CARROT FACIAL MASK Beauty ingredients 2-3 large carrots 4 1/2 tbs honey Cook carrots, then mash into a smooth consistency. Mix the mashed carrots with honey, and apply to your face. Leave on for 10 minutes before rising off with cool water. Skin care benefit With roots in Afghanistan, carrots are known for their high potency of vitamin A, as well as vitamin C, folacin and potassium. Carrot juice moisturizes
APRICOT AND PAPAYA FACE SCRUB Beauty ingredients 1 tsp apricot kernel powder (finely grated) 3 tbs apricot pulp 3 tbs ripe papaya pulp (peak season is beginning of summer; end of spring if you’re lucky!) Mix all ingredients together and apply to your face and neck for 20 minutes. Gently scrub while rinsing off. Leon Rao, natural skin care advisor and author of Leon’s Anti-aging Beauty Secrets, advises, “If you
Beauty ingredients 1 egg yolk 1 tsp honey 1/8 cup fresh citrus (lemon, orange or lime) juice 1 packet plain gelatin Mix together thoroughly, and apply to skin for 20 to 25 minutes. Skin care benefit Navel oranges are a great source of AHAs and vitamin C, which are clinically proven to prevent wrinkles and fine lines. In this creation by Dolan, “The egg yolk moisturizes and firms, the honey
Beauty ingredients 2 avocados, thoroughly mashed into a paste 3 tablespoons sea salt or kosher salt 1/4 cup honey Grated rind of two fresh lemons, along with the juice 1/4 cup organic coconut oil Mix all ingredients together until smooth and creamy. (The consistency should be that of a thin sour cream.) Apply to your skin for 10 to 15 minutes, then scrub off well with warm water. Keep unused
