Skin Care Skin Treatment For 30s to 40s
Normal Skin
Use a gentle cleanser containing hydrating and balancing ingredients daily and follow with a mild toner, such as rosewater and witch hazel cleanser, apply cologne or rosewater astringent lotion. Massage face and neck once a day with a suitable oil mix. Choose a cleansing and toning mask containing citrus juice (orange, grapefruit or lemon), daily produce or honey, and use once a week.
Essential oils: chamomile, geranium, lavender, niaouli, palmarosa, rosemary, rose otto, rosewood.
Carrier oils: hazelnut, olive, sweet almond, apricot kernel, lime blossom, wheat germ
Hydrolats: orange blossom, rosemary, rosewater
Dry Skin
Use daily a gentle cleanser, such as almond milk. Avoid steaming, but compresses or herbal ice cubes can be used at any time. Alternate hydrating blackcurrant and nourishing banana fruit masks, using one once or twice a week. An oat and lemon juice mask can be used once every two weeks to remove dead cells. The yoghurt and carrot juice mask is also an excellent way to nourish the skin and maintain a good pH. Experiment with the clay and cucumber recipe, adding 2 tablespoons of olive or sweet almond oil. Massage face and neck once a day with a suitable oil mix.
The clay and cucumber cleansing mask and advice on steaming, compresses, ice cubes and massage. Alternative nourishing, hydrating and toning masks containing avocado, banana, blackcurrant and grape as appropriate, once a week. A simple oat mask with 1 added teaspoon of lemon juice can be used occasionally to eliminate dead cells, tone and promote regeneration. The spirulina mask and the healing mask are also excellent for nourishing and revitalizing the skin. Experiment with any recipe which combines ingredients that nourish (honey and cream) with those that tone (lemon and egg white)
Essential oils: chamomile, geranium, lavender, niaouli, palmarosa, rosemary, rose otto, rosewood, frankincense
Carrier oils: apricot kernel, macadamia nut, olive, wheat germ, borage
Hydrolats: chamomile, cornflower, witch hazel, clary sage, rosemary, rosewater
Oily Skin
Use daily a simple cleansing lotion, such as rosewater and lemon juice or a chamomile infusion. That and steaming once a week may be all that is need to prevent clogged pores, inflammation and fatty deposits under the skin. Once every one or two weeks apply a clay mask made with cucumber juice or a chamomile infusion and no more than once a month try a clay mask, using orange or grapefruit juice, or a fruit mask containing raspberry or tomato. Cosmetic vinegar is also helpful. Massage face and neck once a day with a suitable oil mix.
For deeper cleansing, use pineapple or papaya exfoliattors to remove blackheads and spots.
Essential oils: niaouli, tea tree, cedarwood, chamomile, cypress, juniper, lavender, lemon, mandarin, patcouli, rosewood
Carrier oils: calendula, hazelnut, hypericum, jojoba, olive, sweet almond
Hydrolats: chamomile, lavender, orange blossom, rosemary, rosewater
Combination Skin
For steaming, daily cleansing, massage, fruit masks and cosmetic vinegar. Using rosewater and lemon juice or clay milk, cleanser the face daily. Once a week and apply a clay mask using carrot juice, not water, or with geranium oil, or a yoghurt or oat based mask. Consider regular use of a toning mask or lotion, such as barley and rosemary lotion, fresh juice toner, or yoghurt and blackcurrant mask.
Essential oils: cedarwood, chamomile, cypress, lavender, lemon, mandarian, neroli, patchouli, rosewood, tea tree
Carrier oils: calendula, hazelnut, gypericum, jojoba, olive, sweet almond
Hydrolats: chamomile, lavender, orange blossom, rosewater
Sensitive Skin
Use a chamomile infusion daily as face wash, followed by the traditional almond milk or honey and cucumber cleansing milk. Make an oil mix, using olive oil as the carrier with a blender of lavender, rosewood and tea tree, and massage the face and neck once a day. Be careful with any treatment that may be too harsh for a sensitive skin, such as masks containing strawberry, tomato or papaya, but once every two weeks use the oat and lemon juice mask with a chamomile infusion, light nourishing masks such as yoghurt and carrot juice, or the toning yoghurt and blackcurrant.
An astringent and toning cleanser such as rosewater and lemon juice can also be used every day.
Essential oils: cedarwood, chamomile, cypress, lavender, lemon, rosewood, tea tree, frankincense
Carrier oils: calendula, hazelnut, olive, sweet almond, borage, evening primrose
Hydrolats: chamomile, cornflower, lavender, orange blossom, rosewater
Natural Recipes For Perfect Skin – Pierre Jean Cousin
Skin Care Skin Treatment For 30s to 40s
Skin Care Skin Treatment For 30s to 40s
