In the spirit of Halloween coming soon, today I have an amazing recipe for a nourishing body mask using pumpkin puree. I was at a spa in Beverly Hills a few years back and they turned me onto making this beauty treatment at home. The yogurt, honey and pumpkin are all great for nourishing and hydrating your skin. You can use it all over your body, as well as your face. It’s messy but you can just rinse in the shower.
Ingredients:

1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup natural honey
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (canned)

Directions:

Stir ingredients together in a medium bowl.
Draw a warm bath.
Slather …read more

Honey is a natural humectant, meaning that it attracts and retains moisture. That’s why honey is used in many moisturizing beauty products, including skin creams, cleansers and even shampoos. Though you can find honey in a variety of store-bought products, you can also make your own honey beauty products at home. Here are three simple honey beauty recipes from honey.com.
Smoothing Skin Lotion

Mix 1 teaspoon honey with 1 teaspoon vegetable oil and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice.
Rub into hands, elbows, heels and anywhere that feels dry. Leave on 10 minutes. Rinse off with water.

Skin Softening Bath

Add 1/4 cup honey to bath water …read more

Yogurt isn’t just delicious. It’s also great for your skin. I have found a variety of beauty products made with yogurt, both store-bought and homemade treatments. This terrific beauty recipe features five ingredients from your kitchen — strawberries, yogurt, olive oil, honey and oatmeal. The mask will brighten your skin, treat blemishes, exfoliated dead skin cells and moisturize dry, dull skin.
Ingredients:

4-5 small strawberries
2 tablespoons of yogurt
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoons of honey
2 spoonfuls of oatmeal

The strawberries contain natural antioxidants which protect your skin from free radicals. Berries also help to absorb oil and treat breakouts. The yogurt helps refine pores …read more

For thousands of years, women have been adding milk to their baths. Milk helps cleanse, exfoliate and nourish your skin. Paired with honey (which can hydrate and soothe skin), a milk bath is really relaxing and healthy. Here’s a quick easy recipe for a honey and milk bath that will leave your skin feeling and looking beautiful.
Ingredients

1 Cup Whole Milk
1/2 Cup Raw Honey
2 teaspoons Aloe Vera Gel

Directions

Mix ingredients in a large bowl.
Pour into your warm bath as it’s filling.
Soak in the honey and milk bath for 20-30 minutes for maximum benefits.

Have you ever tried a milk bath? Many people …read more

This recipe is good enough to eat, but actually it’s for your skin. If your face is dehydrated or just looking a little dull, this facial mask, fortified with cocoa powder, will rejuvenate your skin and leave it feeling extra soft. This homemade mask is recommended for normal or dry skin.
Ingredients

1/2 cup cocoa powder
4 tbsp. heavy cream
3 tsp. cottage cheese
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup rolled oats

Directions

Mix all ingredients together in your blender.
Smooth the mask all over your face.
Relax for 20 minutes in the bath and then rinse with warm water.

Do you know any recipes for good homemade facial masks or other …read more

If you have dry, cracked heels, it’s time to get them in sandal shape and quick! You need to exfoliate your feet regularly with a foot scrub and then use a deep moisturizing cream to get soft, silky skin.
In this video, they show how to make a homemade foot scrub using olive oil and sugar. The sugar is, of course, an excellent natural exofliant, while the olive oil has hydrating properties.

Another easy homemade foot scrub can be made by combining eggs and salt.  Beat two eggs lightly, then add just enough salt to get the scrub to the texture you …read more

Get your feet sandal ready with a fabulous pedicure. At home pedicures are a great option, but you have to be safe about it. You don’t want to risk cuts, infection and other problems.
Dr. Oliver Zong, a top podiatrist based in New York City, offers us these fabulous pedicure tips to help you keep your feet looking fantastic all summer long.
Bacteria can flourish in dark, wet places, such as a bathroom medicine cabinet. Be sure to sanitize your nail clippers by soaking them in boiling water and wiping them down with rubbing alcohol every few weeks
Say NO to self-surgery! Anything …read more

If you are cutting down on your beauty budget, you can skip the trip to the spa and pamper yourself at home. Facial masks, body scrubs, bubble baths and many other bath and body products can be made yourself.
Set aside time to really enjoy your bath. Light aromatherapy candles around the room. Put on some relaxing music, pour a glass of wine and take time to really pamper yourself.
Epsom Salt, which can be found at most drug stores, is an affordable product that can be used to make a variety of homemade spa treatments. The natural ingredients reduce stress and …read more

I love when I go to the salon for a pedicure and they use peppermint foot scrub. It’s so refreshing and rejuvenating. It feels great, especially when the weather is warm. But if you are like me, you probably aren’t getting to the salon every week. Fortunately, you can make a peppermint foot scrub at home.
Ingredients

1 1/2 cups sea salt
3 drops of peppermint essential oil
2 drops of lavender essential oil
2 tablespoons of almond oil
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract

Directions

Mix the almond oil and vanilla extract into the sea salt until it’s the desired consistency. If you like it a little smoother, …read more

If you are looking for an invigorating body scrub, check out this recipe from the National Honey Board. It uses the power of coffee and honey to create an amazing scrub that will rejuvenate and hydrate your skin from head to toe.
This body scrub recipe makes 1-2 treatments.
Ingredients

1/4 cup freshly ground coffee
1/4 cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp. wheat germ
2 Tbsp. honey
1 Tbsp. grapeseed oil
1 egg white

Directions
In mixing bowl, combine buttermilk, honey, grapeseed oil and egg white, mix thoroughly.
Slowly add coffee and wheat germ being careful not to clot or clump. Scrub should be smooth and creamy but with a slight grit. Allow …read more