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Natural Skin Care Recipes

Most stores now have a line of “natural” beauty products. Unfortunately, they often come with a big price tag attached. What’s even worse though,  is that  many of these companies will  list a few botanical ingredients on their labels to entice consumers, hoping they won’t notice the list of synthetic petrochemical and oleochemical emollients, thickeners, detergents, fragrances and preservatives that are present as well.

To learn more about natural beauty products that are safe, you may want to visit a site called Nontoxic Alternatives.

Some people really enjoy making their own natural beauty products at home.  Making beauty products yourself doesn’t have to be difficult and can also be a lot fun.

Here are 3 quick and easy Skin Care Recipes to get you started. (There are many more in the book!)

Facial Mask
Eating good food helps give you the right nutrients you need to look good.  You can get more of these vitamins and minerals by putting the good stuff right on the skin.

Combining a mashed carrot, mashed avocado, and a beaten egg with a half cup a few tablespoons of honey creates a great face mask that provides vitamins, and improves the tone and texture of your skin. Just stir well, apply, let sit for about 15 minutes, and then wash off with cool water.

After you’re washed and nourished your skin, you can use grated cucumber or diluted lemon juice as a toner to help tighten your skin and close up your pores to close your pores and keep your skin looking great.

Hair Conditioner
Many people pay a lot of money for a conditioner that actually makes your hair look and feel good. Here’s a great natural recipe to save you money and help your hair.

Just mix an egg yolk with a tablespoon of castor oil and apply to hair. Let sit for about ten minutes and rinse out. You can use this every so often as a conditioning treatment for healthy shiny hair. If you like being experimental, you can try mixing other kitchen items, herbs, and natural items with eggs for healthy, shiny hair.

Hand and Foot Cream
A quick face mask will help make you look great in not a lot of time, but hands and feet require extra care.

Use ½ cup of olive oil mixed with natural sea salt and massage into your hands and feet. Leave a few minutes to soak and then rinse off with warm water.

When it comes to creating your own natural beauty products, these recipes are just the start.

Find many more in this fun and simple  Skin Care Recipes ebook!

You will feel great about using these natural beauty recipes at home, because they are safe, natural and inexpensive to make and to use!