• Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Policies
    • Privacy
    • Disclosure
    • Official Rules
  • Recent Posts

A Magical Mess

Finding Magic in Every Mess

  • Make Food
    • Breakfast
    • Lunch & Dinner
    • Side Dishes
    • Snacks & Appetizers
    • Dessert
    • Magical Treats
    • Drinks
  • Live Life
    • Pets & Family
    • Self-Care
      • Daith Piercing Journey
    • Entertainment
  • Get Creative
    • Crafts & DIY
    • Household
You are here: Home / Live Life / Self-Care / 4 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes – Beauty for Cheap

Self-Care

4 Easy DIY Beauty Recipes – Beauty for Cheap

Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links. I receive a small commission at no cost to you when you make a purchase using my link.

35shares
  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Yummly

I’m happy for people who can afford weekly facials, manicures, pedicures, hair salon treatments, microdermabrasion, and membership to that super trendy gym downtown. I really am.

The fact is, however, that most of us don’t have the budget for that kind of self-indulgence or the time to make those appointments. This doesn’t mean that we can’t do things to make us feel like we just got back from the salon, though. Here’s how.

DIY Beauty and Self-Care at Home

Composition of ceramic bowls with different types of sea clay powder: white, pink, green and blue; concept of facial and body treatment

Quit the Gym Membership

You’re not going as often as you’d like to, anyway, and that just amounts to money down the drain. Although a gym can be a motivator for some people (in which case a frequently used membership may be beneficial), most of us can enjoy working out without dropping loads of cash.

The trick is to find something active we enjoy doing. Instead of watching reality shows while on the treadmill, take the dog for a run outside. If it’s too cold, rent a workout DVD from your local library.

Play ball with the kids or enjoy some alone time with yoga. Change up your activities, since boredom is the bane of all workout routines.

Relax and Stress Less

Stress can be incredibly damaging to your skin. When you freak out about something, hormones in your body called cortisol rise and cause your skin to produce more oil, which often means acne or an oil slick BP would be proud of.

More water is also lost through your skin during this period, which makes the healing process slow. Stress also accounts for hair loss and bitten or dry, brittle nails.

Not stressing is easier said than done, especially if your stress is perpetuated by an acne flare-up. One way to de-stress is exercise, which releases endorphins in the body.

Drink one to two cups of freshly brewed green tea in the morning and early afternoon to rejuvenate and get those powerful antioxidants working. Don’t forget to drink lots of water, too.

Keep water interesting by cutting up a lemon, orange, or some other fruit and tossing them (or even just the skin, as long as it’s organic) into a pitcher of water.

DIY Salon at Home

Rather than dropping hundreds of dollars on salon treatments, most beauty regimens can be done cheaper with stuff that we already have in our kitchens.

Here are some recipes to try out the next time you feel like you could use a pick-me-up.

How to make an easy facial scrub

You have two options here. You can add a teaspoon of baking soda to your facial soap to turn it into a scrub (since baking soda is not abrasive; moreover, most store-bought scrubs contain microbeads, which don’t dissolve in the water and pile up in the ocean, killing fish and polluting our earth).

You can also make a yogurt face scrub. Yogurt is high in vitamin B6, and honey has antibacterial properties to keep acne at bay; it’s also a humectant, which means it won’t dry out your skin.

Concoct this recipe and use it immediately, let it sit on your face for a few minutes, and then rinse thoroughly.

  • 2 teaspoons plain organic yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons almond meal
  • 1 teaspoon honey (Manuka or organic filtered, as unfiltered varieties can clog your pores)

Easy DIY Facial Toner

Combine the following in a glass bottle and keep in a refrigerator for one month. Apple cider vinegar and the salicylic acid in aspirin exfoliate and clear away old scars.

  • ½ oz organic apple cider vinegar
  • 3 oz mineral water
  • 5 plain aspirin tablets, uncoated

Dilute the vinegar in the water and add the aspirin. When the aspirin dissolves, apply the toner sparingly to your face using organic cotton pads if you suffer from acne, rough skin, or enlarged pores.

Make your own Hand Exfoliant

Winter can wreak havoc on sensitive hands, but all you need to do is mix the following ingredients into a thick paste and rub a heaping teaspoon over your dry, cracked hands for a couple of minutes before rinsing. The ground almonds get rid of dead skin cells and honey will leave your hands soft and smooth.

  • 1 oz ground almonds
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 2 tsp walnut or sunflower oil (olive oil works, too)
  • 1 tsp lemon juice

How to Make Anti-Dandruff Hair Care

Mix ½ cup of apple cider vinegar with one quart of water. Apply to scalp after shampooing twice weekly. The acids in apple cider vinegar which add shine to your hair also kill dandruff-causing yeast.

Don’t worry; the smell goes away as soon as you rinse it out, and you can’t detect it when your hair is dry.

More DIY Beauty Recipes to Try:

  • Exfoliating coffee soap recipe
  • Rose petal bath soak
  • Piña colada lip sugar scrub

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Bio: Lisa Shoreland is currently a resident blogger at Go college, where recently she’s been researching Grants For College and blogging about student life. In her spare time, she enjoys creative writing and hogging her boyfriend’s PlayStation 3. To keep her sanity she enjoys practicing martial arts and bringing home abandoned animals.


About Jennifer

Jennifer is the founder of A Magical Mess. She is married to a wonderful man, and together they live with their three rescue dogs. Jen is an entrepreneur at heart. Hobbies and interests include working, reading, playing word games, and learning new things.

Free Printable Fairy Activity Sheets!

Privacy Policy
« Cinch! Book by Cynthia Sass for Weight Loss
Shmirshky Book »

Comments

  1. Robin says

    January 11, 2012 at 7:03 am

    Great tips! Thank you!

About Me

Welcome to A Magical Mess! My name is Jen. Click my picture to learn more. 
Jen Soltys and her little dog

Get free unicorn coloring pages!

unicorn coloring pages on workspace with art supplies

Unicorn Coloring Pages

A Magical Mess is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

You May Also Like

Top of layered jello with whipped cream dollop.

Valentine’s Day Layered Jello

Layers of brownies, pudding, and whipped cream in a trifle dish.

Chocolate Brownie Trifle Recipe

Strawberry crispy bark candy lined up on a board.

Crispy Chocolate Bark Candy

Three hot chocolate bombs on a board next to a mug.

Easy Hot Chocolate Bombs

Two Valentine's day cookies in front of a cup of coffee.

Marble Iced Sugar Cookies

Copyright © 2021 · Divine theme by Restored 316

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it.OkRead more