| A lot of beauty products show off the fact that they contain natural ingredients, such as jasmine, cocoa, many fruits and vegetables, and even green tea. These ingredients that nature has created do not provide any profit to the beauty industry, so they are often repackaged and sold as ‘miracle cures’, for a far higher price. Here are a few quick tips from one of Hollywood’s finest on how to look beautiful the natural way.
Although approaching 40, Catherine Zeta Jones is considered one of the most beautiful female stars in Hollywood. In a recent interview, Catherine lifts the lid on some of her beauty tips.
Catherine Zeta Jones admits to brushing her teeth after a meal either with an apple or a strawberry.
“I love to eat an apple after a meal, just to cleanse my teeth – a[s] they always look polished afterwards.” If you have no apples or strawberries, then other fruits will also do the trick “The juice or pulp of strawberries contains malic acid, which serves as an astringent and can lighten surface stains. Pineapples work the same way.” Catherine explains.
This is true, the acid in the fruits can indeed help whiten the teeth. However be careful not to overdo this as the acid can also eventually cause damage to the teeth. Wait for about 15 minutes after you have brushed with fruit for the PH levels in your mouth to drop, then brush your teeth. When your teeth are exposed to acid, this temporarily causes a softening of the enamel. Waiting before brushing ensures you are removing the sugar and acid when your teeth enamel has had chance to harden again, so as not to damage the ‘soft’ teeth.
The secret of Catherine’s long shiny hair is honey and beer. “I do condition my hair with honey and beer. I smell like the bottom of a beer barrel for days afterwards, but it’s very good for the hair.”
The Hollywood beauty also reveals the secrets to her stunning skin. “I rub a mixture of honey and salt all over my body to moisturize and exfoliate. You wash it off and your skin is gorgeous.” You could probably repackage this simple yet very effective formula and sell it for 100 times the cost of the salt and honey. Imagine the packaging… “this product contains a special blend of real natural honey and salt”.
Probably the most overlooked natural beauty aid is water. Water flushes lots of toxins out of the body, helping your skin to become fresher and more youthful looking. It moisturizes the skin from the inside, and costs virtually nothing!
Maybe we can all take a leaf out of Catherine’s book and use more natural products in our beauty regimes. Perhaps it is the things that nature has taken millions of years to perfect that are some of the most powerful beauty products available today. Of course nature will not advertise their wares to you, and the multi million pound beauty industry will not advertise cheap and effective natural remedies either. Perhaps this is the real reason why these natural home remedies are often overlooked?
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