Monday, August 9, 2010

Tomato Yogurt Lip Mask




















Ingredient:

1 tomato
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon of yogurt.
Materials: blender, bowl and teaspoon.

Instruction:
Step1: after wash tomato, put it into blender to blend till juice.
Step2: add honey and yogurt into tomato juice to stir evenly.
Step3: gently smear on to lips, and the around skin.
Step4: rinse after 15 minutes.

Benefits
moisturize lips and the skin around; improve dryness, to become elastic, soft, smooth and able to remove wrinkles.

Cucumber Yogurt Lip Mask














Ingredient:

1/2 cucumber
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon yogurt.
Materials: blender, bowl and teaspoon.


Instruction:
Step1: wash and peel the cucumber, put into blender to blend till juice.
Step2: add honey and yogurt into cucumber juice, stir till even.
Step3: to smear lip mask evenly onto lips and the skin around.
Step4: rinse after 15 minutes.

Benefits
to improve dryness, effectively moisturize lips and become smooth and healthy.

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Almond Hair Mask



















Ingredient:

Ripe banana, ½ cup
Almond oil, ½ tsp
Materials: small bowl and shower cap

Instruction:
Step1: mash the banana and add the almond oil to it
Step2: mix well and massage into scalp.
Step3: put on a shower cap, leave the mix on for 20 minutes and then shampoo as usual.

Benefits
Almond oil is very therapeutic in its use for damaged hair.

Honey Olive Hair Mask
















Ingredient:

Honey, 2 tbsp
Olive oil, 3 tbsp
Materials: small bowl and shower cap

Instruction:
Step1: mix the two ingredients in a small bowl and massage into hair and scalp.
Step2: put on a shower cap, leave it for 30 minutes and then shampoo as usual.


Benefits
Both honey and olive oil have moisturizing properties and will add a natural gloss to your hair.


Avocado Hair Mask





















Ingredient:

1 ripe avocado
2 tbsp yogurt
1 egg
1/2 tsp rosemary oil
1 tbsp jojoba oil
Materials: blender and small bowl

Instruction:
Step1: put all the ingredients into blender until smooth.
Step2: work into your scalp start from the nape of your neck work your way to the crown in circular motions.
Step3: massage scalp and hair
Step3: leave it for 20minutes
Step4: rinse with shampoo and conditioner


Benefits
Avocados are often used in beauty as well. Creating an avocado hair mask will strengthen and fortify your hair. They are rich in fatty acids that are a real must in your daily diet, especially when it come to your hair. Your hair will go from brittle to being soft and shiny.

1:1 Potato & Cucumber eye mask












Ingredient:

1/2 medium potato
1/2 cucumber
Materials: blender, small bowl and cotton

Instruction:
Step1: make a 1:1 mixture of fresh potato and cucumber.
Step2: put into blender until juice.
Step3: leave it in fridge about 8-10minutes if you like cooling eye mask
Step3: soak some cotton and put on your eyelids and keep for 20 minutes.
Step4: rinse your eyes with cold water.


Benefits
Both cucumber and potato are useful to reduce puffy eyes because both have astringent properties that can help decrease water retention. In addition, it is said that because cucumber contains high amounts of ascorbic acid and caffeic acid, it is great in minimizing the problem of puffy eyes. Potato juice on the other hand, is also said to be very effective in removing the dark circles around the eye because of its liquid starch content and catecholase, an enzyme in potatoes that is often used as a skin lightener.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Avocado hydrating mask



















Ingredient:

1/2 medium ripe avocado
1 tbsp natural honey
1 egg york
Materials: small bowl and a mask brush


Instruction:
Steap1: mash up the avocado with a fork
Step2: add the honey and egg. Mix it all together.
Step3: apply to face (you can put two pieces of cucumber to place over your eyes)
Step4: rinse with warm water after 15 minutes.

Benefits of Avocado
Avocados are also ideal as a facial mask as well. Facial masks made with this wonderful ingredients tend to be highly hydrating for dry sensitive skin and can be used for all types of skin. An Avocado facial mask will leave skin, soft, fresh, smooth and healthy.