What's really in that pimple cleanser? In commercial acne treatment products you can read the labels and find a wide range of ingredients like salicylic acid, sulphur, benzoyl peroxide and alpha hydroxy acid. These are all designed to combat acne bacteria and eradicate infection that cause … [Read more...] about Home Remedies For Acne | Pimple Effective Home Treatments
Benefits Of Apple And Apple Masks For Skin
Apples contain vitamins A and C, antioxidants that have many skin benefits. Vitamin A helps repair and maintain skin tissue, preventing skin from becoming dry and flaky. Vitamin C - an antioxidant scavenges harmful free radicals and fights collagen and elastin destructuring to support the structure of skin, helping to prevent signs of skin ageing from spots to wrinkles.
Vitamin C also helps to lighten skin, further helping with sun and age spots that often appear on adults faces.
Apple masks for skin are also great for acne, the acids in apples combat acne bacteria. When combined with other anti-bacterial ingredients like honey, turmeric powder, tea tree oil, neem oil and soothing lavender oil, you can make a potent acne mask to target acne bacteria and help heal acne scars.
Apples are also exfoliating due to their acid content lifting away sea skin cells. Apples are a mild astringent that also benefits acneic skin, contains skin-renewing malic (AHA) acid, safe for sensitive skin.
Apple cider vinegar is another derivative of apples used to relieve skin and scalp itching, balance skin pH, and gently soothe and exfoliate skin.
Try the many recipes in either of these books, one for acne and the other for general skin care. The recipes will show you how to use natural every day ingredients to make user friendly hassle free skin care products at home that are perfectly suited to your skin. Make your own custom made skin care products/treatments from cleansers to masks and serums for a fraction of the cost of commercial products but all the benefits and more…see Natural Homemade Skin Care Recipes. The combinations of ingredients are easily absorbed into skin helping it to utilize the maximum benefit of each substance leaving you with brighter healthier glowing skin.
Or for acneic skin The Complete Acne Book
25 Easy Homemade Face Masks Recipes, Treatment, Ingredients
Making your own skin care masks, creams and treatments at home is easy if you know how. You've probably heard of ingredients like CoQ10, Copper, Retinol, AHA fruit acids, DMAE or Papain and many others often promoted in beauty advertisements. By making your own homemade face masks and creams … [Read more...] about 25 Easy Homemade Face Masks Recipes, Treatment, Ingredients
Coconut Face Mask Recipes
Coconut has been used as a skin care product for thousands of years by many different cultures to moisturize skin and hair. Coconut oil is rich in Vitamin E and fatty acids (like lauric acid, myristic acid, capric acid and others) which are anti-fungal, anti-oxidizing and anti-bacterial making it … [Read more...] about Coconut Face Mask Recipes
Acne Face Masks and Natural Acne Remedies
Acne is an annoying and often uncomfortable skin condition which can leave scars if not treated over the long term. There many natural antimicrobial oils and other ingredients that are useful for combating acne causing bacteria. Many essential oils contain antibacterial and antifungal … [Read more...] about Acne Face Masks and Natural Acne Remedies
Anti-oxidant masks and treatments to make at home
Anti-oxidants are free radical scavengers that neutralize damaging atoms, molecules and ions that cause aging. Fruits and vegetables are high in anti-oxidants especially those that contain Vitamin A, C E K and Niacin. These natural sources of anti-oxidants offer rich benefits to your skin … [Read more...] about Anti-oxidant masks and treatments to make at home