Vogue's website style.com has "5 Great Home Remedies" in their beauty section this month.The recipes are from notable beauty insiders. Here's what they listed:
Naturopathica's Skin-Softening Avocado Mask
This quick-fix moisturizer from the famed East Hampton spa thwarts dry skin fast.
1/2 avocado
1 egg
1 tablespoon plain yogurt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 tablespoon coconut oil (optional; adds extra moisture)
Blend all ingredients together. Apply to face. Leave on five to ten minutes and rinse well.
Carol's Daughter Milk Bath
Make like Cleopatra with this extra-gentle, skin-smoothing bath soak from the Brooklyn-based purveyor of natural skin and hair care.
2 cups whole milk or goat's milk
Add milk to warm bath water. Soak for 20 minutes.
Raechel Cunningham's Mojito Scrub for Rough Hands
This cocktail-inspired scrub, from aesthetician Raechel Cunningham of New York Laser & Aesthetics, leaves hands smooth enough to raise a glass confidently in public.
1 tablespoon sugar
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 small lime
3 to 5 mint leaves
Chop up mint leaves and squeeze 1/2 lime into mixing bowl. Combine remaining ingredients. Massage scrub into palm of hand, working the product around. This also makes a great cuticle treatment.
Sweet Lily's Grapefruit Vodka Pedicure
This grapefruit-vodka foot treatment from the Tribeca-based natural nail spa sounds good enough to drink, but we suggest you whip up a second batch for your drinking pleasure.
1 gallon grapefruit juice (no pulp)
1 sliced grapefruit (pink or yellow)
2 limes (1 sliced in wheels, the other halved)
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 shot glass of vodka
Pour 1/4 cup sugar into small bowl and place lime half on top. Heat grapefruit juice on stove or in microwave until warm (not hot). Pour heated juice into a large basin, add shot of vodka, and garnish with sliced grapefruit and lime. Soak feet for a few minutes. Then, dip a lime half into the sugar and squeeze out a bit of the juice. Use lime to gently apply sugar to feet in a circular motion to exfoliate rough skin. Repeat with remaining sugar and the other lime half. Rinse well. Follow with foot lotion and polish.
Eliut Rivera's Cucumber & Olive Oil Shine-Boosting Hair Treat
Heat, sun, and sweat can do a number on your hair. This rich mask, from the celeb stylist who counts Penélope Cruz among his fans, helps return your mane to its former soft and shiny self.
1 cucumber (small for shorter hair, large for longer hair)
1 or 2 tablespoons olive oil (1 tablespoon for shorter hair, 2 tablespoons for longer hair)
Puree cucumber and olive oil in blender or food processor. Comb mixture evenly through hair, concentrating on ends. Let set for 15 minutes. Rinse thoroughly, shampoo twice, and condition as usual.
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Man I love these !!!!!!!!! Please keep em comin' if you have more CoColiscious
1Thanks for the post Coco!
2no joke!! I'm totally gonna use a couple of these!
They Mythbusters did a bunch of vodka myths & using it as a footbath was one of them. It really does work!
3I wonder if I could use rum instead of vodka for the pedi... I'll give it a try
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Don't worry 'bout a ting!
These are great!
5I'm definitely going to try the hair mask. Thanks!
6These are great, thanks!
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