Cranberry Hair Rinse for Shine

Add lots of shine to hair with this tart cranberry hair rinse (perfect for RED hair)!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup pureed carrot
• 1/2 cup mashed cranberries
• 2 tbsp. lemon juice

 

Directions:

• Puree the carrots in a blender and mash the cranberries using a fork
• Combine the mashed cranberries and pureed carrots; mix well
• Add the lemon juice to the mixture; mix well
• Apply to dry hair
• Let sit for 10 minutes
• Rinse with water

 

*It’s always a good idea to try this on a small section of hair prior to applying to all your hair incase of a reaction and to make sure the color isn’t affected or changed

Grapefruit and Jojoba Body Scrub

Relax and exfoliate with this soothing body scrub!

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups sugar
• 8 drops grapefruit essential oil
• 1/4 cup jojoba oil
• 1/4 cup liquid castile soap

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients (except essential oil); mix well
• Add the essential oil to the mixture; mix well
• Apply to skin and gently massage into skin for a few minutes
• Rinse with water

Citrus Salt Body Polish Scrub

Leave your skin feeling and looking smooth and healthy with this exfoliating citrus body scrub!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup mineral salts
• 1/2 cup dead sea salts
• 8 oz. macadamia nut oil
• 30 drops grapefruit essential oil
• 15 drops lemon essential oil
• 10 drops ylang ylang essential oil

Directions:

• Combine the nut oil with the essential oils; mix well
• Add the remaining ingredients to the oil mixture; mix well
• Apply mixture to skin and gently massage into skin for a few moments
• Rinse with water

Delicious Apple Pie Body Polish

 

Polish skin with this body polishing scrub that will remind you of homemade apple pie!

 

Ingredients:

• 3 tbsp. brown sugar
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 2 tbsp. apple puree (or sauce)
• 1 tsp. cinnamon

 

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients; mix well
• Apply mixture and gently massage into skin for a few moments
• Rinse with water

 

Exfoliating Lime Salt Body Scrub

Polish skin with this lime body scrub!

 

Ingredients:

• Juice from 1 lime
• 1 cup Epsom salt
• 1/2 cup jojoba oil
• 4 drops tea tree essential oil

 

Directions:

• Crush salt; combine all ingredients to crushed salt and mix well
• Apply and gently massage into skin for a few moments
• Rinse with water

Sugar and Honey Pecan Body Scrub

Treat your skin to this deliciously sweet body scrub!

 

Ingredients:

• 2 oz. crushed pecans
• 2 oz. brown sugar
• 1 tbsp. almond oil
• 1 tsp. honey

 

Directions:

• If pecans are not already crushed go ahead and crush them
• Combine the crushed pecans with the remaining ingredients; mix well
• Apply mixture and gently massage into skin for a few moments
• Rinse with water

How to Remove Sunless Tanner

At some point or another when using sunless tanner, you’re going to have an ut-oh moment and need to get the stuff off…pronto.  (Hey, it happens to the best of us!)  Whether you want to remove your sunless tanner because it looks orange, or it looks like someone attacked you with a paint roller brush and you have streaks from here to there, or just because it’s started to fade unevenly….fret not, it can be removed!

Here are your options (and in some cases they don’t work miracles the first time around so give them another go if that’s the case):

Baking Soda and Lemon

• 1/2 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup lemon juice

Combine the two ingredients and mix well until a creamy paste forms.  Apply it to your skin and let it sit for a few minutes and then gently scrub and wipe it off using a cleansing cloth/wash cloth.

Lemon and Sugar

• 1 cup raw/coarse sugar
• 3/4 cup lemon juice

Combine the two ingredients and mix well until a paste forms.  Apply to skin and let it sit a few minutes.  Massage into skin and scrub away that sunless tanner.  Rinse with water.

Baby Oil

Cover your body in baby oil and let it sit for 10 minutes.  Rinse.  (This won’t remove your tan but it will lighten it).

Exfoliating Mitt and Lemon

Pour some lemon juice onto an exfoliating mitt and start buffing your skin with it

Take a Long Bath

Soak in the bathtub and take a bubble bath for 20 minutes.  This will “loosen” the tan.  Scrub after soaking and your tan should wash right off.

Hair Removal Cream

Apply hair removal cream to the area(s) and wipe it off.  (Hair removal cream…not hair bleach)

D.I.Y. Deep Clean Mouth Wash

Create your own deep cleansing mouthwash!

Ingredients:

• 5 oz. vodka
• 4 oz. water
• 1/2 oz. vegetable glycerin
• 1/2 oz. powdered myrrh gum
• 5 drops cinnamon essential oil
• 5 drops clove essential oil

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients: mix well

*Shake well before each use

*Due to the alcohol in this mouthwash, it is better to use on a non-regular basis and more when you are looking for a deep clean

Vanilla and Orange Exfoliating Body Scrub

Scrub skin and leave it smooth and soft with this delicious body scrub!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sea salt
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• Zest from one orange
• 3 drops orange essential oil
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

• Combine the sugar and salt; mix well
• Zest the orange and finely chop the orange zest; set aside
• Add the olive oil to the sugar and salt mixture; stir well to form a paste (if too dry add more oil)
• Add the zest and the essential oil to the mixture; mix well
• Add the remaining vanilla extract to the mixture; mix well
• Apply and massage into skin for a few moments
• Rinse with water
• Follow up with your favorite moisturizer

Honey Lemon Face Wash

Wash your face free of impurities and dirt with this facial wash that smells delicious!

Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1/8 cup liquid castile soap
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1/8 cup lemon juice
• 1 tbsp. apple cider vinegar
• 2 tbsp. vitamin E oil
• 10 drops essential oil (whichever you prefer)

Directions:

• Combine all ingredients; blend with a hand blender until smooth
• Pour into a bottle or pump dispenser
• Put a few drops in your hand, add a little water and lather together
• Apply to face (avoid the eye area) and wash
• Rinse with water