Your Skin needs constant TLC so as to maintain its health, smooth texture, resiliency, and suppleness as you get older. Here you’ll discover how to take care of your skin naturally from the outside in. Our home-made skin care recipes run the gamut from cleansers, astringents, masks, and scrubs to rich moisturizers, body oils, and balms, plus all-important natural sun protection. The end products are so soothing that you’ll want to pamper yourself with them over and over again.
Facial cleansers are intended to remove the regular everyday dirt and grime that accumulates on the skin’s surface and in your facial pores throughout each day. This solution is ideal to use as a mild, freshening cleanser on your makeup-free days, after a workout, or anytime you feel a bit sweaty. This rosewater cleanser doesn’t…
This simple treatment can profoundly soften the dreaded “crows feet” that form around our eyes as we age. I find the light application of oil extremely soothing to the area around my eyes, particularly if I have been outside in sunlight (and forgot my sunglasses) or have spent hours staring into a computer screen. Cleanse…
Facial cleansers are intended to get rid of the regular everyday dirt and grime that collects on the skin’s surface and also in your facial pores. This ultra-rich cleansing lotion removes makeup, dirt, and dust particles, it also contains strong moisturizing, cleansing, and anti inflammatory properties. This cleanser for sensitive skin with aloe and coconut…
This recipe combines a thyme tincture with tea tree oil. The formulation has astringent, antibacterial, anti-fungal, and antiviral properties. On-top of being an absolutely fantastic facial astringent for oily skin, it also works as an effective cure for acne, and can be used to soothe boils, cuts, scratches, insect bites, and other skin irritations. Simply…
When you apply moisturizer, you’re putting a barrier between your skin and a world filled with pollutants, dehydrating heat, and possibly age-accelerating, damaging environmental substances. Moisturizers include water, plus they hydrate, and soothe the skin. Facial oils or elixirs, made of pure base oils and a mix of essential oils, aren’t technically moisturizers since they…
Masks for the beautification and purification of the face and body date back to early civilizations. Clay was especially valued in masks because of its ability to absorb mineral, animal, and botanical dyes. Today, masks are used primarily for cosmetic purposes to provide a deep-clean the skin. Clay masks lightly exfoliate as they tighten, stimulate…
Cosmetic Cleansers are intended to get rid of the everyday dirt and grime that accumulates on your skin’s surface and in your facial pores. The sweet lemon aroma of this astringent is exciting and refreshing. Consider chilling it to use on a hot summer day. Avoid using on sensitive, dehydrated, environmentally damaged, sunburned, broken or…
