Monday, May 30, 2011

Homemade Moisturizer - Make your own moisturizer at home

Here are few recipes for making Homemade Moisturizer

If your skin is extremely dry and super-sensitive , here's how to make your own moisturizer:

Mix 1 cup liquid oil,such as avocado almond, with 1/2 cup beeswax.
Place over low heat until the beeswax melts, remove from the heat, and whisk until cool.

Add the content of three capsules of Vitamins E and a few drops of pure essential oil for aroma (lavender, sandalwood, rose, whatever you fancy), pour into a sterile jar, and store in a dark cool place.

Homemade moisturizer for normal skin.

Take a rose water get 1 cup of water and 1/2 cup of fresh rose petals and in a saucepan heat the water and rose petals just until boiling. then cool it and strain out the petals and add glycerin and aloe vera juice. store this in the refrigerator, now your homemade moisturizer is ready to use.

Jojoba homemade moisturizer for normal skin

Ingredients in jojoba homemade moisturizer

6 tablespoons jojoba oil
1 tablespoon vitamin E oil
2 tablespoons grated beeswax
1 tablespoon pure Aloe Vera
2 tablespoons rose water
8 drops sandalwood essential oil, & 4 drops rose essential oil.

Preparation of jojoba homemade moisturizer for normal skin

Combine jojoba oil, vitamin E oil and beeswax in a small bowl.
Place bowl in a shallow pan of boiling water and heat, stirring occasionally until the wax melts. Remove the bowl and let cool to room temperature. It will thicken and become cloudy as it cools.
In a blender or small food processor combine Aloe Vera and rose water. Add the cooled oil and blend on high until it becomes thick and cloudy.
Add sandalwood and rose essential oils and blend mixture into colored glass jar.
Apply a very small amount to your face every evening instead of your usual moisturizer. If you have very dry skin you may wish to use this also in the morning.

Homemade Moisturizer for Oily, acne-prone skin

Mix 1-1/2 teaspoons honey, the juice from 1/2 of a lemon, and 3-tablespoon yoghurt. Stir in 1 whipped egg white. Apply to face and let set about 15 minutes. Then wash off with lukewarm water.
Combine 2 tablespoons of ground almonds with two tablespoons of olive oil, apply to face in a gentle, circular motion, rinse well, pat dry and add moisturizer.

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Here are some best natural Homemade Body Scrub Recipes.

Do not throw away orange and lime or lemon peels. Dry them thoroughly till they are brittle. While drying them, keep them away from sunlight. Powder them and keep them in a jar. Take two tablespoons of the dried peel powder, two tablespoons of wheat bran or porridge grains. Add to this half tablespoon of honey and a little milk to make a coarse paste. Before a bath, rub this all over your neck, arms, body and legs. Use rough circular motions as you go along. This will help exfoliate dead skin. Then bath normally. It's a wonderful body scrub and so easy to make at home and the effects are immediately visible. Leaves you feeling squeaky clean.

Chickpea Powder Recipe

If your skin is oily this is the ideal homemade body scrub. Take 4 tablespoons of chickpea powder. Add to this, half tablespoons of turmeric powder, a few drops of rose water and milk to make a thick paste. Rub it all over the body. When the paste dries and starts caking, again use rough circular motions of exfoliate. People with dry skin can also this scrub after substituting milk with full cream. This homemade body scrub recipe helps to remove dead skin.

Homemade Body Scrub By Oats.

Take half a liter of buttermilk or half a liter of beaten curds. Take half a cupful of oats that have been coarsely ground or are in thick powdered form. Add to curd or butter milk. Mix well. Pour in a container and refrigerator for 2 hours. Apply this thick paste all over the body starting from the neck downwards, to the arms, torso and legs. Leave it for 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water containing lemon juice. This body scrub recipe reduces pores and cleans up the skin.

Tomato Wrap Recipe

Take 4 tomatoes. Chop them finely. Puree them. Soak some rice for 30 mintues and then grind it coarsely. Add this to the pureed tomatoes. Apply all over and leave it on for about 20 mintues. Bath with warm water. A good body scrub recipe for people with oily skins.

Yellow Lentil Recipe

Take half cup of any lentil. Soak for half an hour. Drain out the water. Coarse grind it to a paste. Add to it a tablespoon of chickpea powder with just enough milk to make a thick paste. Apply all over the forehead, face, neck. Keeping rubbing in circular motion to remove dead skin and clear blemishes. This body scrub recipe is an ideal for very tender skin.

Wheat Husk

The flaky powder left behind when wheat flour is made, is the best exfoliate. You could use wheat porridge grains also. Take half cup of wheat husk or porridge. Add to this one tablespoon honey and one tablespoon of milk. Make a thick paste. Apply all over forehead, face, neck (avoid the eyes). Exfoliate gently with a aloof, or use strong circular motion with the hand keep rubbing for 5 mintues. Wash off. With help of this homemade body scrub the skin becomes clean, baby soft and glowing.

All above are the best natural Homemade Body Scrubs Recipe helps to remove dead skin, glowing of the skin.

