Friday, June 11, 2010

Spa Treatment At Home...

Cucumber Face Mask
Make a paste by mixing one small cucumber and one cup of oatmeal. Mix one teaspoon of this paste with one teaspoonof yogurt (for oily skin) or milk malai (for dry skin) and leave for 30 minutes and then rinse

Turmeric Facial Mask
This is the traditional mask, also used for a bride, seven days in advance of marriage.
Take in a cup half a cup of besan (gram flour), 2 tsp of turmeric powder, 2 tsp of sandal wood powder, 2 tsp of ghee or almond oil, add some water to make a paste. Apply to face and whole body and leave for 5-10 minutes. Rub with pressure with both palms and fingers to remove all the paste

Honey Facial Mask
Rinse your face with warm water to open up the pores. Apply honey and leave for half an hour. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores. Rinse with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores

Water and grain
Preparation step 1:
You must follow these steps for preparing the home face mask for healthy sensitive skin:
Clean your hands with water and soap.
To prepare this beauty mask all you need is a little cider vinegar, about a tablespoon of oats aided with some rice flour and a fresh bottle of distilled water.
All equipments including bowls, utensils, spoons and cups must be properly cleaned and sterilized with boiling water. (Note: Avoid boiling glass items as they may crack resulting in splinters, which may be injurious. Also check the plastic before boiling, as some of them are not meant for heating.)

Preparation step 2:
Since cleanliness and hygiene must be maintained in home facials, you must ensure that every surface used for facial is cleaned thoroughly.
Preparation step 3:
Use a small saucepan to mix 1 tablespoon of oats with 2 tablespoon of distilled water and boil it. After cooling, add rice flour to make it into a paste. This makes your beauty mask ready to apply.

Plain Yogurt & oatmeal, mix it together, lather on face for 10min remove with warm water.

Vitamin E Facial

2 tsp. plain yogurt
1/2 tsp. honey
1/2 tsp. lemon juice
3 capsules vitamin E (equivalent of 300 units)

Combine yogurt, honey and lemon juice. Open the vitamin E capsules and fold contents into the mix. Gently massage into skin; Leave on skin for 15 minutes. Shelf life: 3-4 days.
Frozen Egg & Honey Facial Mask
This homemade spa recipe is recommended for dry skin

Ingredients
1 egg
1/2 cup coconut oil, melted (but not hot)
1 tbs. honey

Directions
Beat the egg in a small bowl until frothy and well-mixed. Slowly add the liquid coconut oil and honey,
beating until your mask is the consistency of mayonnaise.
Take an empty toilet tissue roll and set it on end in a clean bowl. Spoon mixture into the cardboard
toilet paper roll (or consider using an empty deoderant container). Place tube, in the bowl, in the freezer overnight.
To use, peel away just the top 1/4 inch of the cardboard roll and smooth the frozen stick over your face
(think of it as a push up pop). Leave your mask on for 5 to 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.
Return the cream stick covered with plastic wrap and frozen between uses.
Particularly soothing on a sunburn. Keeps indefinitely.

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