Home Spa Simple Pleasures – for Your Face
Bring out the candles, play some soft music, and indulge in inexpensive spa treatments you can do right at home.
SKIN MASKS
Dermatologists suggest the following all-natural facial spa treats, custom-made for your skin type.
You’ll Need:
For dry skin
distilled water
aloe vera gel
lavender essential oil
For oily skin
ground oatmeal
yogurt
Treat Your Face
Combine all the ingredients. Apply as a facial mask on clean skin. Leave on for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off.
MOISTURIZING MASK
Mash an avocado, a papaya, an apple, or a banana. All these contain natural AHAs or Alpha Hydroxy Acids, which slough off dead skin cells and help skin become healthier. Apply this to your face, leave on for a couple of minutes as you relax, then rinse off.
SKIN LIGHTENER MASK
You’ll Need:
two tablespoons yogurt
15 ml lemon juice
crushed cucumber
Treat Your Skin
1. Combine yogurt, lemon juice, and cucumber. Leave on your face for a maximum of 10 minutes.
2. Rinse off. A caveat: Be careful when using lemon juice as this can irritate sensitive skin. Wash it off if it stings.
ALL NATURAL FACIAL
You’ll Need
one to two tablespoons honey
one to three drops lemon juice
cucumber
Treat Your Face
1. Clean face with soap and lukewarm water.
2. Mix together honey and lemon juice. Massage this on your face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutes.
3. Rinse off with water.
4. Cut cucumber into very thin slices. Put these all over your face and neck area. Relax for another 15 minutes.
5. Remove cucumber slices and towel off.
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