Non-food Food Recipes

[Onenine08]

Ok -- can u list some of the benefits as well? For instance -- if your remedy helps dry skin/oily skin, removes blemishes, makes u look refreshed, etc...Thx!

[not2late]

I read this in a Janice Cox book:

Avocado Seed Scrub

Save the avocado seeds from your avocadoes. Put them in a plastic bag and smash them with a hammer until you have small pieces. Then put the pieces into a blender or coffee grinder to pulverize. To use, add a bit to your regular cleanser, massage into your face.

Honey: if you have a blemish, dab on 100% honey and let it sit on the blemish for 20-30 minutes. Wash off and moisturize as usual.

[not2late]

Originally Posted by Onenine08

Ok -- can u list some of the benefits as well? For instance -- if your remedy helps dry skin/oily skin, removes blemishes, makes u look refreshed, etc...Thx!

Sure thing!

[Georgiana]

Opening coconuts with a big knife, smashing avocado seeds with a hammer... You get to eat on plan, do your exercise and have great skin, too!

Mom told me a........... ***drum roll***......... pumpkin (you would not have guessed, huh?!) non-food recipe. Mix pureed pumpkin with ground pumpkin seeds and sugar. Don't eat, but use this as a body scrub.

Onenine08, I don't know exactly what this does. I guess it just exfoliates and makes the skin look nice and soft.

[not2late]

Funny you mention pumpkin, G. Here's a recipe for a pumpkin facial mask:

Beauty Recipes With Pumpkin - How To Make A Pumpkin Facial Mask - How To Skin A Pumpkin | Natural Remedies - Home Remedy

[Georgiana]

Mashed pumpkin, milk and honey... Yum!

ETA: Can one drink the pumpkin seed milk?

[not2late]

Give pumpkin seed milk a try!

Anyhow, my co-worker swears by this one for a facial mask:

1 teaspoon plain yogurt
1 teaspoon honey

Mix together, massage onto your face, wait 20 minutes and wash out.

I tried it last night. But I only let it sit for 10 minutes because my cousin called on the phone and I had to talk to her. Anyhow, my skin became smoother and it felt hydrated to the point I didn't have to moisturize it last night!

The acids in the yogurt act like a mini-skin peel treatment. The honey has anti-septic and anti-inflammatory properties. It also has the ability to hold moisture. I also read that honey, if used over a period of time on your skin or hair, will lighten it----which is good for me because I've been trying to get rid of these darn freckles since I was a teenager!!!!!

[not2late]

This is from Janice Cox's book:


All Purpose Honey Cleanser

2 tablespoons mild liquid soap (like Castile soap)
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup rose water or distilled water

Mix the ingredients. Stirring too vigorously will produce bubbles, so stir gently. Use for face, body or hair.

[not2late]

Rhubarb and chamomile hair lightening rinse.

How to Make Rhubarb and Chamomile Hair Lightening Rinse: 8 steps - wikiHow

[Onenine08]

Awesome -- everything looks like it would be fun to try at the very least. I'm a beauty product junkie and have always wanted to know how to do stuff like this. Thx for posting!