Natural Skin Care: Alternatives for every Product
Natural skin care is as old as mankind. In the past few hundred years, skin care products have become less and less natural. However, in recent years skincare has shifted, once again, to its natural origins.
Home remedies and natural skin treatments are now a highly searched topic on Internet. The reason that this type of product persists in time is because it actually does work. The only problem with this type of product, if you're looking for it, is that natural products take longer to show definite results than do tradition products.
Homemade Skin Care Products
There isn't a reason why natural skin care should have to be expensive. In fact, you can easily find most home remedy ingredients in your kitchen or backyard.
And if you look close enough you can usually find a natural alternative to most traditional products. Sunblocks and sunscreens, however, are more challenging. I suggest that you purchase the traditional brands as recreating SPF in your home is quite difficult.
Natural fruits, fruit juices, and infusions can be the basis of most homemade facial cleansers. Oily skin is resistant enough to withstand recipes made with citric fruits. Normal and dry skin, however, require a more gentle touch so herbal infusions are the best choice in these cases.
By using essential oils you can make a natural toner for your skin. The biggest benefit of making your own toner is that you can make sure that it does not contain alcohol or other irritating additives. You can also test which essential oils are right for your skin.
Exfoliating products are probably one of the easiest natural products to find. You can exfoliate using sugar, salt, or fruits, however, if you have sensitive you might want to go for a creamier exfoliant such as a dairy product.
Making your own moisturizer is a bit more challenging because it requires heating some of the ingredients. In cases like this it is be best to purchase a natural moisturizer that contains the natural ingredients you need.
Making Homemade Skin Care Products
Here are a few recipes for some natural skin treatments.
If you need a homemade cleanser for oily skin simply take a kiwi, add 2 tbsp of plain yogurt, one tbsp of orange water, 1 tbsp of almond oil, 1 tbsp of honey and 1 tsp of finely ground almond. Processing the mixture until it is thick and creamy.
To use, add 2 drops of your favorite, citrus essential oil and apply to your skin. Massage gently for a couple of minutes and then rinse off with warm water.
To make a toner just place 1 to 3 drops of your favorite essential oil (or oils) to 8 oz of floral water. The mixture should be placed in a sterile bottle, shaken, and then applied to your face using a cotton ball.
Bio skin care is a recent trend can be summed up as all natural skin care. If you are interested in adopting this type of lifestyle you can either take the time out to make your own products or simply purchase natural skin care products, like BIOSKINCARE cream, that come fully prepared. This natural product is just as gentle as homemade products, but much more effective.
Published January 22nd, 2010
Filed in Health

