Gwyneth's kitchen cupboard beauty secrets

By Lucy Hutchings  on Friday 7 August 2009

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When it comes to beauty, you're more likely to find Gwyneth Paltrow raiding the kitchen larder than reaching for designer lotions and potions.

The 35-year-old actress, who has two children with husband Chris Martin, has revealed the secrets behind her youthful looks, and it reads more like your average supermarket shopping list.

Writing for new Goop website, Ms Paltrow described: 'The first thing is to find acceptance when you look in the mirror. The mind wants to focus on flaws. Ease it into remembering the beauty of who you are.'

She then goes on to reveal her own homemade remedies, which range from extra virgin coconut oil as a store cupboard body moisturiser, to cold spoons for puffy under-eye bags.

Reading like a recipe book, she also lists her favourite body scrub - a three-step routine, which starts by cleaning pores with a concoction of sugar, olive oil and coarsely ground coffee.

Onto stage two, and skin is slathered in oatmeal and honey, before rubbing on aloe vera to soothe and reduce redness.

Youthful beauty, without the A-list price tag? Suddenly the kitchen seems all the more interesting!

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Friday 7 August 2009

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Comment by Summer on August 07 10:24

I've been using sugar, oats, honey, olive oil, egg whites amongst other things for years now as a beauty regime. Gwyneth probably has someone to do all that for her though! can't imagine her getting her hands( or her pristine bathroom) dirty lol.
Comment by laura on August 07 13:04

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