My DIY anti-aging popsicle is the best invention since sliced bread – you only need two ingredients
A BEAUTY guru has shared her secret for making her own fountain of youth – in the form of a popsicle.
It might have required just two simple ingredients, but her DIY anti-aging trick offered many more benefits.
“An aloe vera popsicle for your skin is probably the best hack I’ve learned since sliced bread,” explained Mercedes Hearne (@mercedeshearne).
Her easy pro tip for making the popsicle included this very hydrating plant – aloe vera.
She took her scissors to a potted aloe vera plant that when it wasn’t being used to smooth her skin, also served as home decor in her living room.
“It has amazing anti-inflammatory properties so cut off that arm and let’s put it to the test,” she said.
It might be potent enough to rewind the clock, but the plant is also poisonous.
She warned: “The outer layer of the skin is highly toxic so keep it away from any pets.”
She explained that the best thing to do was to soak it in a glass of water for a couple of hours to overnight and let the poison just seep out of it.
And seep out it did as the glass quickly became a liquidy brown.
She then grabbed a vegetable peeler and explained the next steps for her skin-saving regimen.
“Peel the sides off as well as the top layer because you’re going to grab a knife or a spoon and just scoop all the goodness out.”
Mercedes continued making her anti-aging magic – which was becoming “very sticky and very slimy.”
She added all of that gooey goop into a little blender cup with a dash of water.
Accidentally adding a bit more water than she had intended, she advised others to pay closer attention to the amount of water they were using and then she shook it all up.
The beauty guru bartender then explained: “We’re going to blend that up and make a little aloe cocktail.”
Once the aloe was fluffed up, she poured the concoction into an egg-shaped popsicle mold, closed it tight, and froze it overnight.
“I can’t wait for you guys to try this, it literally tightens your pores and glows your complexion.”
She’s more than convinced that after trying the DIY, “you’re going to be obsessed.”
“Pull that baby out in the morning and let it sit for about five minutes on the counter to defrost a tad and then just go ham on your face.”
She definitely did not hold back from gliding the popsicle all over until she got the ultimate glow.
In addition to feeling “incredible,” she also said it was good for something else – a hangover.
The bride even had her friends use the trick every morning during her bachelorette weekend to get rid of the puffiness.
According to her, the hack allowed themselves to “puff themselves back up with tequila.”