24 tricks to save money on personal care

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

There are never many tips on how to maintain beauty without spending money on all sorts of expensive and not always effective super products. We hope that in our selection you will find something that you have not heard of before.

1. Dry shampoo

Some firms have started offering "dry shampoos," which look like a powder that absorbs oil and leaves hair fresher. Soda can replace such a thing.

If you don't have time for a thorough shampoo, sprinkle a pinch of baking soda on your hair roots. Gently comb back the soda crystals. Some people use flour instead of baking soda, but here you need to have blonde hair and act very carefully.

2. Soften corns (dry calluses)

Before going to bed, apply a thick layer of Vaseline to problem areas on your feet and then put on your socks. In the morning, the hardened layer of the skin will be soft, you can easily remove it.

3. Quickly fix eye makeup

Dip a cotton swab into the makeup remover and walk around where the mascara has fallen off, or the arrow is jagged, or there are too many shadows. When time is running out, it's much easier than redoing all of your makeup.

4. Make your hair fragrant

Lightly spray the teeth of the hairbrush with perfume. Comb your hair from roots to ends. Now they will exude the scent of perfume throughout the day: the hair keeps odors perfectly.

5. Quickly rinse your fake tan

Sometimes after using artificial tanning, the skin brightens unevenly, stains remain. Put some baking soda on a washcloth or sponge (preferably a loofah washcloth) and lightly “polish” the problem areas, the dark spots will disappear.

6. Comb with varnish

To set your hair in place after blow-drying, spray the hairbrush on the comb and quickly comb through the hair, from roots to ends.

The hairstyle will become voluminous, and the hair - shiny, but there will be no excessive stiffness and the effect of cemented hair, as if you sprayed the varnish directly on the hair.

7. Perfecting body lotion

If your skin dries and flakes quickly, mix your daily lotion with a little baby oil to give your skin the hydration it needs.

8. Prevent dry calluses

Apricot oil, which is commonly sold in pharmacies, can prevent fresh calluses from hardening: just drip onto the affected area and wait for the oil to absorb.

9. Perfect eyeliner

If the eyeliner comes off and smudges, put it in the fridge freezer for 15 minutes. The tip will harden and the line will be thinner and smoother.

10. Get rid of acne

Apply to a small pimple the size of a pea of toothpaste and leave for 15 minutes to dry and absorb the fat that clogs the pores. Then wash it off.

11. Warm up your eyelashes

If you have straight eyelashes that are difficult to curl, try warming them up. Heat the metal eyelash curler with the warm air jet of a hair dryer. And then bend the cilia, they will be softer and more obedient.

Then use waterproof mascara. It dries faster than usual, thereby fixing the curvature of the eyelashes.

12. Use soap without water

To keep your clothes and underwear always smelling good, place pieces of fragrant soap in your clothes drawers. It is especially pleasant to sleep on bed linen that has been stored with soap.

13. Shape your eyebrows

Spray some hairspray on a new toothbrush or eyebrow brush, then brush over your brows. They will obediently lie as you laid them.

14. Use a baby diaper rash cream

To heal dry cracks on the feet or elbows, thicken the problem areas with a baby diaper rash cream.

15. Add shine to the eyelashes

If mascara seems too much to you, you can apply a little petroleum jelly or some nourishing oil (burdock, castor) to the eyelashes with a brush, this will give the eyelashes an extra light shine and nourish the roots.

16. Make your lips plump

Cinnamon is the active ingredient used in most expensive lip plumping glosses.

If you add a little cinnamon to your regular lip gloss or apply cinnamon oil directly to your lips, you get the exact same "puffy" effect.

17. Relieve skin irritation with tea

If your facial skin is too sensitive or irritated for some reason, immerse a bag of green tea in boiling water for 1-2 minutes, then let it cool and apply it to your face. The antioxidants in tea will quickly relieve irritation.

18. Add shine to hair with vinegar

Mix 1 part vinegar to 5 parts soda water with soda water and wet your hair with this mixture. Leave the mask on for 15 minutes and then use the shampoo as usual.

19. Play with a lipstick shade

Tired of your lipstick shade or just want to experiment with color? Then don't rush to throw away your used lipstick. Try mixing the contents of your old lipstick tubes. If you find a good shade, melt the lipstick in the microwave, stir until the desired color is obtained and place in some container, for example, in a jar left over from lip balm.

20. Use perfume to the last drop

When a couple of drops remain from your favorite perfume on the bottom of the bottle, remove the spray bottle and shake out everything remaining in shampoo or moisturizer (especially if it is not highly scented).

21. Tone up your skin with egg white

To revitalize faded, dry, aging skin, try an egg white mask.

Break the egg, separate the yolk from the white, and apply the white on your face for five minutes. Proteins will help your skin heal and restore moisture.

22. Toilet paper for ladies' toilet

If you have sensitive, irritated skin, do not dry your face with a terry towel. Better put good toilet paper on it: today it is made ultra-soft.

23. Shoulder your legs

Add a little magnesium (i.e. Epsom salts or magnesium sulfate) to the foot bath to help relieve fatigue and reduce swelling after a hard day.

24. How to make teeth white

Squeeze some toothpaste into a cup, put a teaspoon of baking soda, one teaspoon of hydrogen peroxide, half a teaspoon of water there. Mix everything well, then brush your teeth with this mixture for two minutes. Repeat this brushing once a week until you get the desired shade of teeth. When your teeth are white enough, apply the product once a month or every two months.