Il est facile et peu coûteux de maintenir une peau et une chevelure en santé, grâce à quelques astuces beauté toutes simples provenant de votre cuisine.

Un corps bien nourri

L'astuce beauté la plus simple et la plus efficace pour une peau claire et des cheveux soyeux et brillants est de les nourrir de l'intérieur. La biotine, ou vitamine H, est un nutriment clé pour une peau et une chevelure élégantes. Par ailleurs, les beurres de noix sont une excellente source de biotine, mais les versions commerciales débordent de sucre, de sel et d'agents de conservation. Vous pouvez donc les préparer vous-même pour contrôler les ingrédients. Les vitamines A et C ainsi que l'acide folique contribuent également à la santé de votre peau et de votre chevelure. Commencez votre journée du bon pied avec un smoothie à la banane et au beurre d'arachides, un smoothie aux agrumes rafraîchissant ou un smoothie vert fait d'épinards ou de chou frisé pour rehausser l'apparence de votre peau et de votre chevelure.

Une peau bien nettoyée

Many facial cleansers contain harsh chemicals and unnecessary perfumes, which can irritate sensitive skin. Making your own cleansers is a simple and inexpensive way to keep skin glowing. For a gentle exfoliating scrub, grind whole, uncooked oat flakes in your Vitamix blender until you have a coarse powder. Tie this in a clean muslin cloth and use in your shower or when you wash your face to gently remove dead skin cells. You can also use the leftover pulp from homemade Almond Milk to make a gentle face scrub. Spread the mixture on your skin and gently massage it in with your fingertips. Rinse it off with lukewarm water and pat your face dry. Proportions for homemade cleansers don't have to be exact, so don't be afraid to experiment.

Une chevelure en santé

Sun, wind, blow-drying and harsh chemicals in hair coloring and styling products can wreak havoc on your hair. Each hair is made up of tiny scales. When hair becomes too dry, these scales open up, making it look frizzy and coarse. A soothing hair mask hydrates the inner shaft and smooths scales, helping trap the moisture within. Use your Vitamix blender to whip up a hair mask made with coconut and banana or avocado and honey. Add a few drops of almond oil for a sweet scent. Smooth the mask into wet hair and then cover your head with a shower cap or a few layers of cling wrap. Let the mask sit for at least 60 minutes before washing it out and air-drying for a silky mane.

Une peau sensible apaisée

No matter how well you care for your skin, it can occasionally become itchy, dry and irritated. Avoid chemicals in over-the-counter itch creams by making your own oatmeal skin soothers. Oatmeal contains complex sugars called polysaccharides, which moisturize skin, and substances called avenanthramides, which block the histamines that cause itchiness. Make oat flour in your Vitamix machine and sprinkle it in bathwater to calm itchy skin. Or blend whole oat flakes with organic honey and use the mixture as a healing facial mask by applying it to clean skin and letting it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.