Life Of A Mixtress: A Few Of My Favorite Beauty Formulations!

This is hands down my favorite lip exfoliant recipe, it leaves my lips extremely smooth, and hydrated. The Sweet Almond Oil, Grapeseed Oil, Peppermint Essential Oil and Vitamin E can all be found at your local health food store. And I purchase my Meadowfoam Oil here, Meadowfoam Oil is a superior oil used in a lot of high-end hair care and beauty formulations.

About This Formulation:
Sweet Almond Oil; acts as an emollient to keep your lips soft and smooth all day
Grapeseed Oil; hydrates, and delivers skin loving nutrients to your lips.
Meadowfoam Oil; is choked full of moisturizing essential fatty acids
Vitamin E Oil; smooths, softens and protects lips from harsh environmental elements [free radicals]
Sugar; acts as a natural [and sweet] humectant, drawing the moisturizing properties of the oils into your skin, sugar also gently exfoliates your skin, leaving your lips soft and smooth

YOU WILL NEED:

Sugar
1oz Sterile Container
2 tsp Sweet Almond Oil
2 tsp Grapeseed Oil
2 tsp Meadowfoam Oil
2 tsp Vitamin E Oil
3 Drops Peppermint Essential Oil

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients together until it forms a thick paste, transfer paste to container. Use nightly during your skin care regimen to gently exfoliate your lips. All you ladies who love your matte lipstick will love how this formulation keeps your lips soft and smooth hours after use.

Here are two simple yet highly effective recipe's that don't require a ton of different ingredients. All of the ingredients for these two cleansing oil recipes can be purchased at your local grocery store:

Anti Acne Cleansing Oil
4oz Grapeseed Oil
4oz Castor Oil

Cleansing Oil, Formulated For Those W/Dry Skin
4oz Castor Oil
4oz Olive Oil

This is one of my favorite facial masks because it's easy to make, and the ingredients can be found at most health food stores. Flax Seeds have anti-inflammatory properties that helps heal skin issues like Eczema, as well as acne. This Flax Seed facial mask also imparts nutrients in your skin that will help keep it smooth, and hydrated.

The Rosemary Essential Oil in this formula is also beneficial; as it is extremely effective in clearing, calming [the skin], and preventing break outs. 

YOU WILL NEED:
1/2 Cup Flax Seeds
2 Cups Water
Rosemary Essential Oil

DIRECTIONS:
Bring water to a boil then remove from heat. Add flax seeds, and allow to steep for about 30 minutes, when the mixture becomes gelatinous, remove the seeds from the bowl. Allow to cool, then add 3 drops of Rosemary Essential Oil to your mask.

Apply mask to your face, and allow to sit for 5-10 minutes. Rinse face with cool water, and gently pat dry.

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