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

Homemade beauty treatments are fun to make and healthy for your skin. Today, we have an amazing body butter that you can make at home using pure honey, shea butter and other terrific ingredients, including gold leaf! This silky body butter will soften and hydrate your skin, while giving it a fantastic shimmer.
Ingredients

1/2 cup pure honey
2/3 cup shea butter, (can substitute cocoa butter)
3 Tablespoons wheat germ oil
2 teaspoons grapefruit seed extract, optional
3 drops sandalwood oil, optional
2 to 3 sheets 24-karat gold leaf

Directions
Blend honey, shea butter and wheat germ oil until completely mixed. If using cocoa butter, soften in a double …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

If you want to make your own bath salts, it’s relatively easy. Homemade beauty products are inexpensive and they allow you to get the right amount of fragrance that you like. To create homemade lavender bath salts, you just need a few items. You can whip up a batch of bath salts in no time.
Ingredients:

1 cup epsom salt
1/2 cup sea salt
2 Tablespoons baking soda
1 teaspoon glycerin
Food coloring (red and blue to make purple)
Lavender (or any fragrance you like) essential oil
Glass jar with lid

Directions:

Combine epsom salt, sea salt and baking soda in large bowl and mix together with a wooden spoon.
Add …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

Your can turn your bath into a home spa by creating homemade beauty treatments with honey. Here are three fabulous recipes that you should try — a firming mask, a polish (body or face) and an exfoliating mask. These recipes are courtesy of the National Honey Board.
Firming Face Mask
Ingredients

1 Tablespoon honey
1 egg white
1 teaspoon glycerin (available at drug and beauty stores)
approx. 1/4 cup flour

Directions

Whisk together all ingredients and enough flour to form a paste (approximately 1/4 cup).
Smooth over face and throat.
Leave on 10 minutes.
Rinse off with warm water.

Honey Peanut Polish
Ingredients

1 apricot
1 ripe pear
1/2 plum
3 tsp. honey
1/2 cup …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

Making your own bubble bath is pretty easy. All you need is unscented shampoo, salt and essential oils in the scent of your choice. You should be able to find unscented shampoo at major drug stores (and places like Wal-Mart). However, if you can’t, Johnson’s Baby Shampoo will work in its place.
Ingredients:

1/2 cup unscented shampoo
3/4 cup water
1/2 tsp table salt
15 drops fragrance oil

Directions:

Pour shampoo into a large glass bowl and add water.
Stir until thoroughly mixed.
Add salt and continue stirring until the mixture thickens.
Add essential oil and stir.
Store in a plastic or glass bottle.

This bubble bath also can substitute as a …read more