We all want to have a beautiful skin and protect it from damage from the environment, a smooth, radiant, bright and fresh skin looks younger. There are different ways to take care of your skin like using creams, treatments, lotions, etc. But what you may not know is that there are natural skin care recipes that are as powerful or even more than traditional skin care creams.
For instance you can make an anti aging cream recipes with ingredients such as jojoba oil, bababa, carrots, peaches and more. They wont cost you much and the recipes are very simple.
Here is a simple recipe that includes glycerin that is used as a moisturizer, is especially effective if you have oily skin.
The ingredients are:
1/2 oz of rose water
1 oz of glycerin
3 tablespoons of honey
3 tablespoons of wheat germ oil
1 oz witch hazel
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Many beauty products boast of being made from natural ingredients like herbs, leaves, flowers, oils. Beauty companies make their product sound so exotic. They also make their products sound so beneficial that natural products can detoxify your skin and repair it without having to expose it to harsh synthetic chemicals. In the end, you can’t resist to buy those beauty products for yourself. If you really love your skin and you want to nourish it without having to put harsh chemicals on your skin you can make for yourself natural skin recipes.
If you decide to make your own skin care recipes at home, are numerous advantages for doing so. Commercial products sold today are filled with chemicals that are filled with preservatives. These are carcinogenic and are likely to cause cancer. An alternative to those products is organic products on the market. These are beauty products that are made from plants without ever having been touched by a pesticide or other chemicals. This is good but be sure to check if they are certified because some companies would mix organic ingredients with chemicals containing toxins like sodium lauryl/laureth sulfate, mineral oil, parabens, formaldehyde just to name a few. In the long run, chemical containing toxins will overshadow the benefits of the organic ingredients. Aside from being able to save more, you are also being friendly to the environment and you will have fun making your recipe.
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Whether it is a tired eyes, wrinkles, insect bites or burns, there are times that things can happen to your skin. With the following organic skin care recipes and tips, you can treat various ailments naturally, leaving behind many of the man made pollutants that are absorbed into our bodies through most over the counter aids.
Insect Bites
Recipe : Mix 1 drop of organic almond essential oil and 2 tablespoons baking soda and 4 tablespoons of distilled water to form a paste. Apply to bite and let sit for 20 minutes, rinse with warm water and pat dry
Recipe : Mix 8 ounces distilled water with 2 tablespoons Epsom Salt. Apply compress made of a wash cloth soaked this mixture.
Oily Skin/ Acne
Recipe: Make a mask of 1/4 organic apple (cored but unpeeled), 1 organic egg white, 1/2 organic lemon (peeled and all seeds removed), 30 organic Thompson seedless grapes, 4 tablespoons organic watercress (finely chopped). Blend all ingredients on medium for 3 minutes. Apply to face using cotton balls and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
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