At-Home Honey Beauty Tips

November 13, 2009 · Filed Under health · Comment 

cosmetic skincare+ making – When you think of beauty tips, do you think of the sweet stuff? I know that I love a good chocolate facial, just for starters. There is also sweet stuff like sugar scrubs or vanilla steams.

All that stuff tends to be expensive. The last spa visit I had cost me way over 150 dollars Fortunately, there are a lot of ways to give yourself the same sweet treatments at home. What is the essence of these wonderful facials? It’s honey.

Below are just a few uses for honey that will leave you feeling delicious and beautiful:

* Your Honey Do Beauty Tip #1: Bubble baths - A cup of honey in your bubble bath leaves skin feeling soft and smooth. A loofah will help you skin look extra creamy and glowing. Then add 4 tablespoons of whole milk powder and you will feel like Cleopatra, who once used milk bathes to help keep her skin clear. Of course, any time you bathe in any edible product, be sure to rinse down extra well afterwards.

* Beauty Tips Using Honey #2: Use layers. - Make an egg white masque by whipping egg whites, a tablespoon of honey and a little flour or unsweetened cocoa together to make a thick paste. Open up your pores first by putting a hot cloth on your face for 3 minutes. You then smooth the mask on. Let it sit for 10 minutes. Your skin will be beautiful when you wash off the mask.

* Honey Do Beauty Tip #3: Make your own silky-skin toner. - Place a half cup of honey, 2 cups of buttermilk and a half cup of rosewater in an air-tight container. A Tupperware container with a screw-on lid is perfect Shake up the mixture until it is thoroughly blended. It should be runny and a cloudy color. You may then apply it with a cotton ball and your skin will be beautiful and toned.

You always want to use the best honey for these treatments. For less than 20 dollars, you can get a good-sized jar of organic honey that has not been treated with chemicals or preservatives. This jar of honey will get your through months of these beauty tips.