DIY Natural Face Masks.

                                                                Tighten & Tone

This is a great ingredient for you skin to help tighten up those pores a little more.  You can use it as a toner or as a mask.  If you want to use it as a daily toner (or less if you want) then you will use 1 tablespoon ACV with 2 cups waters.  Use it as a rinse after cleansing your face.  For a mask, you'll use 1/4 cup vinegar with a 1/4 cup water and apply to your face and let it dry.  Rinse your face about 5 mins after drying.

                                                                  Extra Moisture

To leave your skin feeling softer and smoother mash up a whole medium banana, and combine it with a 1/4 cup plain yogurt and 2 tablespoons honey.  Apply and let it set for 10-20 minutes and then rinse off with med. temp. water.

                                                                       Exfoliate

For a super easy exfoliating facial simply squeeze the juice from one large lemon and mix it with a 1/4 cup olive oil.  Your skin will also get some moisture from this mask.

Rejuvenate

Give yourself a nice cold, rejuvenating facial by mixing 1/4 cup of powdered milk with cold water to form a paste.  Mix the water in until it becomes only pasty because you'll want it to be more pasty than runny. Apply to your skin, allow to dry and rinse after 10-15 minutes.

While our outer beauty often shines through our inner beauty, it is definitely a confidence when we feel like our skin is 'glowing', and these are just a couple of ways to help with that...or at least make ya feel like that!  Enjoy!


                                                                 Stay Joyful~  
 

*For an extra facial mask recipe using oatmeal, visit my FB page https://www.facebook.com/MamaCs1 to check it out!

Sweet Tea...a basic recipe.

Living in Panama means living in the heat, which is why in my house we are always sipping on something nice and cold.  From smoothies to lemonade to good ol' tang and as of now, some sweet tea.  

I know many of you have your own fabulous recipes but here is a nice quick basic one for those of you whom might not have ever made your own, Sweet Tea!

Need:
Pinch of baking soda
2 cups of boiling water
6 tea bags (you can do flavored tea bags if desired)
6 cups cool water
1 cup to 1/2 cups white sugar ( according to your desired sweetness)

To Make:
1. Sprinkle a pinch of baking soda into a 64-ounce, heat-proof, glass pitcher. Pour in boiling water, and add tea bags. Cover, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.

2.Remove tea bags, and discard; stir in sugar until dissolved. Pour in cool water, then refrigerate until cold.

Enjoy!

Homemade Lemonade

I saw this recipe from a page I follow on FB (The Lulu & Leo Fund) and wanted to share it with all of you. Especially all of you here in HOT Panama!!

Enjoy some fresh homemade lemonade with us here at Mama C's. I know I will be making this!

Lulu's Famous Lemonade
2 1/4 cup sugar
2 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (about 9-12 lemons)
Cold water

In a medium saucepan, boil 2 1/4 cups water until boiling. Remove from heat, add sugar and stir until sugar is dissolved. Add the lemon juice and stir with a wooden spoon. Transfer to a large pitcher. Add enough cold water so that it equals the amount of lemon syrup (it should be half syrup, half water). Cover and refrigerate until cold. Serves 6-8.


 Disfrutan! -Mama C's

Keeps on giving.

 

 

Baking Soda is a product most of us have in our kitchens that serves many purposes.  From baking, to teeth whitening, to exfoliating, this inexpensive product is worth ever penny.  Not only does a little go a long way, but it can provide so many uses for us.

Another use I just learned about with baking soda, while reading 'Real Simple', is for cleaning pans with crusted food on them from casseroles and such. 

To use: Sprinkle some over the pan with a light amount of water, let sit for 5 minutes and then scrub it clean.  It's also much softer on your hands than AJax!


Be grateful to the Lord for all you have~

                                                                     ALC

Heal it with something sweet.

Has your child just bit their lip, cut it from falling down, or some how ended up with a small cut to their tongue or lip?  A great way to almost instantly stop the bleeding (and the crying) is to apply straight white sugar to the cut.  Stops the bleeding, almost immediately too.  Plus, it tastes good so they will usually open their mouth to let you apply it, and it usually solves what could be a 10 minute crying session in about 2.  This works for any adult as well;) 

As always, use good discernment.  If it is a severe cut, go to your nearest doctor, as sugar will obviously not mend a deep wound inside of the mouth.

Let me know how it works, drop me a line or e-mail.  I always like feed back.

Dios te bendiga.

ALC



*photo from: liftbigeatbig.com