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Ah, winter. For our skin, it can only mean one thing: chaos. Yep, it's that time of year when the weather wreaks havoc on our skin… dryness, irritation, breakouts. If ever our skin needs a little extra lovin', it's now! Today we're helping you step up your skincare game with basic, nutrient-rich ingredients straight from your kitchen. These simple skincare recipes will nourish and pamper your skin. Bonus: They're incredibly inexpensive!
1. Pumpkin Spice Body Scrub: Sugar, spice, and everything nice, this scrub looks (and smells) delicious enough to eat! Make it when you have a little extra pumpkin on hand. (via Sincerely, Kinsey)
2. Body Butter Recipe: If you've never whipped up your own body butter, make this ASAP. Your life will never be the same. (via Rawmazing)
3. Mint Chocolate Chip Lip Gloss: Anything that goes on your lips should be edible. And if you could potentially end up eating it, it might as well be chocolate. (via Food + Words)
4. Soothing Bath Powder: Winterize your skincare with this simple skin-nourishing technique: blend oats, sprinkle in bath, soak in bath. That's all! (via Smart School House)
5. DIY Lime Mint Foot Soak: The only thing more exciting than this relaxing foot soak is the cutesey printable label that comes with it. Double the recipe and treat someone special. Who doesn't love a spa-inspired gift? (via Tidy Mom)
6. DIY Homeade Lip Gloss: Hey, lips are skin, too. Pamper that pucker! (via Joy the Baker)
7. Powerful Pomegranate Toner: If pomegranates aren't in your pantry, they should be! Pomegranates are chock-full of antioxidants. (You know, those substances that protect your skin from harmful free radicals and promote cell regeneration.) That's two powerful reasons to get pumped about this three-ingredient toner. (via Mother Earth Living)
8. Fruit & Honey Skin Mask: Pineapple and mango collide to create this fresh, all-natural skin mask. And that might just be the most delicious-sounding skincare product we've ever heard of. (via Move Nourish Believe)
9. DIY Cellulite Scrub: It's true. There is a simple, all-natural solution to reduce cellulite. It's caffeine. (Sorry, coffee-lovers, it works only when used externally!) Banish those unsightly skin dimples with this caffeine-loaded scrub. Cellulite, be gone! (via Paula Parrish)
10. Peach Eye Treatment: Save face with a peachalicious eye treatment. (via You Beauty)
11. Ginger and Coconut Oil Sugar Body Scrub: In case you haven't heard, coconut oil is the miracle ingredient for all skin conditions. Give this lovely ginger-infused version a try! (via Food for My Family)
12. Cucumber Wrinkle Smoother: This skin smoother features two powerful hydrators, cucumbers and honey. Bye-bye, parched winter skin. (via You Beauty)
13. Magical Anti-Wrinkle Eye Oil: This anti-wrinkle eye oil is a magic little beauty potion that everyone's excited about! We'll prove it. Raise your hand if the phrase “anti-wrinkle" makes you happy. There ya have it. (via Bohemian Kate)
14. Sweet Edible Lip Polish: Meet edible lip polish. With ingredients like brown sugar and coconut oil, it practically doubles as dessert! (via Bohemian Kate)
15. Natural Acne Remedies: Honey can clear up a pimple. Who knew!? Treat skin blemishes with super-soothing ingredients. (via Bohemian Kate)
16. Body Scrub: Who doesn't love body scrubs? A few minutes with this scrub will leave you radiantly happy, inside and out. (via Martha Stewart)
Help us out! Which of these should we slather (or scrub) on first? Tweet us @BritandCo!
