Homemade Facial
Cleansers
Using homemade facial cleansers is one of the best natural
things you can do for your complexion.
Your face is delicate and needs a delicate touch, so using
natural ingredients that work to eliminate dirt and oils will
protect your skin from drying and harmful scratching.
Below are some of the finest homemade facial cleansers that
will do just that, effectively cleanse your skin of the dirt
and oils yet they won't strip your skin's smoothness and
elasticity.
Keep in mind that alpha-hydroxy acids are what most facial
cleansers use and are available in most foods we use. You will
find these acids in things like milk, lemon juice, tomatoes,
grapes, oranges and blackberries.
These foods actually exfoliate the dead skin cells naturally
from your skin. It's important to remember that getting rid of
the top layer of dead skin cells helps the moisturizers, toners
and other ingredients you use on your skin to reach the rest of
your skin cells.
Recipes
for Homemade Facial Cleansers
These cleansers are easy to make and are made
from ingredients you have in your own kitchen cabinet. If you
don't happen to have the ingredients needed, you can find them
at From Nature with
Love
Basic Clay Facial
Mask
• 2-3 oz. cosmetic clay
• 1-2 oz. powdered herbs
• water or hydrosol
• 1-2 drops essential oil added at the time of application
(optional)
Choose a cosmetic clay and herbs that are suitable for your
skin type. Citrus peel powders add astringency, rose petal
powder adds fragrance are anti-bacterial ingredients.
Other ingredients that can be added are milk powders, honey
powder, oatmeal and sea vegetables.
Mix the powdered ingredients to make 4 oz. of dry clay
facial and store in a 4 oz. jar. Clay facial masks should not
be stored pre-mixed with the wetting agent. To use, add
approximately 1/2 oz. of the dry clay facial herb blend to a
small bowl and mix enough warm water or hydrosol to make a
paste. Add a drop or 2 of essential oil if desired. Apply to
the skin in a gentle circular motion, and leave it to dry for
about 15-20 minutes. Wash off with warm water. If the skin
feels tight, a light oil such as camelina can be applied
afterwards.
Experiment with other wetting agents. Strawberry puree acts
like an alpha-hydroxy, cucumber puree cools the skin, yogurt
cools and softens the skin, and milk removes dead skin cells
and softens the skin.
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©1997-2009 From Nature With
Love and used
with their express permission. From Nature With Love is a
registered trademark of Natural Sourcing,
LLC.
Basic
Sugar Scrub
• 1 cup demerara, turbinado or brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable glycerin
• 1/4 cup fractionated coconut oil or other vegetable oil
• 1/4 teaspoon T-50 vitamin E oil
• 10-15 drops essential oil or fragrance oil (optional)
Add the sugar to a bowl and then mix in the glycerin, vegetable
oil and T-50 vitamin E oil. You may substitute an additional
1/4 cup vegetable oil if you do not have vegetable glycerin.
Add the essential oil or fragrance oil and mix well. The
ingredient amounts may be adjusted to achieve the desired
consistency. Package in a glass or PET jar.
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©1997-2009
From Nature With
Love used with their
express permission. From Nature With Love is a registered
trademark of Natural Sourcing, LLC.
Basic
Salt Scrub
• 1 cup sea salt, fine or Dead Sea salt, fine
• 1/4-1/2 cup fractionated coconut oil or other vegetable
oil
• 1/2 cup liquid castille soap
• 1/4 teaspoon T-50 vitamin E oil
• 10-15 drops essential oil or fragrance oil (optional)
• liquid dye (optional)
If you are coloring the scrub, mix your dye and salt first
stirring vigorously to distribute the dye. Then mix in the
vegetable oil and the liquid castille soap and mix well. Add
the T-50 vitamin E oil and essential oil or fragrance oil and
mix well. The ingredient amounts may be adjusted to achieve the
desired consistency. Package in a jar. NOTE: Salt scrubs should
not be used on the face.
Copyright
©1997-2009
From Nature With
Love and used with their express permission.
From Nature With Love is a registered trademark of Natural
Sourcing, LLC.
Fizzy
Bath Salts
• 2/3 cup baking soda
• 1/2 cup citric acid
• 1/2 cup cornstarch
• 1/2 cup oat starch
• 1 cup goat’s milk or buttermilk powder
• 2 cups sea salt
• pinch mica
• 30-40 drops essential oil
• 2-3 tablespoons sunflower oil or other carrier oil
Mix the dry ingredients and mica powder together in a bowl. If
desired, increase the amount of baking soda and citric acid to
get more fizz. In a small bowl, dilute the essential oil into
the carrier oil. Slowly add the essential oil/carrier oil blend
to the dry ingredients. Knead in enough of the oil until the
dry ingredients are slightly moist but are still loose and
crumbly. Store in a glass jar. Sprinkle into bath water.
Copyright ©1997-2009 From Nature
With Love and
used with their
express permission. From Nature With Love is a registered
trademark of Natural Sourcing,
LLC.
Herbal
Steam Facial
An Herbal homemade facial that works wonders for your skin
and your spirit, I love it!
Here's a nice spa treatment facial that you can do at
home:
Bring about 4 cups of water to a boil and add 4 tablespoons
of your favorite herb, I like lavender but you can use whatever
herb you like. Pour the herb water into a large deep bowl or
pot. Slowly place your face over the bowl and cover your head
with a towel. Be very careful as the water will be hot so start
slowly.
Let the steam to build up around your face. Sit with the
steam penetrating your face for about 10 minutes, don't go
longer. The steam will invigorate your face and your face will
also get tremendous moisturizing benefits from the steam
meaning your skin will feel softer and moister and look
younger. Follow the steam treatment with a nice homemade toner or astringent
immediately after while pores are still open then follow that
with your favorite moisturizer, I personally like Oil of
Olay.
Luscious Lemon Cleanser
- 1 tablespoon corn meal
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon zest
- 2 tablespoons finely ground oats
- 1 teaspoon distilled water
- 1 tablespoon lemon pulp
- 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
Mix all ingredients together in the order presented. Wet
your face and then apply rubbing gently in a circular motion.
Remove with warm damp cloth. Mixture can be kept in your
refrigerator for several weeks.
Brown Sugar
Cleanser
A good facial cleanser and scrub is to mix honey and brown
sugar. Rub it on your face for about a minute and then rinse.
Follow that by putting the honey on your face all by itself for
about 30 minutes. Rinse, your skin and notice how soft and
supple it is.
Sugar and salt are very effective natural facial cleansers.
You can simply add them to your favorite skin cleansers and rub
gently to exfoliate.
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