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Home-made face lotions sometimes may be better those you can purchase in a shop. How to make them and how to prepare homemade lotions which will make your beauty blossom?
CORN LOTION
2 tablespoons corn milk
2 tablespoons distill water
2 tablespoons 40% alcohol
Extract milk from grated corn bob, we should get 2 teaspoons of juice. For very dry skin, replace part of alcohol with water. Mix all the ingredients and pour them into a clean jar, screw the lid on the jar firmly. Apply lotion on your face with a soft pad. Fresh corn contains oils which won't dry your skin.
KIWI LOTION
1 glass boiling water
1 kiwi, peeled and squashed
1 tablespoon 40% alcohol
Put kiwi into a bowl, squash it and add boiling water. Let the mixture cool down and strain twice. Kiwi fruit has got natural firming properties but if you have delicate skin you should rinse the lotion. It cools and refreshes skin.
FRUIT TEA LOTION
1 glass boiling water
2 packets fruit tea
1 tablespoon hamamelis virginiana extract
Pour boiling water onto the ceramic bowl and brew it for several hours until it cools down. Strain the liquid through the sieve and pour it into a bowl.
COGNAC LOTION
3 tablespoons distill water
3 tablespoons orange flower water
1 tablespoon cognac
Mix the ingredients and pour into the jar and screw it so as the alcohol could not evaporate. Apply the lotion on clean skin with a cotton wad. Keep the mixture in dry, dark and cold place. Cognac is a perfect firming substance.
PARSLEY LOTION
1/2 glass parsley, chopped
1 glass boiling water
Put the parsley into the ceramic bowl and cover it with boiling water. Let the mixture cool down, strain and pour to the clean jar. The lotion is very delicate and refreshing.
GRAPEFRUIT LOTION
grapefruit peel
vitamin C tablet
1 glass boiling water
Put the peel from grapefruit into the bowl, dissolve vitamin c tablet in boiling water and pour the mixture into the bowl. When it cools down strain it pour the lotion into the clean jar. Apply the lotion on your face with clean cotton swab. Store in dark, cool place.
PINE LOTION
1 glass fresh pine-needle
1 glass distill water
4 tablespoons hamamelis virginiana extract
Put the pine-needles into the pan, cover with water and cook until it boils. Take it from the heat and wait until the water cools down. Strain the water from the needles and add hamamelis virginiana extract and mix gently. This type of lotion has firming properties, keep it in a dark, cold place.
GREEN TEA LOTION
1/2 glass spring water
2 teaspoons green tea
Green tea leaves should be put into the glass or a bowl, pour boiling water on top and leave it for 2-3 minutes. Strain and wait for the mixture to cool down, apply on your face with a cotton swab. Green tea lotion contains antioxidants e.g. vitamin C and E which help the immune system fight with aging.
CUCUMBER LOTION
4 tablespoons fresh cucumber juice
2 tablespoons hamamelis virginiana
2 teaspoons distill water
1 tablespoon 40% alcohol
Mix all the ingredients and put into a clean bottle. Fresh cucumber juice is very delicate and gets off easily so the alcohol is supposed to prolong its freshness. It is a firming lotion.
HAWTHORN BERRY LOTION
1 tablespoon dry hawthorn berries
1 glass boiling water
1 tablespoon hamamelis virginiana
Put dry and powdered hawthorn berries into the bowl and pour boiling water into the bowl. Brew the mixture for 15 minutes and wait until the liquid cools down. Add hamamelis virginiana extract and pour everything into the clean bowl. The lotion contains plenty of vitamin C.
CUCUMBER-CHAMOMILE LOTION
2 glasses cucumber juice
2 tablespoons dry chamomile flowers
1 glass distill water
1 tablespoon glycerin
1 glass aloe juice
Make the dense infusion from chamomile flowers and after it cools down mix it with cucumber, glycerin and aloe juice. Apply the lotion on your face with a cotton swab, it is very delicate so you can use it many times a day. It is perfect for delicate skin.
WATERMELON LOTION
2 tablespoon fresh watermelon juice
1 tablespoon 40% alcohol
2 glass hamamelis virginiana extract
2 tablespoons distill water
Put the watermelon into the liquidizer and strain it so it was clear and pure. Mix the watermelon juice with the rest of the ingredients and pour into the clean jar. Watermelon contains vitamins A, B and C which refreshes and moisturizes the skin.
Added by:
mary
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Added on:
2008-06-03 10:55:44 ,
Updated:
2008-06-03 11:23:36
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