Growing Good

Episode 36 Aired: Thursday, May 31st 2012

Spa in Your Home

Don't have time to get to the spa? Trying to save a little cash? On this episode of Growing Good, Alessandra Maria Iavarone is giving some helpful tips for natural, relaxing spa and beauty home remedies. Tune in to hear about homemade face masks that include ingredients like cucumber, chamomile, and lemon. Alessandra's facial remedies will hydrate, rejuvenate, and act as an astringent! Hear about how to improve your skin's elasticity by using your old coffee grounds. Most importantly, many of these home remedies can be really fun to explore with your children. So if you need to relax, encourage your children to help and join you! Listen to this episode, and hear more of Alessandra's home spa tips. This episode has been brought to you by White Oak Pastures.

"Chamomile is known for its healing properties, but also its rejuvenating properties. Chamomile is used in many expensive, fancy over the counter night face creams- but of course they put all of the junk in them." -- Alessandra Iavarone on Growing Good

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