ORGANIC BEAUTY CARE RECIPES

ORGANIC BEAUTY CARE RECIPES

Balinese Boreh Scrub

 This Jamu (ancient Indonesian traditional medicine) treatment is a centuries-old recipe using herbs and spices which increase the blood circulation and ease aches and pains. It was given to me by a healer in Bali. It is used by Indonesian when they are sick as it is warming and help lower fever down

4 teaspoons of sandalwood spices

2 teaspoons of clove finely grounded

2 teaspoons of ginger powder

1 teaspoon of cinnamon powder

1 teaspoon of coriander powder

2 teaspoons of rice powder or flour

1 teaspoon of nutmeg powder

1 teaspoon of mineral water or your favorite flower water

Directions

Combine all the ingredients together and pour in a bowl or glass container.

Gently massage this exfoliating scrub all over your body before you shower with a gentle body wash and rinse. Repeat once or twice a month.

Javanese Lulur

Turmeric is a key ingredient in this Javanese recipe. Lulur is Javanese for “coating the skin.” It is a beauty ritual that leaves the body and mind relaxed and the skin soft and supple. This total beauty treatment involves a light massage, body mask and fragrant floral bath. Makes 10 ounces (1 treatment). 2 tablespoons rice powder

 2 teaspoons ground turmeric
  2 cups plain yogurt
  3 drops jasmine essential oil
  2 drops sandalwood essential oil
  2 to 4 ounces light oil (such as almond, avocado or macadamia nut)
  Handful fragrant flowers, like rose, jasmine, frangipani or lavender


Direction
1. Mix rice powder, turmeric, yogurt and essential oils until well blended and set aside.
2. To use: Massage favorite light oil all over body. Gently rub the yogurt mixture onto body to exfoliate and polish skin. Rinse under a warm shower. Float flowers in a warm bath.Relax in the warm, fragrant water.

Volcanic Clay Body Scrub for Cellulite

 25 gms (grams) (2 Tbsp) Balinese clay (or any clay with purifying  properties)

30 gms (2 Tbsp) sea saltwater

Direction

1.Mix ingredients together to make a light paste.Wipe over entire body. It leaves a thin white film and feels prickly asit penetrates the skin.

2.Once the paste is dry, rub the skin so that it is sloughed away.

3.Shower and massage. The best essential oils for cellulite are nutmeg and rose. 

4. Add a few drops to your favorite carrier oil or body cream and apply liberally.

Cucumber Wrap for Sunburnt Skin

Feel the heat seep out of your sunburnt body using cucumber and essential oils. The bestCucumber Cooling Wrap is offered at the Spa at Bali Hyatt. Here's their recipe.

 2 kilos (4 lb)cucumbers, plus skin and pips, whizzed in a blender

 2 drops lavender oil ,2 drops tea tree oil, 2 drops camomile oil

Direction

1.Cover your body with the cucumber mixed with the essential oils.

2.Wrap the body in a gauze or cotton sheet; leave for 30 minutes. 

3.The cucumber feels cool on tender skin and you can sense the heat being drawn out of your body. Cucumber leaves the skin soft, so moisturizing afterwards is optional

Bali Coffee Scrub

This scrub, rougher than some and ideal for male skin, is offered at all Mandara Spas (at The Chedi, lbah. Bali Padmaand Nikko in Bali), the Novotel in Lombok and Malaysia's The Datai) according to this recipe.

 200 gms (6 oz)Balinese coffee beans, ground

40 gms (3 tbsp)kaolin clay (or cosmetic clay available at health shops)

 pinch ground pumice stone (optional),

1/4 kilo (1/2 lb)carrots, grated or blended

 l0gms (1 tsp) gelatin, already set (optional)

Direction

Balinese coffee is the most fragrant of all Indonesian varieties, but you can substitute this for your favourite blend.

1. Crush the dried beans quite finely and mix with the kaolin clay and ground pumice.

2.Add a splash of water. Rub over the entire body, later rubbing more vigorously so that the mixture sloughs off. 3.Rub the carrot, which can be mixed with the gelatin for easier application, into your body to replenish any lost moisture during the exfoliation process.

4. Shower and moisturize.

Coconut Body Glow for Sensitive Skin

Some 60-70 percent of women believe they have sensitive skin; if you fall into this category, try one of natures treats: freshly shredded young coconut (rich in nutrients but not over-abrasive). The Mandara Spa at The Chedi in Bali offers this scrub using nutritious coconuts from Sulawesi.

half young coconut, freshly grated,

1/4 tsp turmeric powder (or I cm tumeric root, grated),

1/4 kilo (1/2 lb) carrots, grated or blended

2 tbsp gelatin, already set.

Direction

1.Mix the freshly grated coconut with the turmeric (the latter is used for its cleansing properties and high vitamin C content)

2. Gently rub the mixture all over your body. Leave for five minutes and wipe off with a wet, warm cloth. 

3.Mix the carrot and gelatin and apply to the skin.This adds conditioning nutrients to the skin after the exfoliating process