{"id":578,"date":"2012-04-10T10:39:50","date_gmt":"2012-04-10T08:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dev.radioislam.org.za\/wordpress\/2012\/04\/10\/home-made-skin-care-recipes-for-winter\/"},"modified":"2012-04-10T10:39:50","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T08:39:50","slug":"home-made-skin-care-recipes-for-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radioislam.org.za\/a\/home-made-skin-care-recipes-for-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Home made skin care recipes for winter"},"content":{"rendered":"
Winter skincare can be a challenge for many individuals. The cold blistery air can cause cracking, redness and dryness that can result in feelings of self-consciousness and painful skin. Many commercial products claim easy and fast solutions, but homemade treatments and remedies should not be overlooked. The benefits of eating fresh un-processed foods also apply to using fresh ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables and spices, in a homemade skin treatment.<\/p>\n

Oats and Honey Facial<\/p>\n

Besides giving you energy all morning long, oatmeal is a gentle exfoliate with soothing, anti-inflammatory properties. Here is a simple face scrub that can also be used as a mask:
•½  cup oats, any variety
•½  cup honey
Blend oats and honey in a blender or food processor until smooth.
Apply to clean, dry skin in small circular motions, covering the entire face, neck, and decolletage areas. Rinse with warm water, or, for a mask treatment, allow leave on for 10 minutes, then rinse.<\/p>\n

Facial Cleansing
I. Simple cleansing
1.Lightly massage a tablespoon of coconut or olive oil around your face
2.Wring out a hot washcloth use this to remove the oil
3.Rinse again under warm water
4.Pat your skin dry with a clean cloth II. Deep cleansing
1.Ingredients: almond meal, olive oil and honey
2.Mix until it forms a paste
3.Apply, massaging gently
4.Rinse with warm water and pat dry Masks<\/p>\n

Avocado mask
1.Ingredients: avocado, extra-virgin olive oil
2.Mash the avocado with a fork, add small amount of olive oil until mixture is smooth
3.Apply to face
4.Rinse with warm water<\/p>\n

 Milk mask
1.Ingredients: plain, natural yogurt, buttermilk, sour cream
2.Mix together
3.Apply to face, avoiding eyes, and rest for 10-15 minutes
4.Rinse with cool water<\/p>\n

 Oatmeal mask
1.Ingredients: raw oatmeal flakes, egg yolk, honey
2.Mix equal proportions until think enough to stay on face
3.Apply and leave on for 20 minutes
4.Rinse with tepid water and pat dry<\/p>\n

Banana mask
1.Mash a banana, adding fresh cream until mixture is smooth
2.Apply to face for 30 minutes
3.Rinse and pat dry
Moisturizers<\/p>\n

Honey
1.Ingredients: 1 ½  tsps. honey, ½  lemon, 3 tbs. plain yogurt 1
whipped egg white
2.Mix together
3.Apply to face for 15 minutes
4.Rinse with tepid water<\/p>\n

 Multi-use moisturizer
1.Ingredients: beeswax, cocoa butter, water, coconut, sesame and olive oils
2.Melt beeswax with water over low heat
3.Add cocoa butter and blend
4.Gradually add coconut, sesame and olive oils
5.Pour mixture into a glass jar
6.Let cool (mixture will continue to thicken as it cools)
7.Apply anywhere on body<\/p>\n

Moisturizer for oily skin
Ingredients: 1 med. apple (grated), 5 tbsp. honey Mix together Apply even layer over face\/skin Leave on for 10 minutes Rinse with cool water
Papaya moisturizer\/mask
Ingredients: papaya, 1 tsp. olive oil
1.Peel, seed and mash papaya
2.Mix in olive oil
3.Spread on clean, dry face and neck area
4.Leave for 15-20 minutes
5.Rinse with warm water<\/p>\n

Avocado Facial for Dry Skin
Dry, flaky skin is a common problem during the cold season. Use the natural moisturizing power of avocado and prepare the following simple beauty recipe.<\/p>\n

Grab one medium-sized avocado and mash the meat into a small bowl.
Cleanse your pores and apply the treatment on your complexion. Give 10 minutes for the avocado to exercise its nutritive effect and finally wash off the facial with lukewarm water.<\/p>\n

—
Ammarah
Radio Islam
+27118547022
ammarah@radioislam.co.za
www.radioislam.co.za<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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