How to prepare a budget and natural analogues of expensive products for the face
Do It Yourself A Life / / December 19, 2019
Simple and inexpensive means of recipes for the face, suitable for different skin types: dry, oily, and just needs to be purified. Such natural beauty-products with their own hands will not only save money, but also to ensure it is the care that your skin needs.
Face masks - simple and fast way to improve skin condition. But each has its own characteristics, preferences or allergies, so it purchased the mask fit is not all. In addition, some of them can seriously hit on the wallet. There is a solution - make masks and scrubs at home. Most of the ingredients can be bought at a pharmacy or grocery store near the house.
1. oatmeal mask
One of the most popular and at the same time easy to prepare masks. Oatmeal helps cleanse the skin, working not only as an absorbent, but also as a scrub, a banana and oil moisturize the skin and give it freshness.
Equipment:
- a bowl;
- microwave oven or water bath;
- or a mortar grinder;
- fork;
- a spoon.
Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons of oat flour (you can buy the usual oatmeal and grind flour to the state);
- Half ripe banana;
- 3 teaspoons coconut oil.
preparation
Melt butter in microwave until liquid. Add the oatmeal and mix well. Mash half a banana with a fork, and connect all the ingredients.
Due to the remnants of the mask coconut oil can live in the refrigerator for up to three weeks, so nothing to worry about if the surplus will remain. If you want to use them, remove the mask from the refrigerator in advance: coconut oil solidifies in the cold.
2. Mint chocolate mask
One of the most "delicious" masks. Smells of mint and chocolate help to wake up in the morning and foaming Moroccan clay will help to clean the skin before going to bed. Talc is an excellent absorbent and thickening agent. This mask is ideal for owners of problematic oily skin prone to redness and inflammation, as well as for anyone who just loves chocolate.
Equipment:
- two bowls;
- a spoon;
- microwave oven, or water bath.
Ingredients:
- 2 teaspoons Moroccan clay;
- 1 teaspoon of glycerol;
- 1 teaspoon of talcum;
- 2 teaspoons cocoa powder;
- 4 teaspoons cocoa butter;
- 5 drops of peppermint oil (Peppermint or curly).
preparation
In a water bath or in a microwave oven Melt cocoa butter. While it is fired, mix the dry ingredients and add the glycerin. Mix everything as it should be, and the mask is ready.
3. cleanser «spicy corn»
Tool for those who want to clean up, but do not dry up the skin. By the way, it is suitable not only for the face but for the entire body. If you are bored with floral-fruity scents of cosmetic products, the peel is for you.
Equipment:
- a spoon;
- two bowls;
- pan.
Ingredients:
- 3 teaspoons of corn flour;
- 3 tablespoons corn grits;
- ½ teaspoon of cinnamon;
- 2 teaspoons glycerin;
- 1 teaspoon of talcum;
- 1 teaspoon corn oil;
- some water.
preparation
Cook corn grits and drain. In a bowl, thoroughly mix the cinnamon and glycerin, to avoid lumps. Mix the talc and the flour, add the cinnamon-glycerol mixture, butter, and then - boiled barley. Add just enough water to soak it in a mixture, stir once more - and use it with pleasure.
You can wait until the scrub is cool, but you can use warm, that will only improve the penetration into the skin of nutrients. In addition, you can always warm up before use.
Note: means of natural ingredients are best stored in a closed container in the refrigerator, then they can take advantage of several times. Incidentally, the storage can be used to take a jar of purchased assets - processing in action.