Natural Beauty: Two Homemade Beauty Recipes To Pamper Yourself!
By Chere Harbridge
I’ve recently begun to make my own beauty products at home. Since I set the intention to get off the chemically-laden store-bought beauty wagon, I’ve been at a loss as to what to use. I’ve been using coconut oil for EVERYTHING, but I find that for some things it just doesn’t provide what I need. For instance, while I love coconut oil on my face, I find it doesn’t do the same thing for my hands. It leaves my hands still feeling dry and chapped.
So, I’ve been on the hunt for ideas, and there are a lot of them! I’m sharing with you three that are quickly becoming my favorites.
Honey-Of-A-Peach Face Mask
Ingredients:
- 1 large peach or nectarine, skinned
- 3 teaspoons honey
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
Directions:
- Mix peach and honey together mix into a paste.
- Smooth evenly over your face and neck and around the eyes.
- Leave on for 10-15 minutes.
- Rinse off with warm water
- Moisturize as normal
This mask makes my face feel lovely and soft!
Adapted from: The California Tree Fruit Agreement
Decadent Hand Cream
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
- 1/8 cup shea butter
- 1/8 cup cocoa butter
- 1 Tbsp aloe vera juice
- 1 Tbsp liquid oil of choice (jojoba, apricot kernal, etc)
- 5-10 drops essential oils (your EO of choice)
Directions:
- Heat the shea butter, coconut oil, and cocoa butter in a double boiler over low heat till melted. Stir constantly.
- Remove from heat and add the aloe vera juice, liquid oil, and essential oils and stir to combine well.
- Pour into a container of your choice and allow to cool.
- This makes enough to go into a small sized canning jar.
I’ve tried a few hand cream recipes, but I love this one because it doesn’t leave a greasy feeling.
Adapted from: www.wholenewmom.com
I hope you enjoy these recipes! If so, please share with your friends! If you have any favorite recipes to share with us here, please leave a comment below. We’d love to hear from you!
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