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10 Natural Beauty Remedies from Your Kitchen

You don’t have to spend a lot of money to make your skin look good. You can actually find natural beauty remedies in your kitchen! Here are 10 of those remedies you should know about.

Honey

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If you want your skin to glow, honey is what you should reach for. It is loaded with antioxidants and it can also help prevent breakouts. Slather on some honey and watch as your skin transforms from tired and dull to glowy and smooth. You will thank me later.

Aloe Vera

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Aloe vera can help your itchy and inflamed skin. Have you noticed your skin is red and hot to the touch? Slather on some aloe vera! It will help your skin calm down and might even help prevent you from getting future breakouts. Aloe vera might not generally be something you have on hand, but the plant is well, handy to have around.

Coconut Oil

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Have you noticed that your hair is looking dry and dull? Well, break out the coconut oil! It can help with dullness, frizziness, and even dandruff. Coconut oil is kind of heavy, so make sure after you use it in your hair you wash it out properly. You want it to treat your hair, not make it extremely oily.

Besan Gram Flour

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Besan or gram flour is a flour made out of chickpeas. Do you have oily or acne-prone skin? Then this might be the perfect thing for you! Gram flour helps pull out dirt, grime, and oil. You should use this once or twice a week to make sure your skin looks nice and smooth.

Turmeric

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Turmeric is known for its healthy properties when you put it in your food. But did you know that you can use it to help remove your facial hair? Turmeric can be used as a paste with other ingredients to help weaken the hair roots. However, please know that this will not work like dermaplaning or waxing the hair off your face. It could possibly slowly work, but it won’t get rid of all the hair at one time.

Green Tea

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Green tea can be an easy way to repair your skin. You can drink it and it will help boost your skin via its antioxidants. You can also put some of the tea leaves on your face via a face pack. The antioxidants can help prevent early signs of aging. It’s main focus is to boost collagen, which is what your skin needs to keep looking young.

Potatoes

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Do you have dark circles under your eyes? Well, grab yourself a potato to help you out! Potatoes are great in helping reduce dark spots and uneven skin tone. To help with the dark circles under your eyes, cut two thin slices of potato and place them under your eyes for about 20 minutes. This will help reduce the darkness and brighten up the area.

Yogurt

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Lactic acid is a natural exfoliator and it is found in yogurt. Exfoliation is good for getting rid of dead skin cells and dry skin. You will be naturally glowing if you put this on your face. For even further exfoliation, mix yogurt with oatmeal and spread it across your face. Then lightly massage your face in circles so it can properly get the dead skin cells off your face. But it is important to be careful that you don’t harm your skin, so only do this once or twice a week.

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Almond Oil

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Replace your face oils with almond oil. The antioxidants in almond oil can help with dry skin and give you a moisturized glow. You can use it on your face or even put it on your lips to help eliminate dry, chapped lips. Almond oil can also be used to reduce the look of wrinkles and treat skin conditions such as scars and stretch marks.

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Water

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Water is probably the most obvious thing on this list. Drinking water will help your skin be more hydrated. It will also help with acne and dry skin. It reduces inflammation and speeds up healing.

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