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Sunday, November 4, 2012

Exfoliating Pumpkin Scrub

Get your skin glowing and ready for your fall and winter festivities with one of nature's more beneficial vegetables--the pumpkin. Pumpkins make an excellent exfoliating face mask for all skin types: oily, normal-oily, or dry skin. It soothes, moisturizes, and nourishes your skin. So, if you are looking for a way to reuse and recycle your carved pumpkins from Halloween, or the leftovers from making your famous pies, then look no further!

So, what's so great about pumpkins?

They are rich in Vitamins A, C, as well as zinc. Vitamin A is used in skin-healing products, so if you are looking to replenish and nourish your skin, this is the way to go. Vitamin C is an anti-oxidant and when all three combined, they are creating a great barrier from free radicals (toxins in the air) from affecting your skin negatively (by causing premature aging) and from clogging your pores, which helps prevent acne.

Ingredients:

5-6 tablespoons of pumpkin pulp
3-4 tablespoons of brown sugar (buy brown sugar here.)
1 teaspoon of lemon juice (buy cinnamon sticks here.)

Directions:

Take the pulp and put it in the blender for a few seconds until you achieve a paste consistency. Add the brown sugar and the lemon juice to the paste and mix well. Use a spoon or fork.

Apply the scrub to your clean face and gently scrub in small circles using your fingertips. Do this for a minute or two to slough off dead skin cells. Rinse with cool to warm water. Remember to always tone your skin to balance the ph level after you wash your face. Moisturize as usual.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Healing Veggie Mask

These days there are plenty of skin products that are available to help your skin, but they all contain chemicals which are not natural and could potentially harm your skin in the long run. Making your own homemade remedies also helps you save a ton of money!

It's good to get back to the basics sometimes and treat your skin to all natural products that can be found in your refrigerator.

This is a simple mask containing only three ingredients so it's quick and easy to make and apply to your face. Cucumbers provide moisture, erase dark circles, and help heal wounds. They contain manganese and Vitamin C which is essential for your body in the creation of collagen. This in turn helps keep your skin feeling elastic.

Parsley is great for clarifying and balancing combination skin.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon parsley

1 tablespoon cucumber (about 1/5 cucumber)

1 tablespoon yogurt (regular white yogurt)

Directions:

Take the parsley, cucumber, and mix it with the yogurt in a blender until smooth (not liquidy) enough to apply to your face. It will feel cool and refreshing. Leave it on for 10-15 minutes and rinse off.

Enjoy!

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Virgin Pina Colada Face Mask For Smooth Skin

Pina Coladas are absolutely delicious. They are comprised of pineapples and coconut milk. So, you may be wondering what makes these two ingredients great for skin?

To start, coconut milk is high in fat. The dirt and oils in your pores are mainly fat soluble so this makes coconut milk a great natural cleanser.

Pineapples have papain in them. Papain are enzymes that help dissolve dead skin cells. With the combination of coconut milk which clears your pores, and pineapples to get rid of dead skin cells you can get clearer, smoother looking skin.

Ingredients:

1/4 cup of fresh chopped pineapple
1 tablespoon of coconut milk (buy pure coconut milk)

Directions:

Add the pineapple and coconut milk and blend together in a blender until smooth. Apply to your clean face using your fingertips.

Once you are done applying it all over your face (avoid eyes), lay down and leave on for about 10-15 minutes and then rinse it off with warm water. You can repeat this mask 2x a week.

Remember to always tone after you wash your face. Toning closes your pores and helps prevent dirt, oil and free radicals from clogging your pores leaving you with smoother skin just in time for your tropical paradise vacation!

Enjoy!

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