Homemade Recipes for your skin

[bamamomto4]

To make a simple skin exfoliant, combine:

1 cup of raw sugar
1/2 cup olive oil

Mix the sugar and oil together to make a paste. Rub it into
your skin using a soft wash cloth, bath sponge, or loofah.
Rinse well with warm water. If desired, you can add one
teaspoon of your favorite kitchen herb. Try ground ginger for
a nice oriental scent, or thyme or rosemary for a nice herbal
smell.

For a fragrant salt scrub, try this one containing lavender:

Mix together into a paste:

2 cups coarse sea salt
1 cup almond oil
1 tsp. vitamin E oil
5 drops lavender essential oil

Rub it into your skin with a wet cloth, bath sponge or loofah.
Rinse well with warm water. Pat the skin dry.

Oatmeal and corn meal are good to use as mild exfoliants and
for facial scrubs. They are less abrasive than salt, and less
irritating to sensitive skin.

To make a mild facial scrub, combine:

1/2 cup honey
2 cups oatmeal
1/3 cup corn meal

Spread the paste gently onto the face and throat area. Rub it
in with a soft, damp wash cloth. Rinse well with warm water.

For a fragrant, hydrating facial scrub, mix together:

2/3 cup finely ground almonds
1/3 cup plain oatmeal
1/3 cup plain yogurt
1 tsp. crushed, dried lavender

Apply the paste gently to the face and throat. Rub it in with
a soft wash cloth. Rinse well with warm water.

Honey has three wonderful properties that give you beautiful
skin. It is anti-microbial (germ killing), non-irritating (so
it is ideal for babies and those with sensitive skin) and it
is a humectant (it keeps the skin hydrated, or moisturized).
To soften your skin overall, add 1/4 cup of honey to your warm
bath water and soak for 15 minutes.

To make a liquid skin cleanser, mix together in a small bowl:

1/4 cup honey
1 Tbsp. liquid soap
1/2 cup glycerin

When the mixture is fully blended, pour it into a clean
plastic cosmetic bottle, and cap it tightly. Pour it onto a
wet, soft washcloth or face sponge and rub it gently into your
skin. Rinse thoroughly.

To make a firming facial mask, whisk together in a small bowl:

1 Tbsp. honey
1 egg white
1 tsp. glycerin
1/4 cup flour

Smooth the paste over your face and throat. Leave it on for
ten minutes. Rinse with warm water.

To make a smoothing skin lotion, mix together in a bowl:

1 tsp. honey
1 tsp. vegetable oil
1/4 tsp. lemon juice

Rub it into hands, elbows, heels and other dry spots. Leave it
on for 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

[foxxyroxie]

I tried the simple skin exfoliant made with 1/2 cup olive oil (I used canola oil because that's what I had in the house) and 1 cup sugar. WOW. I used it on my hands, elbows, feet, ankles. Left my dry flaky skin remarkably smooth and soft.
Thanks!!

[homesteadmamma]

Thanks Tammy.