You have GOT to try this!

Last night at mutual one of our YW girls, Isa Fakatoumafi did a health spa presentation. It was a project for her personal progress and she did an amazing job. I learned so many new tips! I'll post a few of the tips I learned at the end of this post but there was one in particular I'd like to elaborate on - the coconut oil hand scrub. It is AWESOME! My favorite scrub EVER! Don't take that lightly, I'm a beauty product junky. I've wasted my precious bucks on products that are marketed towards women (like me) who like to find the "the next best thing". I'm ashamed to say that I often roll my eyes and turn away from holistic and "all natural" home remedies with the thought that if it was THAT good someone would have "bottled it up" and put it on the market ages ago. I was wrong.

The coconut scrub did wonders! My hands are still soft, smooth and hydrated. I was delighted to hear that you could use the scrub anywhere you'd like (lol @ the thoughts that came up after that tidbit), other than your face that is. So you can be THAT smooth all over! I didn't even mention the best part - it's less than $10 to make a huge jar full. The ingredients are easy to find and if you you're lucky you might already have them at home. The srub is simply made of equal parts sugar and coconut oil. Yup, that's it! Just take a small amount and rub it all over your hands the way you would if you were giving them a good wash. After about 15-20 seconds, rinse them in water thoroughly. The coconut oil we used was purchased at Whole Foods. I'll get pictures and post them as soon as I can.

Here are the other tips I learned-
Teeth whitening - rub strawberries on your teeth for a few minutes as often as you can. The juice from the strawberries will help to whiten your teeth naturally.

Face Mask - a blend of oatmeal, honey, and plain yogurt on your face for 10 minutes will help tone your skin and keep it hydrated.

Blackheads - use a piece of tomato to rub over the areas where you commonly find blackheads. The acid in the tomato helps to keep your pours clean. If you follow with a slice of pineapple it'll double the effect. Once you've rubbed it all over, follow with a plain yogurt rub. Just put plain yogurt on your face like you would if you were using lotion. It helps to stop the acid (from the tomato and pineapple) from hurting your face and provides a "cooling" effect.

There is so much more that I can't recall but in short, I enjoyed it! I loved hearing the tips. It was even more exciting that one of our girls was presenting. I would for sure do it again and I hope you all try too! Enjoy!