For beauty and taste: ice cubes with berries, herbs and fruits

In summer we put ice everywhere - in the tea, coffee, juices, lemonades, and compotes. Therefore, it is really an inherent attribute of the summer. So why not to make beautiful, delicious, and even useful ice?

They may be different - used in skin care with flowers, chilled for champagne with berries or a simple water-cooled with citrus and herbs. It seem it is easy to do - forms are filled with water, put a few berries or a slice of lemon, then put in the freezer and you're done. However, things are not so simple. Making quality ice it may seem even a kind of ritual. In order to produce high quality and tasty ice cubes should be used only clean water. Do not use water from the tap. Use only filtered water from bottles. Ideally use the boiled water before pouring into molds.

Ice should not be placed in the same freezer where lies the meat, fish, berries or other frozen semi-finished goods. This is the common error. It would seem that what bad is supposed to happen. And in fact can. After all, you would not want to drink cocktail with fishy taste?

The old ice is better not to use. As with any product, ice also has its validity. Most of it depends on the water quality and the materials from which are made forms for ice. Do not use ice cubes if they have been lying for more than 6 months in refrigerator.

Recently we have the popularity of colored ice production. These ice cubes not only cools the drink, but also gives desired color. For such ice can be used only natural colors. If we want the ice cubes should not have only outstanding color, but the taste too, we must use only natural flavors. Ice cubes can be made not from only water. This can be used for a variety of juices and syrups, blended with water. Such ice cubes no need in any colors or flavorings. But keep in mind that the ice cubes made from the juice can be stored for up to a month.

Ice cubes seems originally if are made from fruit juice with slices. It is more convenient and practical for the preparation of fruit smoothies. If a piece of ice has a fruit flavor, color, 

and even pieces of fruits for full cocktail will needs only alcohol.

Cosmetic ice cubes

Ice cubes is useful to use before doing make-up as cold tighten facial pores and reduce the likelihood of them contaminate. For the same reason, the ice cubes are used for women with problematic skin, or mixed skin. Ice cubes not only shrink pores, but make the skin of healthy types.

I propose to experiment and use not just frozen water. You can produce ice with variety of herbal decoctions, mineral water. In the morning it is useful to massage the face with parsley, sage, linden, chamomile decoction ice.

For oily skin use birch, burdock, oregano, birch leaf, calendula, or field horsetail decoction. Especially suitable for oily skin frozen green tea with couple of drops of fresh lemon ice. Also for oily skin use frozen orange, tangerine, grapefruit slices or the citrus fruit juices.

For dry skin fits frozen plantain, mint, parsley, sage broth. 

Get rid of shine will helps freeze tomato juice.

Reduce acne and soothe inflamed skin will helps freeze salted water (a glass of boiled water and a teaspoon of Himalayan salt). These ice cubes can be used on a daily basis, 

but after the salty ice massage face wash is not recommended.

For normal skin fits birch leaf, calendula, sage, parsley broth.
After ice massage, let it dry in naturally way and then use your favorite oil.

The beautiful ice drinks

Into desired size and shape of the ice molds pour the water and put your favorite washed flowers - 

roses rings, dandelions, violets. Put in the freezer and wait for the result.

It is also easy with berries or fruit. Put into the form, and VOILA!

 Your creative handmade ice cubes in drinks are already prepared. 

It remains to wait for all the guests and enjoy a special result.