Garlic for Beautiful Skin
Garlic is one of my favorite flavors. I have been doing a bit of research on it for my wellness group, and ran across this great sounding recipe for a garlic facial at MakeYourCosmetics.com:
Ingredients:
1 small clove garlic
2 tablespoons boiling distilled water
3 mashed strawberries, tops removed
2 tablespoons ground oats
1 tablespoon polenta
1 teaspoon plain yogurt
2 drops tea tree essential oil
Find the rest of the instructions here , but basically, you press the garlic, soak it in the boiling water for 30 minutes, strain it and add the liquid to the rest of the ingredients. Scrub your face, and then leave the mixture on for 10 minutes, then rinse off.
Garlic is great for your skin due to its antiseptic qualities and oily and acne prone skin would benefit the most from this treatment, although it would be good for any skin type. Strawberries contain natural alpha and beta hydroxy acids, and are a whole lot less expensive than a jar of cream or a trip to the dermatologist for an AHA peel! :)
Garlic photo from FoodSubs
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POSTED IN: Homemade Bath and Body, Skin Care
4 opinions for Garlic for Beautiful Skin
Agathe
Dec 14, 2005 at 5:16 am
Yay, more DIY beauty supplies! :)
Christina Jones
Dec 14, 2005 at 7:26 am
Woohoo–thats all I needed–a little encouragement. I have gobs of DIY ideas. I am the Agathe of beauty — LOL Thanks for stopping by, as always, Agathe! BTW, did you happen to see the chocolate lip gloss from a week or two ago? That was easy and YUMMY :)
Agathe
Dec 15, 2005 at 4:57 am
Have to check it out, thanks! :) Between final exams and cleaning and baking for Christmas there hasn’t been much time to read my favorite blogs…
Christina Jones
Dec 15, 2005 at 9:26 am
Boy do I know what you mean! That lip gloss is awesome though, and you can cook it up right next to your holiday goodies. LOL :)
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