Monday, November 10, 2008

How to Make Your Own Facial Skin Care Products

By Kyle Richey

There's probably not a woman alive that doesn't enjoy getting a professional, salon quality facial. Skin care today is a multi-billion dollar business, and this means not just the services of professionals but products you purchase over the counter at a pharmacy and at retail stores. Wanting to have glowing, radiant skin is common for many, and really, who would want it any other way?

Unfortunately, todays economy has caused many prices of items to skyrocket. These items include facial products as well as skin care. With these kinds of prices floating around no matter what store you go to, it might be a good idea to learn how to make your own facial care products at home.

People who have made facial care products at home usually use ingredients that can be found in the home such as avocado, honey, cucumber, yogurt, and green tea. Many of these items are common.

Honey and avocado are great for moisturizing the skin. Cucumber can be used to brighten and rejuvenate the skin.

Oatmeal is used to get rid of any impurities and dead skin cells on the face, and the green tea is able to make the skin healthy because of all of the antioxidants it contains.

If you need a base for the other products you are going to use, try yogurt. Not only does it work for this purpose, but it has cultures that will clean contaminants from the skin. Now that you know what ingredients to use, how will you know how much you need for the product you want to make?

You first need to ask yourself what your skin type is and what you need to accomplish with your facial skin care at home. Do you have very oily skin with blemishes? Oatmeal is going to be good for cleansing away that dirt and oil that is causing your breakouts. Avocado will replace your oils with some good moisturizers that won't cause those breakouts.

It is very simple to make a facial care product at home. Mashing half of an avocado with oatmeal and yogurt will usually make a good paste. The best part about it is that there are no measurements you need to follow to make your at home facial care products.

We have all seen the women lounging at the spa with cucumber slices over their eyes. Did you know that mashing cucumbers could make a great facial skin care product for your face? Put in a tiny bit of honey, oatmeal and some yogurt and you have created a facial mask that will have your skin fresh and glowing.

There are no guidelines or recipes you need to follow. Use different ingredients and mix them up to find out which facial skin care product works best for you and your skin. When using a mask, it is best to keep it on your face for about 15-20 minutes. Then all you have to do it wash it off with a wet warm cloth.

You can easily make up these facial skin care products at home by knowing what they contain and what they are known to do. It is not a difficult process and you will like the money you save by doing this yourself. Your homemade facial skin care products make your skin look great. Those fancy salons have nothing on you. - 15252

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