Home Beauty Facial Recipes
by Laurel
Smith
 Recipes
for home made facials, using natural ingredients including, avocado facial
mask, avocado beauty mask, free facial at home, free makeup recipes
Here are some recipes for creating
your own homemade beauty treatments using natural products found right
at home. Use caution if you have sensitive skin or are sensitive to any
of these food products!
Skin Exfoliators:
I take almond oil and add "sugar
in the raw" It makes a great exfoliator and is so much less expensive than
buying it commercially. I love to rub it into my hands and heels
and then rinse it off. It makes them feel nice and smooth!
I use regular epsom salts
available at any pharmacy and add my choice of essential oils I get at
the health food store. I love to use eucalyptus and mint or orange.
Add it to the bath. It really helps clear the sinuses when you have
a cold or just plain makes you feel relaxed.
Hair Masks:
Mayonnaise for dry hair
Apply a generous amount
to damp hair. Wrap with plastic and leave on for about 30 minutes. Shampoo
out. Be sure to use real mayonaise, not "lite" which is mostly sugar. Real
mayonaise has eggs and oil as the main ingredients.
Olive Oil
Apply to your hair. Enclose
your hair with plastic wrap. Leave on at least an hour, or overnight
if you have very dry hair. Shampoo out. This leaves your hair feeling very
luxurious.
Beer rinse makes it nice
and shiny
Shampoo hair and rinse with
room temperature beer
Peanut Butter - use
as a super conditioner.
The peanut oil will condition
your hair deeply. Comb it into your hair and let it sit for about 10-20
minutes, then shampoo it out.
Herbal Tea - Use as
a cleanser for your hair. Rinse it in.
Homemade Facial Masks
Avocado ~
Mash half of an avocado
and apply to your face. Apply to face and leave it on for 20 minutes. Gently
wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Banana, Honey & Sour
Cream ~
Mash 1/2 banana, add 1 tablespoon
honey and 2 tablespoons sour cream. Apply to face and leave it on for 10
minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Almonds & Berries
~
In a food processor or blender,
combine 1/2 cucumber, 1 tablespoon yogurt, a few strawberries, and 1 teaspoon
honey. Apply to face and leave it on until it dries. Gently wipe off with
a damp wash cloth.
Cornmeal ~
Mix two tablespoons of cornmeal
mixed with a bit of water to make a thick paste. Apply to face and leave
it on for 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Apricots & Cream ~
Soak 1 cup dried apricots
in water until softened. Then puree in blender or food processor with 2
tablespoons skim milk powder. Apply to face and leave it on for 15 minutes.
Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
Cucumber & Yogurt
~
Puree 1/2 peeled, sliced
cucumber in a blender or food processor and add 1 tablespoon yogurt. Apply
to face and leave it on for 20 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash
cloth.
Homemade Facial Scrubs and Masks
-
Make a paste from a little oatmeal
and water. Apply to face and allow to dry. Gently wipe off with a damp
wash cloth.
-
Mash 1/2 banana and add 1 tablespoon
honey and 2 tablespoons sour cream. Apply to face and let set for about
10 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
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Two tablespoons of cornmeal
mixed with enough water to make a thick paste makes a great inexpensive
facial mask. Gently apply to face and wash off.
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In a food processor or blender,
combine 1/2 cucumber, 1 tablespoon yogurt, a few strawberries, and 1 teaspoon
honey. Apply to face and allow to dry. Gently wipe off with a damp wash
cloth.
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Grind 1 tablespoon almonds into
a fine meal in a blender or food processor. Mix almond meal together with
1 tablespoon honey and 1 egg white. Apply to face and let set for about
15 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
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To loosen blackheads, combine
equal parts baking soda and water in your hand and rub gently on your skin
for 2 to 3 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
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Mash half of an avocado and
apply to entire face. Let set for about 20 minutes and then gently wipe
off with a damp wash cloth.
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Soak 1 cup dried apricots in
water until softened. Puree in blender or food processor with 2 tablespoons
skim milk powder. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Gently wipe
off with a damp wash cloth.
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Puree 1/2 peeled, sliced cucumber
in a blender or food processor and add 1 tablespoon yogurt. Apply to face
and let set about 20 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
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Crush a handful of strawberries
and mix well with 1 teaspoon honey. Apply to face and let set for about
15 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth.
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Mix 1 1/2 teaspoons honey, the
juice from 1/2 of a lemon, and 1 small carton plain yogurt. Stir in 1 whipped
egg white. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Gently wipe off
with a damp wash cloth.
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