TREAT YOUR SELF!

You can pamper yourself or a special someone. Here are some great ideas to make as gifts or just treat yourself!

Bubble Bath

❑ 1/4 cup liquid Castile Soap
❑ 2 drops Red food coloring
❑ 10 drops rose oil or your favorite essential oil
❑ Rose petals.
To make:

Mix the castile soap, food coloring, and rose oil. If this is a gift, pour it into a pretty bottle and attach a fresh rose. If you are using it right away, add your mixture to running bath water and sprinkle your bath with rose petals. Soak for as long as you like.

Strawberry Peppermint Foot Scrub
❑ 2 pureed strawberries
❑ 1 tablespoon of olive oil
❑ 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil
❑ 2 tablespoons of granulated white sugar
❑ 4 drops peppermint essential oil
To Make:

Mix all the ingredients well and put into a pretty jar. I like to use strawberries in this recipe because they are rich in salicylic acid which helps dead skin shed more easily. Thesugar granules also help to exfoliate skin but are super gentle on delicate skin. You can keep this in the fridge for up to a week. To use your scrub, simply rub your feet gently in circular motions and rinse with warm water.

Exfoliating Lip Gloss
❑ 2 tablespoons Crisco solid vegetable shortening
❑ 1 teaspoon cherry or strawberry flavored powdered drink mix
❑ lip balm container or clean contact lens container
To Make:

Heat the Crisco in the microwave for 30 seconds or until it looks like a liquid. While it is still hot, mix in the powdered drink mix. Then, pour the mixture into the lip balm container. Let it cool for 10 minutes.

How to Whiten Your Teeth at Home

Teeth whitening is becoming more and more popular, it can often be embarrassing if your teeth are stained or discoloured. It has actually been proven that having a nice set of white teeth can actually make you look younger as well as boosting your confidence.

Stained or discoloured teeth can actually affect your social circle, as you are less confident you may find it harder to interact with other people and make friends. In adult life this can also make it much harder for you to get the job your after, as first impressions are very important.

With so many things that can stain our teeth such as coffee, tea and the foods we eat, it can often be hard to tackle this problem by simply cleaning our teeth. One thing that you could do would be to go to the dentist and look at getting teeth whitening done there, theproblem however with this is that it does take a few treatments to get the shade your looking for and can also be very expensive.

It is however possible to whiten your teeth at a fraction of the cost and it can also be very easy to do as well. Home teeth whitening kits do vary in price, however they are not nearly as expensive as going to the dentist. In fact some products do offer a FREE kit when you order one.

Home Teeth whitening kits are very simple to use and a recommended kit will normally come with some form of instruction. Each kit will normally come with a tray which is moulded to fit into your mouth, you would then place the whitening gel onto this and leave it into your mouth for the required time.

This teeth whitening method uses a bleaching process and therefore bleaches your teeth back to their original white colour. In fact many home teeth whitening products are just as strong as professional treatments, therefore you will be able to see the same results as you would going to the dentist but at a lower cost.

If you do suffer from sensitive teeth and gums then you need to read the instructions carefully, you may have to use the product for less time or purchase a teeth whitening kit that has less strength.

As you can see whitening your teeth does not have to be expensive or complicated, using a recommended teeth whitening kit is an excellent way to see fast and effective results.