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August 24, 2009

At-Home Green Facials: Raid the Fridge

face-maskChloé Jo Berman at GirlieGirlArmy.com has some awesome tips for saving some cash by giving yourself an at-home facial. Don’t worry about spending money on high-end face masks either: Some of the best stuff you can mix up in your own kitchen.

Depending on your skin’s needs, she suggests:

For Bride Glow
This is a traditional Indian mask used for a bride, seven days in advance of marriage.
Mix a half a cup of besan (gram flour), 2 teaspoons of turmeric powder, 2 teaspoons of sandal wood powder, 2 teaspoons of almond oil, add some water to make a paste.

For Dry Skin
Mix an avocado, 2 tablespoons of grapeseed oil with a cup of agave.  Blend and apply.

For Oily Faces
Grab equal parts tomato juice, cucumber juice and lemon juice; add a tablespoon of calamine powder or gram flour to mixture. Combine and pop that sucker on.

Combo Skin
Mix 1½ teaspoon of green clay (French is preferred), ½ teaspoon of kaolin clay, 1½ tablespoon aloe vera gel, 1 tablespoon rosewater, and (last, but not least) 2 drops rose essential oil.  Mix and apply.  You can refridgerate and save this one to use anytime!

Quick Fix
Mix rolled oats or instant oatmeal with a couple tablespoons of any oil you have around (olive, grapeseed, avocado, hazlenut… whatevers clever).  Apply.

Time to bliss out, ladies! (And gents, if you’re man enough to be caught with avocado on your face.)

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