Wednesday 8 June 2011

Homemade Face Moisturizer

Your skin is your first barrier against many bacterial and viral infections. Hence, keeping your skin well hydrated and moisturized, gives it extra protection. Also, keeping your skin moisturized will help you to maintain a beautiful and healthy looking skin. There are many skin moisturizers. However, the commercially available ones are a cocktail of chemicals, and even if they say that they contain natural ingredients, these ingredients are in a very less amount. Though, the commercially available face moisturizers might smell and look great, they still contain chemicals. If you want a safe and natural moisturizer for your skin, then consider making your own homemade face moisturizer. Here are five recipes of homemade face moisturizers that you can use to make all natural moisturizers for your facial and body skin care.

How to Make Homemade Face Moisturizer?

Face Moisturizer for Sunburned Skin/Sensitive Skin
Aloe vera gel is one of the best facial skin care product. It is very mild and is an excellent moisturizer. It can even help to recover from sunburns and prevent the skin irritation. To use aloe vera as a moisturizer you can buy aloe gel jars and apply it to your face whenever you want. However, for sunburns use fresh aloe leaf gel. To do this, take a fresh aloe leaf, and slice it lengthwise. Then take a spoon and scoop out the gel into a bowl, and apply this gel to the face liberally. Do this 4-6 times a day. Aloe gel also works great on sensitive skin. The below mentioned moisturizer recipes can also be used, however, if you are prone to nut allergy then avoid using these recipes.

Homemade Face Moisturizer for Dry Skin
To make a nice homemade face moisturizer for dry skin use shea butter. You can find natural face moisturizer in jars. Do not go for the refined variety, as it doesn't contain much nutrients. For ultimate skin care, use pure unrefined shea butter. In a bowl of shea butter, mix 6 drops of patchouli oil. This will make this face moisturizer for dry skin smell great. This homemade face moisturizer cream can be filled into small container, and you can carry it with you when you are traveling.

Face Moisturizer for Extremely Dry Skin
If you have extremely dry skin, so that even the cracks show up, then nothing works better than using oil. You can use oil for locking moisturizer in the skin, and regularly using oil for moisturizing will give a healthy glow to your skin. So, which is the best moisturizing oil when it comes to healing dry skin? The answer is olive oil. Buy 100% natural olive oil, and if you can get the organic variety, then nothing like it. You can mix some essential oils to add scent and more nourishing properties to it. Take a 200ml bottle of olive oil and mix 30 drops of essential oil in it, and mix it well. This will make a refreshing natural moisturizer for face. Moreover, you can also use it for body skin care in winters. To do this, after you you taken a shower, pat your skin and but don't dry it completely. Then apply the homemade face moisturizer olive oil liberally on your face, lips and the rest of the body.

Homemade Face Moisturizer for Acne Prone Skin
If you have acne prone skin then use this best face moisturize for acne recipe. To make this moisturizer mix jojoba oil and tea tree oil in a 10:3 proportion and apply it to your face, and avoid using it near your eyes. Apply this moisturizer twice a day. Tea tree oil is an antibacterial and jojoba oil is a light oil. These two together work great as an acne remedy and moisturizer.

This was all about homemade face moisturizer. The best way to apply moisturizer is on damp skin. So, wash your face and pat it a little then apply the moisturizer on the face and lips. Do this twice a day, to maintain beautiful looking skin. Regular moisturizing helps to prevent dryness and even signs of aging.

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