DIY Fruit Acid Treatment + Juice Beauty
Juice Beauty Green Apple Peel Full Strength ($45)
A session in the sauna is amazing to relax tired muscles. But why not make it a beauty treatment as well? This is the easiest DIY we’ve found: Slice open a lemon before you step inside, then, while you’re steaming, rub it all over your face (be careful to avoid your eyes), pressing gently to release the juices. With regular use, we’ve seen this type of treatment reduce brown spots and wrinkles—not that we’d admit to them, of course.
Why does this work? Alpha-hydroxy acids (AHAs) in the lemon encourage exfoliation by sloughing away the outer layer of dead skin cells, improving circulation and stimulating new cell growth. As pores expand in the warmth of the sauna, the fruit acids to go work, dissolving the old skin cells and making room for the new.
Can’t get to the spa? Recreate the exfoliating experience with a weekly dose of Juice Beauty’s Green Apple Peel Full Strength, made with certified organic alpha and beta hydroxy acids from apple, lemon, grape, cane sugar and willow bark. But be warned, those of you with sensitive skin: This stuff is serious.
Now through January 24th, get a FREE deluxe trio of age-defying Green Apple Products (Green Apple Cleansing Gel, Green Apple SPF 15 Moisturizer & Green Apple Age-Defy Serum) with any order over $50 by using the code “ESNEWYEAR.” Happy shopping!
What’s a natural beauty? That depends—although we’ve got an oh-so-unofficial definition on our What is Green Beauty? page. At EcoStiletto, our readers range from hard-core treehuggers to newbie ecoistas just learning about red flags on labels. But all of us recognize the fine feeling of accomplishment that you get from DIY beauty products. There’s something to be said for awesome labels and beautiful packaging, but grabbing something from your pantry and making miracles on your face—that’s priceless. We found grab-and-go recipes for getting gorgeous—plus our pics for exfoliants, deodorant, fruit acid treatments, cellulite reducers and hydrating cleansers that kick the DIY theme up a notch or two. Ready, set, go!
