Easy Facial Care- Straight From Your Kitchen

There are a ton of great facial care products right in your kitchen.  You don’t need to have a great deal of money to have beautiful radiant skin all you need are a few ingredients that you probably already have.

• Cleansers

Gentle Oatmeal Facial Cleanser

Ingredients:

1/2 cup oatmeal or cornmeal

2 tbs of plain yogurt [Add enough yogurt to form a paste]

Instructions:

Mix ingredients, smooth over entire face avoiding eye area. Allow to sit for 10 min and rinse

Exfoliating Oily Skin  Facial Wash

Ingredients:

1 tsp powdered skim milk

1 tsp honey

few drops of apple vinegar

Instructions:

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Apply to skin in a circular motion for a minute or 2. Rinse with a warm cloth and water.

Almond Milk Dry Skin Cleanser

1 tsp almond oil

2 tbs whole milk

1 tsp honey

Instructions:

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Apply to skin in a circular motion for a minute or 2. Rinse with a warm cloth and water.

• Facial Scrubs

Invigorating Coffee Scrub

2 Tbs. Used Coffee Grounds

1 tsp. yogurt, honey or olive oil (optional)

Instuctions:

Mix coffee and additional ingredient.  Apply to face in a circular motion.  Rinse and pat dry.

Sweet Oil Scrub

1 Tbsp. Olive Oil

2 Tbsp. Dark Brown Sugar

Instructions:

Mix ingredients in a bowl. Apply to skin in a circular motion for a minute or 2. Rinse with a warm cloth and water. The cleanser will feel greasy but after you rinse and pat dry, skin with be super silky soft!

• Facial Masks

Honey Mask

1-2 tsp. honey

Instructions:

Apply honey to skin in a thin layer.  Let sit for a few minutes and rinse off.  (Be sure to keep honey out of hair to avoid a sticky mess.)

Egg Mask

One egg white, whipped

Instructions:

Whip the egg white slightly. Apply to face and allow to dry, then rinse well.

• Acne Treatment

Pimple Eraser

1 Asprin

Distilled Water

Instructions:

Dissolve Asprin in a small amount of distilled water to form a paste.  Apply to spots and let sit for 3 minutes.  Rinse.

(Asprin is salicylic acid in its pure form)

• Sunburn Skin Saver

Refreshing Grape Skin Cooler

Frozen grapes

Instructions:

Cut a frozen grape in half and rub onto sun burnt skin in a circular motion.

There are many other facial care recipes that can be made easily from ingredients you already have on hand in your kitchen.  Do you have a favorite recipe not mentioned here?  Try these recipes and let me know what you think!

Resources:

http://hmbeautyrecipes.homestead.com

Self Magazine July 2011

Rosemary Gladstar’s  Herbal Recipies for Vibrant Health (affiliate link)