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I love the smell of coconut and Polynesian Tiaré flowers. To me, it's synonymous with the sun and beach. Yves Rocher and Gillette have thought of us
Beauty… naturally!
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Properties
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Almond
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Antioxydant
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Oil - nourishing
ground - scrubing |
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Apricot
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Vitamin-rich; promotes tanning
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Plain
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Artichoke
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Fights water retention
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Plain
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Avocado
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Dermatologic agent: avocado contains traces of pyosclerin which is helpful in fighting scleroderma; moisturizer
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Mask made with puréed avocado
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Banana
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Lightens yellowed fingers
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Plain
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Basil
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Soothes red, tired eyes
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Plain
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Cabbage
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Treats oily skin
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Cooking juice or raw leaves used in a poultice
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Carrot
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Our complexion's ally
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Plain
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Chervil
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Cleanses and brightens the complexion
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Prepare a lotion (a more concentrated form of an infusion):infuse 2 tbsp. fresh chervil in 250 ml (1 cup) boiling water; strain; let cool and use morning and evening
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Corn
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Scrub cleanser
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Plain
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Cucumber
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Treats dull or oily skin
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Mask
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Egg
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Gets rid of fine lines on your breasts; has a few hours "lifting" effect
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Plain
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Fennel
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Use in reducing diets; Anti-aging
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Plain
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Fenugreek
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Softener
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Seeds
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Grape
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Softener; exfoliative, revitalizer. Combats free radicals. Antioxidant (making it an ally in the fight against aging). Nourishing and regenerating. Rich in PCOs that provide protection against harmful UV rays
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Grape treatments, oil, mask
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Honey
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Emollient; reduces lines and wrinkles and restores suppleness to skin
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17 Spa Recipes
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Lavender
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relax
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dry lavender, essential oil
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Leek (Spring)
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diuretic, spring-cleaning tonic, purifying
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Spa Recipes
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Lemon
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Softener, emollient, moisturizer, cleanser, toner. Promotes weight loss, reduces discoloration and depigmentation; fights wrinkles
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Plain
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Lettuce
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Anti-wrinkle
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Mask
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Lovage
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Cleanses your skin and leaves it soft and supple
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Soak a cotton ball with a lovage infusion, reducing the water to 125 ml (1/2 cup) to make it more concentrated
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Olive oil
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Treats dry skin and brittle nails
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Plain
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Papaya
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Removes blackheads and diminishes warts
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Plain
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Parsley
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Cleanser
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Let 2 tbsp. parsley infuse in 500 ml (2 cups) water for 24 hours; use as a lotion
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Peach
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A "peaches and cream" complexion isn't just a saying… today, as in the past, a crushed peach applied to the face as a mask will restore skin's youthful velvety softness.
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Mask
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Pineapple
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Weight reducer; Fights cellulite and "orange peel" skin; Reduces acne problems
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Plain; capsules
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Potato
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Soothes tired feet
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Bath
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Rosemary
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Cleanser
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Boil a few sprigs of rosemary in 250 ml (1 cup) white wine. Use this infusion to wash your face: it will leave it glowing, clean and beautiful (like wax, they used to say!);fights wrinkles, as a compress;astringent, as a compress: use a concentrated infusion once or twice a week to cleanse and tighten the pores
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Sage
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Astringent
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Infusion in a compress
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Shea butter
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Softener
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Cream
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Sorrel
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Astringent
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As an infusion in a compress
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Sweet almond
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Fades brown spots
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Oil
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Tomato
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Astringent for oily skin; eases sun burn
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Mask; plain
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Turmeric
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In the Samoa Islands in the Pacific, turmeric is the favoured remedy for all sorts of skin problems.
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Mixed with palm oil, the Thais use it as a mask to keep their skin soft and supple (mix 1 tsp. turmeric with a few drops of palm or coconut oil, or olive oil if necessary)
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