All-time Favourite Homemade Beauty Recipes?

[parasshah]

Originally Posted by ultimate princess

orange peel with milk has to be my favourite.

It helps with my acne and removes scars and makes my skin soft

hey buddy..you said orange peel and milk help for acne and scars but i have heard dat milk applied on face make facial hair grow is that ryte..wat is ur xperience..

[ultimate princess]

really i dunno i have alot of facial hair ive even got laser trearment but its becos i have really messed up hormones, i definitley don't think its beacuse of the milk. ppl have used milk on their faces for centuries, so i'm pretty sure it doesnt cos increased facia hair growth

[Judi]

I agree I have never heard of milk increasing or causing hair growth on skin, I just know that it really leaves your skin soft, and women using it for 3000 years can't be wrong.

[laughing]

My favorite face cleanser; 1/2 yougart and 1/2 oatmeal in a paste
toner; witch hazel with a few rose petals and a sprig of
rosemary
moisturize; extra virgin coconut oil (seems pricey...but a
little goes a really long way.

The coconut oil can also be used as a deep conditioner for the hair and for skin...I really love this stuff. It is also eatable, I use it on my toast and when doing some frying. yum yum

[KillaVanilla]

I'm sure you've all heard of this, but I use an yogurt/oatmel mask once a week. Sometimes tossing in a little honey doesn't hurt =D

[Kyriana]

I absolutely love the oil cleansing method (OCM).

1 part olive oil (any light carrier oil will do just fine)
1 part castor oil
essential oils of your choice (optional) I use Lavender EO for it's relaxation properties since I shower at night.
Mix together all ingredients
Apply to your dry face (this is very important to remember as oil and water do not mix)
Steam your face with oil mixture on (I just wet a super soft wash cloth with water as hot as I can stand and lay it across my face until the cloth cools. I do this 2 times as the cloth cools pretty rapidly)
Rinse face with warm water and finish with a cool water rinse.

For a super soft cloth, I just cut up some old receiving blankets since my girls are too big for them now. This way you can customize the size as well. Just cut 2 pieces of the same size (any size you want) and sew them together to get a nice weight to it.

This sounds crazy, but it really does work! I have combination skin and my bf has oily skin. We both love this method.

As I said earlier, water and oil don't mix so why are we washing our oily faces with water? Oils attract oils, therefore, with the OCM you are actually using oil to pull more oil out of your skin.

[Pretty Misbah]

Originally Posted by ultimate princess

I have that recipe on 1 of the posts here but i cant seem to find it....

All you have to do is to take some orange peel lay it out in teh sun to dry it, or you can put it on a radiator. Once they have dried place them in a grinder and powder it. Then add the powder to the milk and make a paste. Apply the past to you face and neck for approx 15 mins.

This is a pretty good recipe and gives a realy nice glow.

P.S- If you find putting on this mask regualrly, time consuming, then just take a slice of lemon and rub it over your face and neck, keep it on overnight and wash off in the morning, this really helps to whiten the skin and to get rid of acne scars

hey, thank you for your advice.
Do you have to put certain amount of orange peel into a certain amount of milk?if so then how much
Also, when you said rub a slice of lemon on your face how do you mean? Just a lemon withput anything else?????

[kavi007]

Hi,

Im new to this community.

Here is a tip to make ur hair thicker.

Heat mustard oil with henna leaves,curry leaves and hibiscus flowers
Apply it regularly into the hair scalp. It works well and stops hair loss

[Rose]

thanks, kavi welcome to the forums

[freshwater pearl]

I make bath salts that my friends love, using (from greatest to least ingredient- precision with this one is not necessary) epsom salts, sea salt, powdered milk (moisturizes) baking soda, granulated brown sugar (at christmas or valentine's day i like adding pretty colored sugars- sugar is a natural humectant) and optional, 1 or 2 teaspoons of essential oil- then i mix it well to prevent clumping. powdered herbs can also be added, but some can clog the drain. There is also a honey powder- some online stores carry it, that is wonderful. Honey is also a natural humectant, as are all sugars. Humectants moisturize the skin by attracting water/moisture to the skin. This is a fun recipe to make, and makes a great gift in a pretty canister or other container of your choice.