fruity smile

For a quick and easy way to accomplish that hollywood smile, why not invest in some lemon zest or strawberries.Whiten your teeth naturally by brushing with grated lemon zest, a natural bleaching agent that will whiten teeth without damaging your gums. Shift your stains with strawberries, a simple natural way to not only brighten your teeth but to also get rid of any staining caused by bad diet, drinking tea and coffee or smoking. All you need to do is cut a strawberry in half and run the juicy surface along your teeth, its that simple!

If you dont like strawberries or lemon zest here are some other ways to naturally whiten your teeth:

• Fresh sage. Rub a leaf over your teeth for a whiter and brighter smile.
• Raspberries are reputed to help dissolve plaque when you eat them.
• Fresh spearmint. Chew on a fresh leaf to whiten the teeth, condition gums and help prevent bad breath.

So there you go, a very cheap, alternative and easy to achieve hollywood smile.
xo

firm and tonic

Two easy to make and use completely natural products!


Grape flesh face firmer                                      Lettuce softening tonic

Grapes contain natural antioxidents and                         Lettuce has an amazing ability to soften the
exfoliants. Applying it to the face can leave                  skin. This product is good to apply after
it feeling ultra-silky and firm. The fruit acids                cleansing or any time that your skin is in need
have an exfoliating effect and brighten the skin.           of refreshing and revitalising.

What you need:                                               What you need:    

8 small grapes                                                                 300ml (1/2 pint) of rosewater
                                                                                        1 head of lettuce, chopped


Method and application:                                         Method and application:

 Split and skin the grapes, remove the pipes.                Heat the rosewater until boiling. Pour over the
Mash the flesh to a pulp and apply to the skin             chopped lettuce and steep for a few hours. Strain
avoiding the mouth and eyes. Leave on for                  the liquid through a sieve and pour into a clean
approximately 10-15 minutes. You may feel               bottle and seal. Once it has cooled down it is
some tingling but this is just your skin being               ready to be used. Apply with cotton wool pads.
refreshed and cooled. Rinse off with warm
water, dry and moisturise as usual.                                


So there you go, two really easy to make products, and they cost so little!!

xo

combat that cellulite!

ivy leaf anti-cellulite oil


This is a lovely home made natural beauty product that will help to combat your cellulite. Here is how to make it:


15 large fresh ivy leaves
125ml (4fl oz) grapeseed oil
1 teaspoon wheatgerm oil
15 drops juniper essential oil
5 drops fennel essential oil
5 drops rosemary essential oil


It may be quite expensive with the essential oils, but once you have made it once it will last you a long time!


Method


Bruise the ivy leaves in a pestle and mortar, place in the bottom of a jar and pour the grapeseed oil over them. Add the other oils- the essential oils drop by drop. Leave the mixture for approximately one week, then strain out the ivy leaves. Your oil is now ready to use!




Massage the oil into problem areas- this is usually hips, thighs and the bottom. To increase circulation to the areas use a body brush to massage the area first. You can pick body brushes up pretty much anywhere, I got a botanics body brush from boots for £7.50.

Enjoy! xo