Beauty Face Packs - Homemade Face Packs

Beauty Face Packs are very good as they slough away dead cells and give a glow to the dead and lifeless looking complexion. Take care not to use a scrub when you have angry looking pimples on the face. A Beauty Face Packs can at times aggravate the situation.

To make it easier use the Beauty Face Packs under the category of your skin type. The same with face packs. Use only what is suitable to your skin. Though the homemade packs are very gentle and will not cause any harm, do keep in mind, any allergies you may have

Oily Skin - Beauty Face Packs

After a bath, and as a base for make-up use some diluted lime juice. Dab it on very lightly on the face. Wait for 10 minutes before using foundation or make up.
Diluted buttermilk is also dabbed on the face and left on the face for 10-15 minutes before any other application.
2 tablespoons corn starch, 2 teaspoons margosa leaf juice, 2 teaspoons sandalwood powder and 2-3 drops of olive oil. Mix. Apply with a brush. Let it dry well. Wash with cold water.
Slice an apple very thinly. Place these on the face and leave for 15 minutes. These soak up extra oil and also helps to close pores.
1 egg white with 1 tablespoon honey. Mix both together and apply with a brush. Wash after 7-10 minutes.
Take 1/2 cup of green gram powder, add 1 tablespoon of yogurt. Add enough water to make a paste. Use it to scrub the face gently. Wash with cold water. Do not use soap after the treatment.
Take 4 tablespoons mint paste and grind fresh mint leaves, 1/4 cup ripe papaya pulp, 2 teaspoons gram flour and 1/2 limejuice. Mix and apply. Wash after 15 minutes.

Beauty Face Mask for Pimples

2 tablespoons fullers earth
2 tablespoons sandalwood powder
2 drops of garlic juice
1 egg white
rose water

Dry Skin - Beauty Face Packs

1 teaspoon of cream to which 1/2 teaspoon of lime juice is added. Apply and massage well. Leave for 3-4 minutes. Wash with cold water.
Take 1/2 tablespoon almond oil, 1 tablespoon honey and 1 teaspoon rose water. Massage into skin. Wipe with moist cotton pads.
Take 1/2 cup mashed avocado with 1 egg and 2 teaspoons honey. Mix well and apply. Wash after 20 minutes.
Take 2 teaspoons mayonnaise with 2 teaspoons gram flour, 1 teaspoon wheat flour and 2 teaspoons honey. Mix and apply well.
Make a paste with 4 tablespoons wheat flour, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder, 1/2 teaspoon ghee. Apply and leave. When it dries, wash with cold water.

For Normal and Combination Skin - Beauty Face Packs

1 mashed peach, 1 mashed plum, 2 teaspoons honey, 1 egg and Mix well and apply. Leave for 1/2 an hour and wash.
For a normal skin, mix the clay/kaolin, cornflower and oats together with one beaten egg white and floral water. Add 1 drop geranium oil and 1 drop neroli oil. Mix well to form a paste and apply.
1 tablespoon curds, 2 drops of honey, and Apply and leave for 20 minutes. Apply on neck for lines also.

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Foot Lotion Recipe

By : Bestincosmetics.com

Our feet do a hard job for us every day, carrying our body weight and frequently walking long distances. This stimulates and refreshing foot lotion is a great way to revive and rejuvenate tired feet. Soak your feet in a bowl of hot water for ten mintues, then scurb off any dead skin. Gently rub feet with this lotion and they will fell wonderful afterwards!

Ingredients:

3/4 cup (150ml) light lotion base.
1 tsp (5ml) orange flower water.
15 drops peppermint.
5 drops lemon.
5 drops cypress.
5 drops juniper.

Preparation:

Pour the lotion base into a 8 or 10 oz (200 or 250 ml) glass bottle.
Pour the orange flower water into the bottle, put on the cap, and shake vigorously to thoroughly mix the ingredients.
Carefully add the essential oils into the bottle, one by one, then put on the cap and shake vigorously.
Label the bottle and the Pepperminet Foot Lotion is ready to use.

Storage: Most recipes require refrigeration since they don't contain preservatives. Shelf Life is approximately 1 week. Did you know grapefruit seed extract could be used as a preservative for soaps and lotions? Recommended usage is .5 - 5% of the entire volume (in ounces) of your batch.

Homemade Face masks For Aging And Acne Skin

For aging skin

To a large pinch of crushed almonds add ¼ tsp of cleansing cream or milk. Massage well on the skin. Wash off.
Mix a few drops of the essential aroma oil Pachholi with almond oil. Apply every morning and at night. This helps to maintain the rhythm of cellular reproduction.

Use a face pack regularly. This will go a long way in keeping the skin healthy and glowing.

Packs for those suffering from acne

Mix 2 tsp of egg white, 2 pods of crushed garlic and 1 tsp of Lacto Calamine. Apply on the face and wash after 20 minutes.
Mix in one bottle (250 ml) of rose water ¼ tsp vinegar, 5 drops of glycerine and 2 drops of camphor. This is an excellent moisturiser.

Apple Zinger Facial Mask

This is good for Oily or Acne Prone skin.

1 medium size apple, grated fine
5 tbs. honey

Mix the grated apple and honey well. Smooth over skin and let sit for 10 minutes.
Rinse off with cool water.

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