Check out some
natural beauty treatments you can whip up in your kitchen.
Avocado is a restorative fruit, perfect for protecting
and balancing your hair and skin. It is often called the "ultimate beauty
fruit" because it delivers nourishing natural oils and other benefits. The
vitamin A in avocado adds sheen to hair, vitamin B balances oil production,
whether your skin and hair are too oily or dry, and vitamin E protects and
repairs sun and pollution damage.
You can simply mash up one or two avocados into a mud and apply to hair or
skin; for a deluxe treatment, try adding:
1 tablespoon of warmed raw organic honey
1 tablespoon of organic mayonnaise or almond oil
Apply to face, body, and hair (cover hair with shower cap) and let sit for 15
minutes, then rinse well and shampoo if necessary.
Bananas with
Cocoa
Banana fudge hair/face/body antioxidant balms -- made
from bananas and cocoa --are loaded with the mineral sulphur, which promotes
healthy hair, skin and nails.
This complete anti-aging "sundae"
offers free-radical and UV protection for skin:
½ cup cocoa or cacao
1 mashed/puréed ripe organic banana
2 tablespoons macadamia nut oil or butter
1 egg
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 spoonful organic brown sugar
A dash of cinnamon
Blend or whip into a pudding balm. Apply to face/body and hair/scalp for 15
minutes and rinse well. Shampoo if necessary.
Via Huffington Post
i love avocado and i totally believe in its natural powers..
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Hi Nava, thanks for sharing the natural mask remedies. Sound great! Have a nice day.
ReplyDeleteThey say that tomatoes are also good to be used as mask especially for pimples.
ReplyDeleteI love avocado!!! it's smell so good .. :)
ReplyDeleteThis is a very timely post--it is freezing here and my skin could really use some rejuvenation. Happy new year to you and your family!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year Nava! These masks and treatments (although good enough to eat!) are the perfect way to get ourselves feeling our best at the start of another year! Thanks for sharing all that you do...and I wish you all the best in the coming year! : )
ReplyDeleteI add mashed avocado in my henna to give a silky look to my hair.
ReplyDeleteHave a Happy New year!
thank you for your post Ms.Nava I have no idea that avocados are good also for our hair..I'll try this one thank you ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat great recipes for masks! I can't wait to try them!
ReplyDeleteI love this idea! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteMmmm.... I love avocado! Have u tried any of these, Nava? I'd probably give them a shot someday :) I also posted some tips today. Wisemen think alike. Hahaha!
ReplyDeleteHappy 2012, my dear!
I love avocados -- never knew it has so much of natural remedies :)
ReplyDeleteWho knew?! I LOVE avocados, too! Thanks, Nava! Nature is just amazing....
ReplyDeleteGreat Idea!
ReplyDeleteYes. Those are very good for skin!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love to eat Avacado. :)
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How cool! Thanks for sharing!!!
ReplyDeleteAvocado is great and I've done a lot of natural masks which included it. Also, I would add honey but if you don't like it on your face at least try it on your lips. Putting some honey on your lips and keeping it there for 10-15 minutes will make them smooth and you will lose all that dry skin which looks so terrible after putting on lipstick.
ReplyDeleteI also use a lot of eggs, I mix the egg yolk with avocado for a nutritious face mask and after I wash it I use the egg white with a few drops of lemon for an astringent effect.
My mother and grandmother both used these natural products all their life and they don't have any wrinkles or spots on their skin.
great to know! fan for these wonder fruits..i used lemon juice and sugar to exfoliate my face and love it but need to have sunblock when out, if not, it will really damage skin..i will absolutely try this avocado mask.
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