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Saturday, March 10, 2012

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Avocado delicious and nutritious!
This exotic fruit can be used to make hundreds of different tasty dishes. Did you know it could also be used to improve your overall health and beauty? Its packed with tons of vitamins that help with lots of skin aliments.
Here are just two of many ways to improve your skin and hair. I'll write more in future posts.




Supplies
  • avocado
  • honey
  • almond oil
  • knife
  • fork
  • spoon
  •  bowl

Avocado face mask

Step 1: slice an avocado in half and put the other half with the pit away.








Step 2: scoop out the avocado insides, place in a bowl, and start mashing it up.









Step 3: Mash up the avocado.







 Step 4: Add 2 tablespoons of honey to the whipped up avocado.








Step 5: Mix the honey and avocado together and apply a generous amount to your face. Leave it on for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water and don't forget to rinse your face with cold to close water pores.






Side Note: This mixture is also great on eczema and/or psoriasis.










 Avocado Hair Mask


Step 1: Scoop out the other half of the avocado or get a new whole avocado (depending on length or thickiness of hair)and place in bowl.








Step 2: Mash up the avocado the same way you did before.




Step 3:  Add 2 tablespoons of almond oil and mix in to the mashed up avocado.








Step 4: Part hair in sections and apply mixture, leave on for 30-40 minutes and wash.

Your hair should be silky smooth now!







Side note: If there are any left overs, place the pit in to the face or hair mask mix to keep fresh. Then place in a zip-lock bag and save for another day. The mixture will only stay good for 2-3 days.











Here are quick and helpful facts

Skin benefits from avocado:

  • Helps reduce age spots and sun damage on skin
  • Helps heal sun damage and scars 
  • When skin is dehydrated, sun or climate damaged, avocado is a great moisturizing and nourishing fruit, assisting rejuvenation of the skin.
  • Increase the amount of collagen in the skin.
  • Avocado acts as a deep moisturizer for skin aliments like eczema and psoriasis.
  • Help with regenerating the skin and softening the tissue.
Hair benefits from avocado:

  • Avocado promotes hair to feels soft and helps add more elasticity.
     
  • The high-fat in avocados helps hair to be less dry and prone to breakage.
     
  • An avocado hair mask is the best ways to promote hair growth.
     
  • Avocado will make hair go from brittle to being soft and shiny.
     
  • Helps strengthen and fortify your hair.










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