An Intro to Food Based Beauty Treatments
May 3, 2012
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An Intro to Food Based Beauty Treatments
This Mother's Day, treat your mother-- or any important woman in your life (including yourself!) to something special. Beauty treatments are all the rage right now, but if you can't afford an expensive salon, just open your fridge and pantry for inspiration, it’s called “culinary art” for a reason! It’s not your traditional Florida cooking, there are plenty of salon-worthy treatments out there to be had for just pennies that will leave a scrumptious scent for days to come. Start slicing, dicing, and squeezing away!
Feet are always a good place to start-- modern women are on their feet all day, sometimes in treacherous heels, not to mention exercises or common injuries that often take a toll on the feet. For a relaxing, softening foot bath, squeeze two grapefruits into a small tub of warm water and soak her feet for about twenty minutes. While she soaks, start preparing this easy pumpkin scrub. Combine equal parts canned or cooked pumpkin with brown sugar, and add a dash of olive oil and ground-up coffee bean. Dry her feet, massage this scrub onto them, and then wash off with warm water.
For facial treatments, you can take your pick-- there are so many options available for almost every fruit, vegetable, and nut out there. And with all that the normal Florida cooking scene has to offer, citrus is not hard to come by. First, have her hold her face over good ol' boiling hot water to relax her pores. Then here's a tried-and-true favorite: one part citrus (try lemon, grapefruit, or orange) juice and two parts yogurt mixed with a couple teaspoons of honey and a sprinkling of crushed almonds. Spread this concoction all over the facial area, carefully avoiding the eyes. If her lips are dry, feel free to spread a little on her lips
Lastly, give her hair some tender loving care. Mash up a tomato and work it into damp hair. Let soak for a couple of minutes, and then rinse out. Another option is melted coconut oil (which is solid at room temperature). Massage very warm coconut oil (not to hot; it will burn her scalp) into her hair for about three minutes. Rinse carefully. The coconut oil option is great for people who do not enjoy the scent of tomato-- it will linger for a couple of days!
With these simple, homemade treatments, you'll soon have people lining up asking you for beauty advice! You have many of these ingredients already lined up for your traditional Florida cooking, why not see if your love for culinary arts translate to an appreciation for aesthetics? Good luck!
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