BEAUTY & FOOD
BEAUTY & FOOD
Kitchen Ingredients Turned Beauty Supplements
Natural beauty is the IN thing today, women are now embracing their natural beauty as much as they embrace artificial beauty. The age of the Afro revolution is back in style like it never left, having clear, glowing, natural skin is a trend so many women wish to be part of. Having thick eyebrows is back as opposed to the many years of tweezing and threading. Beauty products cost so much and force you to break your bank account every month. What about trying out natural products that cost way less than what you are used to paying for at the cost of striving for perfection in beauty.
If natural beauty is the goal then why not achieve your goal in a more natural fashion. Staying away from too many processed products can also be a way of improving your skin. Your face gets so much product application, how about giving it a natural rest every once in a while? Looking for that natural youthful glow without the use of processed products? Look no further just go into your kitchen and come up with some great home-made facial remedies.
Lemon
Lemon is key because it contains vitamin C which is very important for our skin. If anything I recommend using skin care products containing lemon extract as a key ingredient. Beyond detoxing, being benefi cial for oral hygiene and weight loss, Lemons are also very benefi cial for skin care.
Honey
Honey helps with its sticky texture to create a good sticky base for the mixtureand to ensure that it sticks to your face while you scrub it on.
Once you mix the three ingredients in a bowl or even a petri dish, use a clean make up brush or your clean hands to smear the mixture all over your face. Everywhere except for your eyelids( no particular reason) let it sit on your face for 20-30 minutes before you rinse it off using clean water( warm or cold). Do this at least twice or thrice a week for excellent results. You should be able to see the youthful glow and warmth all over your face a few sessions in.
Turmeric Honey andYoghurt
Cinnamon Honey and Lemons
This ingredient is key when trying to achieve that natural glow. It is used to spice up and add fl avor to pastries and hot chocolate hence it has a sumptuous scent. The powder is the best for purposes of a facial. Mix it up with some lemon and honey.
If natural beauty is the goal then why not achieve your goal in a more natural fashion. Staying away from too many processed products can also be a way of improving your skin
Turmeric as a spice for food, as a fragrance, as a facial ingredient is something common among the Indians that dates back with their culture. Turmeric when it comes to skin care, is effective in the eradication of black heads, reduction of acne and removal of skin blemishes. Black heads can be
32 LIFE TODAY MAGAZINE Issue 2, No. 003 / 17 / March 2017