Natural Spa

An easy way to save money in these tough times is to quit buying fancy-shmancy hair or body care products that you don't need. Some no nonsense soap and shampoo and conditioner are really all you need and if you use them sparingly, not every single day, you can save money on them (as well as the water bill) too.

Some particularly easy stuff to try:

Strawberry Teeth Whitener

Old fashioned hair rinses (for shine, body, etc)

Astringent

Hand care

Salt scrubs

Peel off fruit masks

Cellulite coffee salt scrub

Cucumber Facial Peel

1 small cucumber, peeled

1 small packet unflavored, sugarless gelatin

1/4 cup herbal tea (mint, chamomile)

1 TB aloe vera

Make the tea and let steep for 2-4 minutes, add gelatin, stir till dissolved. Grate the cucumber with a cheese grater into a bowl. Press the pulp through a mesh strainer and collect the juices. Mix the juices and the aloe into the tea/gelatin mixture.

Salt scrubs

Basic salt scrub mixture:

1/2 cup coarse sea salt

2 TB water

Salt glow:

1/2 cup salt

2 TB olive oil or grapeseed oil

Love scrub:

add 5 drops jasmine essential oil to Salt Glow

Happiness spice scrub:

add 3 drops chamomile or orange essential oil

1 tsp allspice

Relaxation Escape:

1 TB lavender flowers, minced fine (or 3 drops essential oil)

1 TB chamomile flowers, dried and crushed (or 3 drops essential oil)