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1161 homemade beauty products
Jan. 28th, 2003 04:10 pmJan. 28, 2003
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Kitchen Beautician > Facials
Add Sugar to Soap
Mix a teaspoon of sugar with soap lather and use the same as
cleansing grains. --Mary Ellen's Best of helpful hints.
Balance your pH
Pour some apple cider vinegar into a basin of warm water and splash
your face thoroughly. Air dry. Used once a day, this will restore the
natural pH-balance or acid mantle to your skin. Good for acne
sufferers. --Mary Ellen's Best of helpful hints.
Cooling Cucumber Deep-Cleansing Mask
Place 1 cup oats and 1 Tblsp wheat bran in blender. Grind to a fine
powder. Add 2 Tblsp buttermilk, 2 Tblsp whipping cream, 1 1/2 Tblsp
lemon juice, 1 Tblsp plain yogurt, 1 tsp fresh mint leaves, 1/2 med
cucumber cut into small pieces. Mix until consistency is smooth.
Apply to just-cleansed face and leave on for 10 - 15 min. Rinse with
warm water.
Cucumber Avocado Facial Mask
Blend together 1/2 cup chopped cucumber, 1/2 cup chopped avocado, 1
egg white & 2 tsp. powdered milk. Apply 2 tablespoons of the cucumber
avocado mask to your face and neck in upward circular motions. Rinse
with warm water after 30 minutes and follow with a cold water rinse.
Pat dry.
Home made facial
Give yourself a facial by stirring together 2 tablespoons of sesame
oil or almond oil and a heaping teaspoon of sea salt. Massage the
mixture onto moist skin in circular motions for two minutes. Rinse
with cool water. --Cosmopolitan. Apr 99
Homemade Facial Scrub
An inexpensive facial scrub can be made with a paste of oatmeal and
water. Apply to the face and allow to dry. Rub off with your fingers,
using a back and forth motion. This scrub sloughs off dead skin, and
gets rid of blackheads. --Mary Ellen's Best of helpful hints.
Honey Facial
Mix one teaspoon of honey with two tablespoons of milk and heat it in
the microwave for 15 seconds to melt the honey. Apply on to face, let
it rest for 5 to 10 minutes, wash with warm water and apply
moisturizer. The honey will mosturize and soften the dry skin area
and the milk will nourish the regular skin area. Using it for an
extensive time period can lightly whiten skin colour.
Ingredients to Exfoliate Skin
Ground oats and wheat bran are natural skin exfoliators.
Ingredients to Refresh Skin
Lemon juice, cucumber and mint are natural skin refreshers.
Ingredients to Soften Skin
Avocado, yogurt and honey soften and moisturize skin.
Lemon Egg-White Mask
Beat together the juice from half a lemon, strained, and 1 egg white
for 3 full minutes. Apply to face, avoiding the eye area, and leave
on for 30 minutes. Rinse with warm water and apply moisturizer.
Natural Ingredients to Cleanse Skin
Buttermilk, yogurt and cream are natural skin cleansers.
Softening Facial Mask
In a bowl, mix a tablespoon of buttermilk and a teaspoon of honey.
Apply to face and rest for 10 minutes. Rinse.
Toning Facial
Mix a teaspoon of lemon juice with two tablespoons of regular milk.
Place in microwave for 15 seconds and apply to face - be sure that it
isn´t too hot. Let it rest for twenty minutes, then wash with warm
water and apply facial cream.
Wake-up Call Facial
Mash together 2 Tblsp ripe avocado, 1 tsp honey, 1 tsp lemon juice, 1
tsp plain yogurt. Refrigerate for 30 min. Apply mixture to clean face
and lie down for 10 min. Rinse with lukewarm water; gently pat dry.
