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Good afternoon readers! I'm currently sitting on my death bed with a nasty cold. So I figured today would be the perfect day to pamper myself. The problem is: I don't have the money to afford all of these expensive spa masks and moisturisers and there is no way I'm leaving this house to go try and buy some right now. Luckily, our kitchens are packed full of great spa products. Why would I even bother buying a mask when I can use stuff that my mother bought on grocery day? I am going to give myself a facial using only stuff that I find in my kitchen. Facials are wonderful for your skin. It helps clean your pores to avoid break outs and it makes you feel and look a lot younger. It helps you to avoid wrinkles later on in life. This is a treatment that should be done about once a month to keep healthy looking skin.
Step 1: First you will want to remove any make up you are wearing and tie your hair back and push any hair out of your face with a head band.
Step 2: The second step is cleansing your face.It is important that you open your pores with hot water or steam. I usually put a wash cloth in hot water and then lay with it on my face then I proceed. My favourite kitchen cleanser involves juicing a cucumber and  mixing it with oatmeal to ex-foliate. Since cucumber is mostly water it does an excellent job of cleansing your face and ph balance of a cucumber is neutral so it will not mess up your natural healthy ph skin balance which should be at 5.5. The oatmeal is gritty so it works as an ex-foliant to take off any dry skin on your face.
step 3: It's time for the mask! Masks are good for tightening your skin and giving it a healthier glow. You can make a mask out of pretty much anything. You will need to start with a base though. Usually flour is used for a base. You want to end up with thick substance that can harden to your face. Most people mash up different kinds of fruits and mix it in with the flour and water or flour and milk. Different kinds of fruits are good for you skin in different ways. It is easy to figure out. Most people just pick based on scent because any fruit would be good to use. I personally like to go out to my herb garden and mix in some lavender with my mask. Milk is better to use than water if you have dry skin because it works as a natural moisturiser. Think about what the fruit does for your body and it will do the same for your skin. For example, pomegranate is full of antioxidants which helps to fight ageing and therefore will help to fight ageing on your face as well. Sit with the mask on your face for about 10-15 minutes.
step 4: wash off the mask. Now it's time to tone your face! I usually use a tea bag or lemon juice or a combination of both for a toner. They are both acidic and help to reset your ph balance like any store bought toner would do.Simply rub the liquids all over your face for a clean refreshing feeling. It is best to leave in fridge or use cold water when activating the tea bag as toners are also meant to close your pores.
step 5: Finally we are going to moisturise. Mixing milk and honey with a little bit of flour makes a great moisturiser. You want this one to be a more of a runnier consistency than your mask.You will want to massage it into your skin and wash off afterwards
After you  have completed all of these steps your face should feel young, clean and refreshed! It's a really relaxing way to feel good and look good.