3 DIY beauty recipes you didn’t know you could make in your blender

Give yourself a spa day with a mask, toning mist and body scrub.

October 28, 2019, 4:04 AM

Did you know you could make beauty products using just a blender?

You can give yourself a spa day with an avocado-banana mask, a green tea and cucumber toning mist and body sugar scrub.

These DIYS are perfect for treating yourself or making with all of your friends.

Avocado-banana mask

PHOTO:  Avocado and banana with the NutriBullet Pro 900.
Avocado and banana with the NutriBullet Pro 900.
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Does your skin feel a bit dry?

You can give it some TLC with an ultra-moisturizing face mask that's made with three naturally hydrating ingredients: grape seed oil, banana and avocado.

For this DIY, simply blend together 1/2 banana, 1/2 avocado and 1/2 cup grapeseed oil.

Apply the mixture to clean skin and wait for 15 minutes.

Rinse of with warm water to reveal hydrated skin.

Green tea and cucumber toning mist

PHOTO: Making green tea and cucumber toning mist.
Making green tea and cucumber toning mist.
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Green tea is thought to offer skin protection and anti-aging benefits due to its antioxidant capacity, and apple cider vinegar offers potential antibacterial benefits. Combine both with cooling and hydrating cucumber in this three-ingredient face mist.

Blend together 1/2 peeled cucumber, 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar and 1/2 cup cold green tea.

Stick the blended ingredients in a spray bottle and carry with you wherever you go.

Body sugar scrub

PHOTO: Using a body sugar scrub made with greek yogurt.
Using a body sugar scrub made with greek yogurt.
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Exfoliate the dead skin away with this homemade body scrub, which is especially cute when given as a gift, with contents simply put in a mason jar and wrapped with a ribbon.

Blend together 2 tablespoons lemon juice with 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt.

After the lemon juice and yogurt are blended, stir in 2 cups of brown sugar.

Rub this sugar scrub all over your body to exfoliate and rinse off.

Recipes provided by NutriBullet. To blend, we used the brand-new NutriBullet Pro 900 – Colorway Series, but any blender will work, too.