What are your all natural recipes for skin/facial use?

Question

This question is spurred by an answer to a question that Permaculture Bella gave. She stated something like (may not be an exact quote), "If I wouldn't put it IN my body, why would I put it ON by body?"

I agree. Many of our products are FILLED with chemicals we really do not need. Often those chemicals are used just to preserve the natural ingrediants in the product.

Quiet often really nice skin care products can be brewed up in ones own kitchen with some very simple ingrediants.

So if you are a lady, or gentleman who whips up their own skin care products, please tell us your recipe, and why you like it?

Thank you!!

Answer 1

Here are the ingredients for our Homemade Hand Scrub. Works on your face and body, as well.

1/2 cup Honey

1/2 cup Lemon Juice

1 cup Walnut or Sunflower Oil you find in the baking aisle of most local grocery stores.

1 pkg Slivered Almonds

First, you combine the lemon juice and honey in a large mixing bowl.  Next, pour in the oil.  I chose sunflower oil I found right in the baking aisle .

Finally, toss in a whole pkg. of slivered almonds. I think the almonds will be the "exfoliating factor" in this homemade scrub.

For the last step, we mix it all in a food processor for about 3 minutes.

We watch our liquid concoction turn to a thick paste.

Time to take this to our dishwashers, Gennie and Ethel.

"Almonds, really?"  It is hard to believe there's almonds in this cream-colored scrub, but then when you feel it, you know the "gritty" texture should rub off any dry skin.

Really, this scrub looks like something you'd buy at a spa or store.  And boy, it gets the attention of the ktichen staff I had try this concoction.  Several come over and start rubbing the mixture onto their hands. "Oh my goodness, yes!" says Ethel, rubbing her hands together.

It's getting rave reviews so far.  After rubbing the scrub on for about 3 minutes, it's now time to rinse.

"Oooh! Look at your hand--look at her hand! Golly, they feel so much better!" says Gennie.

"Feel my hands!" says Ethel.

Sure enough, this homeade remedy did polish up some great results.  Not only do our testers hands look better, they also feel much better.  We're seeing some very smooth results here.

"It's great because you have the ingredients in your kitchen.  You don't have to go looking for them all over town, and it's economical.  I think it's great.  I'd give it an A," says Susan.

Our testers agree.  The staff says they're going to put this hand scrub in a pretty container and keep it on-hand.  This recipe makes a lot of scrub, and with start-up costs of about ten dollars. Hands down, this home remedy scrubs up an A plus!

Answer 2

well depends on what you want to do. For instance toothpast actually can help heal acne.. maybe that isnt all natural though. Green tea bags (well wet) can decrease black puffy eyes from lack of sleep. Lemon juice is good for cleaning sores (but it can leave your face dry) and then of course avacado makes it very smooth and can help with wrinkles. so it really depends on what you want to do with you face.