Wednesday, January 4, 2012

Beauty DIY: Creating a SPA at Home



Start the new year in the right note by
creating your very own spa at home.
Try these homemade and budget
friendly recipes, your skin
certainly will thank you later!



Peppermint Scrub

Ingredients:
1cup of sugar
1/3 cup of mineral oil (such as hypoallergenic baby oil)
2 T of corn syrup
1/2 tsp of peppermint extract
1 drop of green food coloring


Directions:
Just mix all the ingredients together until all the sugar is moistened. Apply to face in circular motions and rinse with warm water.


Sugar Scrub

Ingredients:
1 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of sweetened almond oil
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon of vitamin E



Directions:
Mix the oil, vanilla extract and vitamin E together. Add the sugar and mix. Apply to face in circular motions and rinse with warm water.



Basic Baking Soda Scrub

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of baking soda
Same amount of water


Directions:
Mix the ingredients into a paste. Apply to face in circular motions and rinse with warm water.




Also try these recipes for facial masks and
for pampering your feet, they're great and I'm sure you'll love it.
Have fun creating your very own spa at home!




2 comments:

Brooke said...

New follower via Blog Hop!

I love peppermint - I am putting that scrub on my to-do list.

Brooke
http://cupcakecucumber.blogspot.com/

Ashley @ It's Fitting said...

OOOOH I love facial masks :-) Thanks for the tips!!