Cooking your way to gorgeous: skin-friendly superfoods, age-reversing recipes, and fabulous homemade facials

265 Pages·2013·3.27 MB·English

by  Scott-Vincent Borba

Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, Florida
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content in this publication is provided for informational purposes, and readers
should consult their own physicians concerning any recommendations. You
should not use the information in this publication for diagnosing or treating a
medical or health condition. If you have or suspect you have an urgent medical
problem, promptly contact your professional healthcare provider. Any
application of the suggestions in this publication is at the reader’s discretion. All
information is for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical
advice, diagnosis, or prescription. When trying facials, to avoid any potential
allergic reactions any time you make a facial mask, test it on the inside of your
wrist first, before the mask touches your face. Most supermarkets label items
with possible allergen-containing ingredients; however, there is always a risk of
contamination. There is also a possibility that manufacturers of said commercial
foods could change the formulation at any time, without notice. Readers
concerned with food allergies need to be aware of this risk.
Neither Scott-Vincent Borba® nor Ali Morra-Pearlman assume any liability for
adverse reactions to food consumed, or items one may come in contact with
while trying recipes, hair treatments, and facials outlined in this book. Although
most products used in hair treatments and facials are derived from natural
products (fruits, vegetables, and so forth), every skin type is unique in its
response to various vitamins and minerals, and the combinations thereof.
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Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Eat Your Way to Gorgeous Skin
1 Take It from the Top
2 Eyes That Love You Back
3 Time to Feed Your Face
4 Into the Core
5 How Low Can You Go?
6 Living the Sweet Life
7 Cocktails and Mocktails
Conclusion: How It All Began
About the Author
About the Writer
Acknowledgments
Kelsey Edwards Studios for happening into my life! We met by forces of
kismet and you will always be a part of my family. Thank you for shooting this
cover and photographing many of my major events, modeling jobs, agency
headshots, and important projects. You believed in me since I set foot in Los
Angeles, and friends like you are hard to come by, indeed.
Frank Weinman, a terrific book agent who supported my creative ideas and
never tried to change who I am.
Allison Janse for being the best publishing partner I could ever ask for. Thank
you for not stifling my wacky innovations and for pushing me to be even more
creative. You are patient and refreshing, and I’m blessed to be working with you
on these last two projects and many more to come.
Eric J. Allen, a close friend (and willing guinea pig) who was there with me to
test all my beauty concoctions, recipes, and products. Having one of the top
celebrity makeup artists and my closest confidant by my side since we both
started out in the industry has been a lifesaver. Thank you for all you have done,
all the years of listening, and never once telling me that I couldn’t accomplish
my goals.
My writer Ali Morra-Pearlman who breathed life into my ideas with her
wonderful way of language and originality. A great partner for the world’s first
ever beauty cookbook! What a fun and challenging adventure we went on with
this project. You are extremely talented, and I’m proud to call you my great
friend and colleague.
Valerie Castro for your exceptional eye and constant cheerleading! You picked
me up many a day when I needed the support to push forward. You are a special
person and a wonderful source of guidance.
Friends and supporters like Nancy O’Dell, Angela Basset, Selena Gomez,
Stacy Keebler, CS Lee, and Jennifer Love Hewitt (among many others). You
trust in my expertise and I can’t thank you enough for showcasing my
philosophy of inside-out beauty as realistically as humanly possible—on your
skin!
Mi otra familia. I love our virtual chats and seeing your faces and friendly
messages daily. You are my tabula rasa, and without you I wouldn’t be inspired
to keep innovating products. I constantly have you in the back of my mind when
I create or push myself to achieve a higher goal. I always ask, can I honor you
with this effort and make you proud? You are my engine and my magic and I
appreciate you tremendously. Nos vemos en el cyberspace! Besos.
Introduction: Eat Your Way to Gorgeous Skin
All of us are looking to spend less but still get high-level results with our
beauty routines. The good news is that including foods in your diet that support
healthy skin is easier and more cost effective than any other skin-care method.
Feeding your skin from the inside out with skin-friendly foods and whipping up
skin-saving beauty treatments with things you have in your pantry are what I call
being skin savvy. What many people don’t know is that your kitchen pantry
holds many secret ingredients with multiple uses that will give you skin-
revitalizing results. I will show you how to use many of them, such as olive oil,
baking soda, honey, canned beans, avocados, vanilla extract, sea salt, oatmeal,
and fiber powder, and I will also introduce you to many new powerful ingredient
favorites.
If you choose to live life productively and to the max, if you are open to
lifestyle improvement, achieving better skin quickly, a slimmer silhouette, and a
pared-down medicine cabinet, plus fewer trips to the cosmetics counter, this
book is for you. Enjoy it over the course of many months, or years, and I
guarantee you’ll see and feel a significant difference. Cooking Your Way to
Gorgeous teaches you how to combine the power of ingestible nutrients and
topical ingredients to visibly change the appearance of your skin.
You will read a lot about “hero” ingredients in this book. When discussing
gorgeous skin, the term pops up frequently. A hero is any nutrient or food, or
combination thereof, that boosts health, wellness, and beauty. Hero ingredients
and recipes offer you A+ benefits, above and beyond the rest. You’ll notice that
we have labeled quite a few recipes in this book as “hero recipes”—these are my
all-time favorites and most efficacious. In the chapters that follow, I will explain
what these hero foods can do for your skin and offer you a wealth of simple,
delicious recipes you can make with them.
But for now, here is your jump-start cheat sheet: The most important hero
foods to eat, in my opinion, are: