Ready to learn some great natural skincare DIY solutions, treatments and recipes?

 

In this article, that’s exactly what we’ll be discussing!

 

Natural skin care is a great alternative to the more common beauty and cosmetics products we see in commercials on the shelves of local drug stores. But why would you need an alternative to something that already works? Great question!

 

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As we discussed in our last article about Turmeric Benefits for the Face and Skin, considering switching to a natural skincare routine is an important decision to make for your health and the longevity of your skin because your skin actually absorbs some of the stuff that is put on it. This can be good or bad, depending on what that ‘stuff’ is. 

 

That’s why we’re such big advocates of natural skin care here at Utama Spice. Our philosophy is simply, ‘if you wouldn’t cook with it, you shouldn’t put it on your skin!’

 

But what exactly is natural skin care?

Natural skin care is the practice of using products made from unprocessed plants, herbs, fruits, seeds and vegetables that have medicinal and therapeutic properties. Some of these natural ingredients are great for the skin, some are great for the hair and some are even great to add to your diet!

 

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There are plenty of natural solutions to common, everyday problems. We just don’t hear about them as much! But there has been plenty of research and studies done to prove the effects of everything from lavender essential oil to help you fall asleep to peppermint essential oil to improve physical performance.

 

Natural solutions for skin care is important for your health because of the fact we mentioned before: your skin absorbs the ‘stuff’ that you put on it. The skin, which is the body’s largest organ, also helps to detoxify the body by sweating. However, some chemical and synthetic-based compounds can actually clog the pores, making this detoxification process more difficult, while simultaneously increasing the amount of toxins the body needs to detoxify. It’s a potentially scary cycle. But don’t worry, natural skin care is a great alternative!

 

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In our post Let’s Get Serious About Natural Skincare, we lay out our top 5 reasons to consider switching to natural skincare solutions, besides the benefits to your skin:

 

  • Save you money
  • Contribute to a sustainable environment
  • Replace any synthetic cosmetics products
  • Be used for many different conditions and benefits
  • Be used on different areas, like the hair and scalp 

 

Those are some good reasons! As we discuss in another one of natural skincare posts, Natural Skincare At Home, learning which natural ingredients work best for you and your skin can save you plenty of money in the long run. Not only will it be better for the health of your skin, but once you find a few ingredients that work great for you, you can eliminate the need for a lot of other products. This is because one natural ingredient can provide a bunch of different benefits and be used in many different ways. 

 

In our previous articles, we’ve been discussing turmeric powder, turmeric essential oil and their various benefits for the skin and face. Just so you can get an idea, here’s our Top 8 Favorite Benefits and Uses of Turmeric for the face and skin.

 

Top 8 Benefits of and Ways to Use Turmeric for the Skin

  1. Amazing Anti-Inflammatory Properties & Natural Glow
  2. Helps to Treat Acne
  3. Fight Those Bags Under Your Eyes
  4. Protect the Skin Against Sun Damage and Signs of Aging
  5. Reduces and Prevents Stretch Marks
  6. Helps to Soothe Dry Skin
  7. Can Speed Up Healing
  8. Treat Psoriasis and Other Conditions

 

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So as you can see, just one natural ingredient can provide a ton of different benefits and solutions.

 

If you’d like more information about how to use turmeric for these benefits and what makes it so great for your skin, check out our previous articles Top 8 Benefits of Turmeric for Skin, Questions About Turmeric Powder for the Skin and Questions About Turmeric for the Face.

 

Next, we’ll answer some common questions people also ask about DIY Skincare and share a few recipes for natural diy face masks.

 

DIY Skincare Questions and Recipes

This first question and answer set is a long one, but we wanted to go over some of the basic household items that you can start using for your own DIY natural skin care recipes today!

 

What are the best diy skin care recipes?

“Ingredients:

  • Oatmeal for a cleanser
  • Sugar for glowing skin
  • Green tea for peely, red skin
  • Milk for irritated skin
  • Coconut oil for moisturizer
  • Egg white for clean pores
  • Yogurt for dry skin”

 

Oatmeal

According to Reader’s Digest, “Oatmeal and honey have anti-inflammatory properties, and honey has the added bonus of being an antiseptic. The lactic acid in yogurt, meanwhile, acts like a mild exfoliator. Grinding sunflower seeds packs a one-two punch too—the grounds have scrubbing power, plus you’ll release their moisturizing oils.” 

 

In order to make this oatmeal and honey face mask, “Grind a tablespoon each of oats and sunflower seeds in a blender. Combine the mixture with two tablespoons of yogurt and one tablespoon of warm honey. Gently scrub it onto your face, neck, or chest, and leave on for three minutes before rinsing off with warm water.”

 

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Sugar

When it comes to using sugar in your diy natural skin care recipes, it can make for a great exfoliating scrub, “just mix one part olive or coconut oil with two parts sugar, adding a few drops of yummy-smelling essential oil if you’d like”

 

Green Tea

Reader’s Digest recommends using a “calming green tea rose water mist for irritated skin. The green tea acts as an antioxidant, and the rose water is anti-inflammatory.” 

 

Milk

Making a compress with milk can help with rashes and irritated skin. Just “soak a gauze or washcloth with milk, then wring it out and lay it on the problem area to calm down your irritation.”

 

Coconut Oil

Coconut oil makes for a great addition to your natural DIY skin care recipes because it is “soothing and anti-inflammatory, making a handy homemade moisturizer.”

 

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Egg Whites

Combining egg whites with yogurt and avocado can do wonders for the pores.

“The lactic acid in yogurt loosens up the gunk in your pores, and the egg whites suck it up dry it out, says Dr. Shamban. Avocado adds moisture and fights inflammation. Whip up a homemade clear-skin mask by blending an egg white and a tablespoon of yogurt with half an avocado. Leave the mixture on for ten minutes, then rinse off.”

