Weird beauty tips that experts love, including ketchup as a hair tonic

Just when you thought you heard it all.

Experts are revealing some of their weirdest but best-kept beauty secrets, from using ketchup as a hair tonic to nipple cream for chapped lips.

Say you’re on top and need to tame the green undertones in your hair, Anita Rice, a co-founder of London-based salon Buller and Rice, told The Guardian that ketchup is an at-home alternative, although they “never” wouldn’t use it in the salon.

“If bleached or light hair has a green tint after swimming, it is easily available even on long-distance vacations,” she explained. “It works because the red coloring counteracts the green tones, while the acidity acts as a clarifying agent, helping to improve the purity of the color.”

She recommends applying it only to the green areas of dry hair for 10 to 20 minutes before washing as usual.

Other hair hacks include using sex lube as a replacement for hair gel for sleek ‘dos, which Evo Hair’s international color director and Olaplex ambassador Tom Smith calls “one of the weirdest secrets in hairdressing” .

“Session stylists often use it on celebrities before they hit the red carpet,” Smith said, adding that the lube “sets hair texture, adds incredible wet shine, and doesn’t dry out hair like gel does.” or foam”.

“A water-based or silicone-based pomade will work, although if the hair has been pre-styled, a silicone-based pomade will hold the shape of the style while making the hair look wet – although it will require a lot more washing afterwards. “

Other tips and tricks from the experts were glycerin and rosewater products to hydrate and soothe the scalp, mixing juice from vitamin E capsules into lotion to soothe sunburns, cleansing the face with coconut oil and applying diaper rash cream on body rashes to stop itching.

Meanwhile, Dr. Leah Totton, a medical and cosmetic doctor and founder of her eponymous skin clinic, told The Guardian that she swears by lanolin nipple cream for chapped lips and “to give them a glassy finish without stickiness “.

“I discovered cream when I was breastfeeding: I had my daughter in a harsh winter and realized that nipple cream was a great hand moisturizer and then I started using it on my lips too,” she said.

On the other hand, lip balm also has a dual use: to tame unruly brows.

Dermatologist and founder of Self London Dr. Anjali Mahto prefers “emollient-based balms like Lanolips or Laneige Lip Sleeping Mask” to control brow hairs.

“They provide great moisture and control, keeping my brows neat and my hair smooth all day,” Mahto said. “And because they not only serve their primary purpose, but also double as an effective solution for unruly hair, they’re a versatile staple in my beauty routine.”

For DIY facials, experts advise freezing concentrated rice water as ice cubes.

“It works so well because rice water is rich in vitamins and minerals, such as ferric acid, which helps improve tone and radiance,” Herbar founders Catarina Oliveira and Rui Liu told The Guardian. “The ice cube format is a bonus—the cold helps tighten pores and plump up the face.”

Meanwhile, massaging the skin with a spoon can “relieve tightness,” help with “extraction” and give “the face a natural lift,” said holistic facial and skin care expert Donna Ryan.

“To begin, apply a few drops of facial oil to your skin to act as a lubricant. Allowing the spoon to glide smoothly, and with gentle pressure, use the rounded edge to massage the neck, shoulders and face in an upward motion,” she explained. “This motion promotes blood circulation, relieves tension, and stimulates lymphatic drainage, resulting in a renewed appearance”.

GelBottle nail artist and trainer Giorgia Capella found tea bags to be a useful tool when fixing broken nails on the go.

“Put out the break and use nail glue to attach a small piece of outer mesh to the area, like a mesh connecting the pieces of the nail. Add a top coat to the entire nail, sealing everything in,” she said. “Then trim each hanging tea bag into the shape of your choice, discarding any rough edges. Refresh the tea bag mortar with each manicure until the split grows.”

Meanwhile, socks have two uses when it comes to beauty routines. Socks, celebrity tanner James Harknett explained, can be used in place of a tanning glove when applying self-tanner.

Black sweaters, on the other hand, can be used as wig caps, according to Steam Bar founder Judy Koloko.

“My non-sexy and favorite product is black tights. It might be a very well-known hack, but I swear by it, as sometimes my wig cap goes bad, usually when I’m about to leave the house for that all-important meeting!” she explained.

“So out come the tights – the lower the denial, the better, as that way you’re not creating too much friction at the hairline.”