How to make a homemade face serum?
I am 20 years old, and yes this may sound rather young to start thinking about anti-aging, but I figure...why not? I already have a few faint lines in my forehead that are randomly red, as I think they may be sleep wrinkles (UGH?!)
And with the economy, I'd rather hold on to my money and try to create something or buy like the main ingredients in most great serums instead of buying them for the retail/name-brand price.
What has great results? I was thinking something like AHA/Glycolic Acid or ... just keep going to sephora and getting samples every week haha!?
What do you think? I have tried the following as masks but as far as actual serum serums I don't know how to make them serums or if I shoudl use stuff like vitamin C extract?
Honey
Egg whites
olive oil
milk
tee tree oil
what do you think? thanks :)
September 7th, 2010 - 14:21
Melon Facial
Mash one-half cup of fresh melon (cantaloupe, honeydew, etc) in a bowl and apply to clean, dry skin. Let sit for 10 minutes. Rinse with cool water and finish with your favorite moisturizer. Melon is full of natural alpha hydroxy acids and vitamins, which leave skin glowing and radiant! For best results, use the "melon treatment" once weekly.
Carrot & Oil Facial
Carrots are chock full of beta-carotene and provide the skin with much needed vitamin A. Instead of spending a fortune on treatments from a dermatologist, consider this nourishing mask:
1. Blend two or three carrots to a fine pulp or use a small bottle of Gerber carrots and mix with a teaspoon of almond or olive oil.
2. Apply mixture to clean, dry skin. Massage carrots in to skin gently, using circular motions.
3. Let sit for five or ten minutes. Rinse with cold water.
Be sure to include carrots in your diet as well. This way you’ll be sure to get their benefits from the inside out. After all, what is on the inside is perhaps more important.
Yeast Mask
Brewers yeast mixed with some water forms a paste makes a good mask for oily/normal skin.
Milk & Honey Mask
1 Tbls milk
2 Tbls honey
Mix till blended. It may take awhile. Spread over the whole face. Wait 15 min and wash off. This is especially good for removing those little flakes of skin we all sometimes get.
Yogurt Mask
A great beauty mask is plain non-fat yogurt (no fruit) put on your face for 15 min rinse off. Gives a nice glow to your skin.
Avocado/Yogurt Mask
Mashed ½ of an avocado with equal parts non-fat plain yogurt and a tsp of lemon juice can actually do wonders to the skin as avocados are rich in vitamin E and they actually lighten skin color.
Oatmeal/Avocado Mask
If you take avocado and mash it up, than take milk (just a little bit) and oatmeal mix them all together. Put it on your face. Leave it on for at least 30 min. if you want even smoother skin leave on longer. Take off with luke warm water. Your skin will be as smooth as a baby.
Wheatgerm Scrub
Simply put about a teaspoon of wheatgerm in your hand, add enough water to make a paste, and rub over your face and neck….rinse well…tends to get caught in the hair line and can look like strange dandruff! Natural wheat germ needs a cool dry storage.
Rosemary Toner
Simmer fresh rosemary (great face steaming time!!) till water turns green and let it steep for a few hours – pour into a container and put into frig – use as a toner – very gentle on skin and helps fight the oilies.
Pine Fresh Witch Hazel
A nice refreshing toner can be made by boiling 2 Tbsp pine needles in a small amount of water, and adding it to 1 cup of witch hazel.
Cider Vinegar Toner
1 tsp Cider vinegar and 3 Tbls water. Must be Cider Vinegar NOT White Vinegar. The acid in the cider vinegar helps to balance your skin after cleansing. Helps prevent dryness, great for acne prone skin.
Blackhead Remover
To get rid of black heads…boil 1/4 cup water and take out 2 teaspoons "Epsom" salt and 3 drops of iodine .. Now mix well and let cool…then saturate with two cotton balls and rub onto skin. You will notice it takes out blackheads very quickly! Enjoy (hint: you can also double or triple ingredients so you can place it into a bottle and use anytime needed!)
The Great Toothpaste Controversy
I think everyone has already heard that using toothpaste on a pimple will make it go away overnight. There are two opinions on this subject. I’ll cover both.
Pro-toothpaste
A quick way to get rid of pimples overnight is to use toothpaste on them. It must be white toothpaste, not the gel types. Just dab a little right onto the pimple after cleaning your skin. The best time to do this is at night, works while you sleep. It’s the Peppermint Oil in the toothpaste that dries the pimple out you can buy this oil instead of using toothpaste.
Con-toothpaste
You shouldn’t apply toothpaste to any part of the face to dry out pimples or oily skin. It dries it out so much that the oil glands in the skin work overtime and cause an influx of facial oil. This in turn will cause more pimples.
Just stick with the moisturizing cleanser and moisturizer twice a day. (Only apply to a clean face with clean hands. You don’t want to contaminate your skin with daily germs.)
Tea Tree Oil Wash
I use a small travel container and mix approximately 1/3 Hydrogen peroxide and 2/3 Witch Hazel (I usually go to Health Store and buy a witch hazel aloe vera liquid). Additionally I add a few drops of tea tree oil. Always shake slightly to allow the mixture to remix prior to each use, apply to cotton ball and wash over face with special attention to any current outbreaks of acne.
Hydrogen Peroxide is water and oxygen and simply helps oxygenate the skin and has a disinfecting benefit against bacteria.
Tea Tree oil has a strong anti fungal property, a few drop is plenty. Tea Tree also helps with scar healing, It has a medici