Caring for the skin with special spa treatments helps to hydrate dry, flaky skin, cleanse oily skin and clogged pores, even out skin tone and decrease the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. Pampering the skin also decreases stress. Ingredients for a spa facial can be found at home for natural, chemical-free, easy and inexpensive treatments that will give you glowing results.
Salt and Sugar
Natural skin exfoliation decreases over time and can cause a dull, uneven complexion. The skin is also better able to absorb nutrients and moisture from other skin products after it is exfoliated. Sugar has natural exfoliating properties and the salt is anti-bacterial. Use a coffee grinder to make the granules finer as the large, sharper grains of salt or sugar can scratch the skin. Then combine a teaspoon with your everyday cleanser and exfoliate to gently reveal new, radiant skin.
Avocado
Avocado contains natural oils and vitamins that nourish and soften the skin. Use mashed avocado alone as a soothing and moisturizing facial mask. Try adding yogurt for a cleansing treatment or olive oil to hydrate dry skin. Apply all over the face, relax for 30 minutes to an hour and rinse with warm water.
Tomato
Oily skin can appear shiny, uneven and blemished. Tomato pulp helps decrease skin oils and adds purifying antioxidants to the skin. Apply fresh tomato juice or pulp to the skin and let dry before rinsing. Or try a tomato and lemon juice mask to help exfoliate oily skin and treat acne.
Honey
Raw honey is rich in antioxidants and minerals and is also a natural moisturizer. It also has anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties to heal skin damage and irritation for a smooth, even complexion. Apply honey as an all-over face mask for soft, healthy skin.
Cinnamon
Cinnamon has powerful antioxidant and anti-bacterial qualities. It deeply cleanses the skin, destroys acne-causing bacteria and increases blood circulation. Combine a teaspoon of powdered cinnamon with olive oil or honey and gently massage into skin for a cleansing and exfoliating facial.
Milk and Yogurt
Milk and yogurt contain lactic acids that gently exfoliate the dry, rough, dead skin cells at the surface of the skin to brighten and renew the complexion. Milk is also a soothing cleanser for dry, irritated skin, and yogurt helps balance oily, acne-prone skin. Apply milk with a cotton pad and allow it to dry before rinsing off. Yogurt can be used as a deep-cleansing facial mask. Apply on the face and neck and relax for 30 minutes before rinsing the skin with warm water.
