Homemade Facial Skin Care

You can make your skin smooth and healthy using natural substances.

It is important to take care of your skin so that it will remain youthful, smooth and soft throughout your lifetime. Although stores carry many different commercial facial treatments such as soaps, creams and masks, they can sometimes contain strong chemicals that are not healthy to use on your skin long term. One solution is to use homemade facial treatments to make your skin glow with health and radiance.

Things You'll Need

• Olive oil
• Washcloth
• Water
• Lemon
• Knife
• Aloe vera gel

Instructions

1. Wet your skin with water.

2. Smooth 1 tbsp. of olive oil onto your skin. Olive oil will not clog your pores but will help bring impurities out of your skin while softening it at the same time.

3. Massage the oil in for 5 minutes.

4. Place a hot washcloth over your skin and leave it there until it cools down.

5. Wipe off the oil with the cooled washcloth.

6. Cut a lemon in half and rub the fresh lemon over your skin. Lemon juice is a natural antiseptic and will tone the skin while killing bacteria.

7. Rub 1/2 tsp. of aloe vera gel over your skin. Aloe vera gel is moisturizing and will reduce redness on the skin.

8. Repeat this skin care routine twice daily.

References

• NCSU: The Oil Cleansing Method
• U Mich: Aloe Vera Topical