Natural Skin Care Treatments: A gentle way of Getting Healthier Skin
The latest rage in skin care are natural skin treatments. What's great about this trend is that it can actually produce effective results without causing secondary problems. However, what makes them even better is that you can use them in the comfort of your own home.
Making your own products may sound complicated, but it really isn't. In fact, most of the recipes used to create skin care products are simple and inexpensive.
Popular Skin Care Ingredients
Most of the things you need to make any natural skin care recipe are easily found in your garden, pantry, or refrigerator. However, some ingredients are more popular than others and these include:
*Aloe Vera
*Milk & Yogurt
*Almonds and Oatmeal
*Berries, Grapes, Lemons, Limes and Grapefruit
*Bananas
*Avocados and Cucumbers
*Olive Oil
Some of these ingredients can be combined to make facial masks while others can be used as moisturizers or cleansers. Here are just a few recipes you can follow to make your own skin care products.
Let's try and make an exfoliating "cream" for dry skin using oatmeal and grapefruit juice. This is a simple recipe that is made by mixing juice and oatmeal together to form a paste. After having made the paste, simply apply it to your skin and wash off with a moist, warm washcloth.
Grated cucumber can be used as a tonic or place slices of cucumber on your eyes to reduce puffiness. It can also be mixed with milk or lime juice to make a gentle whitener.
An orange tonic can be used as an effective, natural scar treatment. This is done by blanching and grinding a couple of almonds to form a paste. Once that is done, add 2 tablespoons of milk, 1 tablespoons of carrot juice and 1 tablespoon of orange juice.
Apply to the face and leave on for 30 minutes. Wash off with warm water.
Olive oil is an excellent moisturizer for dry skin that can also be used as a cleanser. Simply rub it onto your skin, let set a few minutes, and then remove with a warm, moist washcloth.
You can exfoliate dry skin naturally with a mixture of crushed berries. These foods contain a high concentration of antioxidants, which are excellent for treating the signs of aging. You may want to add them to your diet.
Another great food for both diet and facial care are bananas. They can be used to make a moisturizing facial peel. Mash one-fourth of a small banana. Whip one egg white until it is frothy and slowly add one tablespoon of cornstarch in as you continue to whip.
Apply a thin layer of the mixture to your face, let set for thirty minutes, then rinse off completely with warm water.
Natural skin care products are safe and effective, but also time consuming. That's why if you're looking for products that can help you deal with acne scars or just need a natural skin burns treatment, try BIOSKINCARE. In fact, most natural homemade products are great for moisturizing and cleansing skin, but are incapable of helping prevent stretch marks like certain natural products, such as BIOBODYCREAM. Both products contain snail serum, which is a potent natural ingredient that can help you restore damaged skin safely and effectively without having to deal with the mess of making your own skin care product.
Published February 15th, 2010
Filed in Skin Care