Beautiful Body: Coconut Scrub

Coconut oil is a beauty blessing. The edible oil is not only great for cooking, but works beauty miracles. I give my self a coconut oil hair mask weekly. I use coconut oil as a make-up remover; and I use it to make a moisture rich exfoliating sugar scrub. 

Coconut oil is great for those with dry skin. The fat in the coconut oil is great for reducing the appearance of wrinkles. In audition coconut oil can help with annoying skin problems such as eczema, psoriasis, and dermatitis. Coconut oil is often a star ingredient in a lot of expensive skin creams. Fortunately; you save money by making your own Coconut Sugar Scrub. 

Coconut Oil can be bought at health food stores, or found online. 

 Coconut Sugar Scrub

Ingredients:

1 coconut oil

2 cups sugar

Essential lemon Oil

Preparation

Mix one cup extra virgin coconut oil with 2 cup organic sugar.

 (choose a sugar that is relatively fine, and not to coarse.)

To energize your sugar scrub and a few drops of lemon or grapefruit oil.

 Mix the ingredients well; until the sugar, oil, and essential oil is all mixed together.

Store in a mason jar, or empty beauty container.

Enjoy your skin, silky smooth!

Beauty: Antioxidants, the future of youth!

The list of celebrities who have seemed to found the fountain of youth is endless. Like a scene is "Death Becomes Her," Celebs and savvy women alike are keeping quiet about their anti aging secrets. Many, starlets, have endless cocktails of facial rejuvenation products. While it may not be economically feasible for the average lady in lust for teenage skin there are certain key ingredients that are proven to enhance skin complexion, elasticity, and radiance. Love your self, and celebrate your beauty with a youth enhancing at home facial. After all, the secret for age-less skin, is self love, and regular facials. 

Home Made Antioxidant Mask:

10 blueberries

1 half of a lemon, fresh squeezed

1 tbsp soy/dairy yogurt

1 tbsp arrowroot powder

In a small bowl, microwave the blueberries until super juicy and leaky. Squeeze in the lemon juice, and the yogurt. Mix until well combined. Gently dust in the arrow root powder, and stir until smooth. 

Transfer the mix into a storage container/jar and let the mask sit for at least 20 minutes. The arrowroot is a starch so it helps to bond the mask. 

Gently apply the mask liberally to your face. I like to apply masks with a foundation brush. Let the mask soak on your skin for 25 minutes, before rinsing off with a warm face cloth. 

Benefits of the Mask: 

Blueberries:

When applied in a mask form to skin, help protect and repair element damaged skin. Blueberries are rich in anti-oxidants which help fight free radicals, preventing signs of aging.   

Lemons:

 The citrus acid in the lemon is a natural exfoliant, and the vitamin C helps remove blackheads while brightening skin.

Soy/Yogurt: 

The  yogurts pro biotic properties help sooth skin irritation, and is antibacterial. If you are using soy yogurt the soy has added skin benefits due to natural occurring phytoestrogens which help in the regeneration of skin cells.The calcium in the yogurt helps combat dry skin. 

 Arrowroot Powder:

 The starch adds just a splash of potassium, to help fight fluid retention (great for puffy eyes) and folate which helps naturally tighten skin.

Enjoy, your  beautiful, fresh, and youthful skin.