I used to spend a bundle on beauty products, but have replaced some of my frequent buys with homemade beauty concoctions. Here are two of my favorites:
1. Homemade Facial Mask: What girl doesn’t love a good mask? I have dry skin, especially during the winter, and this mask has done wonders for me this season! Not only is my skin moisturized, but it’s also super smooth. If you have oily skin, you may want to try to use fat free/lowfat yogurt instead.
DIY Orange and Yogurt Facial Mask
Source: Beautiful with brains
Ingredients:
Juice of 1/4 an orange
1 tbsp of yogurt
Directions:
Mix the two ingredients
Apply to face, wait 15 min
Wash off
2. Homemade Pore Strips: I really love Biore blackhead strips. They do a great job of cleaning out my pores. However at $8 a pop, they were just the occasional treat for my face. I was so excited when I found out how to make my own pore strips at a fraction of the cost!
DIY Pore Cleansing Strips
Source: various websites
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1-1.5 teaspoon milk
Directions:
Mix and heat for 10 sec. in the microwave.
Apply to nose and let it sit and dry for approximately 15 minutes.
Peel it off!
Note: I recommend first steaming your face over a bowl of hot water. After using the strips, close your pores by applying toner. I recommend Dickinson witch hazel.
Have these DIY beauty products simplified my life? Not really, they’ve definitely saved me some money!
is there any way to light up the dark spots on my face. it seems to be spreading all over my face even if i stayed out of the sun more now.
Hi Tristan,
While I don’t get dark spots, I do tan very easily. I know that for my friends who do get spots on their face, they make sure that they use lots and lots of sunscreen everyday, whether it is sunny or not. Even when it is overcast, there are harmful rays that could be causing those dark spots. Also, make sure to reapply throughout the day or if you have been in contact with water. I also recommend wearing a hat. Let me know if this helps!
Celena