5 Best Homemade Beauty Treatments to Try

The youth-enhancing, life-extending benefits of the Mediterranean diet are well-known, but many don’t realise that ingredients cultivated along the Mediterranean basin, like olive oil, citrus, almonds, yoghurt, and honey, are also used to make homemade beauty treatments. Try one of these four classics for a natural beauty boost. —[email protected]

1. Honey and Almond for your face

Gentle exfoliation makes skin glow, so prepare an easy exfoliation mask.

• Mix a full spoon of honey with two ground almonds.
• Mix with the juice of half lemon and apply it to your face, gently massaging your skin while applying it.
• Let it rest on your skin for about 20 minutes and rinse with warm water. Use warm skimmed milk to remove it for an even softer touch.

2. Olive Oil for your hair

Hair get’s dry, it’s a fact of life. To prevent hair loss and frizz, you need to hydrate.

• Put 2 to 4 spoons of olive oil in a bowl (depending on hair length), and slightly heat in microwave (20 seconds will be enough).
• Wet your hair with warm water and apply the warm olive oil from the ends to the scalp and leave for 30 to 40 minutes. If you want to maximise the effect, cover your hair with a plastic shower cap.
• Wash with shampoo. Repeat weekly until damaged ends are reduced.

3. Lemon and Olive Oil for stronger nails

Strong, healthy nails, which don’t chip and break, require nail care between polishes.

• Extract the juice of half a lemon and mix it with three spoons of olive oil.
• With a little brush, apply the mixture to your nails (remove nail polish first, if you are wearing any).
• Let the mixture sit on your nails for as long to allow it to penetrate the nails as much as possible.

4. Yoghurt and Oats for your skin

Cleopatra used yoghurt to hydrate her skin and make it glow. This classic tonic exfoliates, too.

• Mix a half kilogram of yoghurt with four spoons of oats.
• Apply it onto your dry skin and massage, allowing the oats to scrub the dead cells off of your body.
• Let the mixture rest on your skin for 20 to 30 minutes and rinse for light, soft skin.