EXPENSIVE Botox and high-end skincare - some of the things we usually associate with keeping the wrinkles at bay. But according to one thrifty beauty buff, there's no need to fork out a fortune to maintain a youthful glow - and the secret to radiant skin is already sitting in your cupboard. Daniella Martinez, from the US, took to TikTok to spill the beans on the purse-friendly solution which she dubbed ''at-home Botox ''.
According to the dark-haired beauty, who is ready to do ''anything and everything to slow down ageing'', she had stumbled across a hack that recommended using flax seeds on skin. High in fiber, antioxidants, omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin E, which can help with hydration, eating flaxseeds can also reduce inflammation, and protect against UV damage. But a growing number of thrifty people on social media also claim that this cupboard essential also tightens the skin when applied in a gel-like consistency.
For the at-home remedy, which costs approximately 20p per use, the stunner used two tablespoons of flaxseeds and boiled them in water for around 15 minutes. Once the time was up, she demonstrated in the video , she grabbed a cheesecloth and run the mixture through. ''Right when you get it cool, you're going to squeeze as much as possible out - this is so satisfying.
'' With the gel now cooled down, Daniella applied the mixture onto her face, where she let it work its magic for 30 to 45 minutes - ''and that was sufficient''. Raving about the jaw-dropping resu.
