Homemade beauty recipes and random beauty tips

HollyLove · March 23rd, 2007, 04:34 PM

Does anyone know of any good ones that are great for your skin....thanks!

sweetness · March 23rd, 2007, 04:52 PM

Here's my fave, the aspirin & honey mask:

Put about 4 or 5 uncoated aspirins in a cup and use just enough drops of hot water to dissolve them.
You don't want the mix to be watery. You can kinda crush them w/ a spoon to help them dissolve quicker.

Add approx. 2 tablespoons of honey and mix well.

Apply it to your face (and neck too if you please), kind of like a scrub, then leave it on for about 5 minutes or so.
The graininess of the aspirin works like an exfoliator and the honey is a moisturizer/humectant.
Gently rinse with warm water.

It's quite messy, but it will leave your skin glowing and as soft as a baby's bottom.
You can also use it on the backs of your upper arms, or any other body part that needs some extra pampering.

Good luck!

Yana* · March 23rd, 2007, 09:26 PM

If you have oily skin:

Take an egg, beat it and cut half a lemon and mix the lemon juice with the egg. Apply to face for 15 minutes and then rinse of with cold water.

JamieElizabeth · March 23rd, 2007, 09:37 PM

I agree with the honey mask. I never made one personally. They sold a similar mask as the one mentioned in France, but w/o the aspirin. It's really sweet, and it is very messy!! Also, if you have an orange honey- that's the best.
Homemade beauty recipes for honey bath products & skin care

xoxo · March 23rd, 2007, 09:44 PM

i posted a few masks in silver's thread in this section also...

Pocahontas13 · March 26th, 2007, 10:01 AM

I personally like honey the best. There are alot of tips and homemade masks and product reviews at Make Up Alley.com

Sweetie · September 19th, 2007, 11:24 AM

I thought this site was interesting and thought I would share it with you all. It has some good recipes for homemade masks, scrubs and creams. Enjoy!

Good Homemade Beauty Recipes

sweet and sexy · September 19th, 2007, 12:41 PM

Oooh thanks. I'm going to end up trying all of those before the end of the year.

smf · September 19th, 2007, 12:56 PM

thanks ,theres alot to choose from ,im going to try cucumber facial 1st

Sweetie · September 19th, 2007, 01:00 PM

If you can think to do so, please post what you think after you try them so I will know the results.

sweetness · September 20th, 2007, 10:29 AM

Oooo thank you, Sweetie!!

I much prefer homemade/natural beauty treatments to store bought ones. Can't wait to try these!

Bijoux · September 25th, 2007, 02:20 PM

I usually make a oat, lemon & honey conction and use it as a mask. Leave it on for 15 minutes. Its messy but SO worth it. And if you need a bit more exfoliation... add some grinded up almonds.

After my skin feels super smooth

smf · October 11th, 2007, 10:02 PM

i tryed the oats and honey ,its pretty messy

,but my skin did seem tighter and a lil softer

jenni · October 12th, 2007, 12:38 PM

Here are a few more sites with recipes I've tried:

Homemade Beauty Recipes - The Rosemary Honey hair conditioner is great.

hair recipes | beauty recipes | recipe goldmine hair care recipes

Natural Homemade Beauty Recipes - lots of different recipes... I'm going to take a whack at the cranberry lip balm this weekend.

twitchy · November 27th, 2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bijoux

I usually make a oat, lemon & honey conction and use it as a mask. Leave it on for 15 minutes. Its messy but SO worth it. And if you need a bit more exfoliation... add some grinded up almonds.

After my skin feels super smooth

I agree 100%! I love the oats and honey mask. It really is worth the mess because it makes the skin feel so wonderful. I've never tried lemon in it though.