Guest Author - Deborah Barocas
It would appear to many that beauty treatments and regimens in the Caribbean are packaged with other attractive offers as part of the allure for Caribbean vacationers and tourists. Many beauty treatments designed with exotic appeal are made up of natural resources found in these parts of the world. While laboratories developing creams and lotions that stave off wrinkles don’t seem to exist in these islands, it does not mean or suggest that Island women aren’t privy to beauty treatments that are top notch. Quite the contraire! They prefer an “au naturel” approach.
One of the reasons that they have such good skin, is because most women in the Islands generally don’t bask in the sun. As a matter of fact many of them carry parasols when walking on a sunny day. What is even more shocking is that they never wear sun protection to combat the dangers of the sun. Skin cancers aren’t very common either, and I believe their diet of fresh fruits and vegetables have a lot to do with it. They tend to consume a small amount of meat, but loads of seafood. But to beautify themselves, here are some of the treatments they swear by.
1. To remove blemishes from your face, use a Q-tip to dispense lemon juice on the areas in question a couple of times a day, and watch those blemishes lighten up and disappear.
2. Use banana skin under your eyes, by simply pressing a small piece under eye area, to get rid of dark circles.
3. Use pure coconut oil all over body and face for wrinkle free and soft smooth skin.
4. To whiten your teeth, dip a toothbrush, in one tbsp. of baking soda mixed with one tsp. lemon juice. Make a paste, and use it to lather and brush your teeth for three minutes. Allow it to rest on your teeth for two minutes before rinsing.
5. To naturally condition hair while at the beach, break the aloe leaf in half, and squeeze to extract juice. Apply to hair and scalp, massaging well. Leave on for the duration of your beach visit. Rinse with sea water before you leave. You will have shiny results.
6. To banish cellulite, combine one half cup of fresh squeezed grapefruit juice, one half cup of extra virgin olive oil, one tbsp. of fresh squeezed lemon juice, and two tsp. dried thyme. Massage the mixture into undesirable areas, then cover the area with a thin plastic wrap, and press hot towels on the area. Hold in place for about three minutes, reheat towels and repeat three more times
7. For soft feet that looks dewy, fill a pan with hot water, add three tbsp of baking soda, and one tbsp lemon juice. Use one foot to massage the other, reversing ever so often for about half an hour or longer for optimum results.
8. To lighten dark elbows and knees, cut a lemon in half, and stick your elbows in them while watching TV. Apply lemon to knees massaging well for at least half of an hour, a few times a week. This will render great results.
Let me know what has worked for you, if anything.
