Homemade Beauty Treatments

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For facemasks, why shell out big money when you can use basic ingredients found in the kitchen to make your own versions. If you have oily skin or spot-prone skin, mud or clay-based masks are great for balancing out skin. Dry skin will benefit from hydrating masks made from glycerine, honey and oils, while ginseng or green tea masks are great for soothing sensitive skin. Scrubs are also great for getting rid of the dead skin- try one prior to applying a face mask.

1. All-skin types

Oatmeal & Yoghurt Face Mask: To cleanse and rejuvenate skin

• 1 tbsp oatmeal, finely ground
• 1 tbsp live, organic yogurt , unflavoured
• A few drops of honey

Add the yogurt to the oatmeal in a small bowl and mix together.

Warm a few drop of honey. To do this, warm a spoon under hot water for a minute, then add a few drops of honey to the spoon.

Stir the honey into the yogurt and oatmeal mixture.

Apply the mask to the face. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse off with several splashes of warm water. Follow with a warm washcloth. Apply moisturizer to clean skin after mask.

2. Dry Skin >>

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