Skin Care 2.0

Here are a few more tips to help you fix those annoying skin and beauty problems without having to spend mega bucks at your local pharmacy!

Soft Hands

1 tbsp Honey

1 tsp sugar

Massage into hands for a few minutes (it exfoliates the dead skin cells) then rinse clean and apply a light lotion.

Soft feet

Soak feet in warm water with a few drops of lemon juice, pat dry, apply vaseline, put on socks and go to bed. Wash well in the morning and moisturize. This also works well with hands (use gloves) and legs (cotton sweats are fine, leg warmers work well too)

White teeth

1 tsp baking soda

2-4 drops lemon juice

Brush teeth with toothpaste, rinse then brush again with baking soda mixture (tastes nasty but does the trick!) then rinse clean.

Dandruff fix

Baby Oil

Fine tooth Comb

Part hair, rub baby oil into scalp, brush scalp with fine tooth comb, wash scalp thoroughly with a grease removing shampoo (baby shampoo works fine but so does lemon dish washing liquid-the grease cutting kind) then apply conditioner from roots up (pro tip: adding conditioner to roots will cause your hair to look greasier faster, also causes build up and dandruff so try to avoid massaging conditioner into scalp)

Mayonnaise

Can be used as...

Hair conditioner (coat hair, leave on for 15-20 mins, wash out and your hair will be soft and manageable)

Soften skin (apply to dry/affected area for 10 mins and wipe clean)

Manicure (rub into cuticles, let sit for 10 mins and wash off)

Sunburn relief (apply cold mayo to affected area and let sit for as long as you need before washing away)

Skin Care On A Budget

Just thought I would share some home remedies for skin problems! These are just ones that I have found work for me!

Face care:

How to exfoliate with sugar. 

Take about 1/4 C of white sugar, add enough water to make it thick and pasty (not so much that you melt it)

Using your hand lightly scrub in circles until entire face is covered.

Rinse with cool water.

Home made skin toner.

Take a bowl or old (but clean) container and add 4:2 ratio of hydrogen peroxide:water

After exfoliating your skin, take a cosmetic pad (can get them at the dollar store), soak it in the mixture.

Rub on your face, let dry and put on a light facial moisterizer.

Soft Feet.

Go to the beach, take your shoes off and walk around in the sand (preferably wet sand) 

Soak them in the sea water.

Shaving body hair.

Don't waste money on expensive shaving cream.

Get a cheap bottle of hair conditioner.

Apply to wet hair and let sit for about 2 mins (gives time to soften the hair before you shave it).

Shave WITH the grain of the hair to avoid ingrowns and use a 3 or 4 blade razor if possible.

Smooth silky skin :)