There is an obsession with retaining youthful skin in our media and it can be a little bit stressful to realise that lines are creeping in or skin is looking less than it's best. Products are forced upon us left, right and centre. We must have them all or we will perish like a fading flower!
Think again. Natural Skincare, using products from your kitchen is by far the best way to get your skin looking and feeling ravishing again. Most of the expensive creams we are encouraged to buy are full of horrible chemicals that will eventually deplete us of greatness. Stick to the natural methods and release the risk of a less than youthful aftermath.
These are my Five Favourites
1.Honey for hydrating:
Lather and smother are my words of choice for this one. It is by far my favourite of all. Leave it on the face for 30mins or more and enjoy instant benefits of plumping and hydrating. Yeah, it is sticky, but don't let that put you off, it is a wonderful treatment. Best to use raw or locally produced honey as it is more likely to be full of vitamins, all the better to plump you with my dear.
2. Yoghurt for soothing:
This is great if your skin is feeling tired and dry. Whack it on straight from the fridge and you will instantly feel more alive. Massage it in with gentle circular strokes and leave it on until you get bored, usually about 15 minutes for me. This makes your skin feel soft and bright, again source the best natural yoghurt you can.
3. Bicarbonate of Soda for scrubbing:
This I devote to Zoe for enlightening me on a few weeks ago. Bloomin' brilliant. A small amount with some water is fantastic for micro-abrasion, tiny little circles around and around for a few minutes. Afterwards your face is literally like a babies bottom to the touch. Something gross about that? Ok, it is like fresh rose petals; silky, even to the untrained hand.
4. Avocado for enriching:
Avocado is full of good fat and this wonderful good oil sinks straight into the skin. Mash it up in a bowl, one very ripe one will do, and then cover your face in it and make sure nobody will be coming over in the next half hour. Allow it to sink in deeply massaging it intermittently. When you wash this off you will feel like your skin is nourished to the deepest layers.
We all know this one, but it is not an old wives tale. A good way to do this is slice a refrigerated cucumber with a potato peeler in to very fine strips then layer it all over your face. It might seem like hard work and you have to lie rather still, but it is well worth the effort. This gives life to even the tiredest of faces. Don't eat it afterwards, that's a horrible idea.
Enjoy :)
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