Archive Category: 'Beauty & Health'

• Homemade Baby Wipes Recipe: This recipe comes from an old frugal email list. Makes two batches. Homemade Baby Wipes 4 cups boiling water 4 TBS Johnson’s baby bath soap 4 TBS Johnson’s baby lotion 1 roll Bounty Paper Towels (cut in half) 2 airtight containers to fit paper towels Directions: Mix together the liquids then pour half (approximately 2 cups) into each container. Place paper towel rolls [...]
• Homemade Chocolate Lip Gloss & Lip Balm Recipes: Here are two different recipes that moisturize lips nicely as well as taste delicious…chocolate anyone? mmmmm. Homemade Chocolate Lip Gloss 1 1/2 tsp grated cocoa butter 1/2 tsp coconut oil 1/8 tsp vitamin E oil 3 chocolate chips Microwave the cocoa butter and oils until melted–watch so it isn’t heated too long. While still hot, add the chocolate and stir [...]
• Homemade Shower Spa Bags: Start the day with a pampered feeling by using shower spa bags. Fill a cloth bag with the ingredients below and use to scrub in the shower for a nice skin treatment. Details: The cloth bag can be made from muslin, handkerchiefs, cheesecloth, or even strips of nylon pantyhose cut to size then knotted at both ends [...]
• Cold Sore Tips: Here are several different methods that I’ve tried for healing or preventing cold sores from forming and they have worked for me. It’s best to apply any treatment as soon as you notice the “tingling” that happens right before a blister appears. Some of the methods can burn or cause a sting, numb the sore spot [...]
• Homemade Cuticle Softener & Nail Whitening Treatment: Homemade Cuticle Softener 1 tsp Olive Oil or Jojoba Oil 1 tsp Vitamin E (oil) Directions: Mix the oils together then gently massage into cuticles. Homemade Nail Whitening Treatment 1 TBS Hydrogen Peroxide 1 cup warm water Directions: Soak nails for 15 minutes two times a week until nails are white and then once a week to maintain. Also see How To Give [...]
• Did You Know: Cats, Pregnant Women & Toxoplasmosis: An unborn child can be infected with the toxoplasmosis parasite if a pregnant women is in contact with a cat carrying the parasite. The disease may be most severe when the fetus is infected during the second to sixth month of a pregnancy. Infection in the unborn child early in pregnancy can result in miscarriage, poor [...]
• 5 Homemade Foot Soak Recipes: Who doesn’t enjoy a nice, soothing foot soak? Ahhhhhh… Recipe Directions: Unless otherwise noted, mix together all ingredients thoroughly then store in an airtight container. Use 2 to 3 tablespoons per gallon of water used in soak. Water temperature is at personal preference, but I find the hottest water my feet will comfortably tolerate gives the most relief [...]
• Homemade Sugar Scrub Recipes: Recipe #1 – Brown Sugar Scrub 1/2 cup of brown sugar 1/4 cup of almond oil 1/4 cup of liquid Ivory hand soap 1/4 tsp of vanilla Recipe #2 – Lemon Sugar Scrub 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup olive oil 1 TBS lemon zest (grated) Recipe #3 – Lavender & Rosewood Scrub 1 cup brown sugar 1/4 cup almond oil 1/2 tsp vitamin [...]
• Tips to Fight Flyaway, Static Hair: When wearing toques, hats and scarves in winter, hair tends to get a tad crazy! Here are a few tips to help fight static hair: Try rubbing a new dryer sheet around the inside of winter head gear to help fight hair fashion trauma. You can also fight static cling in your clothes and hair by [...]
• Homemade Foot Powder Recipes: Mix these up and store in a shakeable container. Dust feet as needed (don’t forget in between the toes). Container Ideas: You could use an old baby powder container or an old seasonings container (clean & allow to dry first). This powder can also be used to sprinkle inside shoes for odor control. Powder overnight then empty [...]
• 5 Homemade Garlic Syrup Recipes: Garlic is eaten regularly by many for a variety of reasons, they believe garlic helps reduce cholesterol, fights coughs, colds and infections, ridding worms (!), calms the hysterical, cancer prevention, asthma treatments and respiratory ailments, vampire protection as well as develops courage if you’re a Roman Gladiator (hehe). And many more. Instead of eating raw [...]
• How To Make A Microwave Heating Bag: Instead of using electric heat pads & blankets or hot water bottles for your aches and pains, these microwaveable bags are just the ticket! They’re known by a few different terms such as: bed buddies, stress busters, magic bags, corn cozies, rice bags–but they’re basically all the same thing. These bags serve a dual purpose as [...]
• Losing Weight & Eating Healthier Without All The Fuss: Want to lose weight and eat healthier without buying a bunch of books, packaged foods, special diet councilors, meal plans, and all the rest? Here’s a great tip: the NO S Diet. It’s quite simple and no special education or products necessary. There are three simple rules: There are just three rules and one exception: No Snacks No Sweets No [...]
• Lavender Vinegar Recipes: Lavender is a wonderfully fragrant herb that can be used in cooking. When combined with vinegar, it can also be used for cleaning. Looks pretty and smells nice! See tips below for preparation and uses of lavender vinegar. Lavender Vinegar Recipe Handful of Lavender flowers 1 Pint White Vinegar Combine lavender and vinegar, seal and let sit for 6 weeks [...]
• Makeup Brush Maintenance Tips: Every month you should wash your brushes thoroughly. Don’t use the same brush for both light and dark shades–use one brush for each. Helps avoid dark streaks when applying light highlight shades. Try using your daily skin cleanser when cleaning brushes. This helps avoid allergic reactions as the professional brush cleansers can be harsh. After you wash the [...]
• Homemade Deodorant Recipes: Ingredients: 1 part baking soda 1 part cornstarch tea tree oil Directions: Combine ingredients and mix well. Put powder pixture into a shake box or a container with a powder puff. Use daily or as needed. Updated notes: to give you an idea of tea tree oil/ratio, it’s about 10 drops per 1 cup of total powder mix. Adjust to your preference, [...]
• Chapped Lips Tips: Winter’s coming and that means: chapped lips! Here are a few different tips to try: Dab Vaseline on your lips, take an old toothbrush and rub the vaseline gently over your lips. Doesn’t hurt . Rub the gel from a cracked open vitamin E gel capsule on your lips. Try rubbing sesame oil or olive oil on [...]
• DIY Lice Remover Without Harsh Chemicals: Materials Needed: Olive Oil or Vegetable Oil Shower Cap Instructions: Completely coat the hair from root to tip with the oil. Be very generous with the oil. Put on shower cap. Leave on for at least 12 hours. Comb the hair with a fine toothed nit or flea comb. Comb again and again and again. You must remove every single egg. The oil [...]