Before you hare off to buy expensive skin and hair care products from the shops, please step into your kitchen. Open the shelves and cabinets and you’ll be surprised at the number of regular food items you have that work beautifully and gently on your skin and hair.

1. Natural Ways to Look
Good”
From the Wellness Experts of Eat Water

2. Before you hare off to buy expensive skin and
hair care products from the shops, please step
into your kitchen.
Open the shelves and cabinets and you’ll be
surprised at the number of regular food items
you have that work beautifully and gently on
your skin and hair.
You don’t need to spend a bag of money on
expensive creams and lotions, scrubs,
cleansers, conditioners. Wear the stuff in your
kitchen cupboard. If it’s good enough to eat,
it’s likely good enough to put on your person.
(Just avoid chilies and pepper and other spicy
stuff, please!)

3. You’ve surely heard or read this before:
Apple cider vinegar is a good toner. Flat
beer or warm, unsweetened tea give your hair
bounce and shine. Oranges, lemons and
potatoes are skin lighteners and have
astringent properties. Baking soda is a great
cleanser, especially when you want to rid your
hair of product build-up.
Let’s go beyond these. Here are some quick
and easy recipes to pamper yourself with:
4 Body Scrubs –
> Potato-tea scrub
> Brown sugar scrub
> Oatmeal-yogurt scrub
> Coffee scrub

4. Potato-Tea Scrub
Mix 3 spoon each of grated potato and loose
tea leaves with ⅓ spoon of oil. (Almost any oil
will work, so try olive, sesame, sunflower,
coconut or whatever you have on hand.) Apply
this on your body and massage gently for 5
minutes. Wash off with warm water. Pat your
skin dry.
Potato is rich in lanolin, a natural moisturizer.
Mixed with tea and oil, it makes a great scrub
that leaves your face looking soft and clean.
Try this scrub on your face too.

5. Brown SugarScrub
Make your scrub with equal parts of fine brown
sugar and olive oil. Add a few drops of your
favorite aroma oil (lavender, sandalwood, rose,
jasmine, …). Mix well. Massage this on your
body from the feet up. Pay extra attention to
your elbows and knees. Use a circular motion
and be gentle when rubbing on soft skin like on
the stomach. Wash off with warm water. Pat
your body dry wit a towel.
The sugar leaves your skin soft and smooth,
the oil helps lock in moisture in your skin and
the aroma oil lets you relax and de-stress. You
can also rub this scrub gently to slough off
dead skin and plump up your lips.

6. Oatmeal-Yogurt Scrub
Mix oatmeal, yogurt and honey in a 1:3:1
proportion. Rub this on your body and
massage gently in using a circular motion
using your fingertips. Rinse with warm water
and pat dry with a soft towel.
Oatmeal contains beta-glucans which soothes
the skin and tightens it. The yoghurt provides
the lactic acid makes it a good moisturiser and
exfoliator. Honey is prized for its toning and
healing properties.
This is a great recipe for a face pack too. Apply
as thick paste on your face and neck. Wait for
a few minutes and massage gently. Wash off
and pat dry.

7. Coffee Scrub
Don’t bin the coffee after you brew your cuppa.
Instead, use it to make this refreshing scrub.
Mix 3 parts of ground coffee with one part of
salt. Add a little water and use as a scrub for
your whole body including the your face. Wash
off with warm water.
Coffee contains vitamin E and antioxidants and
has antibacterial properties. This is a great
exfoliator and, of course, the smell of coffee is
known to be stimulating.

8. Condition with Coconut
Try this natural hair conditioner that will leave
your hair shiny, smooth and silky.
Blend half a cup of mayonnaise with one
tablespoon of coconut oil and one tablespoon
of coconut milk/powder. Apply to your scalp
and hair and cover with a shower cap / plastic
wrap. Leave on for up to an hour and rinse off
completely. You’ll be surprised at the results.

9. Avocado and Egg Hair-healer
This is really great for dry hair.
Mash the pulp of a ripe avocado with a raw
egg and apply to wet hair. Leave on for 20
minutes and rinse well. Use this every week to
care for treated or damaged hair. If you must,
use a gentle shampoo.
Avocado is rich in vitamins, minerals and
essential fatty oils. The egg provides the
protein to strengthen your hair.

10. Aloe Vera Conditioner
Take 2 ounces each of aloe vera gel and olive
oil in a small jar. Add 6 drops each of
sandalwood and rosemary essential oils. Mix
to combine well. Apply to your hair instead of
store-bought conditioner. Rinse well with
lukewarm water.
The aloe hydrates your hair, olive oil is an
emollient, rosemary makes your hair soft and
bouncy, and the sandalwood – well, that gives
it a great fragrance!

11. Honey Cinnamon Mask
Here’s an antibacterial mask that will help
control acne. Mix 3 teaspoons honey with ½
teaspoon cinnamon powder. Apply evenly on
your face, taking care to avoid the eyes. Leave
on for up to 20 minutes. Wash off with warm
water and pat dry.
Please do a patch test on the back of your
hand if you have sensitive skin.

12. Wear-your-Breakfast Mask
Mash a ripe banana and mix with one egg
yolk. Add a spoon of olive or coconut oil. Wash
your face, tie your hair back and apply this
mask. Leave on for 15 minutes. Wash with
lukewarm water. Pat dry.
Some raw oatmeal mixed with milk and honey
also make a healthy mask for your face.

13. Clean with Oil
Here’s a way to cleanse your skin without
drawing out natural oils from your skin.
Mix 3 teaspoons of almond oil with one
teaspoon of castor oil. Apply (to dry skin) on
your face and neck. Massage gently with your
fingertips. Dip a washcloth in hot water and
wring out the excess. Place the cloth on your
face till it starts to cool. Repeat two more
times. Use the washcloth to gently wipe the oil
from your face.

14. And guess what the best part about these
make-at-home recipes? You won’t gain an
ounce of weight, no matter how rich the
ingredients!
So, go ahead and binge!

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