Sugar scrub!

Those expensive #sugarscrubs you see in department stores and spas… they cost #pennies to make! Sugar scrubs are a simple beauty recipe with limitless variations, and they can be incredibly #nourishing and #exfoliating to the skin.

Here is one of my favorites!      

Use 2 parts sugar (regular white or brown sugar work great) to 1 part oil (almond, olive and coconuts are great), add 1/2 tsp Vitamin E oil (or the gel from a few capsules), add other optional ingredients, and mix well.

Sound simple? It is!

Ingredients

·         2 Tbsp sour cream

·         1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice

·         2 Tbsp honey

Here is a awesome facial that will brighten your face up!

Combine 2 Tbsp sour cream with 2 Tbsp honey and 1 Tbsp apple cider vinegar or lemon juice. Apply to your cleansed face and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with water (not cold water). This mask can be done twice a week. This mask heals, exfoliates, brightens and moisturizes skin. 

Banana & Olive Oil Mask for Damaged Hair

If you have hair damaged from chemicals (perms, hair straightening or hair coloring), hair tool use (flat irons, curling irons or blow dryers) or chlorine and the sun, try this banana and olive oil mask to help fix those damaged tresses.

Ingredients:

• ·         1 banana
• ·         1 tablespoon of olive or coconut oil (you can also use almond oil)
• ·         shower cap

Preparation:

Put ingredients in a blender and blend until combined into a paste.

Add a dash of flour if paste is too runny.

Separate hair into 3 sections.

Apply mask to each section from roots to ends.

Wind hair into a loose bun if long and place a shower cap over hair. Keep it on for 30 minutes and then rinse out.

Make Your Own Body Scrub

 You can spend up to $60 on a fancy body scrub. Why buy when you can make a homemade body scrub out of basic ingredients yourself? Below is a great body scrub. Enjoy!

This green tea and ginger root sugar scrub works as a wonderful body scrub. Use it in the shower.

Ingredients

• 1 cup of brewed green tea
• 2 cups sugar (I use plain refined sugar because it won't pull or tear skin)
• 3 tbsp fresh, grated ginger

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