Home Remedies: Make Your own Homemade Beauty Supplies

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Birch not only cleanses the stomach and intestines but it is reported to help in the alleviation of arthritis and is additionally used by herbalists to treat acne and minor skin irritations and itching.

The Natural Remedies column shares information on how to create your own household remedies.

Natural Remedies for Health

Homemade Beauty Supplies: Cheap and Easy Skin Care

Most members of the legion of shiny, shrink wrapped squeeze tubes and dispensers lining pharmacy shelves — items loosely described as “beauty products” and cosmetics — are not only unnecessary but each time we use one of them, we are absorbing substances through our skin, some of which we would never dream of putting in our mouths.

What few things we really must have can actually be better and more cheaply made at home. Using nature’s products, some of which you may find in your own backyard, and a few harmless supporting materials available in grocery and drugstores, you can save a bundle of money on cosmetics and, most of all, protect the health of your skin.

  • Published on Apr 1, 1996
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