 

Yogurt 

Mix milk and yogurt to make a DIY face mask that will allow you to take “advantage of the lactic acid in milk and yogurt as a gentle exfoliator and moisturizer.” Then, “add that with anti-inflammatory honey and you’ve got a mask sure to soothe. Mix together two tablespoons of powdered milk, ¼ cup of yogurt, and ½ teaspoon of honey. Leave the mixture on your face, neck, or chest for 15 minutes, then rinse off with room-temperature water.”

 

Hopefully you got some good ideas of ways you can start effectively using common household items to start enhancing the health and longevity of your skin naturally!

 

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In our next answer, we’ll look at some of the best ingredients according to The School of Natural Skincare to make a natural DIY exfoliating skincare mask at home .

 

What are the best ingredients to make a natural exfoliating skincare mask?

It’s quick and simple to combine powdered natural ingredients to create a cleanser or mask that exfoliates your skin naturally. These utilize mechanical exfoliation and chemical exfoliation too if you wish. Many different ingredients can be used depending on how abrasive you wish your product to be. Some useful natural ingredients that exfoliate on a mechanical level are:

  • Oats or oatmeal.
  • Ground rice/rice powder.
  • Ground almond/almond meal.
  • Bamboo powder.
  • Fruit seeds, eg strawberry, raspberry.

 

Of these ground oats and almonds are among the more gentle mechanical exfoliants and fruit seeds the most abrasive.

 

Powdered ingredients that exfoliate on a chemical level include:

  • Milk powder.
  • Fruit powders – such as pineapple powder and lemon powder.

 

These are ways to use natural acids in milk and fruit in your formulations to help exfoliate on a chemical level.”

 

This article, 3 ways to exfoliate your skin naturally for a glowing shine, is great because it breaks down the natural ingredients by their method of exfoliation. You may remember milk and oatmeal from our previous answer about great natural ingredients to use for your DIY skincare, but the rest of the items on this list are new and all have great exfoliating abilities!

 

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Another face mask you might want to try making at home is one that fights acne and promotes clear skin. So that’s exactly what we wanted to talk about next.

 

What’s a great diy face mask for clear skin?

“Oatmeal & Coconut Oil Face Mask Recipe

  1. Scoop 3 tablespoons of oatmeal into a mixing bowl.
  2. Add ¼ cup of warm water.
  3. Mix until you’ve made a paste.
  4. Add 1 tablespoon of coconut oil and mix well.
  5. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to cleanse your face and open pores.
  6. Apply the mixture and let it sit for 15 minutes.
  7. When the 15 minutes are up, gently massage your entire face using small circular motions for another 2 minutes. This brief massage will help remove dead skin cells, that if left, can clog pores.
  8. Finally, rinse the mask off with cool or lukewarm water.
  9. Pat your skin dry with a soft, clean towel.”

 

While this is definitely a great face mask for clear skin, the article by SIO Beauty titled  The 7 Best DIY Acne-Fighting Face Masks has 6 more great face masks you can consider for your acne treatment! Some of the main ingredients are familiar, like the oatmeal and coconut oil mentioned in this one, to other masks in the article like avocado and vitamin E or honey, oats and whole milk. But that’s because they’re such good ingredients!

 

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For our second to last question and answer set, we wanted to take a quick look at some natural diy skincare face masks that can be worn overnight for glowing skin.

 

What is a great DIY overnight face mask?

“3 Homemade Overnight Face Masks for Glowing Skin

  1. #1. Oats & Honey Face Mask (All Skin Types) – 2 Teaspoons Oats. – 2 Teaspoons Honey. …
  2. #2. Lemon & Milk Cream Face Mask (Dry – Normal Skin) – 1 Teaspoon Dairy Cream. – 1/4 Teaspoon Lemon Juice. …
  3. #3. Milk Face Mask (Oily Skin) – 2 Teaspoons Milk. – 2 – 3 Drops Lavender / Sandalwood Oil.”

 

While you’ve probably seen oats, honey, milk and even lemon mentioned in this post before, the third simple diy overnight face mask mentioned in this article, 3 Homemade Overnight Face Masks for Glowing Skin, is different than most of the others because it uses some essential oils known to be good for the skin. Lavender Essential Oil, especially, is one of our favorite oils for the skin and we have a post dedicated to Using Lavender Essential for Skin you can check out if you like.

 

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For our last question and answer set, we went over to Homemade for Elle to look at one more simple DIY exfoliating face mask you can use overnight. 

 

What’s a great DIY exfoliating face mask?

“Combine coconut oil and sugar in a small bowl, and stir to combine. Rub sugar face scrub into clean facial or neck skin, using gentle circular motions, for 60 seconds. Rinse dry with warm water. This is an easy recipe to whip up when you don’t have a lot of time.”

 

And there you have it! Mix some sugar and coconut oil together to make a simple, at home DIY exfoliating mask. 

 

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That’s one other thing that’s great about natural skin care, it’s simple!

 

Let us know what you think! If you have any more questions you would like to see us answer about natural DIY skin care, please let us know! Feel free to comment, like or message us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram!

 

 

 

Sources

  1. https://www.rd.com/health/beauty/diy-skin-care/
  2. https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/exfoliate-skin-naturally/
  3. https://www.schoolofnaturalskincare.com/exfoliate-skin-naturally/
  4. https://www.siobeauty.com/blogs/news/face-masks-for-acne
  5. https://ettitude.com/comfort/3-homemade-overnight-face-masks-for-glowing-skin/
  6. https://homemadeforelle.com/10-simple-exfoliating-face-scrubs/

 

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