I find the best thing for my hands is straight sweet almond oil (available from health food shops and pharmacies). It's a carrier oil that can be used as a base for other concoctions. Mix a few drops of your favourite essential oil with 4 teaspoons of sweet almond oil and you have a really simple treatment for your hands. If your skin is super dry, mix in a teaspoon of vegetable glycerine. Store in a dark glass bottle (I store mine in a Rescue Remedy bottle) and shake well before each use. A few drops goes a long way with this one!
Rosewater and Glycerine Hand Lotion
All skin types
20ml rosewater
2 teaspoons vegetable glycerine
1/2 teaspoon white wine vinegar
1/2 teaspoon honey
10 drops lemon essential oil (lemongrass would also suffice)
Honey and vegetable glycerine are humectants that will draw moisture to the skin, whilst the vinegar will help restore the ph balance.
Taken from the book Bodyworks
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Masks
Egg Mask
Whisk up an organic egg white, smooth over the face, leave for 20 mins, and the rinse off.
Egg whites, as you may know, contain a stack of protein. This mask will help to smooth and tighten your skin. Leaves my skin looking super polished and even younger (if that's possible).
If you have dry skin, smear that face with honey or oil (such as sweet almond) before applying the egg white.
For oily skin, whisk in 1/2 teaspoon organic lemon juice with the egg white.
Honey Mask
This is even easier than the egg mask and is suitable for all skin types. Grab some honey, warm it up slightly, then spread it over the face. What you then need to do is tap you face lightly all over until the honey starts grabbing your fingers and pulling from the skin (should take a couple of minutes). Then just rinse off with cool water.
Whisk up an organic egg white, smooth over the face, leave for 20 mins, and the rinse off.
Egg whites, as you may know, contain a stack of protein. This mask will help to smooth and tighten your skin. Leaves my skin looking super polished and even younger (if that's possible).
If you have dry skin, smear that face with honey or oil (such as sweet almond) before applying the egg white.
For oily skin, whisk in 1/2 teaspoon organic lemon juice with the egg white.
Honey Mask
This is even easier than the egg mask and is suitable for all skin types. Grab some honey, warm it up slightly, then spread it over the face. What you then need to do is tap you face lightly all over until the honey starts grabbing your fingers and pulling from the skin (should take a couple of minutes). Then just rinse off with cool water.
Toners
White Tea Toner
This can be used as a traditional toner, or alternatively, can be put in a spray bottle and used as a pick me up. Green tea is a powerful anti-oxidant. Honey is a hemectant, which means that it attracts and retains moisture.
1 pot freshly brewed organic white tea
This can be used as a traditional toner, or alternatively, can be put in a spray bottle and used as a pick me up. Green tea is a powerful anti-oxidant. Honey is a hemectant, which means that it attracts and retains moisture.
1 pot freshly brewed organic white tea
- either 1 teaspoon fresh leaves, or,
- 2 teabags
1 teaspoon organic honey
4 drops of either ylang-ylang, lavender, or jasmine essential oil
Strain the tea and pour into a bottle. Add the honey and ylang-ylang essential oil. Shake well.
Derived from the book Bodyworks
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