Showing posts with label honey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label honey. Show all posts

Friday, January 18, 2008

Natural Beauty

Tired of expensive and chemically laden beauty products? Go the natural way and use items readily available in your kitchen!

Aside from being a protective antioxidant, honey is a natural moisturizer. It has been used for centuries in Europe as a soothing balm for dry skin. Furthermore, honey helps to protect the skin from the damage of the sun's rays and rejuvenate depleted skin.

Yogurt is more than just as a low-calorie snack that's packed with calcium, vitamin D and live bacteria cultures that can help calm a troubled tummy. It also has the power to sooth irritated skin. Choose full-fat over low-fat (it will offer more moisturizing power) and smooth onto bare skin. Leave on for 15 minutes then rinse with warm water.

The ultimate comfort food, chocolate, is also a naturally antioxidant-rich treat that is beneficial to the skin. In fact, it has become a popular spa treatment which you can replicate in your own home by sprinkling cocoa powder into your bubble bath.