According to Kitty Woo, TheKnot.com, before women bought beauty products, they made them. Each store-bought item has its equivalent (or better) in your pantry.

Here's a sampling--
LIPS. Minty lip gloss: 1 tablespoon petroleum jelly, 3 drops peppermint oil. Mix. Apply to lips as often as necessary for a minty-fresh gloss.

NAILS. Cuticle softener: 1 bottle of vitamin E oil. Rub oil on the cuticles of both feet and hands after bath or shower daily and at bedtime.

SKIN. Cleanser: 1/2 cup plain yogurt, 1 tablespoon sunflower oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice. Mix all ingredients together and place in a sealed container. Refrigerate. Use 1 teaspoon morning and night to cleanse face. Great for all skin types. Moisturizer: 6 tablespoons jojoba oil, 1 tablespoon vitamin E oil, 2 tablespoons grated beeswax, 1 tablespoon pure aloe vera, 2 tablespoons rose water, 8 drops sandalwood essential oil, 4 drops rose essential oil. In a small bowl, combine jojoba oil, vitamin E oil, and beeswax. Place bowl in a shallow pan of boiling water and heat, stirring occasionally until the beeswax melts. Remove the bowl and allow to cool to room temperature. Mixture will thicken and become cloudy as it cools. In a blender or small food processor, combine aloe vera and rose water. Add cooled oil and blend on high until the mixture becomes thick and cloudy (about two minutes). Add sandalwood and rose essential oils and blend mixture into glass jar. Apply a small amount to face every evening in lieu of your usual moisturizer -- a little goes a long way. Stretch Marks: 1/2 teaspoon wheat germ oil, 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil, 1/2 teaspoon camellia oil, 1/2 teaspoon vitamin E oil. Mix the four oils together and rub into the scarred areas twice daily. This concoction can also be applied as a preventative measure.

HAIR. Herbal Shampoo: 2 tablespoons catnip, 1 tablespoon castille soap, 1/4 cup boiling water. Place boiling water in a cup and add catnip. Allow to steep for 10 min. Add castille soap to cup and mix well. Apply entire portion to wet hair and lather well. Rinse with cool water. Leave-In Conditioner (for dry hair): Handful of fresh rosemary, handful of fresh mint leaves, 1 cup cider vinegar. In a glass jar with lid, drop the rosemary and mint leaves and cover with the cider vinegar. Seal the jar and leave for two weeks. Strain. After shampooing, pour a tablespoon onto dry hair and leave in. Conditioner for Oily Hair: 1 lemon, 1/4 cup cider vinegar. Wash, slice, and de-seed the lemon. Whir lemon in a blender to a smooth pulp. Filter through muslin. Mix with cider vinegar. After shampooing, blot hair with a towel and rub lemon-vinegar mixture into scalp. Leave on 5-10 minutes, then rinse with cool water. Hot-Oil Treatment: 3 tablespoons pure jojoba oil. Warm the jojoba oil and apply it to your hair, starting at the ends and working up to the top of head. Wrap hair in a towel and relax for an hour, or leave the oil in overnight. Rinse and shampoo hair as usual. Use once a week, more often if your hair is extremely dry.