Want a quick pick me up? But lack time and money? Here are some tried and true easy do it yourself remedies for skin, hair, nails, teeth, lashes, bloating and AGE spots

FOR SILKY SMOOTH SKIN:

Want silky smooth skin all over your body?  Two things; you need to exfoliate the heck out of it, and you need to moisturize it. Easy to make Luscious skin scrub :

Use any container and fill 3/4 of the way with either coarse salt or raw sugar.  Then fill almost to top with oil. Can use coconut, olive or Jojoba.  Add a ten drops of essential oils (or until the scrub has a scent) to add a lovely scent and can use oil for their Ayurvedic properties.  Use daily or every other day in the shower and then while skin is still moist put moisturizer or oil on (it absorbs better on moist skin).  DON’T use this on your face – it is too harsh!

 

FOR SHINY Gorgeous Hair:

A Hair mask really works and after lots of research, the one that come to the top is the following.  There are lots of other ingredients recommended, but they are gross and yucky, more yucky than egg yolks! Like avocado.

2 egg yolks

1/2 cup olive oil

1 TBS honey

(if you have CURLY hair add 2 TBS mayonnaise)

Put on dry hair and cover with towel for ten to twenty minutes ans then rinse ans shampoo as normal. DO monthly for amazingly shiny awesome hair.

 

FACE MASK (useful for so many things it will seem like I am lying)

Use for Acne, large pores, improving texture, pigment,  anti-aging, and blackheads.

To make SALYCYLIC ACID (BHA) mask

1 tablespoon baking soda

1 cup water

12 uncoated aspirin tablets

Lemon juice

Combine ingredients and make in to a paste

Put on face avoiding eyes, and let sit for 1o minutes and rinse off

WHITER TEETH:

Combine 1 teaspoon baking soda with  2 teaspoons water and make a paste. Brush with this daily and teeth will whiten over time it may take a month.

BAKING SODA, yeah that’s all.

FOR AGE SPOTS:

As apple cider vinegar naturally contains alpha hydroxy acids, it makes for excellent skin exfoliation, similar to  expensive anti-aging creams to help lighten those age spots. Just dab a little of it onto affected areas of the skin just before bed and leave it on overnight. To protect the skin from drying out too much, you can mix in a little olive oil which will leave it feeling soft and smooth. Within three to four weeks, you should see a noticeable difference.

 

EYELASHES:

Castor Oil!!!  At bedtime, coat lashes with a top-grade, cold-pressed castor oil, then sleep. Wash off the castor oil in the morning.

SWOLLEN PUFFY AND TIRED EYELIDS:

First rule out all medical issues, like allergies, infection, chemical irritant, and if your eyes are just swollen because you are tired and retaining water try caffeine. Topical caffeine reduces swelling, so you can either find a eye serum with caffeine in it, or easier, use green tea bag compresses, best if cool. (can wet and put in freezer and put over closed eyes for 10-20 minutes) you will look amazing.  Hemorrhoid cream is a good quick fix (it constricts the blood vessels).

Bloating and retaining water?

Here are natural diuretics that will help you feel less bloated and swollen.

• 1. Dandelion as a Natural Diuretic
• 2. Cilantro (Coriander)
• 3. Parsley
• 4. Citrus (Rutaceae)
• 5. Fennel as a Natural Diuretic
• 6. Astragalus Root
• 7. Tribulus terrestris