Get ready for a girls night! Serve up healthy snacks such as: hummus & pita crisps or stuffed peppers and have fun with these unconventional ways to use food!
Oatmeal-Citrus Scrub – A scrub with raw oatmeal is great for oily or younger, firmer skin.
1 cup dried orange and lemon peel
1 cup uncooked oatmeal
1 cup almonds
1. Dry peels in the microwave by placing on plate and cooking at low to medium power for 5 mins. Repeat until completely dry.
2. Combine peels, oatmeal & almonds in a bowl and cook in microwave on low power for 90 seconds. Place mixture in food processor & whirl until mixture is fine powder.
How to Use:
Place small amount in palm of hand and moisten with few drops of warm water. Rub the paste onto face using circular motions to slough off dry skin cells. Rinse and pat dry.
Vitamin E Aftershave – This beauty secret is great for men & women and is also ideal for the upcoming winter months. It helps treat rough and dry skin from the cool wind!
1 cup wheat germ oil
¼ cup witch hazel
2 Tbsp mint extract
½ lemon or 1 lime
- Combine ingredients in blender on low power for 90 seconds, then high for 1 minute.
- Microwave mixture on medium/low power for 4 minutes. Remove, then strain; discarding the solids.
- Simmer in microwave on low for 5 minutes more. Bottle the mixture & store in refrigerator.
How to Use:
Pre-shave hot oil conditioner: Warm a small amount of mixture in the microwave & apply to skin. The warmness stimulates blood flow. Allow to soak into skin for 10 minutes, then shower or shave off.
Aftershave: Apply warm oil to area and cover with warm cloth for about 1 minute. Pat dry.
Avocado Scalp Treatment – This homemade treatment is especially soothing after a sunburn or too much chlorine.
1 egg
½ avocado, peeled & mashed
2 Tbsp wheat germ oil
1. Beat egg until frothy, either by hand or mixer.
2. Gradually add avocado & oil, beating until smooth.
3. Microwave on low power for 90 seconds to warm
How to Use:
Immediately after heating, divide hair into sections and apply paste to scalp, gradually working outwards along the hair shaft. Cover head with plastic cap for 30 mins. Rinse.
“Pump it Up!” Hair Treatment – Treat brittle or fragile ends to this treatment & get noticeably soft & shiny hair!
2 Tbsp molasses
2 Tbsp unflavoured gelatin
1 Tbsp condensed milk
1 Tbsp stale beer
1. Combine ingredients into bowl and microwave on low power for 2 mins; allow to cool.
How to Use:
Comb treatment into hair. Cover head with plastic cap for 30 mins, then rinse with warm water & shampoo.
All recipes adapted from:
Zap Crafts by Nancy Birnes. Ten Speed Press, California. 1990.
Great post Rylee! All of these “recipes” look really easy, and with the exception of maybe the witch hazel, all of the ingredients can likely be found in your kitchen.
The oatmeal-citrus scrub in particular looks fun – I remember using those packaged face masks with friends at sleepovers when I was little!