By: Elizabeth Kiely
Natural homemade remedies for your skin are easy to make and will save you money. What goes on your skin is as important as what you eat and drink. Store bought products often contain chemicals that are absorbed by your skin and find their way into your bloodstream, which can be harmful to your overall health.
Virgin coconut butter makes an excellent moisturizer. Coconut butter provides a protective layer that locks in your skin’s natural moisture. Coconut oil solidifies at temperatures below 78 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the coconut butter in small lip balm or eye cream jars or any small sterilized jar to make it easier for you to use.
- For a good lip balm, use coconut butter on its own or add peppermint or spearmint oil.
- You can also use coconut butter as an acne treatment. Just add a couple of drops of tea tree, lavender, or patchouli oil the butter before rubbing it onto your skin.
- Or for wrinkles, add rose, orange or patchouli oil.
- Use coconut butter to treat eczema by adding chamomile, geranium, or orange oil.
- To treat broken capillaries with coconut butter by add rose, palmarosa, or parsley oil.
- To treat cellulite, add grapefruit, tangerine, or orange oil.
- For stretch marks, add palmarosa or neroli oil. To treat burns, add geranium, patchouli or lavender oil.
If your skin is sunburned, break open a leaf of an Aloe Vera plant and smooth onto the burned skin. The Aloe Vera gel is also good for other types of burns and has soothing, cooling, antibacterial, and antifungal properties. Strawberry juice, cucumbers and avocados will also soothe sunburned skin.
For tired eyes, place cucumber slices over your eyes. If you have dark circles around your eyes, place cooled tea bags over your eyes.
To make a homemade facial toner, mix green tea, chamomile or ginseng tea (made with mineral water or distilled water) with lavender or lemon oil. Green tea is rich in antioxidants which fight free radicals that damage and age the skin. Green tea is thought to reduce fine lines. Lavender oil is a good toner and lemon oil is a great rejuvenator and toner. Add Vitamin C crystals as a preservative and antioxidant. MSM (Methyl Sulfonyl Methane) is a natural source of organic sulfur good for your skin. Try adding MSM crystals to your toner or eat high sulfur foods such as kale or watercress.
Prick a capsule of Vitamin A, E, or wheat germ oil and smooth directly onto your skin, add to coconut, almond or apricot oil, or to your toner. Vitamin A is a potent antioxidant and Vitamin E is said to slow down the aging process. Almond oil soothes and lubricates the skin. Apricot oil protects and softens the skin. Wheat germ oil promotes your skin’s elasticity.
To make a moisturizing and refreshing mask, mix avocado with shredded cucumber. Avocados have lots of protein and Vitamin A. Cucumbers are cooling and cleansing. Or use a mashed banana for a skin firming mask.
To lighten age spots, rub lemon directly onto your skin.
For a homemade body powder, mix cornstarch and baking soda with your favorite essential oil.
For a foot powder, mix cornstarch, baking soda and tea tree or peppermint oil. Baking soda acts as a deodorizer and soothes the skin. Tea tree oil is a natural antiseptic, germicide, antibacterial, and fungicide. Peppermint oil is soothing to the feet and swollen ankles.
Drinking plenty of water, eating raw fruits and vegetables, and getting plenty of rest are one of the best ways to achieving healthy and radiant skin. What goes into your body will show in your skin.
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Elizabeth Kiely is the owner of EK Shower Caps and an avid user of homemade remedies: http://www.EKLBC.com