No more double chin
Parched hands? Hydrate them with a coconut oil mask
Coconut oil’s hydrating lauric acid deeply penetrates skin to restore moisture and lock it into dry hands. It’s also packed with vitamin E, which repairs cracked skin to speed healing.
■ ONE TO TRY: Freeman Beauty Silky Hands Hydrating + Softening Hand Mask, $ 3, Walmart.com
Saggy neck and jowls? ‘Lift’ them with an apricot mask
The fruit’s elastin-promoting vitamin A and hydrating
linoleic acid give looser skin a tauter appearance. Using with moisturizing aloe vera firms the area even faster.
■ TRY IT! Combine 2 tsp. of mashed apricots and 1 Tbs. of aloe vera gel. Massage onto skin; rinse after 10 minutes.
Rashy skin? Soothe it with a matcha mask
Powerful anti-inflammatory properties in matcha reduce redness and soothe irritation on contact with skin. What’s more, the brew’s high antioxidant content helps fortify skin’s barrier to help prevent future rashes.
■ ONE TO TRY: Miss Spa Matcha Green Tea Mud Mask, $ 5, Ulta.com
Thinning hair? Reverse it with a rosemary mask
Compounds in rosemary increase circulation to the scalp, stimulating new, healthy hair growth— and the herb has been shown to be just as effective at regrowing hair as minoxidil. Mixing it with squalane- rich olive oil “plumps up” strands so hair looks two times thicker in an instant.
■ TRY IT! Combine 11⁄ Tbs. of olive oil 2 and 8 drops of rosemary essential oil (like WOW Skin Science Rosemary Essential Oil, $7, Buywow.com). Apply all over damp hair; rinse after 10 minutes.