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Skin Firming Smoothie

January 6th, 2010

This tasty skin firming smoothie is packed with antioxidants such as vitamins A, C and E.

This recipe serves two and takes five minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

2 tbsp of wheatgerm
1/2 a mango diced
1 free-range egg (yolk only, do not use the whites)
1 tbsp of flaxseed oil or ground linseeds
1/2 cup of papaw or papaya peeled and sliced
500ml (2 cups) of chilled water
1 tbsp of soy lecithin granules

Omega-3 rich linseeds, the lecithin granules and egg yolk are necessary for cell membrane health. The egg yolk and wheatgerm provide chromium and vitamin B complex.

Method:

Place all ingredients in a blender and blend on high until smooth. Drink it up immediately and enjoy!

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Posted in Do It Yourself Skin Treatments, Foods for Healthy Skin, Skin Recipes

Tags: recipe skin firming smoothie Vitamin C

Cleansers and Skin Types

September 26th, 2009

Plants in nature are perfect for providing excellent skincare, with the right food products from your local supermarkets you can cleanse you skin just as well and for a much cheaper price than store bought cleansers. The great benefits come from the fact that you can be sure there are no harsh unnatural chemicals.

Cleansers are used to wash away pollution, makeup and the days accumulation of grime and dirt from your face. Cleansing is also necessary to help remove and avoid the build up of blackheads, dead skin cells and to help clean pores. If you leave your skin unclean it becomes a perfect breeding ground for pimples and breakouts as oil glands on the skin are clogged up with cellular waste and dirt. Read on for the different variety of natural cleansers available for washing both your face and body.
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Posted in Do It Yourself Skin Treatments, Face Creams

Tags: face face cream Facial Cleanser skin

Tips for Great Natural Makeup – Foundation

September 22nd, 2009

Here are some basic skin care tips for prepping your face before you apply your foundation for beauty makeup that is natural. Please add any tips you know for applying great natural looking foundation in the comments section below!

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Posted in Do It Yourself Skin Treatments, Face Creams, Foundation

Tags: Concealer Foundation Mineral makeup

Homemade Facial Moisturiser for Oily Skin

August 11th, 2009

Home made Facial Moisturizer that is great for oily complexions.

This moisturixer is great for balancing out oily skin and can also be used as a very light night cream. With this moisturizer do not massage it onto the skin, just apply gently to the face and neck.

You will need:

4 1/2 tbsp of almond oil
canola or safflower oil
1 oz (30g) of cocoa butter
1 drop of camphor
3 tbsp of basil tea or rosemary
3 drops of lavender essential oil
2 drops of bergamot

Directions:

Melt the cocoa butter in a saucepan and add the almond oil and safflower/canola oil.
Remove mixture from the heat and with a dropper add the basil tea or rosemary one drop at a time while stirring very slowly.
Let the mixture cool off before applying the essential oils.

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Tags: moisturiser oily skin skin

Homemade Facial Cleansers

August 11th, 2009

Making your own natural home made facial cleansers is quite easy and all you need is a few ingredients which can be sourced cheaply from your local supermarket. This is a great natural alternative to expensive store bought facial cleansers.

With all these facial cleansers mix all of the ingredients into a thick and smooth paste. Apply the paste onto your entire face and slowly massage with slow circular motions then leave to dry naturally before rinsing it off.

Oily skin:

1 tsp lemon peel
1/2 tsp milk powder
1 tsp barley meal
2 tsp of warm water.

Use lemon peel in a home made facial cleanser

Dry Skin:

1/2 tsp milk powder
1/4 tsp of sugar
1 tsp almond meal
1 tsp of warm water

Almond Meal is a great ingrediant in home made facial cleansers

Sensitive Skin:

1/2 tsp of ground orange peel
1 tsp almond meal
1/2 tsp milk powder
1 tsp rose water