I love all these ideas and can’t wait to try them for myself and my four dauthers. My fourteen year old daughter is SO allergic to everything related to her skin. I am always ready to try anything natural. Any ideas on a shaving cream for her? Poor thing, she’s even allergic to all the new foam soaps that are everywhere! Please keep up the great ideas!  Kelli

By Kelli Sliwa on June 05, 2010

All of these are excellent and were great gifts, pls continue to spoil us. Im enjoying all of these and have seen a huge difference especially after radiation treatments…I have shared this with many who were taking or are taking and they are loving it as well..thank you soooo much..

By Teresa harris on May 13, 2010

Corrie,

I think this is a great idea! I am proud of you for using cute tags, they make all the difference. I think you wshould go into business with this. You could be the next Burt’s Bees (which I love). Anyway, if you decide to do this, we could team up and I’ll make your labels and tags. I enjoy scrapbooking and card making and I think we would make a great team- especially because we have the same name!

By Corrie Britt on May 08, 2010

Hey Paula and Corrie:

I was so glad to see the “spa” recipes!  I love homemade spa items and can’t wait to try them all.
I too, remember the mayonaise treatments. I hope that they continue to be a regular column on this site. 
Paula, my daughter and I have all of your books and magazines as well as Uncle Bubba and the Boys books and how we do love Michael.
Love you all,
Thanks so much for all you give.

By Jo Stanbery on May 06, 2010

Thank you so much for recipies, I too have used mayo on my hair and now that I am unemployed these will make great gifts!

By Theresa Irby on May 04, 2010

Love the suggestions.  I remember growing up I had very oily hair that would cause my face to break out.  I used beer on my hair to get it really clean of all the oils.  Some people need to add oil, and some need to take some away!!!

By Vickie McDuffie on May 04, 2010

I am loving this!!!  I can’t wait to try these recipes and I would love to see more in the future.

By Georgette Yaeger on May 04, 2010

I have always used mayo as part of my beauty products. I finally learned how to make my own moisturizer and it’s the ONLY one I can use - I am so allergic to all of the commercial ones! Thanks for sharing your great products!! The kitchen is always the place to start!!!!

By Fran Nantista on May 04, 2010

My mom would rinse our hair with apple cider vinegar to get rid of build ups.  Usually in the summer after we played outdoors and was hot.

By Ann Lossman on May 04, 2010

Thank you so much Paula and Corrie for sharing your spa recipes. I have everything in my cabinet so I’ll be mixing tomorrow. I hope my mom will like them….shhhhh, I might even make extra for myself. lol

By Rachel curie on May 03, 2010

I THINK ITS GREAT FOR YOU TO SHARE WITH US THIS WOULD BE GREAT GIFTS FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY…THANKS

By BENITA ROMEO on May 03, 2010

I teach school(1st grade) and I goy lice from the children EXCEPT two years ago.  I used the chemicals from the pharmacy. No luck…two times. Finally, I called my hairdresser and she said to load up my long blonde hair with plain ole mayo.  She gave me a cap and I slept overnight with it, just to be SURE ! SURE worked and my hair was so soft and swingy that everyone wanted to know what I had used on my hair. Pure and simple….Mayo !

By Judi Habern on May 03, 2010

I love the scrubs you have listed.  I too used the mayonaise conditioner growing up.  Had problems with blemishes, and phisohex was expensive..so Momma would mix an egg and cornmeal and make a mask for my face, massaging it on and let it dry, then rinse..I guess it debrided those old dead cells off and the egg whites helped to tighten the pores.???  it seemed to work!

By Joni on May 03, 2010

Great ideas! I love them all.  Would love to see more, thanks for sharing!

By Modesty Brantley on May 03, 2010

Thanks so much for sharing these recipes. I am really going to try them and see how it works on me. Love You Paula!!!

By Bonnie Crow on May 03, 2010

Love your ideas with the eggs. Im going to try these real soon. I have put lemon on my hair in the summer to make it shine. Bobbie Haney, Social circle, Ga

By Bobbie Haney on May 03, 2010

GOOD IDEAS, ,OK FOR HOME BUT NOT ALWAYS COMMERCIAL , TRIED MANY NATURAL PRODUCT .

By JOSEPH STEFKO on May 03, 2010

A great exfoliator that is good smelling and inexpensive is to combine coffee grounds and just enough olive oil in a small jar to make a paste. Rubbed on those rough heels and elbows, it gets rid of dry skin, moisturizes, and leaves you smelling fabulous. I’ve done it with used coffee grounds or fresh—seems more economical to do it with used grounds, but it does scrub a little better with the unused.

By Cati on May 03, 2010

Thank You for the recipes for cool beauty products for even we poor “girls”.From another ” Georgia Girl”-Judyann

By Judy Gilliam on May 02, 2010

I like these articles if I can eat the things I like with less calories then all the better for me.

By Pamela Lowery on April 30, 2010