With uncertain times in the financial world but the need to look great and feel strong as always, it's no wonder so many people are trying to find homemade recipes for beauty. The world is going green and natural in a lot of things and in skin beauty is one of the top list.

There are lots of health risks discovered in most of the chemical cosmetics found in most shops. And aside from that beauty expert have said that organic ingredients in beauty treatments and for skin enhancements are the best. The skin easily welcomes anything natural. Why not invest in something that will pay strong dividends and make you feel great? Invest in yourself, of course, and in your self-confidence with these homemade recipes for beauty.

The first recipe is a toner made from cucumber and honey. It's very simple, all you need is 2 teaspoons of honey and a medium cucumber.

Simply peel your cucumber and cut it up into pieces, then blend it in a blender. Once it's blended, filter it through a cheese cloth to let the juices separate from the puree. Then add the cucumber juice into a bottle with the honey and shake it. This will produce a lovely lotion that you can apply on your skin with a soft cloth. You can store this for about a week in the fridge and use it daily. The honey will cleanse your skin.

This next recipe is a little bit more complex, but definitely works. It's a fantastic ginger skin cream. The ginger will invigorate your skin while the oil will sooth it. This feels exactly like an expensive cream you would buy from a spa, but you can make it yourself, isn't that special? You will need a two-inch piece of ginger, 2 teaspoons each of sesame oil, apricot kernel oil, vitamin E oil along with 1/2 cup of cocoa butter.

Pre-heat your oven to its lowest setting. Meanwhile, grate the ginger and squeeze it over a bowl to remove the juice from it until you have about 1/8 teaspoon of ginger juice. Now, mix all of the ingredients together in a bowl and heat that bowl in the oven until the cocoa butter starts to melt. Once it has, remove the bowl from the oven and apply it to your body. You will be amazed at how fresh and aromatic it smells. When you do this yourself, you can afford to use these products every single day and really treat yourself the way you deserve to be treated - like a goddess!

Using these simple recipes, you can save yourself a lot of money, especially if you normally spend a lot of money on beauty and beauty products. Chances are, people will be paying you a lot of complements once they see how great it's working for you. Will you direct them to these recipes or will it be our little secret? Have fun with these new recipes, and make some of your own.