Beauty Bygones

Women spend hundreds (I'm sure thousands) of dollars annually on beauty products. Whether from the MAC store, Bobbi Brown label or just target's cheaper brand, you're still spending more than you need to. Because you usually have a lot of the ingredients you need to make an organic form in your home! 


Loved these beauty product recipes. Try 'em for yourself during a lil pampering sesh, you're worth it!!


Scrub for your bod:

Disclaimer: A lot of produced/store bought scrubs (even sugar or salt based), actually contain beads made out of polyethylene, which isenvironmentally deplorable—to say nothing of the preservatives, fragrance, penetration enhancers, and sulfates that typically bulk up these products. 

Fix: Combine a quarter cup of any oil you like (I like olive best), an eighth of a cup of coarse brown sugar, same amount of salt, and an essential oil you love. Vanilla seems to me the can't-beat option for smell, but go with your favorite. And if you have dry skin, a sunburn, or eczema, leave out the salt and double up the sugar. Spread on body, then wash off! 

Honey face wash

In the palm of your hand, combine a tablespoon of raw, unfiltered honey with a half a tablespoon of baking soda, mix it together, and apply to damp skin. The honey is antibacterial while also soothing dry skin, and the baking soda is gently exfoliating without tearing or irritating your face. Cheap, too.

Eye liner

Buy capsules of activated charcoal, which you can get at most pharmacies and any health food store. Instead of ingesting it for your tummy ache, dump out the contents on a clean surface, moisten the tip of a makeup brush with water, and sweep it on like you would any other eye liner. It goes on easily and lasts just as long as regular powdered liner—minus the preservatives, artificial dyes, fragrance, and other chemicals.

Yogurt face mask

This one raises some eyebrows—putting yogurt on your face sounds a little gross at first—but it can be a great skin-brightening, moisturizing mask on its own for sensitive skin. Combine a cut of yogurt with half a cup of non-instant oatmeal, mix, and apply. The lactic acid in the yogurt softens skin gently, and can be great for dehydrated and congested skin. Leave it in for 15 minutes, and rinse. No need to wash after.

This is a series inspired by No More Dirty Looks: The Truth About Your Beauty Products and the Ultimate Guide to Safe and Clean Cosmetics, a book by GOOD's features editor Siobhan O'Connor and her co-author Alexandra Spunt.

Read more on their blog - I found this info on GOOD.com!