Stunning Skin On A Tight Budget
Not everyone can afford the high-dollar skin care lotions that grace the shelves of your local drug store. Yet, every one if so inclined – has the right to have healthy, beautiful skin. Healthy glowing skin makes a person feel good and less conscious of their looks and this is a great method to improve your self esteem. But how does one go about achieving that when on a fixed budget? All one needs to do is look in the kitchen.
Many products we use every day for cooking can be used to make homemade facial products that provide the same skin care as commercial brands. Ingredients in yogurt provide vitamin A retinol. Baking soda is a natural exfoliate and acid neutralizer. Red peppers contain carotene. These items can be combined and either rubbed into the skin or used as a mask.
Alpha Hydroxy Acids (AHAs) have been shown to help prevent and reduce the appearance of aging, wrinkles and sun damage. The downside to AHAs is that it may cause other damage if used for a prolonged period of time. So use it wisely and note any allergic reactions you may have to it. A pureed mixture of fruit (such as bananas, grapes, and cherries) containing AHAs combined with sugar and milk makes a great exfoliating mask. For fresh and glowing skin, simply spread it on your skin, leave it for 30 minutes and rinse off with warm.
Beta Hydroxy Acids (BHAs) cut through the grease, wax and oil residue on your skin. These can be found in orange juice, lemon juice, berries, and willow bark extract. Once again, make a paste mixture and apply to your skin for a half hour.
Both of these lotions can also be added to your bathwater to exfoliate and soften your entire body.
Vitamin C assists in reducing wrinkles and lines, helps build up collagen, and even helps boost your bodies natural SPF to sun damage. Vitamin C can be found in a variety of fruits and vegetables. The juice from fruits and vegetables high in this vitamin can be applied as a mask. Remember when using a mask to unwind while it is on, some yoga breathing exercise may be beneficial.
Vitamin E is a natural anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory. Mixed with mineral oil, it is great to relieve itches from bug bites, allergic reactions, and rashes. High in Vitamin E are tomatoes, almonds and sunflowers seeds and can be mixed with a base oil to use as a moisturizing mask you wash off after half and hour. If you have access to Vitamin E oil, you can use it alone as an overnight moisturizer.
There are other naturally occurring vitamins, such as A and B3 (which help treat acne), available naturally in the many foods we eat or have handy in our homes. Don’t be afraid to try a home remedy instead of buying the expensive products on the market. You may find that some of these solutions works better for you. And you’ll have some extra change in you wallet plus it will enhance personal growth and develop your self esteem.
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