15 DIY beauty hacks using household items you already have

Frank OlitoMay 8, 2020, 21:41 IST

A bobby pin can help create the perfect look.Marki Rochelle/ YouTube

Your house is already filled with items that can be useful in your beauty routine.
When it comes to keeping your skin healthy, dab coffee filters on your face to get rid of oils and use salt to get rid of dry skin.
For the perfect hair, try a coffee treatment and use dryer sheets to get rid of flyaways.
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Although most nail salons, beauty stores, and drug stores are closed, it doesn't mean your beauty routine has to come to halt too.

All over your house, there are products that can keep your face, skin, hair, and nails healthy while in lockdown. You can even find products lying around that will help improve your makeup skills.

Keep reading to learn some beauty hacks that you can do at home right now.

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If your makeup rubbed off on your shirt collar, use shaving cream to take the stain out.

Makeup stain. Shutterstock

If you want your perfume to last longer, rub Vaseline on your skin.

Vaseline. Shutterstock

With the extra time these days, you can finally clean your dirty jewelry. To do so, use laundry detergent.

Tide pods. Thomson Reuters

Dryer sheets or a toothbrush will help smooth down flyaways in your hair.

Dryer sheets. Shutterstock

Coffee isn't just to wake you up. You can use it as a hair treatment to liven up your locks too.

Wash your hair with coffee. Shutterstock

In a pinch, the strike-on matchboxes can work as a nail file.

Matchbox. Shutterstock

As for your nails, you can ensure the perfect manicure at home by using cooking spray.

Cooking spray. Smith Collection/Gado / Getty

If you're trying to get the perfect cat's eye, then try using a bobby pin or a piece of scotch tape.

Bobby pin with eyeliner. Marki Rochelle/ YouTube

If you have safety pins lying around, you can use them to separate your eyelashes.

Safety pin. Morgan Nicole Brooks/ YouTube

A cold spoon could help reduce puffy eyes, but they're also useful when applying makeup.

Place a cold spoon on your eye. Shutterstock

You can make your teeth whiter by combining salt and baking soda.

Brushing teeth. NOEL CELIS / Getty

If your skin is covered in razor burn after shaving, you can try using tea bags.

Tea bag. TOLGA AKMEN / Getty

Try using a coffee filter to treat oily skin.

Coffee filter. Shutterstock

If you have dry skin, you can try rubbing salt and oil on the rough patches.

Salt on the skin. Shutterstock

You can make a cleansing face mask with items you find in your kitchen, like oatmeal, yogurt, and apple cider vinegar.

Oatmeal face mask. Shutterstock

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