural tightening effect. They also help to lift the skin and reduce wrinkles; you can add a ½ of honey if your face is very dry.

• Whip egg white till it becomes foamy, apply on your face and neck and let it dry then rinse it off. Be careful not to move the face much while it’s drying. Try placing cucumber slices over your eye and lie down for 10 minutes or so until the mask is dry.
• Egg whites work very well on the skin around your eyes. This area is very delicate and becomes thinner as we age. Smooth a little egg whites around the eye area and let it dry will temporarily lift and tighten effect.

Homemade Beauty Products - Natural Skin Exfoliants

Other great natural beauty secrets include using the juice of lemons and oranges for rejuvenating skin. These fruits are high in vitamin C and offer great protection against free radicals.

But the immediate results you’ll see is smoother, brighter skin. That’s because the natural acid in these fruits helps to exfoliate and dissolve dead skin cells and clean the pores.

• If your skin is not overly sensitive, squeeze the juice of ½ lemon or orange into a bowl and apply to your face, neck and back of your hands. Again, if you’re skin is not too sensitive (mine is not) try adding one crushed aspirin and mix well.

  Only leave it on your skin for a few minutes…..you might feel a little tingle, if it bothers you then rise off right away. The aspirin contains salicylic acid and together with the lemon juice, it makes a strong exfoliant.

• If your skin is sensitive, you can add a little honey or milk and apply. It will restore the moisture to the skin and brighten your complexion as well.

Smoothing Body Potions

This beauty secret tip is great for rough spots on the body – like elbows, heels, knees, and feel.

• Mix 1 teaspoon honey with 1 teaspoon emu oil and ½ teaspoon lemon. Rub into hands, elbows, heels and anywhere that feels dry. Leave on for up to 10 minutes.

  I do this before shaving my legs so the potion has a chance to sit on the skin before rinsing off with water.

Orange Body Scrub

• Squeeze the juice of one orange. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and/or baking soda and mix into a paste. Scrub the body – especially, the decollate area, elbows, knees, and feet well. Then rinse and moisturize.

Lavender Body Scrub

• Mix a cup of sugar with several drops of lavender oil and keep covered in a glass jar. While in the shower pour out a handful of the scented sugar scrub and rub all over the body …. Avoid the face.
• You can also mix the above with peppermint oil or any scented oil you like. I put them into little pretty jars and give them out as gifts during Christmas time….especially the peppermint scented one. People Love Them!

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