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Don't Forget to Pamper Yourself!

As a woman you are always caught up with everything going on you forget to take care of yourself! We always seems to have trouble spending money on ourselves as we are worried about everyone and everything around us. That is what Pinterest is for :) I have some home made pampering hair, face, nail, and feet masks and scrubs.

Turmeric face masks:
-Turmeric has many health benefits when consumed in foods such as cancer fighting qualities and retaining elasticity, etc. It also has brightening and acne clearing qualities when used in a face mask, and it even helps to whiten teeth!

Turmeric + Honey                  Turmeric + Lemon + Honey

Coffee Scrubs:
-Coffee helps remove dead skin cells and if applied to areas on the body with cellulite it can help to reduce the look of it. Now you have an use for the coffee grinds leftover from the coffee machine!

Coffee + Olive Oil + Plastic Wrap
Apply this mixture to areas on the body with cellulite and wrap with plastic wrap to help it absorb better into the skin

Coffee grinds + Cocunut oil
This makes for a great face mask it removes dead skins cells but the coconut oil keeps the skin hydrated.

Hair Masks:
-When it comes to hair masks I always stick to either olive oil or coconut oils to help strengthen and nourish my hair and scalp, but here are some other natural hair masks.

Teeth Whitening:
-My sister's wedding is coming up in May so I have searching for some natural teeth whitening solutions that I can use everyday.

Turmeric
As I mentioned before turmeric has teeth whitening attributes and is good for overall mouth health. Just put water and turmeric powder on your toothbrush and brush into teeth leave it in for at least a minute and rinse. **WARNING** Your toothbrush will turn yellow and stay that way, so you have been warned!

Toothpaste + Baking soda + Hydrogen peroxide
Okay this isn't considered all natural but it's all stuff I already had a home! I have been trying this mix daily and I am slowly seeing a change in my teeth, although I'd prefer the natural stuff.

Oil pulling
I haven't tried oil pulling (coconut oil is mostly recommended) but I have done my research about it. Oil pulling provide overall better mouth health by strengthening, whitening, and helping aid in gum healing. You have to be very careful not to swallow any of the oil entering your mouth! So what you do is you sip some coconut oil and swish it around your mouth for about two minutes and the oil gently cleans the surface of your teeth, tongue, and pulls food caught between your teeth.

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