Facial/Body Scrub
From BellaSugar

1 medium cucumber peeled and grated - use a cheese grater
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup kosher salt or sea salt

In a small bowl, mix the cucumber and the buttermilk together. Add the salt and blend the mixture into a thick paste. Wait five minutes. Apply the scrub to your face and body making sure to pay attention to dry areas like your knees, elbows and ankles, and then rinse off the scrub.

Please note: If you are going to use this scrub in the shower, use before shaving so that the salt doesn't irritate your newly shaved skin.

Strawberry Hand and Foot Exfoliant
From Spa Index

8-10 Strawberries
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 teaspoon of coarse salt, such as Kosher Salt, or Sea Salt

Mix together all ingredients into a paste, massage into hands and feet, rinse, and pat dry.



Frozen Egg & Honey Facial Mask
From Spa Index

1 egg
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted (but not hot)
1 tbs. honey

1. Beat the egg in a small bowl until frothy and well-mixed.
2. Slowly add the liquid coconut oil and honey, beating until your mask is the consistency of mayonnaise.
3. Take an empty toilet tissue roll and set it on end in a clean bowl. Spoon mixture into the cardboard toilet paper roll (or consider using an empty deoderant container). Place tube, in the bowl, in the freezer overnight.
4. To use, peel away just the top 1/4 inch of the cardboard roll and smooth the frozen stick over your face (think of it as a push up pop). Leave your mask on for 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.
5. Return the cream stick covered with plastic wrap and frozen between uses.
6. Particularly soothing on a sunburn. Keeps indefinitely.

Banana Hair Mask
From Country Living

1 banana
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1. Mash the banana in a small bowl until completely smooth.
2. Add mayonnaise and oil and blend until creamy.
3. Use immediately. Apply this mask to hair, cover your head with plastic wrap and relax for 15 to 30 minutes.
4. Rinse thoroughly with warm water and shampoo as usual.