7 Budget DIY Beauty Treatments From Your Kitchen
Your kitchen is a great source of beauty goodness. (Photo: Henry Leutwyler)
Think you have to spend a lot of money to get gorgeous? Think again. Some of the most powerful beauty treatments can be found in your kitchen. Even better? They cost a fraction of the price of even drugstore beauty finds. Another bonus is in the age of everything being labeled as “natural” these treatments really are.
Deep conditioning treatment: Olive oil is one of the most potent conditioning treatments for your hair. Just wash your hair with shampoo, squeeze out excess water, and coat your hair with the oil. Tie up your hair and let it soak in for 30 minutes, then rinse out. If you have oily hair, coat ends only.
Hair reviver: Even the best shampoos and conditioners build up, leaving hair lifeless and flat. Revive your hair by rinsing it with two cups of apple cider vinegar after shampooing. Let it work it’s magic for a minute and rinse out with water.
Makeup remover: Pair olive oil, coconut oil, or jojoba oil with a cotton swab to remove even the most stubborn makeup. Bonus: The oils add a hydrating boost to your skin.
Facial mask: Yogurt has natural alpha hydroxy acids to lightly exfoliate skin. To make a DIY antioxidant mask, dermatologist Dr. Ava Shamban recommends combining a cup of yogurt with a spoonful of antibacterial and anti-inflammatory honey and antioxidant-rich frozen strawberries and blueberries. Blend the ingredients and apply to your face for 15 minutes. “The antioxidants will penetrate and repair the skin,” Dr. Shamban says.
Body Moisturizer: Apply extra-virgin coconut oil to your skin right after you get out of the shower. It’s, well, oily — so apply sparingly. Let it soak in for a few minutes, and remove any excess with a tissue before getting dressed. The vitamin-rich oil is a powerful moisturizer and has antibacterial properties too.
Lip Scrub: Yahoo Beauty Editor Alexandra Perron is a fan of mixing 1 tablespoon honey, 1 tablespoon coconut or olive oil, and ½ tablespoon of brown sugar to create the perfect lip scrub. First mix together the honey and coconut oil. Then add the sugar to create a paste. Apply to lips and scrub gently in a circular motion until sugar is dissolved. Wipe off any excess with a tissue, and follow with your favorite lip balm.
Body Scrub: Yahoo Beauty’s Editor in Chief Bobbi Brown mixes brown sugar and olive oil to create a DIY body scrub. “You do it before you go in the shower. You just take it, you scrub, then you just rinse it off when you’re in the shower,” Brown recently told Good Morning America. “You don’t have to put moisturizer on afterwards, because your skin is nice and hydrated.”
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