Sunday, August 5, 2012

Deliciously Healthy Facial Masks

I have been meaning to share some things, I have found to be good for your skin, for some time now. It is one thing to read it, and have it make logical sense to you; but in order for it to be truth, you have to try it!! So, that is what I had to do before I posted this.

Everything I have read says "ANTIOXIDANTS, EAT THEM"!! Well, antioxidants have also been reported, on many accounts, to be beneficial to your skin as well. From my personal experience, it has really checked out to be true. So when I discovered these organic, all natural, homemade masks I fell in love!! They are easy to make! Cheap! Chemical free! Oh, and....healthy!!

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Here are a few. I will add more as I try them out!


Anti-Aging
Fresh or dried:
Rose hip
Jasmine
Myrrth

Boil water, add ingredients, boil for :30. Cool down. Once cooled to a warm temp. Apply gently to face with a clean cloth. Leave mixture on face for :20 before rinsing. Do this 2 times a week.


Pore Reducer/ Oily Skin mask
Myrtle 
Lavender
Ginseng
1/2 tbl. sp. of lemon juice

Boil the herbs in the water for approx. 1 hour. Then stir in freshly squeezed lemon juice. Apply mask once mixture cools. Leave on for 20 min. before rinsing. 

Daily Protein Mask  
1/4 cup of cucumber juice
2 tbls. of low fat organic milk (can sub water instead)
mix together and apply to neck and face. 

Use daily. 

Clean Pores/ Tone Skin
 1 organic egg white with 1 tbs. of corn flour. Apply to face. Leave on for 15-20 min.

Use 2 times a week.

What should you incorporate in your own homemade, organic facial mask?

Make sure all ingredients are organic. You really should consume only organic ingredients, also. Organic ingredients are good for both your skin, but also your body and health over all. Coincidence? I think not.

Basic Guidelines For The Different Skin Types

For Oily skin
Be careful not to use masks with too much olive oil, avocado, or herbal oils. It is definitely fine for you to consume them, but not necessarily for your skin, due to the tendency to breakout. So instead stick to masks with acidic ingredients, such as lemon, orange, tomato, grapefruit, and cranberries. 
After mask use an oily skin moisturizer to balance out the PH levels.

Acne Prone skin

Same as oily skin, but add St. John's Wort in with ingredients.

Dry skin

Use ingredients such as avocados, olive oil (sparingly), flax-seed oil (sparingly), honey, green tea, banana. 

Sensitive skin

Cucumber and green tea. 

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