It is easy for skin and hair to become dry and damaged. Low temperatures, low humidity, and strong, harsh winds deplete the skin of the moisture in its natural barrier layer that keeps it from drying out. When you are indoors, skin loses moisture because of the dry environment created by indoor heating. All of this can cause dull, flaky, dry skin and brittle, frizzy hair. The key to looking great in cold weather is hydration.
Hydrating Skin and Hair
Use a Humidifier
Once the relative humidity drops below 60 percent, you should humidify to add moisture to the air in your home. The air in a room heated by a furnace can have as little as 10 percent moisture. To help combat this, sleep with the humidifier on and close the bedroom door. An alternative is to put a pot of water under your bed to add moisture to the air.
Take a Lukewarm Shower
Hot water robs the skin of moisture.
Take Supplements
Antioxidants can help cure dry skin.
Moisturize Dry and Oily Skin
Acne-prone skin needs moisture just as much as dry skin. Aloe Vera gel or Aloe Vera pills are a great way to add moisture without clogging pores.
Homemade Face Mask
1. Mash together one ripe banana and half of one ripe avocado.
2. Add 2 capsules (about a teaspoon) of Borage oil.
3. Mix in a blender.
4. Apply to face with a brush.
5. Leave on for 15 minutes.
Homemade Hair Mask
1. Add a few tablespoons of warm sesame oil to a few tablespoons of neem oil.
2. Apply oil to scalp, and massage into skin.
3. Brush through with a boar-bristle brush.
4. Wrap hair in a hot towel for 10 minutes or keep on overnight. If you keep the hair mask on overnight, use an inexpensive pillowcase that you don't mind getting messy.
Special Thanks
Thanks to beauty expert Eva Scrivo for sharing these tips for nourishing skin and hair.
Nourishing Skin and Hair
The Martha Stewart Show, January 2008
This was a great segment today. I loved it! I give home made beauty tips as well and my favorite is a foot scrub from coffee grinds and a pour of olive oil, I post some beauty advice and home made beauty tips on my blog often and I had to include Eva's insight on today's post:
http://petitemodelingtips.blogspot.com/2008/08/martha-stewart-show-with-...
Thanks Eva, thanks Martha,
Isobella Jade
I personally use far less neem oil in my mixtures as it is very strong both in smell and action.
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can you use refined for high heat sesame oil
I believe it was tea tree oil to prevent bacteria...
To nstlga05-
I am quite positive she said rosemary oil.
what did Eva say to add to the water in the humidifier if you are not going to clean it everyday?
Are we supposed to use a cool or warm humidifier? thanks
Eva mentioned something to add to the hair mask for psoraisis but I didn't catch it. Does anyone remember?
Thanks
Dr Hauschka Neem hair oil can be found at Whole Foods and other fine health food stores. I have sold these products and they are of high quality
The vita villa store in my town said that Borage oil only comes in capsule form. Is that true? The recipe for the homemade hair mask seems incorrect. A few tablespoons of warm sesame oil and a few tablespoons of neem oil seems like alot. I used 1 tablespoon of sesame oil and a tsp. of neem oil and I had some left over. Neem oil is expensive to be wasting it. Did anyone else try the recipe?
You can find Neem oil and Borage oil at the local health food store.
Where can I purchase the exfoliating Pearl Powder?
Thanks for any help.
Where can I purchase the exfoliating Pearl Powder?
Thanks for any help.
Is it Rosemary oil Eva suggested for psoriasis/eczema and does it need to be combined with sesame oil or by itself?
Neem oil? Borage oil? Where does one find such things?
could someone tel me what she said to use on the scalp of someone wth psorisis. i think it was rosemary oil but im not sure. thanks
So after the hair mask is on for 10 mins. Do you shampoo and condition hair or what? If so any certain kinds of shampoo and conditioner recommended. Thanks so much!
The oil that Eva recommended was tea tree oil
Oops. I mean Tea Tree Oil.
The oil Eva recommends for the humidifier is Tree Tea Oil.
how many time we can apply homemade hair mask ?
like every other day ,,1 times a week ,, every three weeks ,once a month
how many time pls will you tell me... it was in today show 1-29-08
thank you
What was the oil that Eva recommended for humidifiers on today's show, 1-29-08?