Recipes For Natural Skin Care

Have you tried the whole set of commercial skin care products without any success? Are you ready for a cost effective and safe way to substitute professional skin care sessions with your dermatologist which only seem to eat up your savings without any apparent results? If so, you should go for recipes for natural skin care.


Maybe you think that you will have to buy natural ingredient based skin care products. However, these can be even expensive than their commercial synthetic skin care products. Rather than spend a fortune on these products, you can make your own home based recipes for natural skin care. These wont cost you a lot of money. In fact, the ingredients you can use are readily available in your kitchen. Fruits like banana, avocado and other foods like honey and milk are great for skin care recipes.

Five skin conditions you can treat using our recipes for natural skin care are as follows.

Oily skin

Oily skin results from excess sebum production by skin pores. Skin pores on oily skin are usually clogged and breakouts are common. A sample natural recipe to treat oily skin conditions is as follows.

Mix egg yolk, olive oil, honey and ground oatmeal and mash until you get a paste. Apply the paste onto your face and let it stand for at least 15 minutes before washing off.

Blackheads

Blackheads are a type of acne where the pimple dries leaving a black spot on the skin. Although not painful, blackheads don’t look good on your skin. To clear your skin of blackheads, try out one of the following natural recipes.

Mix egg whites, ground oatmeal and essential oils in a bowl. Boil some water and add dried parsley to the water. Let the water cool, strain and add the solution to the egg, oatmeal and essential oils mix. Apply to the affected area for a few minutes before washing off. This mix works as a cleanser and moisturizer.

Another simple natural blackhead treatment is baking soda. Mix baking soda with warm water until you get a thick paste. Apply the paste on the skin for about 15 minutes and then wash off.

Dark spots

Exposure to the sun can result in dark spots on the skin. To get rid of these patches try out this honey based natural recipe. Mash 2 cups of ripe papaya and 2 tablespoons of honey to get a paste. Apply the paste on the dark spot and let it stand for about 20 minutes and then wash off.
Dry skin
You might have dry skin from exposure to the sun or the skins inability to secrete enough sebum. If you have dry skin, try out this recipe.

Mash a ripe avocado with 3 or 4 drops of almond oil until you get an even paste. Apply on the skin and let if remain for half an hour before washing off. Avocado contains essential vitamins and moisturizing oils.

Flaky skin

Flaky skin results from excess dead skin cells on the skins surface. Our pineapple and virgin oil recipe will help you get rid of the excess dead skin cells and leave your skin glowing. Blend pineapple slices with extra virgin oil until you get a thick juice. Apply on the affected area and leave for 15 minutes before washing off. Pineapples contain acids which work as exfoliants while olive oil prevents drying up of the skin after exfoliating.

These recipes aren’t overnight skin care miracles. It will take regular application and incorporation of skin friendly activities such as exercise, healthy eating and ample rest to keep not only your skin but the whole body youthful.