Taking good care of your skin is very important to avoid skin debris, wrinkles, and other issues. There are lots of skincare products available in the market which can make your life easy as you just need to use those and wait for the result. But, things are not as easy as it seems. While you buy any facial care product from the market, you should check the ingredients in it. Once you check it, you will see that there are lots of products which are difficult to even pronounce, so, it is quite obvious that all of you may not have an idea about those products. You don’t have time to Google those and know about the side effects. So, if you get any side effects of using those chemicals, you have no option to spend a lot on treatment.
Therefore, it is always better that you use home remedies that can solve your skin issues and give you the radiance and healthy skin that you wish for. The ingredients of DIY facial products are not difficult to find as those are available in your kitchen and refrigerator. So, to have healthy and beautiful skin, here are some of the homemade facial products you can prepare and use now. Read on to know more-
- Avocado-Honey Face Mask
While talking about the homemade facial recipes, this face mask will be on the top of the list. It is very important to keep your face hydrating, especially in winter days. So, using a face mask that can lock the moisture of your skin and makes it supple and soft is necessary. The avocado-honey face mask is such a type of face mask that is entirely for people with dry skin. If you are troubled by flaky and patchy skin, prepare this mask at home and apply it twice a week.
Learn more about the types of dry skin in this article.
Ingredients: Avocado, honey and coconut or soymilk
How to prepare:
- Make a thick paste with all the ingredients
- Add more coconut milk if the pack is too thick
- Apply all over your face thoroughly and wait for 10 minutes.
- Wash off well and apply a moisturizer.
- Cucumber-Mint Sugar Scrub
It is very important to scrub your face to get rid of dead cell deposition and also get a deep cleansing. Along with dead skin cells, your skin also face lots of challenges every day and go through pollutants, makeup products, etc. Exfoliating can clean your face from deep and improves skin cell production by rejuvenating it. Instead of using any market-made scrub, you can use a cucumber-mint sugar scrub. Sugar cleanses your face while mint can soothe your skin and decreases any kind of irritation. After exfoliation, your skin gets dry. You can use cucumber to soothe your skin and retain the moisture of your skin.
Ingredients: Cucumber, fresh mint leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and sugar
How to prepare:
- Make a puree of cucumber and mint
- Add sugar and olive oil into it and mix well
- Make a firm mixture and store it in an airtight container
- Jelly Facepack
This is something you may have not thought ever, but this face pack is awesome. If you are suffering from dry skin and no remedy could have cured it till now, you can try this face pack now and see the results. While applying face pack, we often forget about our neck and it becomes black. This looks awkward, especially when you wear plunge-neck dresses and all. If you use this face pack on your face and also around your neck once a week, you can get back the original skin tone after a few uses.
Ingredients: Fruit jam, coconut milk, avocado, and honey
How to prepare:
- Make a thick paste with all the ingredients
- Lather on your face and neck thoroughly
- Wash off after 10 to 15 minutes
- Homemade Lip Balm
Winter brings the problem of chapped lips. Many of you suffer from flaky lips throughout the year. So, using an organic lip balm can solve your problems. While making homemade lip balm, use any kind of essential oil in it, like tea tree oil. It can moisturize your lip and remove any cracked lines from it. Aloe Vera is one of the key ingredients of homemade lip balm. It is antiseptic and removes any kind of irritation and inflammation of cracked lips. The benefit of using this lip balm is that you can store it in small boxes and use it any time. You can also gift homemade lip balm to your friend on any special occasion.
Ingredients: Beeswax, coconut oil, jojoba or olive oil, shea butter, vitamin E oil, and grapefruit or peppermint oil
How to prepare:
- In a double boiler, add beeswax, coconut oil, olive oil, and shea butter
- Melt the ingredients and remove it from the heat
- Add essential oils, Vitamin E oil, and aloe vera
- Pour in small containers and cool it off
- Tomato Cleanser for Face
To have a quick cleaning, you can use tomato cleanser. Preparing it at home is very easy. Tomato is a natural cleanser that works effectively on your skin. It can clean your skin from deep down and brings back the natural brightness of your skin. When you combine tomato with lemon, the bleaching effect on it can brighten up your complexion and give quick radiance.
Ingredients: Tomato, lemon juice, and coconut milk
How to prepare:
- Add all the ingredients into a blender and make a thick paste
- Apply the smooth paste all over your face and neck and wait for five minutes
- Soak a cotton ball into lukewarm water and rub your skin gently to remove the layer
- Wash off with tepid water
- Lemon and Thyme Scrub
This is another natural and homemade scrub that you can prepare with kitchen ingredients. The benefit of using this scrub is that it exfoliates deeply and makes you ready for a date night quickly. The added benefit is that you smell fresh and lemony. To take care of your winter skin, this scrub can do magic! Not only for the face, but this is an excellent scrub for your entire body; and to make this inexpensive scrub, you just need simple ingredients.
Ingredients: Fresh lemon, sea salt, olive oil, and thyme
How to prepare:
- Take organic olive oil and sea salt in a bowl and let the salt get soaked into it
- Add fresh lemon juice into the mixture and mix all ingredients well
- Sprinkle some dried thyme into it
- Antioxidant Facial Toner
After scrubbing or cleansing your face, you need to use toner. You should also use a toner after removing your makeup. It can treat your tired skin after a busy day with toner and say goodbye to skin issues, like wrinkles, dark circles around your eyes, crow’s feet, etc. Homemade toner can rejuvenate your skin and makes it look younger. The antioxidants in the ingredients can remove blemishes and make your skin healthy from inside. Prepare this special homemade toner and store it in a spray bottle, inside the refrigerator. To get a fresh look instantly, this toner will help you a lot.
Ingredients: Water, orange or lemon peel, rooibos tea, and green tea
How to prepare:
- Boil the peel in water for half an hour
- Strain the water and add other ingredients
- Store it in a spray bottle
Benefits of Using Natural Facial Products
So far, you get a certain idea about different types of facial products which can treat your skin in the best way possible and give you positive result within a few days. Apart from these ingredients, you can also use Bengal gram flour, turmeric, rose water, yogurt, etc. to prepare skincare products. Now, many of you may complain that making these homemade products are time-consuming. Once you know certain benefits of those, you will understand why investing your time into preparing these elements are worthy-
- You can stay away from skin irritation. The market-made products are full of chemicals that are harsh on your skin and cause allergies, skin rashes, scars, etc. Once you use natural products, like shea butter, it can reduce the chance of any skin breakout and soothes your skin from any irritation.
- You can also avoid the toxic smell of chemical-based skincare products. The natural smell of lemon or orange can keep you feeling fresh while artificial fragrances can cause serious health issues, like sinus problems, migraine problems, blocked nose, etc.
- While chemicals in skincare products can invade your bloodstream and increase the risk of any internal damage, you can stay fit and fine while using natural remedies.
So, these are certain benefits of using organic products (Also, you should know the benefits of consuming organic products). These ingredients are readily available at your kitchen and you don’t need to pay extra for any of these things. Take the best care of your skin naturally and maintain your natural beauty.