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Green Tip Tuesday: Green Skincare
A few months ago we wrote about using green products for household cleaning. Today, we want to take it one step further and talk about green cleaning....for your face. There are many fruits, vegetables, and other natural products that make healthy, earth-friendly, and economical body scrubs, face-washes, and masks. Here are a few of the best concoctions we found:
- To start, the Anti-Wrinkle Honey Mask. Now, we're used to seeing anti-wrinkle creams and masks go for $50 per tiny container, but this homemade mask consists of honey, a little carrot juice, and baking soda. It's natural... and very cheap! The same website says that one apple, mashed, will make an excellent tightening mask. Maybe an apple a day keeps the wrinkles away?
- For sunburned or otherwise inflamed skin, yogourt is said to make an excellent soother. Simply spread it on, let it sink in for roughly 15 minutes, and then rinse it away.
- Care2.com and other beauty websites also provide simple directions for a homemade Sugar Scrub. We've seen jars of factory-produced Sugar Scrub sell for $45 or more, so the thought of making our own with $1 worth of sugar and a little oil is very appealing.
- Last but not least is the Honey Facial. If you've already washed your body with sugar, why not treat your face with honey? There are directions on creating an effective facial mask from honey, oatmeal and buttermilk here, and we've also seen recommendations to use straight honey as a nightly face wash.
Although these products are all-natural, you'll want to use caution and common sense. Don't apply anything to your skin that you're allergic too, and don't use spoiled products, either. If you wouldn't eat it, don't put it on your face!
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