Essential home beauty tricks

Get more hydrated hands, learn how to use self-tanner and many more tricks.

Beauty products are usually very expensive and, above all, they have many chemicals. We should little by little replace them with natural products, which are also very effective and keep our skin healthy for much longer.

A technique that is especially harmful to our skin is exposure to UV rays machines, as well as excessive sunbathing naturally, so we will see tricks to facilitate the use of self-tanners so that we do not look like a Dalmatian every time. we use them.

How do I make a homemade anti-cellulite scrub?

All women, due to genetics, have more or less cellulite or orange peel skin, it is a fact, but we have very interesting and economical weapons to combat it.

A very good trick is to mix ground coffee from what you have at home (natural is always recommended) with coconut oil and massage the area with circular movements. Caffeine stimulates elimination of fats due to the improvement in blood circulation, its important draining effect and its antioxidant properties. On the other hand, by exfoliating the skin we will be able to eliminate dead cells and it will have a much more beautiful appearance.

Hydrated and soft hands

We all want soft and feminine hands, so we have a natural and effective trick to achieve it. Put a small amount of olive oil on your hands and then cover them with latex gloves that you can find in any supermarket or hairdressing store. Leave it on for at least half an hour. You can also use avocado, coconut, argan oil...

Get hydrated hands with olive oil and latex gloves

How do I make my own homemade BB cream?

BB creams are becoming more and more fashionable and we have to invest in a new product to get our hands on them. In reality, they are nothing more than makeup bases with different proportions of moisturizing agents, so I am going to give you a trick so that you can use your own base and have a different product for those moments when you want a more natural finish and give it a extra hydration to the skin.

Get a small bottle, pour a small amount of makeup base into it, if it is cream it is simple and if it is matte, with a spatula or even a spoon separate a small piece. We add a few drops of Argan oil, rosehip or jojoba and we now have our BB Cream ready to use.

How do I get a progressive tan?

Sometimes self-tanner produces a very obvious change in my skin tone and I am interested in giving a progressive tanning effect.

If we look too white and we would like to get a little color but without going from nuclear white to Caribbean tan, and we want to tone it down in a more natural way. For this we have a very simple trick; we mix the body lotion that you have at home with a little self-tanner to obtain a natural and progressive tan. Make sure to mix it well so that it is homogeneous.

How do I apply self-tanner to the back of my hand?

A problem we always encounter is this very complicated part of the hand. It doesn't look good to have self-tanner on the palms of your hands, but the outer part is essential to avoid the “glove” effect. There is a very good technique that would be to use a brush of old, large, synthetic powder and dip it in self-tanner to later paint the backs of our hands with it.

Always remove the excess from the knuckles with a little toilet paper for a natural result since the product tends to accumulate there and become darker. The same with cuticles; Here, if we find it difficult to remove the excess product with paper, we can also use an ear swab.

How do I avoid excess self-tanner?

The elbows and under the knees are complicated areas where too much product tends to accumulate. Before applying the self-tanner, put a little moisturizer on the elbow and under the knees so that the color does not accumulate there and become darker later.