posted December 08, 2002 11:42 PM           

For soft, mouisturized skin, I put a layer of aloe vera on my face after I wash it and before I go to bed. It really works great, and it is antibacterial too.

For shiny hair, when I am finishing in the shower, I turn the water cold, and rinse my hair in it. People really notice when I do it, because it really makes a difference.

Since I take birth control pills, I have low vitamin B. Well I discovered that nutritional yeast is high in vitamin B, so I drink a tablespoon in some juice, and get a ton of energy! This might help any of you who take the pill..

For indigestion or eating too much I boil some fresh ginger root and drink the water with a squeeze of lime. This really helps digestion along.

To help me relax before bed, I take a few calcium pills, which a natural relaxant (is that a word? you know what I mean) before bed. If you are a woman, there is no reason not to do this!!! Btw, Calcium citrate is absorbed better into the body than calcium carbonate, and doesn't constipate the way that carbonate does.

Good posture! It helps digestion, appearence, back aches.

I will share some more soon. Please share yours with me!! THanks!

posted December 09, 2002 03:34 PM         

I'll think of some more and will share when I can okay!

posted December 09, 2002 07:31 PM           

Mystique, you are a sweet heart too!

posted December 10, 2002 07:35 PM         

I don't even wait to cut up my avocado in the salad....I have my spoon ready, cut the avocado in half, hand shaking from excitement and devour the whole thing, not enough time for salt or pepper or nothin...next thing I know I only have a quarter of it left to mix in the salad.
So now you'll know how to picture me next time I tell you I'm out to buy one

I'm off to dreamland pretty soon but will think of some more beauty tips for you...hope more girls and boys will share too!
Ciao bella!

posted December 11, 2002 06:30 AM           

This is a really good idea!

As for food in relation to beauty, I'm completely ignorant and I think I also forgot a lot of the tips I used to know. I just eat what I like, lately I concentrate on vitamins. Vitamin B is great for the hair, nails and especially skin. It makes it softer and radiant. But you have to combine it with vitamins C and A and of course E.

I heard that if you rinse your hair with vinegar (maybe you dilute it with some water, I don't know, haven't tried it yet) after you wash it, it's very shiny. It smells, but only until it dries up, I think. I know this because one of my friends did that and her hair was so unbelievably shiny! And putting an egg (it has collagen) in your hair and massaging it is also good. But the smell is terrible, so I don't really recommend it before you go into public. And, yes, the olive-oil thing is very good for dry hair.

I used to steam-bath my face with chamomile tea (to open the pores and soothe the skin) and after that I put on pure lemon juice. This way it gets deeper into the pores and works. My skin problems were gone in a month or so, I had very radiant skin, the only problem was that it was very very dry because of the lemon juice. You have to moisturise it which I didn't. And it's also a lot of work, so... The lemon juice also bleeches your skin so you get a lovely porcelain complexion and one of my mother's friends puts it on her hands to get rid of the spots which come with old age (I think you call them liver spots) and it works.

I moisturise my body with Nivea Q-10 and it's the best moisturizer I ever had because I have very dry skin on my body and none of the moisturizers really helped, except this one. For my face lately I just use L'Oreal products.

I guess that's it for now. If I remember anything more, I'll post it!

I have to try that aloe though.

posted December 11, 2002 06:47 AM           

Two body moisturizers I love are: Fruit of the Earth Vitamin E and Kiehl's Creme de Corps. They also have a grapefruit body wash that smells so good....

Drnking water is also hugely important.

I also love the Aussie Shine stuff for hair..just dab a little in your palsm and run throguh your hair. It's not greasy and it helps prevent/combat static hair in the winter.

posted December 11, 2002 06:50 AM           

I hould do this more often, but never get around to it (but it's wonderful):

Put some sugar in the palm of your hand. Pour lemon juice (freshly queezed is good) into your hand and SCRUB. It's such a winderful exfoliant for your hands...then rinse (I like to do this whole procedure at the sink). Pat your hands dry and apply a non-greasy moisturizer. Voila! Smooth hands...

My Taurus Sun/Cappy Moon/Libra Asc. friend has a twist-she uses kosher salt with olive oil and swears by it!

Maybe I just really love citrus scents...

posted December 11, 2002 08:13 PM           

I will have to try that scrub on my feet- they get knocked around in my high heels all day at work! Thanks for all your tips !

posted December 12, 2002 06:21 AM           

I've never tried that on my feet...I keep meaning to. I had minor surgery on my lower legs two months ago, otherwise I'd go all out with a pedicure right now. *sigh*
Let me know how it works!

posted December 12, 2002 04:35 PM           

i just tried this new pumpkin pie sugar scrub from a company called "sumbody." it is extremely nice, and leaves the skin velvety soft with a delicate scent. a perfect prelude to . . .

posted December 12, 2002 08:14 PM         

Oxychic,
Good for you quitting smoking 5 weeks now....I am still smoking
(Watch Randall come marching in now )

I'm going to try that natural scrub you suggested...might as well put my bag of sugar to good use...don't use it except for guests!

I like to squeeze a whole lemon (sometimes half) in a glass of water and drink that as fresh lemonade. If you warm the water it helps with digestion and good for losing weight I believe. Not only that if you squeeze the whole lemon you get your daily Vitamin C as well. Don't forget to drink with a straw 'cause the acid is hard on the teeth.

