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Easy Homemade Beauty Recipes

By Patricia Carol Brooks

Courtesy of BlackDoctor.org

If you have the time, it is always better to try and make your own beauty products. In fact, you may not know it, but your kitchen is packed with some of the best beauty and healing ingredients out there. So pick a weekend, invite a girlfriend over and treat yourselves to a pamper party!

Here are few of my personal favorites:

Ginger-Chamomile Facial Mask (for oily skin)

What it does:

Get a beneficial spa-like treatment at home with this blend.

The buckwheat works as an astringent cleanser and purifier, the ginger warms the skin, leaving it feeling tingly, while the chamomile calms the skin.

How to make it:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tablespoons buckwheat flour

1 1/2 tablespoons spring water

1 drop essential oil of ginger

3 drops essential oil of chamomile

Massage gently onto the face. After a few minutes, rinse and pat dry. Apply a light moisturizer.

Chamomile-Basil Steam Bath

What it does:

The therapeutic properties of basil and the soothing action of chamomile make this bath experience a pleasure.

How to make it:

Ingredients:

3 cups boiling water

1 small handful fresh basil leaves

1 small handful of chamomile flowers

12 drops lavender essential oil (add to bath water only)

1 large towel

Add basil leaves and chamomile flowers to boiling water, set aside for 10 minutes. Run your bath to a comfortable temperature, 95 to 100 degrees. When the bath is nearly full, add lavender essential oil and your steamed ingredients. Relax for about 20 min.

Soft Skin Oil

What it does:

Elderflower and lavender are both healing herbs for the skin.

How to make it:

Fill a (dark glass) jar with elderflowers and lavender. Add enough jojoba oil to cover the herbs. Store in a dark, sunny place and shake daily for two weeks. Strain before using. Massage the oil into your skin.

Lavender Body Scrub

What it does:

Lavender is the most used herb in the world and is excellent for all skin types.

For that reason, lavender should always be part of your beauty regimen.

How to make it:

Ingredients:

1 cup of dried lavender flowers

2 cups of sea salt in a jar

6 drops of lavender essential oil

Mix together and leave in a dark place to infuse, for at least two weeks.

Citrus Bath Fling

How to make it:

Ingredients:

5 drops mandarin essential oil

2 drops lavender essential oil

5 drops cedarwood essential oil

1/2 teaspoon jojoba oil

Add this mixture to the bath water.

Enjoy! To read a special Q & A with our Beauty and Skin Expert, be sure to visit our Skin & Hair Blog. By Patricia Carol Brooks, BlackDoctor.org Skin & Beauty Editor

This article is provided courtesy of BlackDoctor.org.Find More on Black Voices Health

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