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Secret Service: Alternative Home Remedies From Everyday Food

June 25, 2008

Looking for a great skin refresher? How about a surprising remedy for a stuffy nose? Or a cure for blisters? The solutions may be as close as your kitchen pantry. Here are five surprising uses for everything from salt to honey. Read More

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At-Home Spa Recipes

February 28, 2008

Renew the radiance of your skin and hair with these homemade spa treatments.

A Recipe for Silky Hands

A Citrus Lift for Your Hair

A Shower Scrub for Radiant Skin

Yogurt-Honey Skin Cleanser

A Coffee Break for Tired Feet

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Coconut Oil & Sugar are in Recipe for Silky Hands

February 28, 2008

It’s time for your hands to come out of hibernation. If yours aren’t quite ready, try this homemade solution from Lisa Price, founder of Carol’s Daughter, a natural hair- and skin-care line. Price, who concocted her first products in her kitchen, created this overnight skin softener using sugar to gently slough away rough patches, coconut oil to moisturize, and lemon juice to lighten pigment discoloration and brighten skin. Read More

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At-Home Spa: Create a Cranberry Face Mask

November 1, 2007

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By Michelle Bender
From Health magazine

Who knew that one of Thanksgiving’s biggest stars was more than just a side dish?

“Cranberries have fruit enzymes that help exfoliate dead skin cells, and their acidity makes them a mild astringent,” says Ann Brown, spa director at the Four Seasons Resort in Lake Ozark, Mo., who created this recipe. Use this treatment twice a month for soft skin. We’re giving thanks already. Read More

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