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<\/p>\nA BEAUTY guru has shared her secret for making her own fountain of youth in the form of a popsicle. <\/p>\n
It might have required just two simple ingredients, but her DIY anti-aging trick offered many more benefits. <\/p>\n
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"An aloe vera popsicle for your skin is probably the best hack I've learned since sliced bread," explained Mercedes Hearne (@mercedeshearne). <\/p>\n
Her easy pro tip for making the popsicle included this very hydrating plant – aloe vera. <\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
"It has amazing anti-inflammatory properties so cut off that arm and let's put it to the test," she said. <\/p>\n
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It might be potent enough to rewind the clock, but the plant is also poisonous. <\/p>\n
She warned: "The outer layer of the skin is highly toxic so keep it away from any pets."<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
And seep out it did as the glass quickly became a liquidy brown. <\/p>\n
<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n She then grabbed a vegetable peeler and explained the next steps for her skin-saving regimen. <\/p>\n "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."<\/p>\n Mercedes continued making her anti-aging magic – which was becoming "very sticky and very slimy." <\/p>\n She added all of that gooey goop into a little blender cup with a dash of water. <\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n The beauty guru bartender then explained: "We're going to blend that up and make a little aloe cocktail." <\/p>\n Once the aloe was fluffed up, she poured the concoction into an egg-shaped popsicle mold, closed it tight, and froze it overnight. <\/p>\n "I can't wait for you guys to try this, it literally tightens your pores and glows your complexion."<\/p>\n She's more than convinced that after trying the DIY, "you're going to be obsessed." <\/p>\n "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."<\/p>\n She definitely did not hold back from gliding the popsicle all over until she got the ultimate glow. <\/p>\n In addition to feeling "incredible," she also said it was good for something else – a hangover. <\/p>\n The bride even had her friends use the trick every morning during her bachelorette weekend to get rid of the puffiness.<\/p>\n According to her, the hack allowed them to "puff themselves back up with tequila."<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/TM-comp-Russell-Brand-STAGE-v2.jpg\")
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