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Sure, we all know that beauty comes from within — but from within your refrigerator? Here, beauty experts share their secret formulas for a more beautiful you. The bonus: These recipes can be made with items found in your fridge and cabinets. Getting gorgeous has never been easier.

Happy Hand Exfoliant

Say good-bye to dry, cracked hands. Even if your gloves haven't been doing their job this winter, this easy-to-make exfoliant will slough off all those dead skin cells. Plus, it cleanses and moisturizes, leaving hands soft and smooth.

Ingredients:

  • 1 ounce ground almonds
  • 1 teaspoon clear honey
  • 2 teaspoons walnut or sunflower oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice

Directions:

  1. Mix all ingredients together into a thick paste.
  2. Rub a heaping teaspoon all over the hands for two to three minutes and rinse off. Use whenever your hands need some extra TLC.

From Natural Superwoman by food consultant Rosamond Richardson

Peach-and-Honey Mask

This revitalizing peach and honey mask is almost good enough to eat. But what you'll really love about it is how it leaves your skin feeling soft and supple.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large peach or nectarine, skinned
  • 3 teaspoons honey
  • A pinch of lecithin powder or 2 tablespoons yogurt

Directions:

Mash the peach and honey together, add a little lecithin powder or 2 tablespoons yogurt until you have a workable paste. Pat evenly over your face and neck and around the eyes. Lie back and relax for about 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water, pat dry, then tone and moisturize as you normally would.

From the California Tree Fruit Agreement

Apple-Pectin Toner

Apples have been used in beauty products for centuries. And thanks to a high concentration of vitamins A and C and potassium, when applied as a facial toner, apple pectin can sooth and refresh all skin types. Please note: If you have especially dry or sensitive skin, reduce the amount of witch hazel in the toner.

Ingredients:

  • 1 apple, cut up with peel, seeds removed
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/4 cup witch hazel

Directions:

  1. Place the cut-up apple in a small saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil and remove from the heat.
  2. Allow the mixture to cool completely, then strain out the apple chunks. Stir in the witch hazel and pour into a clean container.
  3. To use, spray or apply to skin using a clean cotton ball.

From Natural Beauty for All Seasons by Janice Cox

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Eve's Apple Rinse

If you think your hair is starting to lose its shine, try whipping up a batch of this hair-clarifying rinse. It will help restore your scalp's pH level and get rid of buildup from hairsprays and gels. Please note: If you have a really dry or sensitive scalp or hair, use half the amount of apple cider vinegar.

Ingredients:

  • 1 large apple, peeled and cut into small pieces
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 2 cups water

Directions:

  1. Mix together all ingredients in a blender or food processor set on "high."
  2. Pour the mixture through a strainer into a clean container, discarding all solids.
  3. To use, pour over your hair after shampooing as a final rinse.
  4. Massage through your hair and rinse thoroughly with cool water.

From Natural Beauty from the Garden by Janice Cox

Oily-Hair Conditioning Treatment

If you've got a problem with oil, here's a super-simple recipe to get the shine you want without the grease you hate.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 avocado, crushed
  • 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon mayonnaise

Directions:

  1. Mix all ingredients together.
  2. Apply mixture to dry hair, applying only to the hair shaft and avoiding the scalp. Leave on for 20 minutes, then massage through to the scalp and leave on for 5 more minutes.
  3. Rinse completely in very warm water for at least 2 minutes.
  4. Shampoo hair twice with a deep-cleansing shampoo. Any excess mixture can be stored in a glass jar in the refrigerator for up to one week.

Courtesy Robert Hallowell, celebrity hairstylist

Wake-Up Call Facial

Avocado and yogurt enrich and soften; honey moisturizes and smooths; lemon juice tones and refreshes.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons ripe avocado
  • 1 teaspoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon plain yogurt

Directions:

Mash ingredients together in a bowl and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Then apply to just-cleansed face and lie down for 10 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water; gently pat dry.

From Natural Superwoman by food consultant Rosamond Richardson

Cooling-Cucumber Deep-Cleansing Facial Mask

Cucumber and mint are natural refresheners; oats and bran exfoliate; buttermilk, yogurt and cream cleanse and soften; lemon juice tones and refreshes.

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup oats
  • 1 tablespoon wheat bran
  • 2 tablespoons buttermilk
  • 2 tablespoons whipping cream
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon plain yogurt
  • 1 teaspoon fresh mint leaves
  • 1/2 medium cucumber, cut into small pieces

Directions:

Place oats and wheat bran in a blender; grind to a fine powder. Add remaining ingredients. Mix until consistency is smooth. Apply to just-cleansed face and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Courtesy of Archive Cosmetics

Mane-Moisturizing Yogurt and Egg Treatment

Yogurt cleans and softens; egg yolk adds shine; honey moisturizes and smooths.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup plain yogurt
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Directions:

Shampoo your hair; towel-dry. Mix ingredients together. Rub into hair and cover with a shower cap. Leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse, then shampoo thoroughly.

Courtesy Robert Hallowell, celebrity hairstylist

Get more recipes for homemade face masks, moisturizers, hair treatments, nail strengtheners, foot treatments and more from The Daily Green.