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PRESERVING BEAUTY NATURALLY







Show your face, your feet or your muscles some love with safe, natural, toxin-free spa concoctions and personal care products.

For Face

Chocolate Facial Mask

This decadent mask is actually an excellent moisturizer - it leaves your skin baby soft. Recommended for normal skin.

Ingredients:
1/3 cup cocoa
3 tablespoons heavy cream
2 teaspoons cottage cheese
¼ cup honey
3 teaspoons oatmeal powder

Instructions:
Mix all ingredients together and smooth onto face. Relax for 10 minutes, then wash off with warm water. Source


Frozen Egg & Honey Facial Mask
 


Recommended for dry skin, this is particularly soothing on sunburned skin.

Ingredients:
1 egg
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted (but not hot)
1 tablespoon honey

Instructions:
- Beat the egg in a small bowl until frothy and well-mixed. Slowly add the liquid coconut oil and honey, beating until your mask is the consistency of mayonnaise.
- Take an empty toilet tissue roll and set it on end in a clean bowl. Spoon mixture into the cardboard toilet paper roll. Place tube, in the bowl, in the freezer overnight.
- To use, peel away just the top 1/4 inch of the cardboard roll and smooth the frozen stick over your face (think of it as a push-up pop). Leave your mask on for 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.
-Return the cream stick covered with plastic wrap and frozen between uses. Keeps indefinitely. Source


Avocado Carrot Cream Mask 


This mask is rich in vitamin E, beta carotene, antioxidants, calcium and protein, ingredients that may help rebuild skin collagen, fade age spots and improve tone and texture.

Ingredients:
1 avocado, mashed
1 carrot, cooked and mashed
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 egg, beaten
3 tablespoons honey

Instructions:
Combine all ingredients in a bowl until smooth. Spread gently over your face and neck, and leave in place 10-15 minutes. Rinse with cool water and follow with your favorite toner. Source


Cucumber Eye Gel 


Ingredients:
1/4 large cucumber
1 ounce aloe vera gel

Instructions:
-Puree the cucumber in a blender (Ieave a little pulp), then strain the mixture into a glass bowl until you have at least 2 ounces. Spoon in just a tad of the pulp from the strainer. Add the aloe vera to the cucumber puree in the bowl and mix lightly. Pour into a clean, sterilized container.
- After cleansing face, stir mixture gently and apply with a cotton ball to under eye area. Avoid the eyeball. The shelf life of this product is very limited by the fresh cucumber. It should be used within a few days, and kept refrigerated between uses.

Source: Spa Index

3 comments

  1. Thanks for the post! I love the cucumber and aloe concoction (since it takes less ingredients) and aloe is amazing for your skin (and hair!).

    Rozlyn P.

    http://thedaredbeauty.blogspot.ca/

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    1. i'm glad you like it.
      Thanks for sharing your thought

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  2. I love this! But the problem is that i might end up eating most of the ingredients as it is. lol.

    www.lifeasvira.blogspot.com

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