Today I am going to share a post with you a little different from my normal posts.. as these recipes are not edible.. they are for your skin! My housemate Nancy introduced me to natural home-made skin care last Autumn and I have been using home-made products ever skin.. and it has made such a difference! I have never had awful skin, but it was never smooth, very dry and blotchy. Since switching up my skin care routine it has never felt so good!
Contrary to what our common sense would tell us.. oil based skin care can actually work wonders for people who suffer with oily skin as well as acne. If you are using very harsh products on your skin, that will only strip away your faces natural oil, making it produce more! Using clean oils on your face such as olive oil or jojoba oil can drag out impurities and dirt that has built up in your pores. Using oil-based cleansing is also incredibly cheap way, once you have bought a few main ingredients it can last you at least a year!
For my toner I use apple cider vinegar, water plus a few tabs of aspirin. As well as loving to use apple cider vinegar in cooking, it is also great to use on your skin! Apple cider vinegar is incredible for acne, pimples, blemishes and spots by restoring our skin to the correct acidity, unclogging pores and creating a protective layer to prevent our skin getting too dry. Out of all the natural products I use on my skin, this is my favourite my far. My skin just feels amazing afterwards.
As well as the recipes below- I also use jojoba oil everyday for my moisturiser, or slather coconut oil on my face at night if I need some extra moisturisers. Coconut oil is also amazing for you hair!
Below are recipes for a make-up remover, toner and face-mask. You’ll want to buy yourself some bottles to put these in- I got mine for 50 p each from Wilkinsons.
Make-up Remover/Cleanser
1 part Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 part Vitamin E Oil
1 part Witch Hazel
7 parts Water
Toner
3 part Apple Cider Vinegar– make sure it is organic, and has ‘mother’ in the title.
7 part Water
1 tab of Aspirin dissolved in the mixture. Ensure there is no coating on the aspirin!
Fask Mask
2 Tbsp of Turmeric
3 Tbsp of Brown Rice Flour
5 Tbsp Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
So this last one might seem a little weird! But trust me it works. Although you may look like a Simpson when you put this on your face- it is AMAZING for blemishes and dark circles. The turmeric works as an anti inflammatory, and will soothe any redness you have on your face. The brown rice flour is option- but exfoliates your face amazingly. Apply enough to your face to over it (right up to your eyes to cover those bags!). Leave on for 15 minutes then rinse off. If you have any staining of your skin, it will always fade within the hour- but I would recommend doing this at night so you don’t have any yellow on your face during the day! Apple cider vinegar on a cotton wool pad also works amazingly at getting any residual face mask left on.
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