You, beautiful with farmstand leftovers!

Love the deals you get buying produce at a farmstand? You can get even more value by putting over-ripe picks and leftover scraps from cooking into skin- and hair-beautifying spa-inspired treatments!

- Lauren Blum

Smooth wrinkles with overripe tomatoes

Vitamin A in tomatoes stimulates collagen production to firm skin and diminish fine lines. What’s more? Combining them with moisturizing aloe vera plumps skin to make lines less noticeable even faster.

TRY IT! Puree half of a tomato in a blender, then mix with 1 Tbs. of aloe vera gel. Rub on wrinkles and let sit for 10 minutes, then rinse.

Tip!

Rub teeth with the inside of a banana peel for 2 minutes; brush with a dry toothbrush after 10 minutes. The peel's minerals gently bleach surface stains!

Fade age spots with smushed raspberries

Vitamin C in the berry brightens skin and boosts cell turnover to remove dead, dry cells and reveal healthy, even-toned skin underneath. Using with sugar (it exfoliates) and coconut oil (it moisturizes) leaves the complexion looking radiant in no time.

TRY IT! Mix 2 Tbs. of mashed raspberries, 1 Tbs. of sugar and 1 Tbs. of coconut oil. Rub onto damp facial skin for 1 minute. Let sit for 5 minutes; rinse.