Beauty Products Without The High Cost

Now that is short season I have been wanting to clean up my skin so I have nice smooth legs. Being on a tight budget I can't run out and buy whatever scrub, salt or body butter I would like so I have been doing some research and making my own from ingredients that I already have. This morning I made a coffee scrub and it smells fantastic. I had some old coffee I was not going to use and had all of the other ingredients around as well. I found the coffee scrub recipe HERE from Revitalize Your Health blog. There are a lot of recipes on this page that you can whip up at home. This scrub worked great on my feet. I always have dry heels from flip flops and it made my feet so soft and smooth.

Another inexpensive product I have been using is Coconut Oil. I have had a recent post about Tropical Traditions and the benefits of coconut oil. If you would like to order some, click on the picture to the right of my blog so I can get credit. I love Tropical Traditions, but it is a little pricey so I only use it for consumption (about 1 tbsp. a day), not for my body products. For beauty products, I go to Trader Joe's and buy a 16 oz. jar for $5.99. This is what I use TJ's organic coconut oil for:

Deodorant 

• FYI, I sweat a lot and I workout a lot. I was skeptical because of this and did not want to stink. I do sweat a little with coconut oil deodorant but I do not smell. I find that I sweat with most store bought deodorants as well, unless it is the clinical stuff. If I know I will be out somewhere nice on a hot day, I will use a stronger deodorant, but products like Secret Clinical (that works) have aluminum as their first two ingredients and probably a lot of it.

Eye make-up remover

• Put some coconut oil on cotton balls and wipe your make-up off.

Nighttime moisturizer

• After washing your face apply coconut oil. You will be shinny for 10 min. but it your face will soak it up. My face has never been softer.

Deep conditioner

• Apply to wet hair before washing, a little goes a long way. You can also put it in your hair and place a shower cap over your hair for 1 hour to overnight.

Scrubs/body butters

I also try to get as much as I can for free. If you have not already, sign up for the AVEDA birthday club. I was sent a $25 coupons for a free body product and I get free samples all of the time from them. You can find AVEDA in Fig Garden.

On Earth day, Origins always gives out free product. Right now I am using their moisturizer with sunscreen in the mornings. This was a great freebie and I also received a coupon for my birthday from them $10 off a $25 purchase.

One last product that I have recently tried is Dr. Bronner's magic soap peppermint. You can use it as a body wash and it leaves your skin feeling nice and cool. This is great to use during the hot summer in Fresno. You can make your own foaming soap with this product as well.

• Use one of your old foaming hand soap dispensers. The ratio is 1 tbsp. of Dr. Bronner's magic soap to 40 tbsp. of water. Measure the water then add the soap since the soap is really foamy. There are different scents to choose from and you can buy this product at Target or on Amazon. This product runs about $14.00, but you only have to use a little. Some have said that one bottle can last them for months and there are so many uses for this product.

These are a few different ways that I have learned to save money without using cheap products that have harsh chemicals or perfumes (I do not like perfume and any flowery scent).