Top DIY Beauty Recipes
These are from Glamour Magazine. Roughly equal parts proportions for all
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Her formula consists of: 60% Castor Oil, 20% Grapeseed Oil, 20% Hazelnut Oil [I also add several drops of Lavender, and Tea Tree Essential Oil]
When I did it, and saw results, my formula consist of: 60% Castor Oil, 20% Grapeseed Oil, 20% Apricot Oil (for sensitive skin)
Dry, Mature Skin: Evening Primrose Oil, Olive Oil, Avocado Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil
Sensitive Skin: Meadowfoam Oil, Apricot Kernel, Rosehip Oil
Oily Skin: Lemongrass, Clary Sage, Frankincense,
2. Place a clean towel under a stream of hot, running water. Lightly wring towel, and drape it over entire face for about 1-2 minutes. This opens your pores [and gives you a mini steam treatment] allowing the Castor Oil to draw the toxins out of your skin, while the secondary oil/essential oils permeates deep into the skin, lending it's moisturizing and therapeutic properties.
3. Remove towel, rinse thoroughly, and begin to wipe excess oil from face
4. After removing oil cleansing mixture, rinse face with cold water to close pores!
Cleanse face using OCM in the morning, and repeat at bedtime.
ACV + Green Tea Toner
2oz Apple Cider Vinegar
2oz Distilled Water
3 Green Tea, teabags [high in antioxidants]
5 drops Tea Tree Oil [anti-fungal/microbal properties]
10 drops Jojoba Oil [a wonderful moisturizer that closely resembles the sebum in your skin's structure]
Boil water, add tea bags, and allow to steep for 20 minutes. Allow tea mixture to cool, and pour into a spray bottle. Add ACV, Tea tree Oil, Jojoba Oil, and mix well.
Tea Tree Toner
2oz Witch Hazel
5 drops of Tea Tree Oil
10 drops of Jojoba Oil
Mix all ingredients well, and pour in a spray bottle.
Carrier Oils - Texas Natural Supply - From Nature With Love - Whole Foods
- Brown Sugar + Milk = Body Exfoliator
- Yogurt + Honey = Sensitive-Skin and Redness Remedy
- Safflower Oil + Sunflower Oil = Scalp Treatment
- Petroleum Jelly + Raw, Unrefined Sugar = Lip Scrub
- A Dash of Salt + Water = Surf Spray for Hair
- Rosewater + Coconut Milk = Relaxing Bath
- Warmed-up Olive Oil = Prewash Treatment for Hair
- Green Tea + Water = Toner
- Lemon Juice + Chamomile Tea = Hair Lightener
- Epsom Salt + Almond Oil + Cinnamon Oil + Sandalwood Oil +Allspice Oil = Hand and Foot Scrub
Click here for details: http://moptopmaven.blogspot.com/2010/08/calling-all-mixtresses-want-to-ditch.html or click the Moptop Maven link :)
Her formula consists of: 60% Castor Oil, 20% Grapeseed Oil, 20% Hazelnut Oil [I also add several drops of Lavender, and Tea Tree Essential Oil]
Oils For Certain Skin Types
Oily, Acne Prone Skin: Grapeseed Oil, Hazelnut Oil, Jojoba Oil, Flax Seed, Neem OilDry, Mature Skin: Evening Primrose Oil, Olive Oil, Avocado Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil
Sensitive Skin: Meadowfoam Oil, Apricot Kernel, Rosehip Oil
Extra Additives [Essential Oils]
Acne Prone Skin: Tea Tree Oil, Bergamot Oil, Clove Oil, Lavender Oil, Rosewood Oil
Dry Skin: Cedarwood, Rose, Myrrh, Chamomile, PatchouliOily Skin: Lemongrass, Clary Sage, Frankincense,
How To Do The Oil Cleansing Method
1. Gently massage oil mixture into your face2. Place a clean towel under a stream of hot, running water. Lightly wring towel, and drape it over entire face for about 1-2 minutes. This opens your pores [and gives you a mini steam treatment] allowing the Castor Oil to draw the toxins out of your skin, while the secondary oil/essential oils permeates deep into the skin, lending it's moisturizing and therapeutic properties.
3. Remove towel, rinse thoroughly, and begin to wipe excess oil from face
4. After removing oil cleansing mixture, rinse face with cold water to close pores!
Cleanse face using OCM in the morning, and repeat at bedtime.
Tone Skin
Here are two of my favorite toner recipe's:ACV + Green Tea Toner
2oz Apple Cider Vinegar
2oz Distilled Water
3 Green Tea, teabags [high in antioxidants]
5 drops Tea Tree Oil [anti-fungal/microbal properties]
10 drops Jojoba Oil [a wonderful moisturizer that closely resembles the sebum in your skin's structure]
Boil water, add tea bags, and allow to steep for 20 minutes. Allow tea mixture to cool, and pour into a spray bottle. Add ACV, Tea tree Oil, Jojoba Oil, and mix well.
Tea Tree Toner
2oz Witch Hazel
5 drops of Tea Tree Oil
10 drops of Jojoba Oil
Mix all ingredients well, and pour in a spray bottle.
Moisturize Skin
I
use about a dime-size amount of Grapeseed Oil to moisturize my skin;
you can use any of the oils mentioned above that are best suited for
your skin-type.
Where To Find The Materials?
Essential Oils - Texas Natural Supply - From Nature With Love - Whole Foods Carrier Oils - Texas Natural Supply - From Nature With Love - Whole Foods
