Bath & Body Beauty Tip
Go Green On A Budget
submitted: Jan 27, 2010tip #317
Natural and organic products are good for you and good for the environment.
• Create your own treatments with natural ingredients. Honey makes a great facial mask because it is a humectant and also clears up acne, says Suki Kramer, founder of the luxury natural beauty line Suki Advanced Organic Science. Oats are great for calming dry skin. Pour some in your bath for instant itch relief. Olive oil can be used as a nourishing makeup remover and moisturizing lotion.
• Use essential oils to scent your products. Synthetic fragrances can be irritating and loaded up with preservatives. Stick to buying all natural unscented products which usually cost less (or make your own!), then make them smell delicious by adding a few drops of an essential oil. Grapefruit is a great pepper-upper and also helps with headaches. Ylang ylang is a good stress-reliever. For mixing novices, Kramer suggests starting out with lavender oil. It's extra gentle, so there's no risk of overdoing it and irritating sensitive skin.
• Look for the bargain buys. Now that organic products are mainstream, there are many affordable and high quality brands that don't cost a bundle. Renata Helfman, owner of the chic L.A. boutique Vert, is a fan of Buddha Nose, Pratima and John Masters Haircare.
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These are awesome ideas. Thanks for sharing...
Great idea, I live in Germany and it's hard to find good products, plus I'm african-american which limits my beauty choices considerably.
oh I feel your pain I'm African American too so girl I feel your pain!!
Great advice!!
This is amazing, im going to go steam open my pores and wash out the crud then use some honey, i already new about the olive oil one, i have an italian fam, lol
These tips are awesome !!! i have tried the honey facial and had success!! thank u for these tips
really I never heard about this one with honey?
honey plus two drops of lemon juice shows very good effect
yeah that honey works great gurl im fellin it right now
so just honey and some lemon jucie then aply 2 ur face? sounds easy!!
i would love to make my own, i have very sensitive skin and i'm sturuggling to find home remedys.
i will definately try the honey but would love some for my hair too. will keep checking these posts
i'm going to try these ideas and hopefully they work on my dry skin and acne prone face!
The thing that really works is putting honey, lemon juice, AND oats as a facial mask.
It works very well.
Try it!
thanks!
with the need to exfoliate in the summer, you could always mix plain sugar with some oil (i use grapeseed oil), and some essential oil (for scent). it's easy, cheap, and very green. it also is effective, and gentle.
Great tips! I'm always on the look out for how to make my beauty regimen more green. Right now, my focus is natural skincare and moisturising. I've also recently taken an interest in cruelty-free and vegan nail polishes.
One beauty tip I can recommend is "shampoo-less" cleaning: Try mixing 1 part baking soda to 4 parts purified water and a bit of lemon juice or an essential oil like lavender. It makes a great "shampoo-less" hair cleaner!