Beauty Tip #02 - Body Scrub

Body Scrubs are essential for summer. With all the fun in the sun it is very easy to forgo weekly exfoliation, but for smooth, supple skin it is so important. Being unemployed for sometime I do not have the resources to dedicate to exfoliation. In high school I had a business selling homemade soap and spa items where I picked up a few tricks.

To make homemade body scrub all you need is 1c episom salt, 2tbsp olive oil, 1tsp baking soda, and 1/2tsp essential oil mixed together. I love using peppermint oil in the summer as it adds a cooling effects. I sometimes add dried peppermint leaves to the mix too.Very refreshing!

You can add also add other additives and dies depending on your mood like rose buds, lavender, etc.

Beauty Tip #01

One of passions that I have always had is using homemade remedies for beauty regimens.  I have been making my own soaps and bath salts since I was 16 and through all my research on aromatherapy and other products I have picked up a few things I am excite to share with you.

This tip may seem a little odd, but trust me and my friends who I have shared it with.. it works!

Before going to bed, after washing your face, get a dab of toothpaste (It must be the white cream kind, no gels) and gently put it over your blemish. Try not to get it on healthy skin as it does have a drying effect which is great for zits.

When that occasional blemish pops up instead of going out to buy that $10 zit cream just go to your bathroom and use a dab from your toothpaste before going to bed. You will wake up with barely a spot.