As important as it is to stay looking beautiful, it is perfectly possible to do this without having to resort to spending hundreds of dollars.
Here is a selection of wonderful homemade recipes for beauty regimes, which are not only kind to your skin, but also a lot kinder to the environment.
To make a wonderful homemade exfoliator, all you will need are sea salt, almond oil and grapefruit peel.
Sea salt is wonderful for deep cleansing, whilst it is also therapeutic.
Almond oil is rich in vitamin E (a natural antioxidant) and essential fatty acids, whilst grapefruit peel provides uplifting fragrances and is known to boost circulation.
To prepare the mix, first grate the peel from a grapefruit and mix it in thoroughly with the salt and almond oil.
Ensuring you are dry, the scrub should be thoroughly rubbed over all areas of the body, with particular attention to problem areas such as the elbows.
The scrub should then be rinsed off in the bathtub, whilst relaxing it in for a short time will allow the salt to get deep into those aches and pains.
Some of the best homemade recipes for beauty are masks, which are great to rejuvenate dry or mature skin.
Here are a couple of suggestions you can try which can really help to perk yourself up and help you face the day looking and feeling fresh.
The first is a face mask, made from avocado and honey.
Ideally, a ripe avocado should be used, whilst the choice of honey is entirely up to you.
Lavender and acacia can work well or using a locally made product could be great.
All you need to do is mash the avocado with the honey using a tablespoon or fork and gently massage into the face and neck.
It can be left on for anything up to thirty minutes, though 10 - 15 is fine if in a hurry.
Packed full of essential fatty acids, minerals and acids, the avocado works wonderfully well with the honey, which provides nourishment and works as an anti-inflammatory.
The second is a hand mask, which again uses honey as its base.
This time though, you should mix it with a handful of granulated brown or white sugar, (nothing too fine), and a little light olive oil, (extra virgin can be used, but is a little more expensive).
Working as an exfoliant, the sugar will buff the hands well and help soften and smooth the skin.
A natural moisturizer and cleaner, olive oil will also allow the solution to be rubbed in with ease.
The honey meanwhile will again provide vital nourishment and is also a wonderful natural anti-bacterial.
Another simple idea requires just olive oil.
This should be spread all over the face and, through the application of a hot damp cloth placed over the face for five minutes, will act as a wonderful make up remover.
Many homemade recipes for beauty are simple and effective ways to boost a skincare regime in an affordable way.
Fun to make, extremely soothing and not tainted with chemicals, you will also feel better on the inside too.