Showing posts with label Facial Cleansing Milk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Facial Cleansing Milk. Show all posts

Friday, 20 February 2009

Facial Cleansing Milk for "problematic" and oily skins

Another Facial Cleanser, rich in Vitamin E. The procedure is like the previous described, but the herbs and oils used in this one are suitable for oily skins and "problematic".

What you need:
  • Tea from Lavender, Rosemary, Basil, Mint, Chamomile and Calendula
  • 50ml of low fat Milk Cream
  • 100ml Aloe Vera Gel
  • 5 drops Olive Oil
  • 5 drops Wheat Oil
  • 5 drops Sesame Oil
  • 3-4 drops Rose essential oil
  • 2-3 drops from Melissa, Lavender, and Rosemary essential oils, diluted into 2 spoonfuls Chamomile oil and a few drops of Apple Cider Vinegar.
  • Lemon Juice (from 1/2 lemon)
Preparation:
  1. Sterilize all the equipment that you are going to use.
  2. Prepare the tea, by boiling the herbs into 300ml of water, for 10 minutes approximately and let them cool.
  3. Put the Milk Cream, the Aloe Vera Gel and the 4 oils into a pot.
  4. Prepare the second mixture of oils by adding the essential oils into 2 spoonfuls of Chamomile oil and some drops of Apple Cider Vinegar. Add the mixture to the pot and stir well till all the ingredients are unified.
  5. Strain the herbs and add 50ml of the tea into the mixture.(you can add up to 100ml of the tea, it depends on how dense you want your milk cleanser to be)
  6. Blend the mixture very well, till all the ingredients are unified and add the lemon juice in the end, which serves as a natural preservative. Put the cleanser into a nice bottle and keep it in cool temperature for 1-2 weeks.
You are ready to use your new cleanser now!

Tips: You can keep the rest of the tea as skin lotion, by adding some drops of apple cider vinegar!

Good luck! :)

Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Facial Cleansing Milk with Vitamin E

This homemade cleansing milk is perfect for dry and mature skins and rich in Vitamin E! It's easy to make and your skin will love it!

What you need:
  • Tea from Rose Petals, Mallow and Chamomile
  • 150ml full fat Milk Cream
  • 1 spoonful Glycerin
  • 1/2 teaspoon Aloe Vera Gel
  • 5 drops Olive Oil
  • 5 drops Wheat Oil
  • 5 drops Sesame Oil
  • 3-4 drops Rose essential oil
  • Lemon Juice (from 1/2 lemon)
Preparation:
  1. It is important that you sterilize all your equipment into boiled water first.
  2. Boil the herbs into 300ml of Water, for 10 minutes approximately and let them cool.
  3. In a pot, mix the Milk Cream, the Glycerin, the Aloe Vera Gel and the four different oils and stir the mixture till all the ingredients are unified.
  4. Strain the herbs and add 50ml of tea (keep in mind that it should not be hot) into the mixture. The total volume now, should be 200ml, but if you like, you can also make it more diluted, by adding more tea.
  5. You blend the mixture (you can also use a mixer for that) and when all the ingredients are unified, add the lemon juice as a natural preservative.
You are ready! Put your Cleansing Milk in a nice bottle with a label of the day of preparation and keep it in a cool place for 1-2 weeks.

Tips: You can keep the rest of the tea as skin lotion, by adding lemonjuice from 1/2 lemon! :)

Good luck!