{"id":6453,"date":"2011-02-16T04:00:39","date_gmt":"2011-02-16T12:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=6453"},"modified":"2011-02-16T04:00:39","modified_gmt":"2011-02-16T12:00:39","slug":"five-homemade-beauty-products-using-seasonal-produce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/five-homemade-beauty-products-using-seasonal-produce\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Homemade Beauty Products Using Seasonal Produce"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Making your own beauty products at home is a great way to keep the chemicals off of your face <\/a>and know what you’re using on your body. Using produce is simple, fun, and economical. When you also use seasonal produce, you know that you’re getting the freshest product and you’re keeping your dollars a little closer to home. If you live in a warmer climate, like California or the south, you have a larger range of produce that you can buy. For those that live in colder climates, there is a smaller range of produce to buy that’s in season. Here are five homemade beauty products made from winter season produce. <\/p>\n

Next >> Carrots<\/a>
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1. Carrots<\/h3>\n

Over on Pioneer Thinking, whip up a simple mask using carrots and honey<\/a>. Carrots are full of Vitamins A, C, and antioxidants which are good for the skin.<\/p>\n

Next >> Potatoes<\/a>
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2. Potatoes<\/h3>\n

On Associated Content, there are a slew of recipes that utilize the common potato for beauty treatments<\/a>. Hair masks, cleansers, and eye treatments are just some of the many ways you can incorporate the potato into your beauty routine.<\/p>\n

Next >> Sweet Potato<\/a>
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3. Sweet Potatoes<\/h3>\n

Sweet potatoes are a delicious and nutritious part of any winter diet. They also make a wonderfully moisturizing facial mask, like the one found here on Crunchy Betty.<\/a><\/p>\n

Next >> Oranges<\/a>
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4. Oranges<\/h3>\n

Oranges; specifically satsuma, blood, and mandarin are in season during the winter months. The peel is a great ingredient to use for beauty products and gives you another reason to eat oranges more often! These recipes found on Natural Home Remedies are a just some of the ways you can use orange peel to invigorate and tone your skin.<\/a><\/p>\n

Next >> Spinach<\/a>
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5. Spinach<\/h3>\n

Over on Leon’s Beauty Tips and Secrets, get a simple recipe for a spinach mask that can help fight wrinkles and diminish under eye dark circles<\/a>. Many dark leafy greens, like kale and chard, are also available during the winter season and are easy additions to healthy soups and stews.<\/p>\n

Do you have any homemade beauty recipes that you like to make using seasonal produce? What produce is in season in your area to make beauty treatments with? I would love to hear some of your ideas and get some more recipes. Feel free to leave any comments or links.<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Produce face image by <\/em>kumasawa<\/em><\/a> via Flickr Creative Commons, Carrots image via <\/em>Iguanasan<\/em><\/a> via Flickr Creative Commons, Potatoes image by <\/em>Sifu Renka<\/em><\/a> via Flickr Creative Commons, Sweet potato image by<\/em> mitikusa<\/em><\/a> via Flickr Creative Commons, \u00a0Blood orange image by <\/em>Stefanvds(.com)<\/em><\/a> via Flickr Creative Commons, Spinach image by <\/em>Nickster 2000<\/em><\/a> via Flickr Creative Commons]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Winter produce, like sweet potatoes and spinach are great to eat but can also be used to create homemade beauty products. Here are recipes for five beauty treatments utilizing winter fruits and vegetables. More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":71,"featured_media":6454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[45,11,12,2990],"tags":[5399,5400,1445,3726,5401,5402,1448,5403,5404,5405,5406,5407,5408,5409,9031,2746],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/02\/vegetable-face.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/71"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6453\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}