Summer Soothers: Homemade Beauty Treatments

It’s been awhile since I shared some homemade natural beauty recipes with you.  I’m going with a sweet theme today.  Got honey? Raw Sugar? (Great in your coffee, by the way). 

I like to keep a few items around the house for quick treatments or to whip up some bath salts.

Feel free to substitute your favorite essential oil for the hair treatment. I keep Eucalyptus and Lavendar around all the time.  I like treatments with honey or olive oil,  because they work well and you don’t have to spend a lot of money when you  have most of the ingredients sitting around your house.  

These recipes are great for Summer-ravaged hair and skin. This first treatment is great for hair that has spent a lot of time in the swimming pool this Summer. Like mine.  You know how it can get that crispy feel?  Yuck.

Honey/Olive Oil Treatment

*1/4 cup Honey
*1/8 cup Olive Oil
*2 drops Rosemary Essential Oil

Mix all ingredients together, then apply to damp hair and scalp. Work in well, then cover with a plastic cap, followed by a towel. Leave on for 30 minutes. Then, rinse, shampoo, and rinse again. (May require an additional shampoo).

Sugar Scrub

*1/2 cup Raw Sugar
*1/2 cup of your favorite body lotion

Stir raw sugar (more granular than regular sugar) into your favorite body lotion, then smooth it onto your body. Rinse the sugar off in the shower, then reapply with sugar-less lotion.

Coffee Scrub

*1/2 to 1 cup Coffee grounds
*1/4 cup olive oil
*1/8 cup honey

Mix all ingredients together, then apply while in the shower, to damp skin. It’s a good idea to turn the water off while using the scrub, so it doesn’t rinse off before you get it rubbed in well.

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