HOMEMADE FACIALS

Sugar Scrub
Ingredients:
2 tablespoon of sugar
3 tablespoon of lukewarm water

Preparation:
Pour warm water into a bowl full of sugar and stir until all sugar granules have dissolved. It's important that the mixture is not coarse, so as to not cut up or tear at your skin. Once the mixture is smooth and creamy, work the scrub unto your face and neck in a slow, gentle circular motion with your finger tips, avoiding the area. Do this for 2mins, then rinse solution off with warm water.

Benefits:
Sugar is a great natural exfoliate to remove dead skin and cellular build-up, allowing fresh, rejuvenated skin to surface. It's also much more gentle than salt and tastes delicious too! It will add a beautiful glow to your skin and will also help the blood flow on the face, opening the pore and to remove dirt, oils and bacteria. Sometimes less is more and this scrub proves it!




Yogurt and Egg white Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoon of PLAIN organic yogurt
2 Raw egg whites (no yolk) in a bowl

Preparation:
Break open 2 eggs, separating the yolk from the whites - you only want to use the egg whites for this mask! Add 2 tablespoon of PLAIN yogurt to the bowl with egg whites and mix together. Apply to face and neck and leave on for 15mins, followed by rinsing off with warm wash cloth (Sensitive skin - use your hands and warm water).

NOTE: If you have more oily skin, you can add a few drops of lemon juice to the mask instead of yogurt.

Benefits:
Egg whites are loaded with vitamins that help fight acne. Vit B3 helps improve the blood flow of the body, thus opening your pores, helping to remove dirt and oils from clogging them. Vit B2 helps relieve stress and since stress is correlated with acne, egg whites will help minimize both! Zinc is found in eggs and zinc is known to also help regulate hormones (hello teenagers!) and heal open wounds and cuts more quickly. If you pick or pop a pimple you shouldn't have, you definitely want to try this mask out!

The yogurt will add moisture to your skin and leaving your skin feeling as soft as a baby's bum and will leave your skin glowing as well!

Banana Mask!

Ingredients:

1 ripe (or overly ripe) banana

1 orange or lemon

1 tablespoon of honey

Preparation:

Mash banana in a bowl. Squeeze a few drops of juice from orange or lemon into the bowl of banana. Add honey and mix well until you have a smooth consistency. Apply mask to face and neck and leave on for 15-20mins. Rinse off with warm water and wash cloth.

Benefits:

Bananas are great to help in fighting acne and are not known to irritate the skin so even those of you with the most sensitive skin should be able to use this mask without side effects. Bananas are rich in potassium which when applied directly to skin, will suffocate the bacteria in cells forcing blemishes to heal quickly. Bananas have many anti-microbial properties which can reduce swelling and infection form other skin issues, including psoriasis, eczema and even painful bug bites. You can even rub the peel of the banana on your skin for these types of skin conditions and it will help soothe your skin tremendously.

Bananas are also loaded with Vit C and other antioxidants which when applied on the skin (even the peel) can help reduce fine lines and wrinkles. Blood flow will circulate better and collagen production is boosted.

Honey is a wonderful antioxidant proven to remove impurities from the skin and help battle mild acne. It also helps restore skin’s texture due to it’s anti-microbial properties and will repair skin damage from the sun and daily environments.

A few drops of juice from an orange or lemon will help with minimizing oils and help refresh your skin!

Baking Soda mask

Ingredients:

Baking soda (NOT baking powder)

Water

Preparation:

After cleansing your face with a gentle cleanser, mix a few drops of baking soda into your hands with warm water and once you have a paste-like consistency in your hands, apply to your face. Allow to sit for about 5-10mins, then rinse off with warm water and a wash cloth. Follow with an oil-free moisturizer on your face and neck.

Benefits:

baking soda mask have been known to minimize acne over time due to its ability to help remove blackheads (oils and bacteria which get trapped in the pores) from the skin. It is gentle enough on most skin types and has been used to remedy broken out skin for ages. This mask should only be used about once a week, because using anymore can tend to dry out skin and strip away oils that are actually good for the skin.

Warnings:

Baking soda can have an over-drying effect on the skin. You may experience burning, dryness or itchy sensation. If your skin cannot handle this please remove the mask right away.

Aloe Vera Mask!

Ingredients: 

1 tablespoon of pure Aloe Vera juice or pulp

1 tablespoon of Honey

Preparation:

Mix the 2 ingredients together in a bowl. Once blended evenly, allow to sit in bowl for 10mins then apply to face and neck (and back if you have acne there as well. Leave on for about 15mins then rinse off with warm water and wash cloth.

