DIY Body & Feet Scrubs to try during quarantine

Bored during covid quarantine? Here's a couple scrubs you can make with things in your kitchen right now- don't even have to go to the store.

Here's a face mask recipe I've been dying to try: half avocado, 1 egg yolk, 4 tbs honey, 1 carrot. Boil & smash carrot, mix with other ingredients, let sit on face 10-15min,rinse.

Whenever I come across a recipe in a magazine or webpage, I text it to myself- then I try it out and adjust ingredients. Here are a few 🙂 

Use these anywhere on your body:

Strawberries & Sugar

3 strawberries, 1 Tbsp lemon juice, 1 cup sugar, 2 Tbsp apricot oil

Brown Sugar 
1/2 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup virgin coconut or olive oil, and (optional) 1/4 cup honey

*My #1 scrub I use most: decolletage, elbows, legs, everywhere .

Honey & Sugar 
1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup sugar or salt, 1/4 cup olive oil

Coffee 
1/2 cup coffee granules that have been soaked in hot water, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 cup table salt, splash of olive/almond/avocado/coconut oil

*If using on my feet I use sea salt instead of table salt

Orange Zest

1/4 cup sugar, 1 orange finely zested, 1/2 cup coconut oil

*When I'm bored eating oranges, haha!

Oatmeal 
1/2 cup ground up oatmeal, 1/4 cup water or milk

Banana 
2 tsp banana, 2 tsp ground up oatmeal, 1 tsp milk, 1 tsp honey 

Pineapple & Papaya 
2 tbsp juiceless pineapple, 2 tbsp juiceless papaya, 2 tbsp ground upoatmeal, 1 tbsp honey

*This is a gentle acid scrub not a physically exfoliating scrub

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Use these extra abrasive ones on FEET ONLY:

Avacado & Banana 
1 avacado pit hammered into fine powder, 1 tbsp avocado (I ate the rest haha), 1/2 banana, 1 tbsp olive oil

Baking Soda pinch baking soda, pinch salt, pinch sugar, 1 tbsp ground up oatmeal, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1/4 cup warm water

*This one is for only really rough feet, I normally won't touch baking soda for anything. I tried it on my face once and it burned!! lol no good!

Aspirin Foot Mask: crush up a few aspirin tablets, add a splash of lemon juice, a squirt of lotion to help it stick

(review) BEE VENOM Face Mask by Lanocreme

Who wouldn't want to get stung by bees? 😂

 Tighten, brighten, and rejuvenate my skin!

I don't torture myself nearly enough lately 😊

Marshalls/TJ Maxx for $5.99!

Lots of great ingredients like: avocado, almond, rosehip oils; collagen, elastin, lanolin, manuka honey, cocoa butter; royal jelly and of course bee venom! 🐝

Instructions say to apply the creme SPARINGLY and leave on 15minutes... Or leave on overnight. OK, cool.

So I applied a thin layer before bed, and WOW! yes this stings! LOL the pain goes away after 2min

 but the tingle remains long after.

I did not wash it off my face, here's my face 30min after application, looks the same.My skin feels softer 🙂 or maybe just more tender??

Day 3: I'm not looking much better, huh?

Day 5: 🤷 I think this is all marketing  hype 🐝

DIY Egg & Protein HAIR Treatment Masks

Raw egg masks can be powerfully beneficial for every hair type! Filled with protein, nutritious vitamins A, B-12, D, E; fatty acids, and even sulfur- Eggs will condition your hair smooth and soft, strong and voluminous :-) beautiful!

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PROTEIN TREATMENT = egg yolks! Damaged hair especially needs protein.
protein makes your hair very dry so you MUST deep condition afterwards, trust me! LoL I throw 2-3 eggs in a bowl, mix with my fingers, and soak into my tresses. 1-2 min later I rinse, shampoo, and deep condition *deep breath* it's a long process. Most times I even need an extra leave-in conditioner. Raw eggs are harsh, bro!! But this actually makes my hair feel thicker. Aphogee 2 Step Protein Treatment makes my hair feel great & strong but never as thick or voluminous like raw egg masks :-)

OH YAY!

My important tips for this DIY:

-- have DAMP hair before applying the mask! makes it easier to apply evenly
-- wear a shower cap & a towel around your neck while you wait the 1-2min (drip! drip! yuck)
-- rinse your hair out with cool water not hot lol unless you like egg smell
--do not let egg sit longer than 2 minutes on your hair!

WARNING! egg masks make my hair dye fade, do NOT do them on beautifully colored hair!!

If you'd like something more moisturizing: try adding  some sugar-free yogurt, olive oil, avocado, and/or even banana into the mix!
And adding a teaspoon of almond oil will help smooth hair.
A splash of milk will add *shine* 

Natural Hacks: Hair Coloring & Highlights

Sometimes I want to enhance my hair color and the hippie in me wants to do it naturally

Hair Rinse Hacks: make these teas and soak hair for 30+minutes; then allow to air-dry

 

Different methods for hair rinses include filling a bowl with the tea and sitting there while hair soaks; plugging up a sink and using a cup to continuously rinse tea through hair; spraying tea into hair and wearing a shower cap; or simply spraying into hair.

 

Hair rinses need to be repeated often, results are not immediate nor permanent :-( it's just like a self-tanning lotion: repeated use builds up the color change and then casual use as necessary to maintain/upkeep the color

 

Brunette Hair:

Sage (darken hair)

Coffee

Black Tea (chestnut highlights)

Clove (chestnut highlights)

Rosemary (warm tones)

Parsley (lightens)

Marigold (gold and red highlights)

Cinnamon (dark lowlights, red tone)

Hibiscus Flower (red highlights)

 

Blonde Hair:

Marigold (golden highlights)
Lemon juice- mix with water & spray on hair before blowdrying or going in the sun
Chamomile Tea [I've tried this and it made my blonde hair very yellow]
Saffron
Rhubarb
Catnip
Sunflower Petals
Calendula
Honey [I've tried this and it turned my blonde hair orange, do not recommend!!]
 

Red Hair:

Cranberry juice

Rosehips

Calendula (auburn highlights)

Red hibiscus

Carrots (for golden tone)

Beet juice

Saffron (yellow/orange hue)

for Grey Hair wanting it's color back:

Brown hair: black tea, rosemary,

boiled potato water

Dark Brown: sage

Medium Brown hair: tag alder bark chips

Blonde: rhubarb root, licorice root, catnip