Health, beauty hacks: 10 ways to save using household products
MANILA, Philippines — The current inflation and high prices of fuel and commodities prompt many people to look for new ways to bring the best bang for their buck.
So apart from recycling and sustainability, multipurpose skincare and cosmetic products are a big trend nowadays as these deliver many benefits for the price of one.
At Watsons Philippines’ recent “Switch and Save” press launch in SM Megamall, Watsons Philippines Marketing Manager Margarita Contreras presented some multi-way products and deals that consumers can check out as options to survive inflation.
Like how salt and baking soda can be used beyond flavoring food, here are some new releases that could prove practical for everyday life – in more ways than one:
1. Bilberry Complex is a good eye health supplement for half the price.
Due to the pandemic, many people are online now more than ever – whether working from home in a computer, attending virtual classes, playing video games or watching through streaming apps. These cause eye strain, and as such, experts have declared eye health could be the next big medical challenge after COVID-19.
To protect the eyes against gadgets’ harmful radiation, it is good to take eye health supplements. Among the effective yet less expensive options is Bilberry Complex, made from small, blue bilberries that are endemic to Northern Europe. Known for medicinal use since the Middle Ages, bilberries have been linked to improve vision and even to reduced cholesterol and blood sugar.
2. Don’t like the taste of vitamins? Turn them into smoothies.
3. Can’t go to a salon? Stick on falsies and fake nails!
4. Shower gel can be a shaving cream substitute.
5. Underarm deodorant is also good for sweaty feet.
6. Mint dental floss gives the menthol toothpaste feeling.
Contreras told Philstar.com that mint dental floss is a must-have in her vanity kit. Studies show that flossing can add a year to one's life because it helps prevent gum and/or heart disease.
7. Make your own natural toothpaste
8. Heavy traffic? Put on a mask.
If you’re commuting and usually dozes off in between traffic jams, you can maximize your time at the passenger’s seat by putting on a skincare face mask.
Serum is already a shortcut to skipping a multi-step beauty regimen, but here is a lazier option: serum masks – no need to apply with an ampoule or fingers. Watsons’ new serum mask, said Contreras, contains a bottle of serum per mask.
If you can’t wash your face, especially after using gadgets for a long time, the brand also has new flavored wet tissues. You can put them in a cup with small hot water, leave them there for some time until they become warm, then pat them on your face for a relaxing spa feeling.
One of the brand’s bestsellers are Vitamin C Inducer Cotton Puffs – cotton pads with collagen and Vitamin C that get activated by water.
9. Aloe gel for rashes and dry ankles
10. Turn laundry water into home fragrance
Aromatherapy, according to studies, could lift one's mood and can be good to mental and overall health.
But since most home fragrances are made of natural oils, they usually cost a fortune. Nonetheless, here’s a hack that can make your home smell fresh without spending another dime: before throwing away the last rinse of your laundry water, especially if it has fabric conditioner, dip your rug into it and recycle the perfumed water to clean your floor and windows, so that the scent would fill the house. The fragrance could last for a day or even for days depending on how much fabric conditioner was on the water.
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