Image: Pexels
Keen to whip up skin- and hair-care prods yourself but don’t fancy the effort? These simple combinations will leave you lathered in head-to-toe beauty goodness. Or, there’s the option to buy.
Moisturising- And-Conditioning hair mask
What you’ll need:
2 tbsp coconut oil, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 large egg and 3 tbsp honey.
How to:
Mix all ingredients well in a bowl. Disperse over your entire scalp, then cover with cling wrap and a plastic bag. Do this before you wash your hair, ensuring you leave the mixture on for a minimum of one hour.
–
or buy: 1. Inoar Absolut Daymoist CLRTM Mask
R250
Face mask
What you’ll need:
1⁄2 cup of any oil (coconut, almond, olive or grapeseed) and 2 tbsp brown sugar.
How to:
Mix all ingredients in a bowl until the sugar has absorbed the oil. Then, lather a generous amount on your skin.
–
or buy: 2. Cetaphil Extra Gentle Daily Scrub
R154
Shower bomb
What you’ll need:
60 drops of rosemary essential oil (or any essential oil of choice), 1/3 cup liquid castile soap, 1/3 cup honey and 1/3 cup coconut oil.
How to:
Place all ingredients into a blender and pour into a pump- top dispenser. Shake well before use. it has a one-year shelf life.
–
or buy: 3. Marrakech Argan Exfoliating Shower Gel
R64.95
Cuticle oil
What you’ll need:
3 tsp olive oil, 1⁄2 tsp jojoba oil (optional), 10 drops lavender, rosemary and lemon essential oil.
How to:
Shake all ingredients well in a glass bottle.
–
or buy: 4. Dadi’Oil Organic Nail Treatment
R270
Makeup-remover pads
What you’ll need:
large cotton pads, 1⁄4 cup baby oil, 2 tbsp baby shampoo and 1 1⁄2 cups of water.
How to:
Mix water, shampoo and oil in a large bowl. Ensure that the bottom of the jar you’ll be using to store your makeup- remover pads in is covered in the liquid. Add +/- 10 cotton pads at a time to soak, gradually adding the liquid until it has been soaked up
-
or buy: 5. Johnson’s Fresh Hydration Micellar Cleansing Wipes
R59.99
TIP!
Use a dry body brush as an effective way to
Cellulite scrub
What you’ll need:
A muffin tray, 150g coconut oil and 180g freshly ground coffee.
How to:
Melt coconut oil in a glass bowl over a pot of simmering water. Add ground coffee and mix well. ladle equal amounts of the mixture into the muffin tray, press down with the back of a tablespoon and place in the fridge to set.
–
or buy: 6. Elancyl Energizing Foaming Scrub
R165
Bronzing body butter
What you’ll need:
A bottle with a lid or a spray container, 1⁄4 cup of purified water, 2 tsp lightweight oil (baby oil or an oil of choice) and 2 tsp bronze eye shadow.
How to:
Mix all ingredients, then pour into a container. Shake well before use. increase measurements evenly, depending on how big the bottle is.
-
or buy: 7. Caribbean Tan Tinted Body Bronzer Shimmer Cream
R89.99
