Apple and Pear Anti-Wrinkle Facial Cream

Ingredients:

1 1/2 tsp. apple juice
1 1/2 tsp. lemon juice
1 1/2 tsp. lime juice
3 tbsp. buttermilk
2 tbsp. rosemary leaves
4 grapes (seedless)
1/2 pear
3 egg whites

Directions:

Combine all ingredients into a blender; blend until smooth
Using a soft tissue or cotton ball, gently apply to areas where wrinkles are present
Let the mixture dry
Rinse with warm water

*If stored in the fridge in an airtight container, this mixture can last up to 5 days.

Facial Cream with Ginger

Moisturize your face with this soothing ginger facial cream!

Ingredients:

2 inch piece fresh ginger

2 tsp. light sesame oil

2 tsp. apricot kernel oil

2 tsp. vitamin E oil

1/2 cup cocoa butter

Directions:

Grate the ginger piece and squeeze over a small bowl to get all the juices out

Discard the pulp

Add the remaining ingredients to the ginger juice in the bowl

Heat in the microwave on the lowest setting in 15 second intervals until all the cocoa butter has melted

(Stir between heating intervals)

Transfer the mixture to a jar or container for storage and store in a cool place

Nourishing Facial Night Cream Recipe

Wake up with soft and nourished skin with this soothing facial night cream!

Ingredients:

3 tbsp. lanolin

1 tbsp. sunflower oil

1 tbsp. almond oil

1 tsp. lavender oil

Directions:

In a double broiler, melt the lanolin

Add the sunflower oil and the almond oil to the melted lanolin

Mix well

Remove from heat and let mixture cool

Stir/beat the mixture and it will thicken; then stir in lavender oil

Transfer the mixture into a jar or container for storage

Let cool completely before using

D.I.Y. Lavender Face Cream

Cleanse and moisturize with this soothing lavender facial cream!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. aloe vera gel

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tbsp. white beeswax

2 tbsp. anhydrous lanolin

2 tbsp. rosewater

3 drops lavender essential oil

Directions:

Combine the beeswax and lanolin in a double boiler (or in the microwave) and melt

Combine the olive oil and the aloe vera gel in a separate container; whisk together

Add the oil and aloe mixture to the melted mixture; stir in the essential oils and rosewater

Stir until mixture starts to thicken

Transfer the mixture to a container for storage

D.I.Y. Eucalyptus Moisturizing Facial Cream

Cleanse and moisturize with this hydrating facial cream!

Ingredients:

1 tbsp. aloe vera gel

1/3 cup olive oil

1 tbsp. white beeswax

2 tbsp. andydrous lanolin

2 tbsp. rosewater

3 drops eucalyptus essential oil

Directions:

Combine the beeswax and lanolin in a double boiler (or in the microwave) and melt

Combine the olive oil and the aloe vera gel in a separate container; whisk together

Add the oil and aloe mixture to the melted mixture; stir in the essential oils and rosewater

Stir until mixture starts to thicken

Transfer the mixture to a container for storage

Soothing Moisture Facial Cream Recipe

Hydrate your face with this easy to make soothing facial cream!

Ingredients:

1 tsp. olive oil

1 tbsp. aloe vera pulp (scraped from leaf)

1 tsp. honey

Directions:

Combine all ingredients; whip together with a fork until it becomes smooth

Gently apply to a clean face by massaging into skin for a few minutes

*You can use this cream two days in a row if stored in the fridge between uses. However, any left over after the second use should be tossed.

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