Facial Cleansing Recipes

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Skin cleansing is a vital part of your skin care regimen.  Starting your daily skin care routine with clean skin enhances your daily toning and skin moisturizing.

Most ingredients can be found at your local store, however, here is a link to some wonderful essential oils and other natural products.

Gentle Oatmeal Almond Cleansing & Exfoliation Recipe

 The combination of almonds and oats gently exfoliate the top layer of the skin. Exfoliation is the removal of dead skin cells which dull the face. This natural skin cleansing recipe will leave your skin soft and glowing.

2 Cups Rolled Oats  (see note below)
½ cup Almonds
2 Tbl. Dried rose petals
2 Tbl. Dried lavender flowers

Finely grind all ingredients separately in a grinder (a coffee grinder works).

 Mix all ingredients together, cover and store in a cool dry place.

For Dry Skin: Mix 1 heaping teaspoon of cleansing grains with warm water to make a creamy paste and add ½ teaspoon almond oil.

 For Normal to Oily Skin: Mix 1 heaping teaspoon of cleansing grains with warm water to make a creamy paste, omit the almond oil.

With your fingertips and in an upward circular motion, gently massage the cleansing grains into your skin.

Rinse with warm water and then apply a toner and moisturizer.

Note:  when purchasing oats, be sure they are natural rolled oats.  Check the ingredients to be sure they are all natural rolled oats.  Do not use the quick cook or flavored type.

Gentle Facial Cleanser

1/2 cup oatmeal or cornmeal
plain yogurt (add enough yogurt to form a paste)

Mix ingredients to form a paste.  With your fingertips and in an upward circular motion, gently massage the paste into your skin.

Rinse with warm water and then apply a toner and moisturizer.

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Buttermilk and Fennel Cleansing Milk (For Oily Skin)

1/2 cup buttermilk
2 Tbsp crushed fennel seeds

Heat the milk and fennel seeds in top of double boiler for 30 minutes. Turn off the heat and let the mixture steep for 2 hours. Strain, cool, pour into bottle and refrigerate. Keeps for 2 weeks.

Chamomile Cleansing Milk (For Dry and Sensitive Skin)

1/4 cup cream
1/4 cup milk
2 Tbsp chamomile flowers, fresh or dried

Heat all ingredients in top of a double boiler for about 30 minutes, do not allow milk to boil. Turn off heat and let sit for about 2 hours, strain. Pour into a bottle and refrigerate. Keeps for 2 weeks.