I'm trying to collect recipes for homemade facial/body masks. Does anyone have any good ones that are relatively inexpensive to make? They don't have to be a specific kind, any kind would be welcome.
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Sun, September 4, 2005 - 11:46 AMCheck out this sit. I have used several of the recipes and have been pleased with the results. I also do a milk facial and body treatment using whippping cream. I buy a small carton of whipping cream and without opening the carton I shake it until the 'butter' separates from the whey. I take the butter product and spread it over my face and body leaving it on for a minimum of 10 minutes (or more if time allows). I get a really good moisturizing treatment from this. -
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Sun, September 4, 2005 - 11:49 AMSorry I was rushed. That should have been "check out this site". And it would have been nice if I had included the site:
www.stretcher.com/stories/980423b.cfm -
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Sun, September 4, 2005 - 11:58 AMwww.fatfreekitchen.com/beauty.html
www.healthynewage.com/facial-masks.htm
www.allthatwomenwant.com/indulgeskin.htm
www.allthatwomenwant.com/indulgeskin.htm
Here are some other sites that I have used. I have a combination of oily, aging skin. I don't want to strip the oil, and I also don't want the blackheads that go along with the oily skin. So I have been using homemade products and am so far having good results.
I also make my own mayonnaise as a hair conditioner.
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Sun, September 4, 2005 - 4:51 PMI like the one with the pearl powder. I have heard of that before. Thanks for posting that one
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Thu, September 15, 2005 - 5:19 AMI've been trying honey - pure honey - as a mask to treat my rosacea (seems to be helping better than the prescription cream!). Just leave it on for a few minutes and rinse off.
My next experiment is going to be plain yogurt for a mild lactic acid "peel." Gotta go gentle, though, cause of the rosacea. -
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Thu, September 15, 2005 - 11:48 AMI use honey too! My face rarely sees soap. When I've had make up on (I go for Burt'sBees because it is parabin free) I use raw honey that has crystalized as an exfoliating scrub. Spread it over dry (dirty) skin with wet fingers. Leave it on for five minutes, moisten the fingers again and massage lightly. Rinse. Use a shower cap or headband to keep your hair out of it!
I read once that in Russia they use honey for anti fungal and antibacterial properties. Put it on festering wounds. Seems the bacteria will opt for the sugars rather than the flesh and then die of it. Honey releases a mild peroxide in this circumstance - or so the article said. This was in Science News eight or ten years ago....
Before that, I used honey mixed with nutritional yeast as a face mask.
Also used the sticky aspects of honey in facial massage to improve circulation by rolling my fingers over the honey covered surface. The resulting sticky suction pulls blood to the surface.
I travel with a small jar of honey for cosmetic use.
A.
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Thu, September 15, 2005 - 11:56 AMI am a long time advocate of GREEN CLAY.
The brand I use is called Aztec Healing Clay.
Mix with apple cider vinegar (use the real stuff, not the cider flavored vinegar) and it foams up a bit, makes a paste. Spread on skin.
I use this on my face - it is somewhat drying, but there are times when this is a good thing.
I also put this paste on insect bites and stings (including a brown recluse bite I had once - no necrosis developed), poison oak and ivy, boils and zits of all sorts.
I have also used nutritional yeast with water (rose water is really nice) and with honey.
Worth a try, at least.
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Fri, September 16, 2005 - 6:25 AMgreen clay for me as well.. with a touch of lemon for whitening.
after the clay mud dries on my face I wash it off and put an egg's white I leave it to dry and then soap it off. (real good 2 get the smell off) at the end I just put some cream for elasticity. Once every 2-3 weeks is ok.
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