Even celebrities don’t always turn to the most expensive products to take care of nuisances like blemishes, cellulite and extra pounds. Sometimes the most tried and true skincare and beauty secrets involve everyday ingredients around the house. But don’t take our word for it - these came straight from the Hollywood starlets themselves!

When it comes to flawless skin, we hail the celebrities that grace the red carpet and the fashion runways. However, we tend to forget that not all of them were born that way. For great skin, many have to work at it and that includes homemade remedies as well as trips to an ultra day spa. For example, Jennifer Love Hewitt is a great advocate of using good ole toothpaste on her blemishes - yes, even she admits she gets the occasional pimple or two. Other celebrities including Hewitt keep acne at bay by using Milk of Magnesia on their face each night and once to twice a week as a facial mask. Susan Lucci is one of the sexiest women in her age group. How is she able to maintain her glowing complexion after all these years? Her secret: eating a lot of omega-3 filled sardines.

For healthy and beautiful nails, Julia Roberts keeps it simple by staying out of the nail salon and soaking her fingers in olive oil. Using olive oil as a natural moisturizer is completely safe and helps to soften harsh and stubborn cuticles, as well as keeping away hang nails. Catherine Zeta-Jones also follows the same beauty secret but instead of throwing out the olive oil she soaked her nails in, she applies it to her hair for a natural and sexy shine. Talk about recycling! Speaking of hair, Aussie beauty Nicole Kidman’s hair secret consists of rinsing her lovely locks with cranberry juice. This creates and maintains her red highlights.

Even the most famous celebrities have to deal with body issues like weight gain and cellulite. Feeling bloated? Tackle this annoying issue the celebrity way by taking papaya enzymes in pill form. In order to keep the weight off her athletically toned body, Daisy Fuentes makes it a habit to drink Chamomile tea and water throughout the day. Vanessa Williams avoids all caffeine and wheat to keep her stunning figure. Supermodel Giselle Bundchen adds spices to her daily diet in order to keep her statuesque frame. By adding spices to food, this creates a thermogenic burn within the body, which helps to burn calories faster.

Everyone from top models to actresses suffer from cellulite. If you’re been looking for a way to banish this unsightly condition, do what the celebrities do: add coffee! In place of costly skincare treatments, simply get the following ingredients from your kitchen: warmed coffee grounds, newspaper, plastic wrap, and a loofah mitt or washcloth. The key to treating cellulite is caffeine, which makes coffee grounds ideal for this homemade skincare treatment. Use the newspapers to line the area around you in order to keep the mess factor to a minimum. Next, use your loofah mitt or washcloth and apply the warm coffee grounds to the problem area. After a few minutes of gently but firmly rubbing the grounds into your skin, wrap the area with plastic wrap and leave it on between 3-5 minutes. Afterwards, unwrap the area and hop in the shower and rinse. For the best results, do this treatment once a week. If you don’t like the smell of regular coffee, feel free to use flavored coffee grounds instead.

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