Being a self-confessed cosmetic fiend and adoring lotions and potions of many varieties is a costly business. Not only does stashing hoards of cleansers, toners, moisturizer, scrubs and primers take up valuable space on your vanity table, but it also tugs on your purse strings. We’ve found so many treatments that can be whipped up using the ingredients we have in our kitchens. Here’s our favourite three:
Olive Oil Facial Scrub
Using facial scrubs is an excellent way to give your skin a refreshing glow, without all the effort of needing to book a weekly facial (let’s face it, who has time for that?) While there are many facial scrubs on the market at the moment, many use artificial ingredients that instead of helping our skin, end up flushing it of all its natural oils and can create an imbalance within our skins acid mantle, which is, FYI the godfather when it comes to protecting our skin. The Olive Oil facial scrub is easy on the pocket and the skin, requiring basic, natural ingredients to keep your complexion youthful and fresh.
Directions: Simply take a pea sized amount of baking soda and olive oil in one palm. Gently rub the mixture together with your fingers and spread evenly and gently across your face for a smoothing, fresher looking glow. Trust us, it will leave your skin looking brighter in minutes.
2) The Anti-Flush Facial
We Irish ladies are the queens of rosy cheeks. While for some it is a desired trait, others simply can’t stand it. It most commonly occurs to those who have prolonged exposure to the cold weather. This causes blood vessels near your cheeks to surface resulting in that amber glow. The lemon juice and egg yolk face mask is a perfect solution to reducing redness in your cheeks.
Directions: Mix one egg yolk in a small dish with the juice from one whole lemon, producing a mixture of paste consistency. Apply to the affected areas and leave overnight for best results. Then gently cleanse your face with warm water. This facial works best when used once a week consistently for 3-4 weeks.
3) The Egg and Honey Hair Mask
When it comes to our tresses, some of us, without even meaning to, are very heavy-handed and abusive with our hair. No wonder it can look a little lack lustre at times. The Egg and Honey Hair Mask will leave that mane all shiny and new. Eggs are filled with natural proteins which a proven to help soothe and strengthen your hair as well as your scalp, while honey has long been favored for hair treatments. Honey is not only packed with vitamins, it’s also anti-bacterial, so it has incredible healing properties. Directions: Take one egg and one cup of honey and beat together into a dripping mixture. Apply on your hair, making sure to cover your scalp and pop a shower cap over it for 20 minutes. Rinse the mix out of your hair and then shampoo as normal.
