Alternative Beauty Treatments

Professional aesthetics services abound, but for in-between times when you want to do it yourself, discover your favorite alternative beauty treatments. Purchase natural cosmetics or buy the ingredients to make your own facial scrubs, toners, masks and hair tonics. Then use advice from expert cosmetologists to guide you.
Clinique, the fragrance-free skin care manufacturer, suggests a "cleanse, exfoliate, moisturize" regimen for a complete skin refresher. Almay, maker of hypoallergenic makeup, cosponsors Cosmetic Info, a website that spotlights safe cosmetics ingredients. You can use this information to compare your everyday, professional and alternative beauty treatment products and ingredients. Shake up your skin care routine using natural products to refresh your face, hair and overall health.

Exfoliating

Clinique recommends regular exfoliation to remove dead cells and stimulate new growth. A daily scrub primes your face for a more heavy-duty peel. You can add Clinique Total Turnaround Visible Skin Renewal to your daily skin care plan. This scrub prepares you for the Total Turnaround Radiance Peel Once-a-Week treatment.
The delicate skin on your face can also benefit by using gentle natural products for exfoliating. Baby oatmeal makes an excellent alternative beauty treatment. Mix 1 tbsp. of baby oatmeal with enough warm water to make a paste. Then, massage it into damp facial skin in a circular motion covering the whole area. Let it rest on your face for a minute or two as you soak in a bath, and then rinse off.

Home Facial

Go further with facial skin care by relaxing under a cleansing and nourishing facial mask. Once you have removed surface skin cells, a facial mask can finish the exfoliating task. Alba Papaya Enzyme Facial Mask is an alternative beauty treatment that dissolves and removes surface impurities, for firmer skin. Follow this with Alba Hibiscus Facial Toner, to cool and smooth the exfoliated surface, and your favorite moisturizer.
Alternatively, try a blend of natural products to achieve the same effect. Mash half an avocado with enough honey to thicken the mixture into a mask. Apply it to warm, dry facial skin and rest for 10 minutes; then remove. Splash or swipe natural rosewater or witch hazel solution over your face as a toner, and end with a light moisturizer.

Hair Health

Alba Botanica is committed to natural hair care, using tropical oils and fruit extracts to enhance existing moisture and shine. For a healthy hair and mood boost, Alba Coconut Milk Extra-Rich Hair Conditioner offers the nourishment and aromatherapy of coconut and awapuhi.
Natural products that you can use for hair health include sweet almond, jojoba and vitamin E oils. Massage one or two drops of either oil into clean, wet hair and style as usual.