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8 Natural Recipes for Amazing Skin…from a Plastic Surgeon

Turn back the clock with these natural anti-aging masks and recipes from ‘The Doctors’ plastic surgeon and beauty guru Andrew Ordon, MD.

By Lauren Gelman
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It may seem ironic for a board-certified plastic surgeon to be doling out advice on how to defy your age naturally, but Andrew Ordon, MD, a cohost of the syndicated talk show The Doctors, encourages against an operating-table mentality. In his new book Better in 7: The Ultimate 7-Day Guide to a Better You, Ordon describes more natural, less-invasive approaches to skincare and beauty.

We loved his DIY recipes for everything from eliminating dark circles under eyes to shiny hair to smooth, dewy skin. The best part: You can whip them up with ingredients you already have around your kitchen. Read on to get glowing and look, and feel years younger.

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Avocado-Honey Moisturizer

A moisturizer is an anti-aging must. By helping your skin retain moisture and acting as a temporary filler for wrinkles, it makes your complexion look smooth. Dr. Ordon says that his patients love this recipe because it makes their skin look and feel dewy, and youthful.

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of fresh cream
1/4 avocado
1 tablespoon honey

Directions:
Place all three ingredients in a blender and puree into a smooth cream. Apply it to your skin and leave on for at least an hour. Rinse off with warm water.

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Wrinkle-Fighting Salad

This energy-boosting fruit salad is packed with antioxidants, which protect the skin from sun damage and boost circulation to help deliver essential nutrients to skin. Eat it for breakfast to start your day on a beautiful note.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1/2 cup fresh strawberries
1 kiwi, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup pomegranate seeds
1/2 cup organic orange juice
1 handful of chopped walnuts

Directions:
Combine first four ingredients in a small bowl. Pour the orange juice over the mixture and sprinkle with the walnuts.

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Acne Spot Treatment

When you have a blemish that needs to disappear—stat—try this nifty trick, which Ordon picked up in the green room at The Doctors from beauty expert Kym Douglas. The yeast fights bacteria, the lemon helps dry the blemish.

Ingredients:
Brewer’s Yeast
A squeeze of lemon juice
Water

Directions:
Make a paste using a little bit of brewer’s yeast, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a bit of water. Apply right on your blemish and leave for 10 minutes, cover with a bandage.

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Basil Toner

This recipe is great for those prone to acne. The basil acts as an antiseptic, helps clear acne-causing bacteria, and improves circulation to the skin.

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons dried basil leaves
1 cup boiling water

Directions:
Crush up the dried basil leaves and mix them into a cup of boiling water. Once the mixture cools, strain out the leaves, put it in a spray bottle and spritz your skin. Use a cotton ball or pad to spread the toner gently around your face. Do this daily before cleansing.

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Lemon-Agave Age Spot Fighter

Your hands are a dead giveaway of your age, but this scrub can help. Exfoliating your hands lifts off the top layer of dead skin cells, which contains some of the pigment leaving age spots behind.  The rice exfoliates, the agave hydrates, and the lemon helps lighten skin and lift off dead cells.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup cooked rice
1 tablespoon agave nectar
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Directions:
Mix together the above ingredients and blend well. Apply the mixture to dry hands, move the scrub around your hands in circular motions on the backs of your hands with firm but gentle pressure for one to two minutes. You can also rub this rice on the palms of the hands to soften calluses.

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Almond-Sugar Facial Scrub

Regularly exfoliating your face helps get rid of dead skin cells (which dull your complexion) so your skin looks smoother and brighter.

Ingredients:
3 tablespoons of fresh cream
1 cup of white sugar
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1/2 cup of ground almonds
2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
Mix all ingredients well. Apply to dry face in a circular motion Wash your face off with warm water, followed by cold water. Pat your face dry. Place in a jar and store in your refrigerator for future use.

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Coconut Deep Conditioner

Keep your hair smooth, hydrated, and shiny with this natural conditioning treatment; apply it once a week.

Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon coconut extract

Directions:
Mix ingredients together, apply and cover your scalp with a plastic wrap (like Saran Wrap). Leave on for 20 to 30 minutes, then rinse hair thoroughly.

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Java Lip Exfoliator

Sloughing dry, dead skin from your lips makes them look instantly plumper and pinker.

Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon of moisturizing lotion (such as Olay’s Active Hydrating Body Fluid)
1/4 teaspoon fresh coffee grounds
1/4 teaspoon Kosher salt

Directions:
Mix well in a bowl. Apply to entire mouth area and massage around for five minutes. Wipe clean with a warm wet washcloth.

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Get More Turn-Back-the-Clock Secrets

For more speedy anti-aging tips and tricks from Dr. Ordon, check out his new book, Better in 7. Buy a copy at thebooknook.com.

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Your Comments

  • http://twitter.com/lisenriquez lisa enriquez rafols

    I notice Queen Elizabeth never had any plastic surgery, she grows old gracefully with out the interception of science.

    • Suzycreamcheese

      She’s never worked a day in her life either.  What’s your point?

    • Tracyb7

      She like all beautiful women are blessed with good genetics, it doesn’t matter how hard you work or dont work its all in the DNA.

      • Masti

        It’s not ALL in the DNA. There are factors that contribute to certain skin conditions and such. Certainly bone structure and facial features can be marked up to genetics, but if you tan consistantly, smoke cigarettes, have terrible nutritional habits, don’t sleep and drink excessive amounts of alcohol……well you are setting yourself up for a bunch of potential unattractive and unwanted skin conditions not to mention these are some of the worst crimes against your skin.  Your body is a weel oiled machine, treat it well and it will show, mistreat it and unfortunately that will show too!

      • Masti

        It’s not ALL in the DNA. There are factors that contribute to certain skin conditions and such. Certainly bone structure and facial features can be marked up to genetics, but if you tan consistantly, smoke cigarettes, have terrible nutritional habits, don’t sleep and drink excessive amounts of alcohol……well you are setting yourself up for a bunch of potential unattractive and unwanted skin conditions not to mention these are some of the worst crimes against your skin.  Your body is a weel oiled machine, treat it well and it will show, mistreat it and unfortunately that will show too!

  • Eliza3636

    right and being a monarch of a major country is a walk in the park.  I’m sure shes worked just as hard or harder then most of us.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Ivonne-Marie-Rodriguez/899415326 Ivonne Marie Rodriguez

    I will like to know which fresh cream can we use for making the moisturizer

  • http://www.superbrecipes.com/home-remedies-for-glowing-skin/ home remedies acne

    i’ve used many expensive medicated and cosmetic creams but nothing works like natural kitchen ingredients. Home-made Mint face pack has been especially effective in clearing my acne.  

  • http://twitter.com/StaroftheMagi Aster C. Linn

    Isn’t it odd how women are not judged by their brains and achievements but by their looks? As though their physical appearance and not their mind or soul are all-important? Frankly, I think, the roles ought to be reversed for one day every year (entitled: Walk a Mile in My Shoes) where men are obliged to go to work wearing dresses, high-heels and make-up, while women wear business-suits, collars and ties, and no make-up, etc., and judge the men according (purely) to their physical appearance and attractiveness!

  • http://twitter.com/StaroftheMagi Aster C. Linn

    Isn’t it odd how women are not judged by their brains and achievements but by their looks? As though their physical appearance and not their mind or soul are all-important? Frankly, I think, the roles ought to be reversed for one day every year (entitled: Walk a Mile in My Shoes) where men are obliged to go to work wearing dresses, high-heels and make-up, while women wear business-suits, collars and ties, and no make-up, etc., and judge the men according (purely) to their physical appearance and attractiveness!

  • http://twitter.com/StaroftheMagi Aster C. Linn

    Isn’t it odd how women are not judged by their brains and achievements but by their looks? As though their physical appearance and not their mind or soul are all-important? Frankly, I think, the roles ought to be reversed for one day every year (entitled: Walk a Mile in My Shoes) where men are obliged to go to work wearing dresses, high-heels and make-up, while women wear business-suits, collars and ties, and no make-up, etc., and judge the men according (purely) to their physical appearance and attractiveness!

  • http://twitter.com/StaroftheMagi Aster C. Linn

    Isn’t it odd how women are not judged by their brains and achievements but by their looks? As though their physical appearance and not their mind or soul are all-important? Frankly, I think, the roles ought to be reversed for one day every year (entitled: Walk a Mile in My Shoes) where men are obliged to go to work wearing dresses, high-heels and make-up, while women wear business-suits, collars and ties, and no make-up, etc., and judge the men according (purely) to their physical appearance and attractiveness!