Okay, so budgets are a bit pinched these days. And one easy place you might look for cutbacks is in the beauty aisle. But who wants to look any less fabulous? Jennifer Worick, beauty expert and author of
Girls’ Night In: Spa Treatments at Home offers these tips. Her trick: Just use things you probably already have in your home.
* Coffee grounds and baking soda - Blend for an exfoliating face scrub.
* Milk, honey, egg whites, and ground almonds - Mix for a gentle facial cleanser.
* Avocado and buttermilk - Mix fruit with 1 tablespoon of the milk for a facial mask.
* Brown sugar and olive oil - Makes a soothing body scrub.
* Sea salt and olive oil - A great foot scrub that’ll remove dead skin.
* Epsom salt, sea salt, and a peppermint tea bag - The combo for a muscle-soothing bath.
* Powdered milk and ground oatmeal - Pour into a bath as a skin-hydrating solution.
* Eye drops that reduce redness - Dab on blemishes to help reduce severity.
* Milk - Soak a clean washcloth in cold milk and place it over your face for 10 minutes—it’ll reduce any redness.
* Matchbook striking surface - Grab and file nails when no nail file is handy.
* Hand lotion - Lightly spread through hair as an anti-frizz treatment.
* Cornstarch - Lightly rub into hair as a dry shampoo.
* Petroleum jelly - Spread over cuticles or lips to ease rough skin.
* Nonflavored antiseptic mouthwash - Bathe feet in it to help remove odor and fungus.
* Spoon - Press against eyelashes to add curl.
* Cold spoon - Chill then gently press over closed eyes to reduce puffiness.
* Aspirin - Crush and mix with water into a paste to fight facial blemishes.
* Hemorrhoid ointment - Dab under eyes as a remedy for bags.
* Dryer sheets - Brush through hair or inside hat to remove static.
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as seen on vocalpoint:
Hydrogen Peroxide many uses:
1. Take one capful (the little white cap that comes with the20bottle) and hold in your mouth for 10 minutes daily, then spit it out.. (I do it when I bathe.) No more canker sores, and your teeth will be whiter without expensive pastes. Use it instead of mouthwash...
2. Let your toothbrushes soak in a cup of peroxide to keep them free of germs.
3. Clean your counters and table tops with peroxide to kill germs and leave a fresh smell. Simply put a little on your dishrag when you wipe down your countertops, or spray it on the counters directly.
4. After rinsing off your wooden cutting board, pour peroxide on it to Kill salmonella and other bacteria.
5. I had fungus on my feet for years until I sprayed a 50/50 mixture of Peroxide and water on them (especially the toes) every night and let dry.
6. Soak any infections or cuts in 3% peroxide for five to ten minutes several times a day. My husband has seen gangrene that would not heal with any medicine but was healed by soaking in peroxide.
7. Fill a spray bottle with a 50/50 mixture of peroxide and water and keep it in every bathroom to disinfect without harming your septic system like bleach or most other disinfectants will.
8. Tilt your head back and spray into nostrils with your 50/50 mixture whenever you have a cold, plugged sinus. It will bubble and help to kill the bacteria. Hold for a few minutes, and then blow your nose into a tissue.
9. If you have a terrible toothache and cannot get t o a dentist right away, put a capful of 3% peroxide into your mouth and hold it20for ten minutes several times a day. The pain will lessen greatly.
10... Put half a bottle of peroxide into your bathwater to help rid boils, fungus, or other skin infections..
11. You can also add a cup of peroxide instead of bleach to a load of whites in your laundry to whiten them. If there is blood on
clothing, pour it directly on the soiled spot. Let it sit for a
minute, then rub it and rinse with cold water.
Repeat if necessary.
12. I use peroxide to clean my mirrors. There is no smearing, which is why I love it so much for this.
