Spice It Up With Pumpkins

Fall is the season of Orange, Red and Yellow……Fall is the season of Pumpkins!

While you use pumpkin to prepare that delicious soup, do not throw the remains.  Instead put them to a better use that will leave your skin soft and supple.

Your Cinderella Pumpkin Scrub

This homemade pumpkin scrub is fun to make while exfoliating and nourishing your skin.

Ingredients :

1/2 cup pureed pumpkin

1/2 cup brown sugar

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 tablespoon honey

Optional ingredients : You can also add a small amount of powdered cinnamon or a few drops of essential oils to make it more uplifting.

Directions : Mix all the ingredients in a bowl. Take a shower so as to soften your skin. Pat skin dry and then apply the body scrub in circular motion starting from legs. Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes and just shower it off and feel how silky soft your skin feels. After drying off put on your favorite moisturizer or oil.

Your Pumpkin Facial (To Fade Dark Spots)

Ingredients :

1 tablespoon pureed pumpkin

1 teaspoon honey

1 teaspoon lemon/lime juice

1 teaspoon Vitamin E oil

Optional ingredients for : Dry or Combination Skin

1 tablespoon pureed pumpkin

1 tablespoon yogurt (whole milk)

Optional ingredients for : Oily Skin

1 tablespoon pureed pumpkin

1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

Directions : Mix together the ingredients, apply to damp face, leave on until dry or up to 30 minutes and rinse off with lukewarm water.  Use cold water as a final rinse.

Your DIY Pumpkin pedicure

Ingredients :

1/4 cup pumpkin puree

1/2 teaspoon honey

1 raw egg

Directions : Mix all the ingredients together in a big bowl. Apply mixture to feet and wrap them up in plastic wrap. Let it sit for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water and follow up with your favorite foot cream or moisturizer leaving your feet incredibly soft.

Do give these D.I.Y beauty recipes a try and let us know what wonders it did to your skin.

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