We all like to look our best and it doesn’t have to cost us a fortune, there is no need to pay exorbitant prices for beauty products, in fact most of the everyday beauty products can be made at home quite easily and with little cost.

Shiny hair straight from the refrigerator

If you have problem hair then there is no need to pay out for salon prices for conditioner, simply take a jar of mayonnaise and work some through your hair from the roots down to the tips. When you have done this put a heated towel around your head to totally cover your hair and leave it for ten minutes. When you have done this just rinse the mayo off and shampoo it with your normal shampoo.

Homemade exfoliants

If you have sensitive skin then this can be treated with a homemade gentle skin exfoliation, take ½ a cup of cornmeal and mix this with a ¼ cup of milk. Add to this 2 teaspoons of baking soda and a tablespoon of olive oil and then apply this to your skin.

To make a simply face scrub to get rid of the dirt and grime of the day make a walnut scrub and gently cleanse your face with this before retiring for the night.

Facial masks don’t have to cost a fortune; there are many products around the home which can be used for a facial mask. Take a couple of carrots and put them in your food processor, mix this with a little honey and then apply to the skin and leave for ten minutes before rinsing off with cool water. An alternative to this is to use pure honey, first place a cloth in warm water; this will open up the pores. When you have done this simply smear the homey over your face and leave for 15 minutes before rinsing off with warm water and following this with cold to close your pores.

Epsom salts

A great and very cheap beauty enhancing treatment is Epsom salts. For exfoliation simply take a cheap brand of cleansing cream and mix ½ a teaspoon of salts into it. If you want to give yourself a spa treatment then take a handful of Epsom salts and gently massage this into your skin after a shower.
Dark circles? No problem!

If you have dark circles under your eyes then these can be relieved by taking a potato and putting it into the food processor, when you have done this put it into a piece of cheesecloth, fold it and apply it under the eyes.

Wrinkle free

A great way to combat wrinkles is to use banana, mash up with a fork a ¼ of a banana and then apply this to the face, leaving this for about 20 minutes before finally washing it off and gently splashing cold water over the face before patting it dry.
No more aches

If your feet are aching and tired after being on them all day long then ease them by soaking your feet in a tub of warm water mixed with some Epsom salts. Leave your feet to soak for about 20 minutes then replace the Epsom salts with just warm water and give your feet a gentle wash.

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