Would you sit in a tub of milk in the name of beauty? See the DIY treatments actually worth trying
Here we go, getting into the kitchen-beautician routine again, with another trio of beauty DIYs. Or, as some of them turn out: beauty D-I-Whys?! This time, three one-hit wonders.
1. Milk Bath
Ingredients: 1 to 2 Cups of milk
Ah, the milk bath. I fell prey to the romanticism of this one. Since the beginning of time, apparently, women have been adding milk to their baths to soften skin and lighten dark spots. Bombshells do it, Cleopatra did it. It seems poetic and natural. But in real life, not so much.
As much as lounging in the bath is “relaxing”, I could not wait to get out of my stinky soak. Once towelled off and dry, I hopped back in the shower when my husband suggested I smelled a little like baby barf. I didn’t think milk had much of a smell until I sat in it for 20 minutes.
As far as softer skin goes, I didn’t notice anything different, and I really wanted this one to work. I’d be willing to try powdered milk—with some scent. I wanted milk to make my skin smoother, and more even-toned. Though, interestingly, as far as cleansing and lightening goes, it did seem to make the tub look brighter.
2. Green Tea Toner
Ingredients: Steeped green tea
I have no idea if this works. I made a strong cup of green tea and put it in a spray bottle. Then, after I washed my face, I spritzed and applied moisturizer. (It could be wiped on with a cotton ball too.)
I use a hydrosol daily and find it effective in calming and toning and as a prep for moisturizer, but spraying my face with green tea didn’t necessarily do much.
It’s a pretty simple option for a step in an at-home DIY facial, even if it’s sipping on a cup of it while a face mask dries, which is probably the best way to get the benefits anyway.
3. Beer Rinse
Ingredients: 1/2 cup of beer
This sounds like one of those DIYs that comes after consuming one too many brews. “What if I put this…on my head?!”
In my version, I got up in the morning, cracked open a can of organic lager and stepped into the shower. It was then that I became weary that for the remainder of the day I could possibly stink like a brewery, or how I imagine Olivia Wilde smelled in Drinking Buddies.
The boozy DIYs are the most fun. I might not be ready to chow down on the remainder of an applesauce face mask but I will sacrifice part of my glass of beer to my hair for the sake of a DIY, though next time, it will not be in the morning. Apparently, there is a time too early for lager.
So due to the lack of instructions (most recipes just say “put it in your hair”), I poured it over my head post wash and condition. A quick rinse, and I was ready to see what shine and volume awaited my ‘do.
Apparently, when left in and sitting in the sun, beer can lighten hair. It can also be used to tame fly-aways due to it’s stickiness. Though I didn’t go that option, due to it’s beer-iness.
To my delight, I did see a teeny tiny improvement in volume, and I air-dried it in the sun, but I don’t think it’s any lighter. Overall, this one was fun to try, but there was not enough volume happening for me to pour a cold brew over my head again. Well, at least not in the name of beauty.
I use a hydrosol daily and find it effective in calming and toning and as a prep for moisturizer, but spraying my face with green tea didn’t necessarily do much.
It's a pretty simple option for a step in an at-home DIY facial, even if it’s sipping on a cup of it while a face mask dries, which is probably the best way to get the benefits anyway.
3. Beer Rinse
Ingredients: 1/2 cup of beer
This sounds like one of those DIYs that comes after consuming one too many brews. “What if I put this...on my head?!”
In my version, I got up in the morning, cracked open a can of organic lager and stepped into the shower. It was then that I became weary that for the remainder of the day I could possibly stink like a brewery, or how I imagine Olivia Wilde smelled in Drinking Buddies.
The boozy DIYs are the most fun. I might not be ready to chow down on the remainder of an applesauce face mask but I will sacrifice part of my glass of beer to my hair for the sake of a DIY, though next time, it will not be in the morning. Apparently, there is a time too early for lager.
So due to the lack of instructions (most recipes just say “put it in your hair”), I poured it over my head post wash and condition. A quick rinse, and I was ready to see what shine and volume awaited my ‘do.
Apparently, when left in and sitting in the sun, beer can lighten hair. It can also be used to tame fly-aways due to it’s stickiness. Though I didn’t go that option, due to it’s beer-iness.
To my delight, I did see a teeny tiny improvement in volume, and I air-dried it in the sun, but I don’t think it’s any lighter. Overall, this one was fun to try, but there was not enough volume happening for me to pour a cold brew over my head again. Well, at least not in the name of beauty.){kind=link}