I thought I'd start a thread for everyone to share tips for things like homemade beauty products and DIY tips for hair, skin, nails, etc.
I'll go first
-pepto bismol applied to a pimple and left to dry will make it go away faster than just about any other product.
-watered down peanut butter (creamy) can be used in place of shave cream/gel and gives a better shave, with less redness, bumps, and it nourishes skin, leaving a gentle glow...also peanut butter mixed with egg yolk makes a wonderful moisturizing and skin nourishing facial.
-egg yolk mixed with a little bit of olive oil and lathered into hair, and left to sit an hour before washing out will rehydrate and repair damaged hair, returning shine and body.
-a much cheaper and just as effective version of the expensive clay masks can be made by adding water to clay cat litter.....it is literally the same stuff, just not dyed green. It removes toxins from the skin and adds essential minerals, resulting in younger more radiant skin
-lemon juice applied to nails (or you can soak nails in it) will strengthen nails and also bleach stained nails
-a paste made of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda, or alternately lemon juice and baking soda, applied to unwanted hair and dried with a hairdryer will bleach the hairs making them lighter and much less visible
-washing your face with whole milk will nourish skin with healthy fats, and the lactic acid in it will remove dead skin and speed up skin cell turnover rates, causing skin to have a more youthful glow
-the antibacterial and drying effect of lemon juice makes it an excellent treatment for acne....just apply it to pimples or effected area, allow it to dry, then wash it off gently....a significant reduction in size, severity, and new pimples in less than two days
