Avocado has long been known for its many health and skin benefits. Not only is avocado flesh and oil very moisturizing but also offers many more benefits to the skin because it contains vitamins, fatty acids, protein and lecithin. It is very good for normal, dry, dehydrated skin and eczema and … [Read more...] about How to make an avocado face mask base & add ingredients for different skin types
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