Did Grandma's Beauty Secrets Really Work?

Did Grandma's Beauty Secrets Really Work?

In years past, Grandma would goop mayonnaise on her head, wait 15 minutes, wash then rinse her hair with apple cider vinegar. Her facial was a mashed avocado mixed with raw honey or a mashed overripe banana. When you got a zit, she would squeeze a lemon, then add a little sugar and tell you to wash your face with it. Grandpa's hair started thinning and she would apply a mixture of ginger and grape juice.
So...did grandma's beauty secrets really work? The answer is yes! Fortunately, today science understands why and we have a whole range of beauty products that make it unnecessary to keep a refrigerator in the bathroom.

What did these foods contain that made them effective?

	Banana contains Vitamin A and lots of potassium. It made a super moisturizer for the skin.
	Avocado is full of healthy fats and phytonutrients, as well as Vitamin A, E and C. It moisturizes the skin and has anti-aging properties. The avocado seed has a type of fat that can reverse sun damage. P.S. OPI AvoJuice Products gives these benefits to your skin!
	It's the eggs and the oils that made hair shiny and moisturized. Eggs contain L-cysteine, an amino acid and powerful anti-oxidant that makes up 18% of your hair and is keratin-forming.
	Raw honey has anti-bacterial, anti-microbial, anti-septic and anti-fungal properties. It was often mixed with the avocado or yogurt to help moisturize and used alone or with lemon to heal acne.
	Lemon has natural lighteners; it's full of vitamins, antioxidants and acids to even out skin tone. Mixed with honey it soothed. Mixed with sugar it helped relieve acne.
	Yogurt contains lactic acid and is full of probiotics; powerful anti-aging and cleansing ingredients. Blueberries were sometimes added for additional antioxidants. P.S. Murad Fine Hair Shampoo gives you these hair care benefits.
	It's the caffeine in the black tea that helped to reduce puffiness. Green Tea has anti-inflammatory properties which reduced redness and irritation.
	Ginger is a circulatory stimulant for the hair follicles. It is also high in fatty acids. Fatty acids are recommended for fighting hair loss, stunted growth and thinning of hair.
	Apple Cider Vinegar is naturally antibiotic and antibacterial. It is also slightly acidic so it restored the natural shine and body in hair by helping maintain a balanced pH.

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