olive oil
Strawberry Foot Exfoliant
Ingredients: 8 strawberries 2 tablespoons of olive oil (or safflower oil) 1 teaspoon of kosher salt. Other varieties: Add 1/2 teaspoon of finely chopped almonds. Directions: Make a paste with the ingredients but don’t over blend it since the strawberries contain so much water it will make it too liquidy. … Read more
Beauty super foods For healthy skin
If you want beautiful skin, you need to maintain your lipid and hydric levels. If your skin isn’t getting enough nutrients, it soon dries out and becomes fragile.
B Vitamins
All the B Vitamins aid metabolic reactions to repair and build collagen and elastin fiber.
Feed your skin: Whole grains and cereals (bread, pasta, rice, wheat and Bulgar wheat), animal protein (meat, fish and eggs) and brewer’s yeast (live
Take care of hair after hair rebonding
Special care needs to taken after hair rebonding otherwise you may regret. Find out how to take care of your hair. 1 Oil regularly: The hair should be oiled and steamed every 15 days. Also go in for a hot towel treatment to ensure deep conditioning to the roots of … Read more
Fish and olive oil help against skin cancer
It’s well documented that following a Mediterranean diet can have health benefits. The ingredients in Mediterranean recipes are full of heart-healthy nutrients. But new research now also links Mediterranean food with the prevention of malignant melanoma, the most dangerous form of skin cancer. Because the fresh produce eaten by southern … Read more
Homemade Lip Balms for Gorgeous Lips
Soft, supple and pink lips add volume to your smile and beauty. To make your lips look beautiful, the market is flooded with cosmetics to shape, enhance and color your lips. Constant, use of these cosmetics, can lead to lip discoloration; patches on lips, lip borders etc and nothing can … Read more
Homemade Cuticle Softener
Since I quit my 9-5 a few months ago I’ve had a hard time staying on top of certain things. I mean my nails and hair had to look at least marginally presentable when I was in the office but at home the expectations are obviously not the same. I’m lucky … Read more
Eye Makeup Removers
It is important for the health of your skin to remove any makeup before going to bed each night. Leaving makeup on your skin overnight can clog your pores, leading to acne. It’s part of proper skin care to clean the makeup off of your face each night. Leaving eye … Read more
Anti Wrinkle Mask
Regular use of our nourishing anti-wrinkle mask will not only help moisturise ageing skin but is in fact a great moisturiser for any age and any skin type. It’s one of my favourites because all the ingredients are ones that are very likely in your kitchen cupboard already : oatmeal, … Read more
Lemon Sugar Body Scrub
This recipe will gently exfoliate your hands and/or feet and remove dead skin, leaving you soft, silky and refreshed!
Ingredients:
1/2 cup sugar (or salt, if preferred)
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons lemon juice
Enough for one application of both hands and feet & can be stored for a week