Fruits are a treat by Mother Nature. They have a positive effect within our bodies when consumed as well as a nourishing effect on our skin when applied. A fruit facial mask is a simple, quick and inexpensive way of rejuvenating and hydrating your face. Besides being natural, homemade fruit facial masks are free from chemicals, perfumes, preservatives and other artificial supplements because you make them at home! Treat your skin with a moisturizing homemade fruit facial mask and protect your skin during the dry winter season.

Zesty Lemon Facial Mask

Lemon is rich in Vitamin C and is believed to be a naturally nourishing for our skin. Not only does it have the capacity of unclogging and tightening pores, lemon also helps in fading away age spots, freckles and acne scars leaving behind gorgeously soft and bright skin.

To Prepare: Mix together 2 tablespoons of flour, lemon juice and egg whites. Apply mixture to your freshly washed face. Leave the mask on for at least 20 minutes before washing it off with lukewarm water. Apply a moisturizer after washing off the mask.

Sweet Kiwi Facial Mask

Kiwi is rich in Vitamin A, E, C and citric acid making it helpful in the deep moisturizing of your skin and also increases your blood circulation. Kiwi also deep cleans your skin, washing off excessive oils and tightening pores. Nothing can be better than kiwi juice for your skin.

To Prepare: All you will need is 1 egg yolk, 1 tablespoon of kiwi juice and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Mix the ingredients well and apply the mask to your face. Leave the mask on your face for about 10 to 15 minutes before wiping it off with a damp washcloth.

Tangy Tangerine Facial Mask

Tangerine works well with treating dry and flaky skin. Containing potential ingredients such as vitamin C, B, folate, magnesium, beta-carotene and potassium, tangerine helps in rejuvenating and hydrating your skin.

To Prepare: Hydrating your skin with tangerine is very simple and inexpensive. You need tangerine juice and an egg yolk. Mix these ingredients well and apply evenly on your facial skin. Leave the mask on your skin for about 30 minutes before washing it off with cold water. Find your skin flawlessly hydrated skin once the mask is washed off.

Banana Rose Facial Mask

Banana is a fruit rich zinc, iron, magnesium, potassium vitamin A, B and E. Banana works best as an anti-aging agent.

To prepare: Mix together a mashed banana, two tablespoons of oat flour and one table spoon of rose water. Blend all the ingredients well and apply on your face and your neck. After about 15 to 20 minutes wipe off the mask with a damp washcloth and then wash off any remaining mask with lukewarm water.

Not only are homemade fruit facial masks rich in vitamins, they are also pure, chemical-free, inexpensive and effective. Have fun making them at home and let Mother Nature take care of your skin.

About The Author: Kate is a blogger by profession. She loves writing, shopping and traveling. Recently she used Wella Hair Color to give her hair a new look. These days she is busy writing an article on Casio Watches for her blog styleguru.com.

Let’s face it: the older we get, the more high-maintenance we become.  I’ll be the first to tell you, dear readers, that I just celebrated my 35th birthday not long ago; one of my presents to yours truly? Trying to take better care of myself–which also means paying more attention to the needs of my complexion….

I’ll also be the first to admit that I have an overall aversion to most moisturizers, including those made for oily or otherwise “troubled” skin.  Maybe it’s just me, but plenty of non-comedogenic products have made me break out, so now I’m often reluctant to try anything new.  However, I also realize how unhealthy dehydration is–and since I get to sample some amazing stuff as a beauty editor–let me tell you about Pomega5′s cruelty-free green tea moisturizer.  Hooray for antioxidants and their key benefits, which include:

• green tea extract: an anti-inflammatory that reduces sun damage and risk of irritation; prevents collagen breakdown
• pomegranate seed oil: an omega-5 fatty acid; this powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory stimulates collagen renewal (and other skin-rejuvenating actions)
• verbena oil: an antiseptic/anti-bacterial distilled from the verbena (lemon) leaf; known to relieve anxiety, boost concentration & uplift mood
• jojoba oil: a moisturizer rich in omega-9 (antioxidant); also unclogs pores & reduces stretch marks/wrinkles
• vanilla extract: a rich source of antioxidant polyphenols; sensuous, calming & a known protectant

Sounds great (at least in theory), right?  But what about those dreaded zits?!  As fantastic as the ingredients all are–botanicals can still exacerbate the tendency to break out–I’m also happy that this does not seem to be an issue with Pomega5‘s moisturizer.  I use it under Tease Zone.

Jen#2

Press sample provided for review purposes.

Product image and info courtesy of Pomega5.com and wikipedia.org.

Exfoliating Foot Scrub

As Jen mentioned the other day, women tend to subject their feet to more than their fair share of torture.  Perhaps no one is more guilty of doing so than yours truly–now that summer is here, I realize I should probably start taking better care of my tattered tootsies! That’s why I picked up this tube of cruelty-free peppermint foot scrub during a recent trip to the drugstore. If anyone’s feet needed to be exfoliated, mine certainly did–let me tell you, they’re anything but photogenic!

The online product description is short, sweet and self-explanatory: this good-for-you organic scrub helps dry, rough feet shed that unwanted layer of flaky or scaly skin–using only natural pumice and walnut shells as exfoliating agents.  In addition to buffing and polishing, sunflower oil (an excellent source of therapeutic vitamins A and E) also helps minimize further agony by moisturizing those poor, over-worked soles.

More good news about Kiss My Face: not only is the line cruelty-free, almost everything is also vegan (a few products list honey and/or beeswax among the ingredients; they’re listed in the FAQs). Hooray for humane, eco-friendly beauty!

Are my feet ready for their close-up now?  To be perfectly honest, I have only used the scrub once, thus far (on Saturday, to be exact), yet I can already see–and feel–an improvement in the overall texture and appearance.  I’ll be sure to keep you posted after subsequent use; I might even feel brave enough to share a pic!

Product image and info courtesy of Kiss My Face; mineral clarification is from the Mineral Information Institute.

Jen 2

Nurture My Body – Cleansing Milk or Cream Cleanser

The gentle Cleansing Milk facial cleanser has seaweed extract and aloe vera gel to soothe sensitive skin. It leaves your face feeling smooth and moisturized. It’s made for normal to oily skin, but personally I think it’s better for normal to dry skin. It has a high level of moisturizing ingredients and it also has organic herbal extracts and essential oils to dissolve dirt and kill bacteria.

For extra dry skin, try the Cream Cleanser with avocado, coconut and safflower oils, as well as organic extract and essential oils like comfrey, chamomile and rose. Both cleansers have an EWG rating of zero – the best you can get!

Komenuka Bijin – Facial Moisture Cream and Skin Care Cream

Japanese company, Komenuka Bijin has a great Facial Moisture Cream for normal to dry skin. It is thick but not at all greasy and has a simple, but effective list of ingredients including rice bran, rice oil, aloe, squalene and Vitamin E.

It also contains collagen for its moisture and anti-aging properties. Collage is made from gelatin, so please note that the product is not vegan (but, it has not been tested on animals!).

Patyka – Huile Absolue Organic Serum

Patyka makes a luxurious oil that can be used on face, cuticles, hair or body. It’s made with squalene, jojoba oil, rosehip oil, rosewood oil, olive oil and many other skin-nourishing ingredients.

You can use it on your face as a night treatment, but it actually absorbs very well, so you can even use it during the day or as a makeup primer. You can use it on your cuticles or to tame frizzy hair. It also smells wonderful!

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