Winter wrap up

As the chilly weather begins to set in, it is important to remember to moisturize your skin. In colder weather skin needs extra moisture. Body wraps can get a little costly at treatment facilities but are a great way to keep skin nurtured. Here is a cost-effective, at-home remedy sure to keep the frost away, from your skin at least.

Depending on how much of your body you want to cover, your amount of each ingredient will change:

2-6 cups plain yogurt
1-3 cups honey
1-3 cups aloe vera liquid
Wrap material (plastic wrap, a small plastic garbage bag cut open, or a small damp, heated towel)
Blanket or large towel

Directions:

• Using an extra-large bowl, mix yogurt, honey and aloe vera in a ratio of 2-to-1-to-1
• Apply the mixture to your body, you do not have to cover your whole body
• Lightly wrap those areas
• Wrap up in the blanket or towel for 20-30 minutes
• Rinse with warm water or enjoy a soak in the bathtub

Tip: For best results, use the mask once a week until you notice results. Also, if you can, slightly exfoliate before applying the wrap. That way the treatment soaks directly into healthy, new skin.

If you have got a great body wrap mixture, please share with us...................

Does a skinny wrap make you skinny?

Sometimes we can get a little carried away with "miracle" products or services that can melt away any body issue we have. But, this one might actually be more than just a beauty myth.

Many spas have inch-loss wraps and here is the info you need to get your bang for the buck. A body wrap is an economical treatment that can deliver immediate visible results. The inch-loss body wrap is just that--it takes inches off a person's physique while detoxifying the body at the same time.

Exercise helps to release toxins through sweat; a body wrap helps to extract and flush out toxins by absorbing. Wraps greatly increase toxin removal and help reduce the amount of stagnant fluids in the body. Most people will notice a significant reduction in puffiness after a proper body wrap.

When considering which body wrap to try, always look for these products in combination with each other. One or more of these key ingredients in wrap will definitely detoxify:

• Clay
• Mud
• Seaweed kelp
• Essential oils (grapefruit, orange, juniper, rosemary, cinnamon, cypress, geranium, lemon and thyme)
• Herbs (gota kola, horse chestnut, green tea, sweet clover and dandelion)
• Niacin
• Caffeine
• Aloe Vera

Let us know if you have found and experienced any of these body wraps..........