Well girlies that's my beauty tip of the day

posted December 14, 2002 12:17 PM           

Aphrodite that scrub sounds so yummy! Yes I believe those flavors are proven to be good in bringing the MOOD on... thanks for the tip..

Mystique I lOVE lemon in water- and yes I know warm water is good for lessening the appetite and helps move things along in the digestive system! COOL! Yes, my teeth are suffering because I have a slight problem with eating lemons or limes with salt, I crave the sour, I did a thread on it when I first came to Linda-land..
So I will use a straw, I am TRYing to be better

Morgana- I still love how I feel using that nutrional yeast-and now from what you taught me I always mix it with some kind of citrus for the vitamin C.

Love to all, hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

posted December 14, 2002 03:17 PM           

Well, first let's say that I'm a complete narcissist. In ancient Greece, guys were just as big on mirrors as girls, and nowadays guys are so uptight about ... everything... anyway, I kinda wish somebody would come out with a "manly makeup" line.

Does anyone have any tips for removing freckles? I have a ton, they are welcome to go any time. I agree that posture is very important. Tans look good, but they are dangerous and hard to do during winter. I suppose I could use tan lotion... or not. I think what I need most is plastic surgery. No I don't. What I need most is freckle remover, a light tan, and a weight - lifting program.

That's the male beauty wish- list.

posted December 14, 2002 07:37 PM           

I drink a TON of water and I moisturize every night...I find I need a heavier cream like Lancome's intensive night treatment in the winter and a lighter moisturizer int he summer I use a chammomile lotion on the thinner skin around my eyes.

I wear moisturizer with an SPF of at LEAST 15 every day.

I wash my hair with Brazil Nut Shampoo from the body shop...it's for color treated hair (I have a ton of gray hair that I'm waaaaay too young to have) and I condition with a product by Tigi called "Dumb Blonde" but I use this only on the ends...not at the scalp.

I also use a clarifying shampoo every other week.

posted December 14, 2002 10:26 PM           

Queen of Sheeba- first thanks for coming on this thread- I think it is wonderful to have a guy here! And is there any way I could convince you that your freckles are just fine and you don't need to remove them?? I say this because I adore freckles, I think they are so cute! My mom is covered in them (obviously she is not the Mexican half of me) and she told me as a kid she read that lemon juice would rid her of freckles, put it all over, and it itched really really bad. And to make matters worse it didn't help them go away at all!

I think there is manly makeup! Have you looked! Are you we tend to like mirrors and shiny objects

posted December 15, 2002 09:01 AM           

Fajita-
I'm healing nicely, thank you. It was cosmetic (ah, you know us
and ankles...).

QueenofSheeba-
There;s absolutely nothing wrong with Freckles! (except that you may have to be more careful in the sun) I admit, I only get a few in the summer...on my nose and cheeks...but I don;t think there's anything wrong with them at all.

Financechick-
Hey, both of our names end with "chick". 'Course an old teacher recommended this name to me as "Oxy"=air and I have a lot of air in my chart...anyway...back to my original point. I've heard over and over that Sacylic (or however it's spelled) acid should be used sparingly. It's very drying (unless you're prone to break-outs and have oily skin). Before i discovered Mario Badescu, I used to use an antiseptic cleanser from Neutrogena-it's a clear plastic bottle that says "Antiseptic Cleanser" and it's alcohol-free (another important factor for me, since alcohol unecessarily dries your skin). I used the one for sensitive skin and it is very gentle. The toner I use from MB is also alcohol-free, as is my cleanser. Foaming cleansers are also very drying. There is one thing from the Body Shop that I used to like-the Lip Scuff (I always have dry lips and when I'd use that, I would put some Kiehls Lip Balm #1 on and ooh la la smooth lips).

posted December 15, 2002 02:44 PM           

I don't really have anything new to share but I just wanted to tell QueenofSheba that freckles are so very very cute! Everything can be turned into your own advantage, freckles too!

Oh yes, this is probably stupid and you probably all know this already, but: if you have swollen eyes from (for example) crying all night, put ice cubes on them and the swelling goes down (chamomile does not help all that much). I think this is useful mostly for women...

posted December 15, 2002 04:26 PM           

I also forgot to tell another beauty treatment....I put a think..rich shea butter lotion on my hands and wear cotton gloves over it and go to bed..you can do the same thing with your feet...and in the morning..your skin is soooooo soft.

posted December 15, 2002 05:01 PM           

We libras are sooooo beatiful!

posted December 15, 2002 07:45 PM           

yes, Morgana, you are right, ice does help! After a rough night I can look really awful and swollen and really need that ice.

Yea, financechick, with a name like theFajita don't worry, I don't leave out any Mexican food!

oxychick I have had so many ankle problems you wouldn't beleive! Not like they are awful or anything, just if I am doing something aerobic or dangerous you better believe its the ankles that'll get hurt!

I am really happy to all of you for quitting smoking! I know its tough and it feels "good" but it's nice to be able to use the lungs to their full efficiency (sp?) you know?

So yea, my lips are ALWAYS chapped, I don't know why! And I hate the way lipstick looks on chapped lips so I always feel less glamorous than the rest of the ladies around me..so Khiels is good, huh? I really need help with that!

I am getting such good tips- I wonder if I can print this thread out!

oh, does anyone know the benefits of drinking apple cider vinegar? SOme people rave about it- do you think there is any truth in that?