One day, we’ll be 3D-printing forgotten toiletries in our hotel rooms and AirBnBs. Until then, we have room service. Here, DIY-able treatments for sunburns, soaks, moisturizing and masking as we head into the holiday weekend. All consist of five ingredients or less that hotel kitchens will certainly have in stock.
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@suewilliamson
From: Sue Williamson of @MilkMakeup
A soothing foot soak
Order: a half-cup of honey
one lemon cut into wedges
one spoon
How: Fill the sink with hot water
Squeeze the lemon wedges and drop them in
Stir and dissolve the honey in the water
Soak feet, do a little light exfoliating with a washcloth, dry and smother with lotion
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 7,013
@sukhimann_
From: Sukhi Mann, Beauty DIYer
A calming face mask for redness
Order: an Aspirin tablet (not Advil, Ibuprofin, Tylenol)
1/4 cup vinegar for oily skin
Plain yogurt and 1/4 cup honey for dry, sensitive skin
How, oily skin: Crush and dissolve the Aspirin in a 1/2 cup of hot water
Add vinegar Soak and ring out washcloth and lay it on your face
Repeat as washcloth cools
How, dry skin: Crush and dissolve the Aspirin in a 1/8 cup of hot water
Combine with yogurt and honey
Spread directly onto face, leave for 5 minutes
Location: San Francisco, CA
Followers: 116,561
@makeupbygeetika
From: Geetika Chakravarti, Makeup Artist
A pore-tightening strip for removing blackheads
Order: one egg (in the shell or cracked into a cup)
one spoon
How: Use the spoon to separate and dispose of the egg yolk
Scramble the remaining egg white
Cut tissue or toilet paper into 2″ strips
Double-layer the strips and soak them in the egg white
Apply the strips to your face, let dry, then remove by peeing up the corner first
Repeat two or three times
Location: India
Followers: 21,507
@jessieann_g
From: Jessie Ann, Beauty and Travel
A gentle exfoliant scrub
Order: 1/2 cup ground coffee
one spoon
How: Combine 1/4 cup of coffee grounds with a large dollop of moisturizer
Add more coffee for a coarser scrub
Apply directly to face and massage in circles, spending 30 seconds before switching areas
Remove gently with a tissue (coffee grounds can clog drains)
Location: Miami, FL
Followers: 82,705
@alexiswolfer
From: Alexis Wolfer, Founder of @thebeautybean
A sunburn compress
Order: 1 cup of whole milk (skim or fat-free milk won’t work)
black tea bags
one spoon
one coffee mug
How: Steep two bags of black tea in 1/4 cup hot water
Combine with cup of whole milk
Soak and ring out a washcloth in the mixture; chill remaining liquid in the fridge if possible
Apply to sunburn for 20 minutes, repeat if necessary
Location: New York, NY
Followers: 16,529
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