Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Five Natural Skin Care Recipes

By David B. Nelson


Natural Ingredients For Beautiful Skin.You don't have to look any further than your own kitchen or local grocery store to find fantastic and healthy skin care solutions. Bananas, papaya, almond and olive oil, oats, honey -- all play a part.These foods are packed with enzymes, minerals and natural vitamins - everything you'll need to to keep your skin clean, clean and soft for your youngest look yet. There'll be no need to pay professionals anymore when you learn how to create your own home remedies for skin care right at home.[]

Below are five awesome skin care recipes you can make at home to tackle the most common issues we face - on our face.Learn to use everyday fruits, vegetables and nature-made ingredients that are readily available at your local grocery store for the following treatments.Exfoliate Dead Skin Cells.Dissolve the old dead cell while you clean out your pores with this simple exfoliating blend of pineapple and olive oil.

There are many other natural antioxidants in this special oil that protect your skin from potential damage from the environment including pollution, too much sun exposure and chemicals. One of its contents, Ferulic acid is rarely found in any oil. It protects you from harmful radiation of the sun where it works best.Polyphenols help fight the damage caused by over-exposure to the sun and promote skin repair. There are also the sterols that help in maintaining young looking and moisturized skin. Organic argan oil for skin care additionally helps keep your skin firm and elastic with all its essential fatty acid contents.

The first is an easy, two-ingredient solution that can be put together quickly for routine cleaning.Simply combine baking soda with water to make a paste.Apply to your face or at least the blackhead problem areas for 10 minutes and let this absorbant mask wick out the oil and debris clogging the follicles.(Notice how we said "clogged pores" above and then "clogged follicle" just now? The pore is the opening fine skin hairs grow out of - they're the same thing. Now you know!)

During summer fruity scented body washes and scrubs tend to be a favorite in many showers. These products usually contain fragrances and other chemicals that can dry and damage skin. This fall replace those fruity smelling products with a natural body wash that is soap free and won't cause skin to become dry and tight. To make your own natural body scrub simply mix 1 cup of regular or brown sugar with cup of extra virgin olive oil. If you want a scented scrub try using an olive oil infused with rosemary or another herb.

Skin care tips for dry skin.If you have dry sometimes itchy skin your not alone. One of the most amazing natural moisturizer is honey. How about making a paste of honey and milk and leave it on for like 15 to 20 minutes depending on the intensity of dryness you can go even longer. You can also leave it on over night and wash off the next morning. It's also prudent to make changes in your diet and include some dairy products. Remember to drink 8 - 10 glasses of water every day. I also heard that eating nuts as they provide oil to your skin from inside. The best overall thing to do is for dry skin care is to keep moisturized not only from the outside but from inside as well.Oily skin happens when the glands inside the layers of skin produce too much oil. One remedy for oily skin is the application of mint and sandalwood paste. These powerful ingredients are well known for controlling oily skin and improve complexion. Cucumber is another powerful ingredient that helps fight oily skin. Just grate the cucumber and apply all over your face. No need to add any other ingredients. Your skin will feel fresh and radiant.

A few drops of you favorite non-irritating essential oil can be added to supplement the treatment. What's non-irritating? We don't recommend peppermint, for example! Lavender or other flower essences would work fine.Make Your Own Homemade MoisturizerSun in the summer and wind in the winter dry out our skin robbing us of the supple look of youth. Restore that moisture the natural way with this simple recipes that uses only two ingredients!

You might need to pick up some almond oil if it's something you don't normally use and while you're at the store get a nice, soft, ready-to-use avocado.To make this simple skin moisturizing mask use 1/2 to 1/3 of the avocado and mash it with four drops of almond oil and leave on your face for 30 minutes.

For the oily skin type, make a mixture of lemon, grapes, egg white. After leaving it for 20 minutes, rinse the preparation with warm water. Lemon will cleanse the skin. Grapes add softness to the skin. Egg white will make the skin firmer.Maintain a strict routine of personal hygiene.Eat lots of fresh fruits, salads, milk and green, leafy vegetables. Avoid oily and fried foods. Try to avoid sugary sodas along with french fries and most junk food in short.Some women may have a problem with this but avoid make-up as much as possible. At least, do not wear make-up for long stretches of time this clogs your pores and doesn't allow the skin to breath.Never use beauty products that contain ingredients you might be allergic to. Try to do a patch test on your skin before you use any new beauty product. A lot of these skin cosmetics have propylene glycol or diazolidinyl urea which you might be allergic to. When in doubt consult a dermatologist.

Spread evenly on your face and leave on for 20 minutes.Apply A Healthy Lifestyle.These applications work best as part of an ongoing, overall healthy skin care plan along with healthy lifestyle choices like drinking plenty of water and getting enough exercise and adequate sleep.If you're worried natural skin care remedies act too slow remember that even prescription skin medicines can take weeks to see results. And the beauty of these home remedies is that they can become long-term healthy habits that have no bad side effects. In fact, you may find yourself trying new cooking recipes with all that papaya and almond oil on hand!




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