Top ten green beauty tips (by you)

Last week we asked you for your top green beauty tips as part of our Janey Lee Grace book giveaway. We were so impressed with your feedback that we’ve compiled our top ten selection of your tips.

Thank you for taking part and hope you enjoy the tips. Let us know if you try any of them!

1. Use avocado oil to remove your makeup - it's completely organic and gentle on your skin and has improved my combination skin no end. (happymand)

2. Massaging in a paste of seasalt and natural yogurt helps to dislodge blackheads.  (carolaziza)

3. For dry and damaged hair, use a hot oil treatment of olive oil and rosemary oil.  Leave on your hair for as long as possible and then wash out thoroughly.  You'll have soft and shiny hair instantly. (daintydi)

4. Use a homemade mayonnaise as hair conditioner, but without the mustard. Olive oil for general condition, egg yolk for lecithin to smooth the cuticle and vinegar or lemon juice to enhance the colour. (talkaskme)

5. Use a honey and yogurt homemade face mask to leave you skin looking cleansed and radiant. (sophie11)

6. Sugar makes a lightweight body scrub, essential to achieve that holiday glow naturally. Simply mix with olive oil and rub using light circular motions. (relisys222)

7. Put a cup full of porridge oats in the leg of an old pair of tights and tie it to the hot tap in the bath, run your bath as normal and have a long soak, it leaves skin wonderfully soft and also helps greatly with eczema or psoriasis, it really does work. (patjobes)

8. A steam inhalation using herbs and essential oils, followed by a sea salt face scrub and an avocado face mask - the perfect natural girls' night in! (alice13)

9. Brown sugar scrub – combine half a teaspoon of finely milled brown sugar with equal amounts of extra virgin olive oil and use it to exfoliate all over the face, elbows and knees, wherever you want to get rid of a bit of rough skin. It works like a treat and is made in the comforts of your home in a matter of seconds. Your skin looks luminous and feels divinely! (cupcake)

10. Look for places using less packaging – you can go to LUSH and reuse packaging, and buy with no / minimum packaging (e.g. for items like soaps). (irishwench69)