Beauty procedures to help with weight loss

I do dry skin brushing several times a week. Once a month or so I do a body scrub (with home made olive oil and salt scrub) which makes skin feel wonderful. I'm also 36 and no wrinkles - never smoked, not a sun worshipper either, and parents both look young. I think diet is most important, plus drinking lots of water. No other body treatments, apart from the occasional mani/pedicure.

I take a tablespoon of blackstrap molasses each day for the iron and calcium - but it is supposed to keep grey hair at bay! My hair is very healthy and I don't have any grey yet (I'm 37), but that is genes I think.

I had to google it, never knew of it healthy benefits! You think it helps your hair?
I take biotin 6000 for my hair. And recently bought Priorin N for my hair but adding 3 pills to my other vitamins is a bit too much...

What else do you do to your hair?

I just use head and shoulders shampoo and conditioner, and brush it every couple of days!
I think it's in such good condition because I don't do anything to it, frankly. I used to dye my hair in college, but I haven't done that since I was 22.
I love my blackstrap molasses though - I'd recommend anyone take it, it has so many benefits, and is good if you'd rather get vitamins and minerals from food rather than tablets.
(That said, I do take one calcium tablet a day - as a vegetarian who has cut way down on dairy, I couldn't see any other way).

Other than that - I've noticed the skin on my arms and legs has gotten really smooth - it used to have lots and lots of tiny little bumps that weren't very visible but I could see them and I just thought there were part of me and there for good. I drink 3 litres of water a day and I am positive that helped to cleared them up.

I'm going to try it then, if I find it in stores... Thanks for the recommendation!

You brush your hair every couple of days? You don't brush it every day?

I also used to dye my hair when I was young and silly. It almost destroyed my hair! My hair was dry and broke all the time. It's been 10 years I don't dye my hair at all and trying to stay this way. When I have more grey hair, I'll start dying it again... Hopefully not too soon.

Here in Ireland, I get blackstrap molasses in any healthfood shop. Make sure to get blackstrap, not regular. I get this one by Meridian: http://www.nourish.ie/meridian-organic-blackstrap-molasses/merm061pd.html

I only brush my hair every couple of days because I have an easy style and I often scrape or clip it back, I don't need to dress up for work.

Honestly I just drink ALOT of water, just started drinking from a 4 litre container 2 days ago:) And I use Nivea for my face and body. Sometimes ill use other body creams, like jergens. I use bio oil sometimes as well on my face not very much though cuz itll make me break out. my skin is VERY SENSITIVE!!

My skin improved when I stopped trying to follow a "skincare regimen" with "clarifying" and "toning" and "moisurizing" and "defoliating" stuff. Now I just rinse in the shower, sometimes use a bit of very mild cleanser, and mild (grocery store) moisturizer during dry wehather. My skin is smoother, and both less greasy in some places and less dry in others.

My hair improved dramatically when I stopped washing it every day and using extra products on it. Now i wash every few days with a very gentle shampoo that promises no special effects. Hair doesn't get dirty as fast, and isn't as dry and frizzy.

Most "beauty products" are really expensive snake oil.

I have natural curl and if I don't wash it every day, I look like I just rolled out of bed! lol

But I rinse it once a week with cheap canned beer and that has helped with dryness that was starting up the last year or so.

I LOVE this thread!!! I do a number of different things, but all of the products I use are all natural (meaning I make alot of my creams, butters, oils and scrubs myself)

1. I drink over 100 ounces of water daily.
2. I enjoy 20 + minutes in the sauna weekly
3. Unrefined Virgin Coconut works wonders! I use it on my face and body daily and have no blemishes because of it. Doesn't hurt to cook with it either ;-D
4. Homeade sugar or sea salt scrub - once a week. It's great for exfoliating the skin.
5. Jamaican Black Castor Oil - use on my hair - helps with hair growth and keeps greys away
6. Biotin, Multivitamin and Fish Oil

I'm thinking about coolscupting - there's a special going on in my area.

I do dry skin brushing several times a week. Once a month or so I do a body scrub (with home made olive oil and salt scrub) which makes skin feel wonderful. I'm also 36 and no wrinkles - never smoked, not a sun worshipper either, and parents both look young. I think diet is most important, plus drinking lots of water. No other body treatments, apart from the occasional mani/pedicure.

So you just brush the old skin away and don't put any moisturizer on top of it?

I also my own scrub - mix of coffee and sour cream.

No, I don't moisturise after. Normally do it before bed.

I pretty much gave up on "beautiful skin" after a horrific accident at age 15 that scarred up my left side, lower abdomen and left a good gash by my eye. I do want my skin healthy, and use lotion randomly towards that goal, but spa days seem like a waste of money (never gonna get rid of scars) and a hot shower is as relaxing as paying the fees to go use a Jacuzzi. I used moisturizers while pregnant to help the stretch mark situation; however, I still got them because my scars puckered and expanded.

I wouldn't say I'm not beautiful, I love my body right now. I would, however, say that buying expensive products would be a waste of my time and money because nothing is going to reverse the parts I don't like.

Nearly 50 pounds down and no loose skin yet. I credit water and vegetables.

I have scars from a bilateral mastectomy, and my plastic surgeon told me that Scar Away, a simple piece of silicone with adhesive, is the best thing. Your body heals itself best, and the silicone just keeps the natural oils and what-not in the scar region to accelerate healing.

I have many friends who spend a lot of money on spas, La Mer products, botox, scrubs, strange Japanese beauty treatments, etc., and none of it works in the long run. The ones who look the youngest are the ones who include strength training in their exercise routines, eat mostly nutrition dense foods, don't drink a lot, and use copious amounts of sunscreen. Ironically, they're the ones who spend the least on trying to look younger. Good nutrition does far more for the skin than any cream can.

Okay, so a face lift works to some extent, but then you need to maintain it, and you eventually end up looking like the old lady who has had too many facelifts. :ohwell:

Im sorry, hon...
Did you try any peels to reduce the appearance of your scars? Like chemical peel?

My nurse advised they would never fully go away, she told me to keep them medicated and out of the sun until they healed. They've faded quite a lot but I don't think they will totally go away. I've lived almost half my life with these, they are a part of me now; I don't want to risk the side effects of a chemical peel. I don't think something superficial would do any good on such old scars, and a deep peel is a second degree burn; who wants to suffer that for "beauty"?

I'm not too bothered by it, they show where I've been and testify to my resilience. I just don't see a reason to spend a lot of time, money or worry on my skin, when life is going to leave a mark one way or another. Maybe my psyche was affected by how young I was when I had those permanent marks put on me.

As a side note, I love smiley-wrinkles on people; they show where those people have been in life, and how much they've smiled. I hope I have crunchy eyes someday, myself!