Sunday, May 3, 2015

Tomato Mask

1 tsp. Tomato juice
1 tsp. Honey
⅓ tsp. Baking soda

Mix to form paste. Apply to clean face. Rinse after 15 minutes. Skin will be glowing and radiant!!

Whipped Body Butter

1 cup cocoa butter
½ cup coconut oil
½ cup olive oil

Using a double boiler, gently melt cocoa butter and coconut oil just until liquid. Stir in olive oil. Allow to chill in refrigerator until the oil mix begins to firm but not solid. Whip with mixer, until white peaks form. Scoop into glass jars. Chill 1 hour in refrigerator.

Natural Rose Perfume

¾ cup fresh rose petals
½ cup 80 or 100 proof vodka
2½ cups distilled water

Place petals in large glass bowl or jar and pour vodka over them. Cover and let sit for 24 hours in a cool, dark place.
  After 24 hours, use large cooking spoon to pulverize and squish petals. Add water to petals and vodka.
  Cover bowl and let sit in cool, dark place for 4-7 days, taking it out every day to mix and pulverize petals. After sitting for a week, strain mixture and pour into glass perfume bottles.
  Shake before use.

Simple Honey Cleanser

3 Tbsp honey
1 tbsp. Lemon juice

Combine, refrigerate. Slather on face and gently massage in. Leave on face a few minutes, then rinse with tepid water.

**Prevents acne, fades scars, lessens fine lines, anti-aging, deep cleans pores, heals sunburn, moisturizes skin, clears skin**

Friday, May 1, 2015

Coffee Eye Cream

For dark circles

1 Tbsp. Coffee Oil  ** recipe follows**
5 tsp. Olive oil or almond, jojoba
4 tsp. Coconut oil or shea butter
3 tsp. Cocoa butter
¼ tsp. Vitamin E oil

Make infused coffee oil (recipe follows).
Using double boiler, melt oils/butters. Be careful to just melt, do not overheat!
Add in 1 Tbsp Coffee Oil along with the Vitamin E oil. Stir well. Pour into glass jar. Let harden.
Gently pat around eyes before bed and in the morning.
  **Infused Coffee Oil**
4 Tbsp. Ground coffee
8 Tbsp. Coconut oil

Heat over very low heat for 30 minutes up to a few hours. Stir occasionally. Strain oil in cheesecloth or coffee filter, squeezing out as much oil as you can. Oil is ready to use and does not need to be refrigerated.

★ Other Uses for Coffee Oil ★
Face/Body oil
Hair treatment
Massage oil for stretch marks and cellulite
Dark eye circles

Tumeric Glow Mask

1 tsp. Baking soda
1 tsp. Honey
½ tsp. Turmeric
dash of water

Combine and apply to clean face. Let dry 15-20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, using circular  motions.
This mask cleanses, moisturizes, softens skin, tightens pores, and leaves a glowing complexion. Lightens acne scars, sun spots, and age spots.

Brown Sugar Scalp Scrub

3 Tbsp. Brown sugar
2 Tbsp. Olive oil

Mix well. Wet hair and apply scrub to scalp massaging gently for a few minutes. Rinse, shampoo, and condition if desired.

Sugar Scalp Scrub

½ Tbsp. Sugar
1 Tbsp. Olive oil

Combine. Wet hair. Use scrub on massaging in for a few minutes. Shampoo and condition if desired.
** Gets rid of excess oil and flaky skin.**

Deep Cleansing Scalp Scrub

2 Tbsp. Sea salt
1-2 Tbsp.  Lemon juice
1-2 Tbsp. Olive oil

Mix together. Wet hair and massage scrub into scalp for several minutes. Rinse well, shampoo and condition.

Exfoliating Scalp Scrub

2-3 Tbsp. Brown sugar
2 Tbsp. finely ground oatmeal
2 Tbsp. Conditioner

Combine ingredients in a bowl. Shampoo hair first. Scoop a small amount of scrub into palm of hand and work into scalp, using circular motions. Rinse throughly.

Curl Hydrating Mist

½ cup water
½ cup aloe vera gel
1 tsp. Glycerin

Combine well in spray bottle.
Use to help moisturize,  soften, and detangle curls.

Dry Hair Spritz

⅓ cup distilled water
1 Tbsp. Glycerin
1-2 tsp. Olive oil

Combine in spray bottle. Shake very well before using. Use in morning and evening or as needed for dryness.
Hold at least 6 " from hair to spritz.

Lash Growth Serum

1 tsp. Aloe vera gel (lengthens)
1 tsp. Castor oil (thickens)
2 tsp. Vitamin E oil

Combine well. Store in small empty jar or old mascara tube.
Apply to lashes and brows before bedtime. Do nightly to get the full benefits of the serum.

Basic Bath Salts

1 cup Baking soda
5 cups Epsom salt
3 cups Sea salt or Kosher salt
Food coloring, opt.
Essential oil, opt.

Combine well. Store in airtight container. Add a scoop to bath water. About ½ cup.

Coffee Egg Face Mask

1 egg white, whipped
½ cup ground coffee powder

Combine and apply to face. Let dry completely and then wash off with tepid water. Tone and moisturize.

**May feel slight tightness as the mask dries. This will disappear with washing off the mask.**

Cocoa Butter Coffee Face Mask

4 Tbsp. ground coffee powder
3-4 Tbsp.  Cocoa butter
½ cup cream or whole milk

Mix to make a uniform paste. Apply to face; let dry 20 minutes. Rinse with cool water. Tone and moisturize.

Foot Soak & Detox

Large Batch:
1 cup Epsom Salt
1 cup Sea Salt
2 cups Baking Soda

Small Batch (1soak):
1 Tbsp.  Epsom salt
1 Tbsp. Sea salt
2 Tbsp. Baking soda

Combine well. Use ¼ cup for 1 pan of hot water. Soak feet for 20 minutes.

Honey Heel Cream

1 cup honey
1-2 Tbsp. Milk
Juice of ½-1 orange

Warm honey slightly. Stir in warmed milk (not hot) and the juice of ½ orange. Combine well.
Spread a layer of the cream evenly onto heels, massaging as you go to help it sink in. The layer doesn't need to be super thick.
Leave on 45 minutes, rinse, if desired, with warm water, dry feet throughly. Do this 2x daily.
Keeps up to 1 month if refrigerated.

Rose Water II

1 cup packed rose petals, about 2 roses
distilled water
Vitamin E oil

Place rose petals in small pan. Fill with ditilled water, cover and heat over very low heat. Allow to steam (do not boil) until petals lose color. Add few drops Vitamin E oil and refrigerate. Ready to use!!

Rose Water #1

½ cup dried organic rose buds
Hot distilled water

Place rose buds in a bowl. Pour hot water over the buds to cover. Let set 2 hours.
Strain well, squeezing buds to extract rose water. Store in refrigerator. Lasts 1 week.