How to Make and Use an Anti Aging Facial

This anti aging facial which you can make and apply at home uses a simple easily obtainable ingredient applied in a specific way that science, according to numerous reports, has now proven reverses damage to skin and restores collagen. And since skin cells are replaced monthly, imagine what the continued use of such an anti aging facial could do as it helps in the replacement of old cells with new healthier ones.

Skin treatments using ascorbic acid or ascorbyl palmitate (both specific forms of vitamin C) are aplenty on the market. Salons offer "C saturation" anti aging facials, C patches are sold for use at home, and daily C serums are available. But not all purchased products contain a high enough percentage to do any good. And it's very difficult (and therefore very expensive) to make the vitamin C stable once moistened. Therefore, these anti aging facial and creme products sometimes lose their potency. (See author's other articles for how to make a daily C serum for pennies with guaranteed correct potency that is also reported to protect from UV sun rays.)

Your homemade anti aging facial will be made fresh each week you use it so you'll know it's potent, it will use an abundant, saturated amount of the "magic" ingredient, and it will cost you pennies compared to store-bought brands or salon treatments. Go ahead and check out commercial brands for travel or other occasions you can't do any quick mixing yourself. But check them out carefully to make sure they deliver the ascorbyl palmitate form of the vitamin, that they don't contain any orange or yellow dye which can mask the problem of it oxidizes and loses potency (it turns yellow), and that it does not come in a clear container, as light also destroys potency.

Things You'll Need

• Ascorbyl palmitate from chemist or health food stores.
• Your own favorite face lotion, even an inexpensive drug store brand.

Instructions

1. 

   Obtain ascorbyl palmitate, the main anti aging facial active ingredient. You can either buy it as a vitamin product in capsules (don't get tablets, get capsules) that can be opened for your facials, or purchased from a chemist or health food store. But look closely at the label, you don't want other forms of C.

2. 

   Measure 2 teaspoons skin lotion. This is just a carrier for your anti aging facial. It can be inexpensive and simple. But for reasons explained above, don't use an inexpensive Vitamin C lotion in case it has already oxidized.

3. Add 1/2 teaspoon ascorbyl palmitate and mix until somewhat creamy. You'll want your homemade anti aging facial to "stick" well to your skin as a paste.

4. Test a small area. This is a potent anti aging facial, and if there's any irritation, remove immediately add more lotion until it feels okay. You may find that you can tolerate more as you continue to use it.

5. Apply immediately to face, neck, back of hands and if desired, upper chest area for 20 minutes. Although this form of C is more stable, they all begin to lose potency once they see daylight and are moistened from their powder form, so don't mix and then apply later. Rinse well and repeat your anti aging facial weekly.

Tips & Warnings

• Although the regular form of C, ascorbic acid, can also be used in this anti aging facial, it's believed by some that a little under half of the population doesn't respond to its effects. If you feel sure that you do, go ahead and replace it for the ascorbyl palmitate.

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