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Available in selected beauty salons (e.g. Peeptoe in Zurich) and in the webshop www.feelunique.com for 22 francs.
Category: Totally Natural
For the feet
If you’ve been shopping for hours and your feet are so tired you can hear them yawning, treat them to this refreshing foot bath.
Lemon footbath
Ingredients:
- 1 lemon
- 5 drops of lemon oil
- 3 drops of lavender oil
- 1 tbsp soy cream
Preparation:
Squeeze the lemon and set the juice aside. Mix the remaining ingredients and stir into a pan of warm water.
Application:
Soak your feet in the fragrant oil-soy cream mixture for about 15 minutes and then dry them off. Now it’s time to add the lemon juice. Massage the fresh juice well into the skin and give your feet wings!
Sperm health
According to a study by Professor Wendie Robbins and other scientists, young men who eat a handful of walnuts every day are said to improve their sperm health and thus also their fertility. Walnuts are rich in unsaturated fatty acids, especially omega-3 fatty acids. That must be the reason. The journal Biology of Reproduction reported that 117 men between the ages of 21 and 35 took part in an experiment for 12 weeks. One group was given 75 grams of walnuts a day, the other avoided them. Only the group of men who were given walnuts showed improved sperm health and activity after the experiment; the others showed no changes.
Walnut shake with cinnamon
Ingredients:
- 500 grams walnuts
- 1.5 liters of water
- Vanilla powder
- some zest of an organic orange
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Preparation:
Soak the walnuts overnight. Drain the soaked walnuts and place in a high-powered blender with the vanilla powder, orange zest and cinnamon and gradually add the fresh water. Puree everything on the highest setting for a few minutes until a milky consistency is achieved. The walnut power potion is ready!
For the Jack of Hearts
And while you’re blending green smoothies in your kitchen, how about a fragrant gift for your boyfriend? Someone you can already smell well, but who could benefit from a fresh, light and spicy note.
Spicy aftershave
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup vodka
- 1 tbsp sparkling wine
- 5 black peppercorns
- 2 dry bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 1/2 tsp alum (powder) (available from the pharmacy)
Preparation:
Mix all the ingredients together and pour into a clean (preferably dark) jar with a tight-fitting screw lid. Place the container in a dark, cool place for 2 weeks. After 2 weeks, filter the liquid, pour it into a clean bottle and give it to your darling.
Application:
The lucky person can use the cologne to moisten their face after shaving.
Beautiful with fruit
For face and décolleté
Want some velvet skin? If this Saturday is going to be an evening in a low-cut top and you still have some time this afternoon – go for the fruit basket! Banana and olive oil combine with active ingredients to create a moisturizing, nourishing pack that leaves your skin feeling like velvet.
Banana wrap
Ingredients:
- 1 very ripe banana
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
Preparation:
Mash the banana with a fork and mix with the oil until smooth.
Application:
Apply the banana pulp generously to the face, neck and décolleté and cover everything first with paper handkerchiefs and then with a warm, damp towel. Lie comfortably on the sofa and daydream for about an hour, thinking about what would look best with your top… Rinse off the banana wrap with warm water after it has taken effect.
Fit with parsley
If your eyes obey gravity this morning and you feel like you’ve lost a boxing match, then you’re like me…
Patty’s Tip:
Hollow out a few leaves of parsley from your herb box and everything will be fine. As a compress, the spicy herb is an ideal eyelid lifter and has a decongestant effect.
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons fresh parsley
- 1 cup of water
Preparation:
Put the parsley in a heatproof bowl, bring the water to the boil and pour over the parsley. Leave the infusion to cool for at least 15 minutes, then filter.
Application:
Soak 2 cotton balls in the infusion and place on the eyes. A good opportunity to crawl back into bed for another 15 minutes. You should give the parsley enough time to soothe your eyes and reduce the swelling of your eyelids.