ome-made remed

WE ARE what we eat. And
everything we consume — from
vitamin-rich carrots and parsley
to fibre-filled apples and oats —
contributes to our well-being.

In travels around the globe, The
Body Shop, a leading retailer of
skin and hair-care products in-
spired by natural sources and
traditional practices, has
discovered that the fruits,
vegetables, grains and herbs we
find at the market are packed with

beneficial nutrients for the skin

and hair.

And niany of the foods we cat
are treasure troves of natural as-
tringents, scrubs and moisturizers
that can cleanse, polish and pro-
tect the skin; or clean and condi-
tion the hair.

To make your skin-. and _hair-
care routine simple and fun, The
Body. Shop has prepared an casy
batch of delicious, do-it-yourself,
home-spa recipes — using cheap
and . cheerful ingredients
your very own kitchen!

Cleanse

Cleansing can be as basic as
rubbing a fresh cucumber all over
your. face. Or a slice of fresh
pineapple, with its bromelain en-
zyme that removes excess skin
cells to leave the face with a fresh,
healthy glow.

if you prefer to find your
cleanser ina bottle, The Body
Shop's Cucumber Cleansing Milk
contains cucumber extract to
cleanse and soften the skin.

Home-made carrot/yoghurt
cleanser

Blend one tablespoon of carrot

. juice, one tablespoon of carrot oil

and one tablespoon of yoghutt.

‘Apply to face, massaging into skin

for .a deep, refreshing cleansing

treatment. Rinse with lukewarm
water,

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Polish

A traditional Irish recipe for
cleansing the pores recommends
you soak oatmeal in water for at
least a day, then simply apply the
oats to your face.

Or you can get with the grain
by choosing The Body Shop’s
Honey and Oat Scrub Mask a
deep facial cleanser containing:
oatmeal for a gentle cleansing;
kaolin, a powdered form of clay
to decp-clean pores; and honey to
moisturize.

Homestyle parsley and
honey mask

Chop several sprigs of parsley,
add one teaspoon of honey and
mix into a thick paste in the
blender. Spread on face and leave
for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm
water.

Perhaps you'd like to enjoy the
cleansing benefits of parsley and
the refreshing qualities of mint
without the fuss. Try new Parsley
and Mint Face Mask from The
Body Shop, with burdock and
nettle infusions to soothe, cool

‘and polish the skin.

Protect

Once your skin is truly clean
and polished, it needs to be pro-
tected from dryness.

Moisturizing wheatgerm oil js a
natural source of vitamin E,
known to enhance the condition
of the skin, and can be applied
directly to the face.

The Body Shop puts this lush
moisturizer to work in Rich Night
Cream. with Vitamin E. Or you
can have some fun with this
home-made skin protector,

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ies for healthy skin and h

Mashed peach, alee and
almond moisturizer

Remove skin and pit from one
peach. Eliminate the skin from
three or four aloe leaves. Mash
both peach and aloe, blend and
add four tablespoons of almond
meal to thicken. Refrigerate mix-
ture to use when cool and apply
to face.

Clean, healthy hair

From avocados to bananas,
grapefruit to eggs, nature holds
the secret ingredients for healthy,
shiny hair.

Here a few handy ways to clean
and condition your crowning
glory. Banana Shampoo, with
lubricating banana pulp, coats the
hair shaft to help reduce static
and leave the hair smooth and
silky. Once you’ve washed your
hair, try this natural homespun
conditioner.

Blended avocado
scalp pack

Remove pit and scoop out fruit
from one avocado. Mix in blender
along with an egg. Part hair, one
area of the scalp at a time, and
apply mixture until entire head is
covered. Leave on for 20 minutes
and rinse with lukewarm water.

Ginger Shampoo from The
Body Shop is a spicy, aromatic,
astringent shampoo that helps
soothe itchy, flaky scalps. Follow
your ginger wash with this tasty
herbal conditioning rinse.

Spice rack rosemary and
sage hair protector

Boil one cup each of sage and
rosemary leaves with four quarts
of water. Reduce mixture by half.

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Once cooled, store in refrigerator.
Rinse chilled preparation through
hair,

For centuries, popular wisdom
has understood the bounty of
nature and its power to enhance

health and well-being — inside
and out. For glowing skin and
glossy hair, try tapping the
resources in your garden, kitchen
or grocery store — the possibilities
are endless,

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