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- Melissa Breyer
- April 22, 2008
- 1:00 pm
- 11 comments
The skin on our hands is often overworked and overlooked, but with this simple formula soft and silky hands are only minutes away. Here, cornmeal works as a gentle exfoliant, milk plays the role of moisturizer and honey steps in as the emollient.
INGREDIENTS
1/4 cup cornmeal
3 tablespoons hemp milk (or milk of your choice)
1 tablespoon honey
1 drop vanilla extract or essential oil (optional)
1. In a small saucepan, stir in the milk and cornmeal and simmer over low heat until thickened into a loose paste. Remove from heat, allow to cool and stir in honey and extract or oil, if using.
2. Massage mixture into hands and allow to sit for 10 minutes, then rinse with lukewarm water.
Read more: Beauty, Hands & Feet, cornmeal, honey, soft hands
Melissa Breyer
Melissa Breyer is a writer and editor with a background in sustainable living, specializing in food, science and design. She is the co-author of True Food (National Geographic) and has edited and written for regional and international books and periodicals, including The New York Times Magazine. Melissa lives in Brooklyn, NY.
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11 comments
+ add your ownSounds great,must try it.Thanks for sharing
Thanks this is great , so many great uses of honey .
Excellent!
Thank you Melissa!
Thanks for the article.
Thanks.
This sounds like just what I need, thanks.
I wonder what could I use instead of cornmeal...
BTW, great comment on acrylic nails!
I think this weekend I am going to dump honey all over my body. It will purely for my skin and did you know that honey is a great natural moisturizer and skin hydrator?
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Thank you for this recipe! During the winter months my hands get so dry and cracked.
I'm disappointed that the photo shown for a "healthy and green living" hand treatment features a woman with acrylic nails, the furthest thing from health and green living.
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