CosmoBiz Magazine May2020 | Page 76

Beauty DIY Skincare Products - Quick and Easy! Bored at home during isolation? Try a beauty DIY! These are just a few recipes you can try out to up your beauty game. After all, why not come out of quarantine with a glow-up and some new skills under your belt? The world may be crazy, and stressful, but taking time to work on some creative projects and self care can be a great escape. Sugar Face Scrub Mix a tablespoon of very fine sugar with a table- spoon of vegetable oil (almond, apricot, jojoba, etc.) and a few drops of lemon. Apply to your face with circular motions. Rinse and dry gently with warm water. The sugar will serve as an exfoliant, while the moisturizing oil and lemon will leave a brightening effect. Nourishing mask with avocado and banana In a bowl, mash ½ avocado and 1 banana together until you get a cream like concoction. Then add 1 ta- blespoon of honey to make the mixture very smooth - spread on the face and leave for 10 minutes. Gentle Make-up Remover With Blue- berry Hydrosol Flowers and their super powers! Often used in cosmetics, they work miracles on your skin! Here is a homemade make-up remover that’s easy to make.   Combine a part of hydrosol with a part of vegetable oil. Blueberry or lavender hydrosol is particularly great because it works wonders for tired and irritated eyes. Castor oil is suitable because it is excel- lent for nourishing the eyelashes, strength- ening them and lengthening them. For 100 ml of cleansing milk, mix 50 ml of blueberry hydrosol with 20 ml of castor oil and 30 ml of sweet almond oil or jojoba. Shake the bottle and remove your makeup as usual! Keep refrigerated for a maximum of 1 month.   76 C O S M O B I Z M A G A Z I N E