Archive for the ‘Homemade Skin Care Recipes’ Category

Honey Mask for Beautiful Skin

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

face20mask1Eat It and Smear It on Your Face Too

Honey is an amazing natural product. In ancient Greece, it was called the food of the Gods. Most of us use it internally and eat it on toast or as a substitute for sugar in hot drinks and desserts.

You can also use it to make natural a natural face mask. Particularly beneficial to oily skin, honey will also restore mositure to dry skin

Four Healing and Beautifying Properties of Honey You Need to Know

  • Rich in Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHA), it removes the dead cells accumulating in between skin cells.
  • Help fight the free radicals, erase fine lines and prevent or reduce wrinkles
  • Natural antispetic, honey is a great to calm rashes, prevent pimples and balance moisture in dry and oily skin.
  • Great anti aging, honey stimulates the production of collagen and elastin

Remember when you get ready to apply your face mask to schedule some quiet time. Around 20 to 30 minutes. It is really important to be relaxed and undisturbed while the mask is on your face. You will get more benefit out of your little home spa experience and feel truly rejuvenated.

Face Mask for Oily Skin

4 oz of Parsley - 2 teaspoon of Honey at room temperature (organic or as natural as possible)

In a blender chopped your parsley really thin and mix it with the honey really well. Apply on your face and leave it for 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Parsley is a great antioxidants wih a lot of vitamin C and a natural antiseptic.

Face Mask for Dry Skin

One  ingredient that would complement honey for a dry skin would be avocado.

Avocado is rich in essential fatty acids and help rebalance the natural moisture of a dry skin.

Half Avocado mashed for 2 tsp of Honey.

Mix really well together an apply on the face. Leave the mask on for 20 to 30 minutes and rince with warm water.This recipe is best made just before you use it to retain all the healing properties of the avocado.

The other half can be eaten in a nice salad or kept in the fridge.

Natural Herb Toner

Tuesday, March 17th, 2009

Most toners that you will buy in a supermarket have alcohol in it. For dry or oily skin alike, alcohol might damage your skin further and could be the cause of your execessive dryness or rashes.

Instead homemade toners with natural herbs are refreshing and gently remove the left over dirt and make up from the skin.  They help revived dull and tired skin and improve blood circulation. When more oxygen can pass through the skin, it affects all body systems.

Below is a selection of herbs you can find in healthfood stores or  in your garden.

Lime Flower improve lymphatic and blood circulation and helps wrinkles

Lemon Balms smooths wrinkles and is good on mature skin.

Violet helps to keep blemishes away

Yarrow infusion is good to keep the sebaceous glands in control in oily skin.

Marigold also called Calendula, reduces large pores, nourrish the skin and helps with spots and pimples

Sage is a natural  astringeant and good on oily skin

How to Make the Tonic

Pick your chosen herb. For a teaspoon of dried flower, add a cup full of boiling water and let stand for 30 minutes. Strain and pour in a glass jar you can close really well. It is best to keep this in a cold place.

Rose Hand Cream

Sunday, March 1st, 2009

This is a time of the year where we spend quite a bit of time  in the garden. Digging, cleaning and working with soil, dirt, and organic materials.  While nurturing for the soul, gardening can be hard on the hands. An afternoon gardening can leave you hands itchy, dry and at times with fine little cuts from moving around various debris or scratches from leaves and small rocks.

This natural hand cream recipe combine the nurturing nutrients from Honey with the soothing properties of Rose and Almond oil.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Honey - 8 tsp Almond Oil - 8tsp Rosewater

Healing Benefits

Honey is a natural ointment and antiseptic. The skin will regain softness and retain water better.

Rosewater relieve itchiness is a cleanser and has  astringent properties

Almond Oilis easily absorbed by the skin, a great emollient and a natural moisturizer. The high concentration in essential fatty acids will help if your hands are sore.

How to Create Your Rose  Hand Cream

Put the honey and almond oil in a bowl on a bain-marie at medium temperature. It is important to keep the temperature low so the natural properties of the ingredients are not being affected by high temperatures. Stir well until honey and almond blend well together.

Pour the rosewater slowly and stir vigorously. Remove from the burner and keep stiring gently until the mixture has cool down. Pour in a glass jar or appropriate container.