How to Pamper Your Face
Before you begin, read through these steps first so that you can make
preparations. This will ensure that you have the most relaxing experience.
1. Cleanse
Fill the bathroom sink or a clean bowl with very warm water and throw in
a nice facial cloth. Turn on some soothing spa-esc music or any music that
allows you to relax.
Before you begin pampering, you need to have a clean face with no grime,
sweat, or makeup. The most natural way to do this is to use oil (don’t worry,
it won’t clog your pores or break you out). I like to use coconut oil or extra
virgin olive oil, but you can any oil to cleanse your face that is natural and
cold pressed like almond, sesame, jojoba, or grape seed oil…etc . Apply a small
amount to your fingers.
Massage the oil into the skin in a circular motion to break up any
makeup. The oil will even break up the most resistant mascara, just make sure
to keep your eyes tightly closed. I recommend cleansing your eyes last if you
need to remove makeup to lessen the chance that you might accidentally open
your eyes.
Massage the oil into your skin for at least a minute, focusing on
problem areas like dry skin, puffiness around the eyes, blackheads, and acne
(just be gentle here). Make this an enjoyable experience, you’re pampering
yourself after all.
After cleansing, reach into the sink or bowl and grab your face cloth.
Wring it out a bit and gently wipe your eyes first, then the rest of your face.
Your skin will be clean and glowing already! But we’re not done yet!
2. Herbal Facial Steam
This is a really relaxing and luxurious experience. All you need is:
• A nice big bowl
• 2 TB of your favorite fragrant herb like chamomile, rose, lavender…etc
or a few tea bags of herbal tea or green tea
• A few drops of your favorite essential oil.
• A big towel
Fill the bowl with very hot water (be careful if you’re using a glass
bowl), and fill it ¾ of the way to the top. Add your herbs and oils. Get comfy
somewhere, and put your face over the steaming herbal tea. Put your hair up and
then put the towel over your head to create a tent that traps in all that
glorious fragrance and cleansing steam. Leave a small opening for air flow, and
steam your face for at least 10 minutes.
Your pores will open and release toxins, oils, and bacteria, allowing
the nourishing plant oil vapor to penetrate and cleanse your skin. Steaming
will really help with our next step because you want your pores to be as open
as possible.
3. Exfoliation
Now that your pores are all nice and open, it’s time to scrub away blackheads
and dead skin cells. Reach into your spice cabinet and grab some cinnamon and
then the pantry for some almonds or oat bran. Grind up the almonds until they
are fine but still have a little grit, you need this to exfoliate.
Mix 1 TB ground almonds or oat bran with ¼ tsp Cinnamon powder. Add 1
drop of essential oil like lavender or tea tree and a small amount of water or green
tea. You need just enough water to make it moist. Dab a cloth into your herbal
steam bowl and gently wipe your face clean of the impurities from steaming.
Apply some homemade scrub to your fingers and massage into your skin in a
circular motion. Focus on blackheads and dry skin areas. I don’t recommend
scrubbing too hard because it will aggravate acne and oil production. We’re shooting
for clear skin here!
Rinse the scrub thoroughly and pat dry.
4. Mask
Applying a nice facial mask after clearing away blackheads and
impurities, will allow the clay to tighten and minimize the appearance of
pores. I love bentonite clay.
Mix a small amount of clay with water or herbal tea until liquid but not
too runny. I like to mix clay using this method. Apply the clay with your
fingers or a fan brush in an even layer and let the clay dry completely before
rinsing.
Clays masks will absorb toxins, stimulate nourishing circulation, and
deep clean the pores. It is one of the best ways to achieve clear skin.
5.Toner
Using rose water after a facial mask will balance the PH of your skin,
hydrate it, and make it glow. The astringent properties of rose water will
tighten the pores, making them appear smaller, and seal in moisture for a
smooth and supple look.
All you have to do is liberally spray or apply with cotton balls, the
rose water all over your face, breathe deeply of its heavenly fragrance, and
press it into the skin with your fingertips.
6. Facial Oil Moisturizer
We began with oil and now we will end with oil. Using a facial oil like
jojoba, rosehip oil, argan, tamanu, or almond oil will deeply moisturize and
smooth the skin. They also happen to protect and balance the skin, making them
the perfect one ingredient moisturizer..
Simply apply a few drops to your fingertips and massage into your skin.
I like to apply it while my face is still wet with rose water for best results.
This will prevent dragging the skin and allow for even application.
Once you’re finished, your face should be bright and fresh! I hope you
take the time to pamper yourself and enjoy this luxurious at home facial.
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