Natural At Home Beauty Treatments

Hey everyone,

So today I am going to do a post about natural beauty treatments since Sundays are the days that I give myself a weekly at home facial. I have used many acne products with little success and have found that it was easier to just keep it simple. For daily use I cleanse my face with clean and clear and sometimes I moisturize with a very small amount of olive oil (very good for skin!) or I use Aveeno sunscreen moisturizer.
Nothing makes me feel better than when I give myself a facial. My face feels so good afterwards and I feel so relaxed while I am laying down with the mask on. Here is my facial routine.
          
You will need:

• Towel
• Face cleanser
• Honey and milk (the face mask I use)
• Salt and freshly squeezed lemon juice (the exfoliator I use)
• moisturizer
• big pot with water that has been boiling
• cucumber slices
• Fresh herbs such as mint or a bag of chamomile or mint tea<<<this is how the honey mask and the salt exfoliator looks like.. make sure you do not add too much lemon juice so that the salt remain gritty and does not fully dissolve

1. Bring the pot of water to a boil add the fresh herbs or tea bag to give it a nice scent and help clear sinuses
2. Wash your hands, you do not want to use dirty hands to give yourself a facial with
3. cleanse your face, rinse and pat dry
4. Shut the burner off right after the water has come to a boil and immediately drape a large towel over your head and place your face above the pot with the water. Draping a towel over your head keeps the steam from escaping. Make sure you do not put your face too close to the pot so that you do not get burned by the steam. Be cautious while steaming your face. Do this for about 5 minutes.  * steaming your face allows your pores to open and unclog. It also makes it easier for you to remove the impurities on your face allowing you to get a deeper clean
5. Exfoliate your face with the exfoliator of your choice. Gently rub the exfoliator on your face, you do not want to irritate or scratch your face. The one I use is made by mixing salt with a little bit of lemon juice. The salt helps remove the dead skin cells because it is gritty. The lemon juice will leave your skin feeling fresh and can help with dry skin. Rinse.
6. Apply the face mask. The face mask I use gives my face a healthy glow afterwards. It is made by mixing honey with a small amount of milk. Apply the face mask of your choice over you face and let it sit for 10 minutes or if you are using a packaged face mask use it as directed. Apply cucumber slices over your eyes lay back relax and play some smooth jazz or whatever kind of music is relaxing to you. Rinse.
7. Apply moisturizer

I personally like to do steps 1-6 before I shower so that way i can just rinse off the mask in the shower and then moisturize after

-Natural beauty treatments are good because they are made with ingredients that you are very likely to have in your home therefore these treatments are very cost effective. They are also free of all those harsh chemicals that can be found in a lot of beauty products. Some of these chemicals are not good for you at all.

Links below provide natural recipes for pimple/acne remedies, face masks, scrubs and more. You will be able to find recipes that are specific to your skin type and your skin needs
http://www.beautyden.com
http://free-beauty-tips.glam.com/homemade.html http://www.spaindex.com/HomeSpa/HomeSpa.htm



These links provide info on cosmetic products that are safer to use
http://www.toxicfreeboutique.com/
http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/whole-body.php


Hope you guys find this post useful!
comment and let me know what you think! also let me know if you have any questions.