Refreshing Cucumber or Strawberry Toner

You can make your own toner easily with vodka, glycerin and fresh strawberry (or raspberry) or cucumber. Or a mixture of both…. Take 70 g of vodka and mix with 30 g of spring water. Add a tea spoon of glycerin. Cut your strawberries in half or your cucumber into slices. Use a large jam … Refreshing Cucumber or Strawberry Toner weiterlesen

Pure Fresh Plant Extracts

You can make your own fresh plant extracts at this time of the year. If you grow your own rosemary, lavender or dill for example you can use these and make your own toner. You will need a few accessories though such as a flask, a very fine filter, pure alcohol and a blender that … Pure Fresh Plant Extracts weiterlesen

Recipe for potent anti aging – anti wrinkle face mask

If I feel that I am developing too many wrinkles and sagging skin then I use the following facial mask: Organic Aloe Vera Seaweed Gel   92% Tripeptide-5      2% Nannochloropsis oculata extract with pullulan       4% Lupine protein  2% Mix all ingredients together in a sterile bowl or jug using a blender. Pour into an airless … Recipe for potent anti aging – anti wrinkle face mask weiterlesen

Sun Protection Oil Recipe

If you want a completely natural skin care product that protects your skin from UVA and UVB rays without titanium dioxide or zinc oxide then the following recipe might be of interest: Mix equal parts of – red raspberry oil – macadamia nut oil – wheat germ oil – soybean oil – jojoba oil – … Sun Protection Oil Recipe weiterlesen

Let the sun shine…

.. but don’t let it burn your skin. Now is the time when the most sun damage occurs on and in your skin. We tend to get more carefree meaning careless once spring arrives and the sun comes out. Whilst this is lovely and you do need to top up on your vitamin D, the … Let the sun shine… weiterlesen

Irish Moss in Skincare

You can easily make your own gels from Irish Moss – if you don’t mind the „fishy“ aroma that is :-). I don’t and I find that one can cover up the aroma with essential oils if necessary. In general you don’t want to use preservatives if you make your own face and hand gels. … Irish Moss in Skincare weiterlesen