February 2nd, 2013 • Posted by Email Marketing • Permalink
This Valentine's Day, celebrate your natural beauty. You
don't need fancy products with tons of chemicals to have great skin and hair.
In fact, many treatments from spas and salons are rooted in home remedies. Let
your natural beauty shine through with these back-to-basic treatments.
Exfoliate naturally with grapes.
Thanks to the fruit acids and high levels of vitamin C, grapes fight
free-radical damage and make great, natural exfoliators. Grapes also contain salicylic acid and
polyphenols, which are found in expensive moisturizers.
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Simply crush some red or purple grapes (because
they have more resveratrol), and rub them all over your face.
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After 30 to 60 seconds of scrubbing, rinse skin
with warm water and pat dry to reveal your radiant complexion.
Tone skin with apple cider vinegar
tonic.
The acidity of apple cider vinegar not only helps restore your skin to its
natural pH balance, allowing skin to sit at that ideal stage between dry and
oily, but it also prevents blemishes, reduces red marks and softens skin. The
tonic works best when used after cleansing, and the smell will dissipate after
a few minutes. If you have sensitive skin, you may need to further dilute the
solution.
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To begin, chop a handful of parsley, a
skin-clarifying herb, and feel free to chop any of your other favorite herbs
for extra nutrients.
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Add a cup
of water to the saucepan and bring to a boil, before adding your herbs. Reduce
heat to low, cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
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Strain the mixture through a mesh sieve to
remove the herbs from the water.
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Add a half a cup of apple cider vinegar to water
and transfer mixture into a spray bottle.
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Optional: Add
a few drops of tea tree oil, an antiseptic that encourages healing and prevents
infection.
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Shake well before using and store in the fridge.
Pump up the volume with beer.
Surprisingly enough, if you want luscious locks, try washing your hair with
some beer. The proteins found in beer help repair hair due to sun damage,
chemical processing, chlorine and pollution. The yeast and hops pump up the
volume as they plump up the hair cuticles and swell the hair shaft. The sugars
in the beer tighten the hair cuticles, making hair look nice and shiny, while
the acidity of the beer helps remove product buildup.
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After you've shampooed your locks, pour a bottle
of lukewarm, dark beer over your hair.
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Gently massage the beer into your hair
and let it soak in for at least two minutes, before rinsing with cool water.
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Follow up with your favorite
conditioner, which will help neutralize the smell of beer.
There's no
need to run out to the store and shell out wads of cash to look beautiful this
holiday. Most of these ingredients you probably have in your fridge or pantry.
However you decide to celebrate Valentine's Day, why not flaunt your natural
beauty with these home remedies?
