DIY TROPICAL SKINCARE TREATMENTS



Things You'll Need


  • Kiwi
  • papaya
  • pineapple

Instructions


    • 1
      Purchase a few tropical ingredients to get started. You will need fresh tropical fruits like papaya, mango, kiwi and pineapple as well as a few other ingredients including olive oil, brown sugar, kaolin, oats, whipping cream, vanilla extract and strawberries. You can find these ingredients at supermarkets and organic foods stores.
    • 2
      Make a kiwi pineapple face scrub. You will need 1 1/2 ounces of pineapple chunks, 1/2 peeled kiwi, 1 tsp. fresh whipping cream, 1 tbsp. powdered oats, 1 tbsp. kaolin clay, and four drops of lavender essential oil. Blend the pineapple and kiwi in a food processor. Add the whipping cream and mix for a few more minutes. Add the oats and clay and mix again. You should have a thick paste when finished processing. Add half a teaspoon of whipping cream if the paste is too thick. Finally, add the lavender essential oil and stir to blend. Apply all over face and neck, and rub in gentle, circular strokes. Leave on for a few minutes before rinsing off with warm water.
    • 3
      Make a papaya strawberry facial antioxidant mask. You will need four strawberries, half a papaya, one teaspoon fresh lemon juice, 1 tsp. honey and 1 tbsp. rolled oats. Grind oats into a powder in a food processor or coffee grinder and set aside. Cut up the papaya and strawberries and process in food processor. Slightly warm up the honey until it flows easily. Combine all of these prepared ingredients, blending well.
    • 4
      Make a luscious body scrub using brown sugar. You will need 1 1/2 cups of brown sugar, 1/2 cup of olive oil and 1/4 tsp. of vanilla extract. Pour the brown sugar in a plastic bowl then slowly add the olive oil, and mix well until you have a nice thick paste. For a fragrant scent, add the vanilla extract to the paste and blend well. Apply all over your body and massage deeply into rough areas of the skin to soften and smooth.
    • 5
      Make a mango sugar body scrub. You will need one whole mango, 1/4 cup of powdered oats, 1 tbsp. sweet almond oil, 1 tbsp. vegetable glycerin, 1/2 tbsp. of mango fragrance oil, 1 tsp. lemon essential oil and 1 cup turbinado sugar. Peel and pit the mango. Cut up the mango and place in food processor to pulverize. Remove the mango from the food processor and place in a plastic bowl. Slowly add the other ingredients, and stir to mix them in well. Blend well until you have a nice thick paste. Apply all over your body in the shower or bathtub, scrubbing deeply into rough areas. Rinse out with warm water.


Read more: How to Make Tropical Body Scrubs | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4865639_make-tropical-body-scrubs.html#ixzz1vdWqAMIb

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