Tuesday, August 17, 2010

How do you make some good "homemade" skin care products?

Yeah!! its so easy!!





Almond Milk and skin.





This is very useful for anyone who has dry or aged skin. Almond oil lubricates and softens the skin, and glycerin helps it retain moisture. The herbal waters are astringent and toning.


INGREDIENTS 1/2 cup rose, lavender, or distilled water 1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin 1/4 to 1 teaspoon almond oil 12 drops grapefruit seed extract 5 to 10 drops essential oil for fragrance (optional)


Make rose or lavender water by placing a handful of dried lavender or rose petals in a glass mason jar and cover with boiling water. Seal and set overnight. Strain. Combine all the ingredients in a pretty jar and shake to blend. Note that vegetable glycerin is available in health food stores, as is grapefruit seed extract





Papaya Pumpkin Facial





Refreshing Fruit Facials





Facial Mask with banana, honey.


1 ripe Banana


1 T Honey


1/2 teaspoon Jojoba oil


1 T Yogurt


1 egg white


1 T Kaolin (white) clay





In a small mixing bowl, whisk the egg white, then blend in the Yogurt, Jojoba oil, Honey and then the Kaolin clay until it becomes a smooth creamy mixture. In a separate bowl, mash up the banana until it is smooth, then blend into the first mixture.





The best way to use this masque is while sitting in the tub because it is a bit messy. Apply to the entire face, neck and shoulder area. As it sits, keep applying more while you build the masque up as well as massage it in. Let sit for at least 10-15 minutes and then remove with a warm washcloth. Finish with a tonic or hydrosol on a cotton ball to remove any excess product from the skin, then moisturize as usual.





This is a wonderful softening and firming treatment in one.





PEACH TIGHTENING MASK


1 Peach, ripe, peeled, pitted


1 Egg white


Whip the peach and egg white together in a blender until smooth. Gently pat the mixture all over your face. Relax for 30 minutes, then rinse it off with cool water.





APPLE MASK FOR NORMAL SKIN


1 Apple, cored %26amp; quartered


2 T Honey


Drop the apple pieces into a food processor and chop. Add honey and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Pat the mixture onto your face with a light tapping motion, tapping until the honey feels tacky. Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse.





CUCUMBER MASK FOR OILY SKIN


1/2 Cucumber


1 Egg white


1 T Lemon juice


1 tsp mint


Puree everything and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Apply the mixture to your face and leave it on for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm, then cool water.





STRAWBERRY DRAWING MASK


1/2 c Strawberries, very ripe


1/4 c Cornstarch


Mix strawberries and cornstarch together to make a paste and apply it to your face, avoiding the delicate area around your eyes. Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse it off with cool water.





CITRUS FRESHNER


2 cups boiling water


1 vitamin C (a preservative)


Lemon peel (zest) from 2 lemons


Dissolve the vitamin in water. In a glass bowl put the lemon zest and pour the water over them. Let it sit over night. Remove the zest and put in a spray bottle. You can use any type of citrus peel.





BLEMISHED SKIN MASK


1 Tomato, ripe, chopped


1 tsp Lemon juice


1 T Instant style oatmeal or old-fashioned rolled oats


Blend everything until just combined. Apply to skin, making sure the mixture is thick enough to stay on blemished areas: cheeks, forehead, or chin. If necessary, add a bit more oatmeal to thicken the mask. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then scrub it off with a clean washcloth dipped in warm water.

How do you make some good "homemade" skin care products?
put an egg and some milk on your face...kinda feels gross but will do your skin WONDERS
Reply:Here's a page with a few do-it-yourself recipes:


http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2...





Do-it-yourself lip balm:


http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2...





Bath salts:


http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art2...





Spa Treatments and Masks:


http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site...
Reply:my favorite is simple and easy take your favorite lotion put sand in it and scrub it on your feet!!! when done rinse it off than put the lotion on again with no sand i do i all the time because i ware high-heels, play soccer, and do ballet
Reply:Check out the collection of recipes here: http://beauty-tricks.com/index.php?optio...
Reply:Herbal tip to remove suntan


Take 4 tsp of sandalwood powder, five tbsp. of coconut and two tsp of almond oil. Mix together and apply on the exposed areas.





Natural way to help remove tan in arms


Massage with sandalwood based cream and apply a paste of multani mitti (fullers earth) and sandalwood powder mixed together.





Tip to treat dull skin


Mix 2 tsp of whole-wheat flour with milk and scrub all over the face until the milk is absorbed. Wash off with cold water.





Anti-wrinkle face packs for dry skin


One tsp of honey, 2 drops of sandalwood oil and two tsp of milk. Mix together and massage this into your skin. Wipe off with a moist cotton wool pad. Apply egg white that has been whipped thoroughly. Let it dry completely and wash off with chilled water to which add 2 drops of geranium oil. This tightens skin, makes it soft and fragrant too.





To treat cracked lips and to keep it soft


Apply pure coconut oil on your lips, add a tsp of honey. Massage your lips with this several times a day.





To treat scaly legs


Take 5 tbsp. of sea salt and mix with milk. Scrub on the skin vigorously and wash off. It acts as a powerful cleanser and exfoliater.





Natural blood purifier


Boil 10 neem leaves every day and drink this water. Keep the skin completely oil free. Add a tsp of camphor powder to 100ml of rose water. Wipe face with this tonic several times a day.





To treat marks


Take a cup of both red and white sandal wood powder and half cup of oatmeal. Mix with a little milk and rose water and scrub all over face and body, 3times a week until mark fades.





For a glowing skin


It is essential to clean, tone and moisturize skin daily. Take a tsp of milk and honey and massage face with it, followed with an application of a tsp of almond paste and a tsp of sandalwood paste mixed together with the juice of a lemon and some mashed papaya. Scrub your face well with it in slow circular motions; this will cleanse face and glow.


OR


Eat healthy food and add the cucumber and banana to your daily diet. Drink at least 2 glasses of milk everyday. Make the following mask.


Take 2 tsp of sandal wood paste, 2tsp of gram flour, a pinch of camphor powder, 3 tsp of almond paste, 10 strands of saffron, the white of an egg and some milk to mix it all into a smooth paste. Apply all over the skin and leave on for 20 mins. Dab with cold milk and scrub off gently. This should be used 3 times a week.


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