Beauty Recipes

Always take care and do skin patch tests before trying something new

Oatmeal Exfoliant

Oatmeal

Warm water

Mix the oatmeal and water together to form a paste, gently exfoliate your face to remove dirt, oil, and dead skin cells.

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Fruit Facial Mask

1/2 cup yoghurt

1 chopped papaya

1 juiced lemon

1 teaspoon of honey

Place all the ingredients in a blender, blend on the lowest speed until a paste is formed. Cover face in the mask. Leave the mask on for at least thirty minutes. It will leave you feeling fresh.

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Cuticle softener 

1 bottle of vitamin E oil

Rub the vitamin E oil on the cuticles of both feet and hands after bath or shower daily and at bedtime.

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Minty Lip-Gloss

1 tablespoon of Vaseline

3 drops of peppermint oil

Mix the Vaseline and peppermint oil. Apply to lips as often as necessary for a minty, fresh lip-gloss.

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Herbal Facial Sauna (Take care when trying)

1 tablespoon lavender

1 tablespoon red clover leaves

1/2 cup fresh strawberries

Sprinkle the lavender, strawberries, and red clover leaves in a bowl of steaming water. Place face over the bowl and cover head with a towel. Soak up the fruit and herb-rich steam for 5-15 minutes. Rinse face with cool water and pat dry. Best when done once a week.