Using Mayonnaise for beauty treatment

Mayonnaise! Oh how I love my mayo. I know it's quite fattening but I do like to use it when making tuna sandwiches or when eating fries! When a fiend of mine sent me a list of beauty treatments using mayo, I raised my eyebrows while reading her message lol! Straightaway I thought about food because that's what I always associate mayonnaise with.

A few weeks later, I decided to do a few DIY beauty treatments using Mayonnaise. I searched online and found out the benefits of using mayo for my hands, nails, feet and face. 

My feet: As the back of my feet has been feeling quite dry recently, I used the mayonnaise to exfoliate whatever dead skin may be on my feet. I simply put mayonnaise all over both feet, slipped on some cotton socks, and tied two plastic bag over both of my feet to prevent the product from seeping out and get all over the floor (hence why my feet is covered in plastic bags in the picture).

My face:  I applied the mayonnaise on my face as a facial mask and let it set for 20 minutes before washing it with warm water. I did this to remove any dead skin cells.

My hand / nails: I slathered mayonnaise all over my hands and massaged them. Not only is this good to soften dry cuticles but it also helps to strengthen our nails. 

After the treatments I noticed how softer my skin felt. It's definitely a cheap and cheerful way to take better care of our skin without having to spend lots of money. As DIY homemade treatments are the trend nowadays. It's worth a try :)

Berry smoothie bowl!

I love my berry smoothies and yesterday I decided to do something different and have it in a bowl, with oats and different kinds of nuts and dried fruit. It felt like I was having a proper breakfast lol and it was quite filling! I didn’t crave for food until lunchtime!

Ingredients: Smoothie – Frozen strawberries, blackcurrants and raspberries; ¼ melon, 1 banana and a few spoons full of natural yoghurt.

Today's Green Smoothie and 5 A DAY

Looking at what fruit and vegetables I had at home, I was thinking of what kind of juice or smoothie to make. I like to use up what I already have before I re-fill my fruit basket and fridge with more fruits and veg!

I was in the mood to experiment so this morning I made a Banana, Kale, Kiwifruit and Melon smoothie with a few squeezes of lime!

It was nice and healthy and I had 4 out of the recommended 5 portions of fruit and vegetables, before 9 o clock this morning 😊.

I always thought that as long as I had 5 portions of fruit and vegetables, even if they were the same fruit, then it would count.

However, I found out that our five portions should include a variety of fruit and vegetables. This is because different fruits and vegetables contain different combinations of fibre, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

Almost all fruit and vegetables count towards our 5 A DAY and the great thing is that they can be fresh, frozen, canned, dried or pure juices.

Today's green juice

This morning I made this delicious juice. It contained 4 kiwifruits, 1 apple, peach, 2 handfuls of kale. Not only did it taste good but it was super healthy! Let me tell you why…



Kale - One serving of Kale contains just 30 calories and provides a day's worth of vitamin C, twice the recommended daily intake of vitamin A, and nearly seven times the recommended amount of vitamin K.



Kiwi fruit - Kiwis are a good source of vitamin E, an antioxidant known to protect skin! It also high in vitamin C which boosts our immune system. With a great source of fiber, Kiwi’s helps prevent constipation and other intestinal problems



Peaches - They are rich in many vital minerals such as potassium, fluoride and iron. Iron is required for red blood cell formation. Fluoride is a component of bones and teeth and is essential for prevention of dental caries. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that help regulate heart rate and blood pressure.



All these great health benefits in one drink, not to mention I’ve had 4 of my 5 portions of fruit and veg required daily before 9 o clock this morning. What a healthy way to start the day! 

Banana and Ginger smoothie

Banana Ginger smoothie with vanilla yogurt and honey. Good for soothing digestion, heartburn and other stomach trouble with fresh ginger!

Berry smoothie

I love smoothies especially Berry smoothies! This morning I made this very nutritiously delicious smoothie as part of my breakfast, with all kinds of berries and added oats and natural yoghurt! It was healthy with essential fibre and iron vitamins.