Benefits:

This mask is super easy to make and use really helps soothe your skin while fighting acne. Anyone who suffers from swelling, irritation, redness or acne will benefit from using this mask. Aloe Vera, in it’s natural form, has been known to help reduce pain and suffering from sunburns but many skin care companies have started adding Aloe Vera to skin care products because it really does help with skin irritants from acne.

Honey is loaded with anti-microbial properties and is a natural anti-oxidants. Honey fights microbial infections that cause acne without irritating your skin. Honey also pulls out impurities from your pores that would normally stay clogged, festering bacteria that causes pimples. It will also help restore your skin texture and reduce damage done to your skin by the sun and daily environments you come in contact with.

OY Mask

Ingredients:

 1 tablespoon of finely ground oatmeal

1 tablespoon pf PLAIN organic yogurt

5 small drops of honey

Preparation:

Mix oatmeal and yogurt together in a small bowl until blended into a semi-smooth consistency. Add % small drops of honey into the mixture and blend together. Apply mask to face and neck and leave on for 10-15mins, then rinse off with warm water. Follow with oil-free moisturizer and eye cream

Benefits:

Gentle enough for all skin types, ideal for people prone to dry, flaky and dull-looking skin. Oats contain healthy fats that add moisture and hydration to skin, removing cellular build-up, allowing new, rejuvenated skin to surface. They contain saponis that gently remove dirt, oil and bacteria from your pores without clogging your pores and will leave your skin glowing long after you remove the mask!

Plain yogurt is great for the skin because it will leave your skin glowing due to the low amount of acidity in it, which will restore your natural pH balance. It is also great for adding hydration to the skin and is great for soothing sunburns or irritated skin.

Honey is a wonderful anti-oxidant proven to help reduce impurities from the skin and help battle mild acne. It also helps restore skin's texture due to it's anti-microbial properties and will help repair skin damage from sun and daily environment.

Apple Mask!

Ingredients:

1 medium-sized organic apple

5 tablespoons of honey

Preparations:

Remove the seeds from the centre of the apple and blend the apple in the blender until blended well. Pour apple blend into a bowl and add about 5 tablespoons of honey and mix together. Apply the mask to your face and neck and let it set for 15-20mins. Rinse off with warm water and a wash cloth.

Benefits:

An apple contains a high level of glycolic acid and when combined with the granules of the apple that you have blended, creates an awesome exfoliate for the skin! It helps minimize scarring from acne, reduces the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles and removes cellular build up form the skin, stopping oils and bacteria from getting trapped under the skin’s surface. Glycolic acid is found in a numerous skin care products, so why not use it the natural way?

Honey has a ton of anti-microbial properties and is a natural antioxidant. Honey fights microbial infections that cause acne without irritating your skin. Honey also pulls out impurities from your pores that would normally stay clogged, festering bacteria that causes pimples. It will also help restore your skin texture and reduce damage done to your skin by the sun and daily environments you come in contact with.

Strawberry Cream Mask

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of fresh strawberries (ORGANIC is best and not frozen)

1 banana

1/4 cup of plain organic yogurt or sour cream

1 tablespoon of organic honey

Preparation:

Mash strawberries and bananas and mix together with the plain yogurt or sour cream and honey. Apply all over your face (avoid getting in your eyes) and neck. Allow to sit on your skin for 15-20mins. Rinse mask off with warm water. Save any leftover strawberry cream mask in a closed container, refrigerated for future use.

Benefits:

Strawberries contain a large amount of Vit C, which is known to play a key role in the production of collagen. Vit C aids in anti-ageing and also reduces fine lines and wrinkles and minimizes blemishes and acne. Vit C is a key ingredient in many skin care products.

Omega-3 fatty acids are not only found in fish oils but strawberries as well! It is known that omega-3 helps reduce inflammation in the body and skin and can help hydrate skin that is dry and flaky (esp beneficial for those dealing with psoriasis, eczema and dermatitis). It also helps to keep the skin looking younger.

Salicylic acid is also found in strawberries and is known to minimize acne and rids the skin of dead skin cells so fresh, renewed skin can surface. Strawberries also contain loads of anti-oxidants that help fight free radicals that attack your skin, helping you look more youthful and giving a beautiful glow to your skin. Strawberries also help lighten the skin which is why it's important to apply the mask on the under eye area as well to lighten dark circles.

Plain organic yogurt or honey will give you added moisture and leave your skin glowing.

Bananas are great for reducing skin inflammation and for soothing blemishes and breakouts.

BLOGGER'S ADVICE: Build up your skin's health by including Vit C(oranges), B3(peanuts), E(avocados) and A(sweet potatoes) in your meals.