Indulge Your Skin with Three Home-Made Facial Masks
Written by Francoise Rapp
Facial masks are a wonderful way to make your skin glow, even out its tone, and help it appear more youthful. And you can make healthy, all-natural facial masks right at home. I've created three simple recipes to share with you to bring out the natural beauty of your skin. I suggest you use these skin treatments at least every other week to maximize their benefits.
Remember, it is important to cleanse your face thoroughly with a gentle liquid natural soap before applying any facial mask.
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Honey Mask for Toning and Cleansing (good for all skin types)
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Ingredients:
-3 TBS of liquid honeyn-1 drop Rose essential oiln-2 drops Lavender essential oiln-1 drop Lemon essential oil
Combine all ingredients and apply mixture evenly on face and neck. Leave it on for at least 7 minutes and rinse with warm water. Pat dry, and apply the following "toning and cleansing" aromatic blend, prepared in advance in a 10-ml bottle filled with vegetable oil:
-1 drop Rose essential oiln-3 drops Geranium essential oil
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Clay Mask for Deep Cleansing (good for oily complexions, use once a week for one month)
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Ingredients:
-3TBS of either green, white or pink clayn*green clay offers a deeper cleansingn*white and pink clays are both good for sensitive and dry ski
-2 drops Rosemary essential oiln-2 drops Lemon essential oil
Combine all ingredients and apply mixture evenly on face and neck. Leave it on for at least 7 minutes and rinse with warm water. Pat dry, and apply the following "deep cleansing" aromatic blend, prepared in advance in a 10-ml bottle filled with vegetable oil:
-2 drops Lavender essential oiln-2 drops Geranium essential oil
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Aloe Vera Mask for Healing and Soothing (great for sensitive and dry skin, especially after sun bathing)
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Ingredients:
-3 TBS pure and certified organic Aloe Vera juicen-1 drop Helycrisum essential oiln-1 drop Rose essential oil
Combine all ingredients and apply mixture evenly on face and neck. Leave it on for at least 7 minutes and rinse with warm water. Pat dry, and apply the following "healing and soothing" aromatic blend, prepared in advance in a 10-ml bottle filled with vegetable oil:
-1 drop Neroli essential oiln-3 drops Lavender essential oil nn````````````````````````````
Visit http://www.aromalchemy.com/aromatherapy/ouroils.html to purchase or learn more about the essences used in these recipes.n````````````````````````````
In Good Health,
Francoise Rapp
Holistic Aromatherapy and Perfumesnfrancoise@aromalchemy.com
http://www.aromalchemy.com
This article was originally published by Fran?ise Rapp in "The Arom'Alchemy Newsletter," a weekly ezine dedicated to educating and inspiring people to live a life of total harmony through the use of aromatherapy and flower essences. Fran?ise was formally trained in aromatherapy and perfumery by priests and alchemists in France, and her talents have been featured in many national media outlets, including RedBook Magazine, New Age journal, and the nationally televised program "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus." To have her free newsletter delivered to your email, visit www.aromalchemy.com/education/index.html.
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