Nowadays the cosmetics industry offers plenty of beauty products so that we are often extremely confused when we need to purchase them because we do not know which of them are suitable for our skin, for our hair, our body, nails or our teeth. It is said that in the past women used to be more beautiful and healthier using natural beauty products. In order to help those women who do not confide in modern cosmetic products here are some useful beauty tips based exclusively on natural ingredients.
Lotion for the Shine of your Skin
Prepare a lotion based on cucumber recognized for centuries for its soothing and tonic properties on the skin. For the preparation of the lotion first put to boil half a liter of water. Cut a cucumber into pieces and plunge it into boiling water. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Let it cool and then filter the water of cucumbers. You can use this lotion applied on cotton every morning. This mixture must be kept for about 10 days in the refrigerator.
Remedy against Dark Eye Circles
Everybody can wake up one day with these horrible circles under their eyes? Several solutions are available to you:
• Apply a slice of cucumber over each eyelid for at least 15 minutes. Take your time and relax ...
• If you do not have any cucumber, you can also use apple slices (they must be juicy in order to be effective ...).
• Get an infusion of chamomile (in packet if you do not have the possibility to obtain chamomile flowers). Apply on your eyelids compresses soaked in chamomile tea (or directly infusion bags). Leave them for about 15 minutes. Your eye circles will almost disappear, your eyelids will deflate under the calming effect of the cucumber, the apple or the chamomile.
Homemade Makeup Remover
You can make your own makeup removal lotion. To do this, mix a volume of lemon juice or orange, a volume of Vaseline and a volume of sweet almond oil. Mix thoroughly to obtain a homogeneous composition. It is fresh and invigorating, and you can use this citrus mixture as a classical makeup remover for your face. Stir it well before each use.
Chapped Lips
Lips are often weakened by the cold or to the sun. In order to cure the chapped lips and recover your beautiful lips again, use a little sweet almond oil at night before bedtime. Your lips will be rehydrated and they will find their softness again.
Honey Beauty Milk
Make your own beauty milk. To do this, mix one tablespoon of locus tree honey with 20 centiliters of milk. Mix thoroughly. You can use this milk like mixture every morning and evening as conventional beauty milk. Then rinse your sweetened skin with any lotion. The mixture must be kept cool for maximum 8 days.
White Teeth
For whiter teeth, brush them every day with fresh lemon juice. Alternatively, brush them with a little baking soda. Beware, however, not to renew this too often, because the baking soda might damage the enamel of your teeth.
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