My mother chases me around with the skin from avocados all the time. You know the part that is left over after you take out all the meaty avocado-y yumminess to make your guac or whatever? Sometimes when I'm not careful, my mother catches me and before I know it she has smeared what's left of the avocado on my face and tells me it's good for me.
She's right, though: Avocados are totally good for you and avocado oil is great topically for your skin. I just don't like to be chased around by my mother and shmeared in the face. I mean, can't she just let me do it myself?
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So let me be clear here, I am not an advocate of sacrificing avocados in the name of beauty. I think that first and foremost avocados are meant to be ingested, but let's say you made some guacamole and have a few skins with some fruit still on them, or you have an avocado that is a tad past its prime, well, then by all means use them for the good of your skin or hair. Here are five ways to use avocados outside of the kitchen.
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Facial
Do like my mami says and give yourself an avocado facial. My mom just smears the stuff left on avocado skins and rubs it right onto her face, leaves it on for 20 minutes and then wipes it off with a damp cloth.
Hair mask
Is your hair feeling kinda dry? Do like this cutey and rub some avocado up in it, let it sit for a few, and then wash it out.
Soothe a sunburn
Got a sunburn? Let's not get into the whys because I know next time you will do a better job of shielding your skin from the sun. For now, go rub some avocado on affected skin, it will help you feel better.
Moisturize skin
Got dry elbows, knees, or feet? Rub some avocado on them and let it sit for 15 minutes than hop in to the shower to wash it off.
Mustache
If you are a man and prone to wearing a porn star mustache, you can use avocado to moisturize your facial hair. Otherwise, you can let your kids make avocado mustaches and take pictures of them. Smiles and laughter have all kinds of health and beauty benefits.
