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facials work wonders for skin
Janelle
L. Burns
- Fashionably Tuesday
Being an exclusive patron to a beauty spa
has a certain stigma. The privilege of name-dropping
“your spa,” hinting to one that he or she
may enjoy “your facialist,” just the mere
fact that you have all the extra time and
money to spend at “the spa” is somewhat a
status symbol.
It seems that skin care is going the clinical
route these days. The custom made skin-type
crèmes and cleansers, natural ingredients
and all the products for sensitive skin illustrate
my point. People are getting picky and “customized”
with the products they buy and the treatments
they get.
Luckily for us, more and more beauty products
that were once only found in spas are available
to us as consumers. And even luckier for us,
many of these products can be broken down
into basic ingredients that you can create
yourself.
There are many books to be found on do-it-yourself
beauty products and treatments. Reading through
and trying them on yourself and tweaking the
ingredients is the only tried and true way
you will get exactly what you want from a
treatment, and who better to do it than the
person who lives inside your skin.
One treatment that will work on anyone, guaranteed,
is a do-it-yourself facial. I’ve been doing
this for years, and it has worked for anyone
who has tried it.
The supplies you will need are: a towel, a
tea bag, an exfoliating scrub and moisturizing
facial lotion. First, fill a sink with steaming
hot water and place a tea bag in the sink.
I usually use chamomile or mint tea for a
refreshment. Next, stand or sit on a chair
and hang your head over the sink with the
towel over your whole head and shoulders.
Close any gaps where you feel cool air coming
in. Steam your face and neck for at least
10 minutes, up to 20. After steaming your
face, let the sink out and use an exfoliating
cleanser or scrub to get rid of dead skin
and unclog pores. Rinse with warm water and
then with very cold water to close your newly
clarified pores. Pat dry and moisturize.
As always, I would love to hear from you at
fashionablytuesday@yahoo.com
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