Pour one cup of piping hot water over five-to-six mint leaves and let it cool to room temperature.
Add in 3 teaspoons of freshly squeezed lemon juice, then two drops of orange essential oil and stir.
Mint and lemon create a natural cooling effect while the orange scent boosts your mood.
Chill Out
Need to take the edge off red, sun-exposed skin?
Skip goopy cold creams and try this soothing trick.
Remove the seeds from two cucumbers, chop, then blend for one minute.
Scoop your blended cukes into a piece of cheesecloth and squeeze juice into a bowl.
Add 1/2 cup of aloe vera juice into the liquid and stir.
Pour the mixture 3/4 of the way into Dixie cups and freeze for one hour.
Peel the rims off the cups so the ice is exposed, then rub on sunburned skin and sayaaah.
Flake Out
Don’t be a victim of shoulder snow.
Instead, grate the inside of one coconut and mix with 1/3 cup water to create a milky consistency.
Warm it in your microwave for 15 seconds, and then squeeze in the juice of one lemon.
Soak the squeezed lemon wedge in the mixture and rub it on your scalp.
Leave on for fifteen minutes; shampoo.
Lemon’s acidity breaks down flaky buildup while coconut’s fatty acids soothe, nourish and moisturize.
Repeat twice a week until you pass the little black dress test.
Bronze Away
Got a little heavy-handed with your bronzer?
Avoid this next time by creating your own shade.
Add 4-5 drops of coconut oil and mix.
To customize your shade, blend with your favorite body lotion.
Then, rub onto your arms, legs and decollete.
Apply it to your skin and rub gently to buff away dull dry skin.
Here’s how to make it happen.
Drizzle in 1/3 cup olive oil, 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar and mix.
Apply the mask to dry hair and let it soak in for 15 minutes before shampooing.
Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids in olive oil inject moisture into hair while apple cider vinegar removes buildup.
The result: Your BFF using your coif as a mirror.
Buff Your Body
A good body scrub is clutch for glowing skin during spaghetti strap season.
All you need are three ingredients to whip up a batch that’ll last all summer long.
Pour one cup sea salt into a mason jar.
Make Scents
Tired of your fragrance?
Play perfumer and whip up your own au natural solid scent.
Pick up some organic beeswax from your local market and grate 2 teaspoons into a double boiler.
Once it melts, add equal parts jojoba oil.
Pour the liquid into a container of your choice.
