Skin Care Recipes and Remedies Blog

The following Biotin skin recipe is based on beer. So you don’t think beer is just for drinking, here’s a quick fact that pertains to skin: Beer is an excellent source of Vitamin B complex, which plays a major role in maintaining healthy skin. One of these vitamins, vitamin B7 or biotin (Biotin vitamin), is often a part of skin care products. Benefits of biotin are numerous: it nourishes the skin and strengthens nails and hair, to name a few. Biotin is good for skin, its deficiency makes skin prone to dermatitis and fungal infections. Dry skin is a possible sign of biotin deficiency.

Beer mask

Ingredients:

1 or 2 teaspoons of beer (the darker the better, as the biotin concentration is higher in dark beers) *Hubby’s Note: they are called Stouts and Porters
2 teaspoons of jojoba oil (moisturizes the skin)

Mix well and apply on face. Wash off after it dries. That’s it

Honey face masks are one of the basic facial masks. Honey is available and so healthy that its use in skin care recipes has been recognized as one of the most efficient. Honey is a strong antiseptic and allows for deep cleansing of the skin. This in turn removes impurities from the pores yielding rejuvenated, soft, glowing skin. Honey also nourishes the skin so aside from its use as a skin cleanser (for oily skin) it can be used for dry skin because it adds moisture.

There are around 300 hundred different kinds of honey. When it comes to honey applied to face and body, it can be any kind available at your local food store. Of course, as in any skin care recipes, when preparing honey face recipes, you want to go with organic honey. It might be a bit pricey but so worth it. In case you can’t find it or want to go with the regular brand, that’s OK too.

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Fruit skin care is becoming more and more popular. The reason I chose to share with you as banana-based fruit skin recipe is because bananas are awesome skin moisturizers; they leave the skin soft, rejuvenated, and smooth. Banana is safe to use on pretty much any skin type and doesn’t cause irritation or any adverse reaction. The simplest recipe including a banana is:

Banana face mask

Ingredients:
I ripe banana
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons of almond oil

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It is important to 1) know your skin type and 2) choose a recipe suited for that skin type. Here’s an overview of the simplest skin masks by each skin type.

Normal skin type
Ingredients:

- 1 ripe banana

Simple mash a banana and apply to face. Let it rest for 20 minutes or so. The best thing to do it to rinse it off with unsweetened chamomile tea but regular, lukewarm water is just fine. This mask can be applied 1 to 2 times a week.

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Problem skin care requires a more careful approach in homemade skin care recipes since it i very prone to problems with acne, but it is also oily. The texture of problem skin is coarse and it is marked by enlarged pores and blackheads. To make things worse, if you are experiencing stress, you might see red blotches and irritation of the skin. In order to address both oiliness and proneness to acne, a problem skin care facial mask has to offer ingredients that target both conditions. The following mask’s main ingredients are an apple and cinnamon. (more…)

Coenzyme Q10 skin products have seen a recent introduction into the beauty industry. Previously, coenzyme q10 was used in general health.

In skin care recipe, it is quite similar to Retinol or Vitamin A because it is a very small molecule that can easily get past the outer skin layer to reach the deeper layers. Coenzyme q10 is a potent antioxidant; once it reaches the deeper layers of the skin, it frees the skin from damaging free radicals. (more…)