Papaya and Yogurt Mask Exfoliates Skin

The enzyme papain, found in papaya exfoliates the skin by dissolving dead skin cells on the skins surface. The lactic acid found in yogurt does the same thing.

For this recipe you will need:

1/2 of on papaya

1 tbs. of plain yogurt

Mix ½ of the flesh from one papaya with a tablespoon of plain yogurt. Apply it to the face for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

Oatmeal and Milk Mask Sooths Irritated Skin

Oatmeal is very soothing to irritated skin whether it is irritated by some sort of rash, eczema, chemical or even sunburn.

For this recipe you will need:

1/2 a cup of oatmeal

milk

Mix ½ a cup of oatmeal (not instant) it with enough milk to saturate the oats, but not so much that it is impossible to put the mixture on the face. Apply it to the skin and leave it for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Tomato and Lemon Mask Combats Oily Skin

Tomato and lemon are both very acidic and this mask should only be used on extremely oily skin as the acid dissolves unwanted oils.

For this recipe you will need:

1 ripe tomato

1 tbs. oatmeal

1 ts. lemon juice

Mix the tomato that has been mashed well with the oatmeal and the lemon juice. Apply to the face and only leave for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water. If it burns at all rinse immediately and follow with a soothing oatmeal and milk mask.

Apple And Honey Mask

Apples are slightly acidic and help dissolve harmful oils on the skin that cause acne, while the healing properties of honey help repair skin that has already been affected by acne.

For this recipe you will need:

5 tbs. honey

1 grated apple

Mix the honey and the grated apple together. Apply it to the face for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water

Yogurt and Cucumber Mask

Cucumber is very refreshing on the skin and yogurt is cleansing. Both mixed together leave the skin feeling and looking revitalized and young. This is also an excellent facial for aging skin

For this recipe you will need :

Half a cucumber

1 tbs. plain yogurt

Blend the cucumber and the yogurt together. Apply to the face for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water. It the perfect facial after a long day in the summer heat.

Anti Blemish Mask

1 Tomato, ripe, chopped
1 tsp Lemon juice
1 pack Instant style oatmeal

Blend everything until just combined. Apply to skin, making sure the mixture is thick enough to stay on blemished areas: cheeks, forehead, or chin. If necessary, add a bit more oatmeal to thicken the mask. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then scrub it off with a clean washcloth dipped in warm water.

Cucumber Facial

1 cucumber
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon witch hazel (you can buy this in any drug store)
1 egg white, beaten with an electric beater until fluffy.

Peel the cucumber and run it through a blender or a food processor. Pour the cucumber pulp into a colander or strainer and force it through, catching the liquid that comes out in a bowl underneath. Combine the cucumber liquid with the lemon juice and the witch hazel. Stir it and add the beaten egg white gently. Put it on your face and leave it on for 15 to 25 minutes, then rinse off.

Ice Cubes On Pimples

Try and catch the pimple before it fully arrives on the surface of the skin. As soon as you feel a pimple forming, ice it! Take an ice cube wrapped in saran wrap and place on the skin portion where you feel a pimple about to form. Hold it there for a few minutes.

Avoid prolonged holding as you can get frostbite skin. Perform the above steps three times daily.

This technique is effective only on newly forming pimples and rarely useful for existing pimples.This is also effective for cold sores if you freeze them as soon as you feel the tingle.

Rose Water Toner

2-3 quarts fresh roses or rose petals

Water

Ice cubes or crushed ice

Rose water is used in beauty products for its lovely scent, but it also has light astringent properties. Because it’s a light astringent, rose water is often used as toner for fair and dry skin.

In the center of a large pot (the speckled blue canning pots are ideal) with an inverted lid (a rounded lid), place a fireplace brick. On top of the brick place the bowl. Put the roses in the pot; add enough flowers to reach the top of the brick. Pour in just enough water to cover the roses. The water should be just above the top of the brick. Place the lid upside down on the pot. Turn on the stove and bring the water to a rolling boil, then lower heat to a slow steady simmer. As soon as the water begins to boil, toss two or three trays of ice cubes (or a bag of ice) on top of the lid.

You’ve now created a home still! As the water boils the steam rises, hits the top of the cold lid, and condenses. As it condenses it flows to the center of the lid and drops into the bowl. Every 20 minutes, quickly lift the lid and take out a tablespoon or two of the rose water. It’s time to stop when you have between a pint and a quart of water that smells and tastes strongly like roses.

Bye Bye Black Heads Mask

2 tbs: corn flour

1 whisked egg white

Mix the flour and the whisked egg white together in a bowl. Apply it on your face. Let it sit for a minute. Clean it with a dry cloth and rinse your face with rose water. Pat your skin dry. There you go, bye bye black heads and hello soft skin! If you don't have rose water there is a recipe on my blog.