Eco-Friendly Beauty Treatments
In a previous post Stacy has referred to herself as a lipstick environmentalist. I must admit I'm in the same boat. I walk that line daily, I want to be girly and use make-up, wear cute clothes and beauty treatments...I am a woman of a certain age and frankly ladies we know we fight it every single day. So what's a girl to do? There are some more environmentally friendly options and we have discussed them on more than one occasion. I think I help keep Burt's Bees in business.
But that can only take me so far. As I looked around the eco websites that I frequent I noticed a bunch of homemade treatments from hair to teeth. Now I can't say for sure if any of these options work but a few look like things I want to give a shot.
Homemade whitener for the teeth, sweet. Well actually sour. Take a solution of 75% lemon juice and 25% salt and rinse. This doesn't sound like the best tasting concoction, but what the heck I'll give a shot, my neighbors have a lemon tree. Be careful not to swallow it if you are on a low sodium diet and it may cause a bit of pain if you have sensitive teeth so use your good judgment, please.
Of course the old lemon in the hair really does work if you have light hair or highlights. But if you are dark haired you can do the same with apple vinegar to shine it up. The old standby to deep condition your dry hair, and this one I actually have used, is a mashed up avocado a teaspoon of honey and about a quarter cup of good old mayo works great as a deep conditioner. Mix it all up take it in the shower and put it on your hair after shampooing. You will need to leave this on for about 10-minutes before rinsing. But your hair will just eat it up.
How about an eco option for face masks? I am a face mask junkie. Any of these ingredients are simple to put together to make a great face mask. Just mash the ingredients together and let the mixture sit on your face for 10-15 minutes.
Try combining any of these combos:
Why not give one or two a try and the most important thing, relax. You deserve it!
But that can only take me so far. As I looked around the eco websites that I frequent I noticed a bunch of homemade treatments from hair to teeth. Now I can't say for sure if any of these options work but a few look like things I want to give a shot. Homemade whitener for the teeth, sweet. Well actually sour. Take a solution of 75% lemon juice and 25% salt and rinse. This doesn't sound like the best tasting concoction, but what the heck I'll give a shot, my neighbors have a lemon tree. Be careful not to swallow it if you are on a low sodium diet and it may cause a bit of pain if you have sensitive teeth so use your good judgment, please.
Of course the old lemon in the hair really does work if you have light hair or highlights. But if you are dark haired you can do the same with apple vinegar to shine it up. The old standby to deep condition your dry hair, and this one I actually have used, is a mashed up avocado a teaspoon of honey and about a quarter cup of good old mayo works great as a deep conditioner. Mix it all up take it in the shower and put it on your hair after shampooing. You will need to leave this on for about 10-minutes before rinsing. But your hair will just eat it up.
How about an eco option for face masks? I am a face mask junkie. Any of these ingredients are simple to put together to make a great face mask. Just mash the ingredients together and let the mixture sit on your face for 10-15 minutes.
Try combining any of these combos:- Apple+Honey+Oatmeal
- Avocado+Honey
- Banana+Yogurt+Honey
- Brown Sugar+Milk
- Strawberries+Cream+Honey
- Egg Yolk+Honey+Olive Oil
- Oatmeal+Olive Oil
- Cucumber+Yogurt+Strawberries+Honey
- Blended Almonds+Honey+Egg White
- Baking Soda+Water
- Apricots+Milk
- Lemon+Egg+Honey
Why not give one or two a try and the most important thing, relax. You deserve it!
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About this blog
Roxanne Kotzman is a Daily News Photo Department veteran of nine years. When she and longtime friend Stacy Long
discovered their love all of all things environmentally responsible, they launched Happy Monkey Planet and jumped head-first into the vibrant eco-community.
Wow, so much to learn! But initially the idea is a pretty simple one: Let's change the world through information, education and action.
Rox & Stacy are a lot like you: ecologically minded but sometimes just plain overwhelmed when charged with the task of making a far-reaching difference in the environment. They have jobs, families, homes, lives and pets.
But what if doing better was a simple as a light-bulb change, a reusable canvas grocery bag, recycling that soda can or a cold-water wash?
These eco-chicks just hope to have a little fun, learn a little more, share a lot of information and maybe make the planet a happier, greener, cleaner place.
OK - coupla questions....
1. How long/often do we do the lemon juice teeth whitener for it to be effective or before we see results??
2. Can we eat the leftover face mask?? Some of these sound yummy! :-p
Thanks!!!
There was no info on how long it will take to see results from the lemon juice. Sorry. And if you want to eat the leftover mask...Enjoy.