Its been a rough year.
(Thats the understatement of the century.)
These recipes will help you get that spa day glow without spending spa day dollars.
This recipe will yield eight ounces, so youll have enough for one large jar or two smaller ones.
(And by the way, this recipe smells good enough to eat.)
Ingredients:
Directions:Mix all of the ingredients together.
Gently exfoliate your skin, then rinse.
Coconut oil also contains Vitamin E, which is an antioxidant with protective properties.
DirectionsApply a small amount to your fingertips, then wrap the plastic around them.
Leave for 10 minutes.
Rub the oil into your skin and rinse off the surplus.
(If you have sensitive skin, avoid this mask altogether.)
Directions:Squeeze the lemon into the honey and mix.
Apply to your clean, dry face and leave it for up to five minutes.
Wash it off with warm water.
Theres also evidence that oats may help balance skin pH, which is vital for calm, happy skin.
How to use it:Blend the oatmeal, and add the baking soda.
Add enough water to make the paste.
Apply the paste to clean, dry skin.
Leave it for 10-15 minutes, and then rinse off.
Directions:Mix the ingredients and apply to your face and neck.
Leave for one minute before gently rinsing your face with water.
Directions:Mix and apply once or twice a day to your face.
Rinse off with warm water.
Directions:Mix the ingredients together and spread the mask on your clean, dry face.
Leave it on for 15-20 minutes, then rinse with warm water.
Warm Milk Soak
Good for:Dry hands
This soak softens hard-working hands, says Uy.
Soak your hands for at least 5 to 10 minutes, and then rinse them off.
And be sure to try a patch test on your skin before going full throttle with this lotion.
Directions:Mix the ingredients and apply them to your face and neck.
Leave it on for 1 minute before gently rinsing it off with water.
Danielle Braff is a contributor to The Penny Hoarder.
(Can you sense my millennial sarcasm there?)
You know which ones were talking about: rent, utilities, cell phone bill, insurance, groceries…
