Beauty woes that affect the eye include dark circles, puffy eyes and wrinkles around the eyes. How do we combat all these? By making a DIY coconut oil and vitamin E eye cream! Coconut oil and vitamin E are good options for a simple but effective eye cream. They are very good emollients that help keep skin moisturized. They are also loaded with antioxidants that prevent premature wrinkles from forming around the eyes. What makes coconut oil good for under eye skin? Has small molecules that easily penetrate into the thin under eye skin. Rich in medium chain triglycerides that lubricate and moisturize Continue Reading
Homemade Foot Scrub for Dry Cracked Feet
Cracked heels are unsightly and can be painful when the cracks are deep and bleed. They’re even more frustrating because they take long to remedy. However, if you make this homemade foot scrub for dry cracked feet, you have a chance of regaining soft smooth heels once more! When you want to wear sandals, flip flops or go bare feet in the beach during summer, you realize you have been hiding cracked heels. What do you do? Start searching for a quick fix, right? The foot scrub below is one such quick fix although its effects do last longer than any other and it can be your cure if used consistently. Let’s Continue Reading
Homemade Toothpaste with Bentonite Clay – Easy Peasy Recipe!
Have you finally set out to make your own toothpaste? And want to benefit from the amazing powers of bentonite clay for oral care? Then you’ve come to the right place! In this post, learn how to make your own homemade toothpaste with bentonite clay! Before we jump on to the recipe, let’s first explore the ingredients in this toothpaste recipe and how they work for healthy and clean teeth and gums: Ingredients in this Homemade Toothpaste Recipe 1. Distilled water This is the base ingredient in this homemade toothpaste recipe. It binds the rest of the ingredients together into a paste. You can add more Continue Reading
Homemade Cuticle Cream Recipe
Cuticles can get dry and peel like crazy during winter. Such cuticles look unsightly and can even hurt with a throbbing pain! Use this homemade cuticle cream recipe to make a moisturizing solution for healthy cuticles! What are cuticles anyway? You know the little strip of skin just above your nails? It’s kinda like a curved border on the upper part of your nails. Now those are cuticles. Some people (me included!) can get dry peeling and painful cuticles sometimes and they are so frustrating. The best solution to this is make your own homemade cuticle cream. Let’s check out the ingredients we’ll need and Continue Reading
Homemade Eye Serum for Puffy Eyes with Coffee & Vanilla
Puffy eyes are very common. Many people wake up with them every single day. However, you can reduce them naturally using this homemade eye serum for puffy eyes! Causes of Puffy Eyes Long hours spent working on an essay or paper work can leave you with puffy eyes and dark circles. Sleeping late and crying can also give you the dreaded puffy eyes. But did you know that your sleeping position can cause under eye puffiness as well?! Yes, it’s true – those who sleep on their tummies have a higher chance of getting puffy eyes when they wake up in the morning. This has to do with gravity which pulls down the Continue Reading