Monday, September 22, 2008

Sensitive skin care - Homemade natural recipes for sensitive skin

CLEANSERS

-Sweet almond and jojoba oil: massage gently, remove with warm cloth
-Papaya: mash and smooth over face, massage gently, remove

TONERS

-Herbal: 1oz dried/3 big handfuls fresh COMFREY, 600ml water. Heat herbs in water slowly, tightly covered. do not boil, remove from heat, infuse overnight. Use as a regular toner. Keep refrigerated, use within 3 days.

EXFOLIATORS

-grapefruit and oatmeal: add 3-4 tablespoons of oatmeal to the juice of a grapefruit. Mix to thick paste. Spread on face and leave on 15 minutes, remove with warm water.

MASKS

-grapes - mashed: cooling, soothing nourishing tonic.
-peach - mashed: soothing, texture refining
-cucumber and yoghurt: mashed together, add clay powder to smooth the mixture. Leave 10 minutes. Remove with lukewarm water. A cooling, soothing and toning mask.

More ideas for homemade facial masks

OILS

-camomile
-rose

To know more about sensitive skin type click here.