DIY Dried Botanical Facial Mask

I love to pamper my skin with a facial mask about twice a month.

If you are frequent reader here on my blog, then you know that I love whipping up different homemade facial mask recipes.  I love the way my face feels smoother and softer after using a face mask.  So here it goes another facial mask recipe to try at home.

DIY Dried Botanical Facial Mask

Ingredients:

• 2 Tablespoons of Finely Ground Dried Botanicals; Lavender Buds, Rose Petals, Calendula Petals.
• A Few Drops of Lavender Essential Oil
• 2 Tablespoons of Bentonite Clay
• 1 Tablespoon of Powdered Milk
• 1 Tablespoon of Finely Ground Oats

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl and mix well. Store in a jar with a tight fitting lid.  Store in cool dry place for up to a year or more.

How To Use:

Take one tablespoon of the dry mixture and combine it with about one tablespoon of water, milk or yogurt.  Mix until you have a thick paste.  Apply to your freshly washed face and neck.  Leave on 20 minutes, and rinse with a warm soft washcloth.

Tips:

• The milk contains lactic acid that helps lightens and softens the skin.
• The dried botanicals and oatmeal both make a wonderful natural exfoliant.
• Bentonite clay has the ability to absorb toxins, impurities, and detox the skin.
• This recipe makes four face mask treatments.

I store my combined dry mask ingredients with the essential oil added in a bottle.  It is super easy to mix up a mask by just adding a splash of water, milk or yogurt.

If you have a favorite facial mask recipe. 
I’d love to hear about it, so please leave me a comment below. ;o)  

Smiles, Paula

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Home Remedies for Age Spots

Brown spots or age spots that appear on the face, hands and neck are generally caused by excessive exposure to the sun.  To prevent them protect yourself from hours upon hours in the sun with sunscreen, hats and umbrellas.  To lighten up existing spots give the following FOUR natural remedies a try.

ONE

Strawberry Mask

A strawberry and yogurt mask is an effective, yet gentle treatment for lightening age spots.  Frankincense essential oil stimulations skin rejuvenation.

Ingredients:

1 Fresh Strawberry

2 Teaspoons of Plain Yogurt

2 Drops of Frankincense Essential Oil

½ Teaspoon of Pink Cosmetic Clay

Directions:

Mash the strawberry and mix one teaspoon of it’s juice with the yogurt.  Mix well, then add the clay and mix.  Drop in the 2 drops of essential oil and mix again.

Application Instructions:

Apply the mixture to freshly washed skin.  Leave on for 20 minutes, then remove with a soft warm and wet washcloth.  Follow up with a moisturizer.  For best results, use this homemade mask twice a week.

TWO

Lemon Treatment for Fading Spots

Paint your age spots with undiluted lemon juice daily, using a soft bristle brush.  Lemon juice is a naturally powerful bleaching agent.  You should see results within 3 months.

THREE

Curing Age Spots with Aloe Vera Gel

Simply rub Aloe Vera gel directly onto the affected areas twice a day.  You should notice improvements within a few months.

FOUR

Load up on Antioxidants and Enzymes

Antioxidants are good internally, but we can also benefit externally from these ingredients. When making homemade skin care treatments look for products loaded with enzymes and antioxidants like, blueberries, strawberries, cherries, papaya, pineapple, pumpkin, grapes, pomegranate juice, and raspberries.  Natural food enzymes, when applied to the skin over time, speed up exfoliation of dead skin cells on the surface, which then stimulates the growth of new skin cells.  Treat your spots with papaya pulp, pineapple or berry juice, simply dab your dark spot with a soaked cotton ball.  Eventual resulting in existing age spots gradually fading away.

Let’s all be our best from the inside and the outside.

Smiles, Paula

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DIY Blueberry Face Mask

I believe in the power of feeding your skin,

just like you feed your body with healthy food.

I have truly found that I have everything I need, it is right

in my own kitchen to help keep my skin beautiful and healthy.

I love blueberries,  I often enjoy them on my oatmeal and yogurt.

Did you know?

Blueberries are packed with powerful antioxidants

that are wonderful for the skin.

Antioxidants target free radicals,

which can wreak havoc on your skin.

By using this fresh blueberry face mask, you’ll improve

your skin tone and prevent signs of aging.

It smells super yummy, when applied to your face.

DIY Blueberry Face Mask

Ingredients:
8 to 10 Blueberries
1 Tablespoon of Plain Yogurt
1 Tablespoon of Lemon Juice
Instructions:
Mash or blend the blueberries, then stir in the yogurt and lemon juice.
Directions:
To use, after cleansing, spread the entire mixture over your face and neck.  Leave on for about 15 minutes, then rinse well with warm water and pat your face dry.
Tips:

• You can use frozen blueberries.
• Blueberries tighten the skin, and reduces lines or wrinkles.
• Blueberries are known to Improve skin tone, texture, lines and give one a younger appearance.

Thanks for following along with me on my journey exploring

wholesome living, nourishing foods,

and natural alternatives to skin care.

The wonderful thing is that all of my DIY recipes

are made for just pennies on the dollar.

Don’t you just love being frugal?

Smiles, Paula


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DIY Pumpkin Sugar Scrub

Not only do I love the cooler weather Fall brings, but I love all things pumpkin!
Pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins, pumpkin ice cream.  This time of the year is filled with all the different pumpkin treats, and I have been stumbling upon all kinds of yummy pumpkin recipes on the internet over the last few weeks.  Today, I am sharing with you a amazing DIY Pumpkin Sugar Body Scrub recipe.

DIY Pumpkin Sugar Scrub
Ingredients:
1 ½ Cup of Sugar
¼ Cup of Organic Canned Pumpkin
1 Tablespoon of Almond Oil or Olive Oil
1 Tablespoon of Vegetable Glycerin
A Light Sprinkle of Pumpkin Pie Spice
Instructions:
Simply mix all of the ingredients together to make this fabulous pumpkin scrub. Spoon your scrub into your container and wha-laa you are done.
Directions:
Once a week in the shower scrub over your body in a circular motion and rinse with warm water. Your skin will feel so soft after this treatment and this scrub smells super yummy.

• Pumpkin is rich in nutrients and antioxidants that can help your skin attain a healthy glow.
• Pumpkin enzymes can soothe and protect your skin.
• Pumpkin is chock-full of vitamin C, vitamin E, vitamin A, which are awesome for your skin.

I hope you will give this scrub a try, or make a few for gifts to give to friends or family.
Smiles, Paula