I told you in my last post
about a book I purchased entitled “Little House in the Suburbs” written by Deanna
Caswell and Daisy Siskin. In that book
there are quite a few recipes for skin care products and household cleaning
products. It’s a good book and reminded
me that I should probably share a few “health care” recipes that I’ve come up
with on my own. The first one is for
those of you who, like me, feel you may have a little too much shine on your
face. I can’t blame my shine on hormones
because it’s been like this since I was a teenager.
I used to purchase facial
cleansing cloths from Walmart (the Walmart brand costs between $4 - $5 per pack). A pack of forty would last me close to a
month as I sometimes had to clean my face a couple of times a day in order to
control my shine. An older lady that I
worked with when I was in my early twenties once promised me that when I got
into my fifties I’d be glad that I had oily skin. Well, I’ve been in my fifties for a couple of
years now and I still am not happy that I have oily skin. Perhaps the 50’s are the new teens because I
still get what the TV commercials politely call “unsightly break-outs”.
I’ve tried many products to
help keep the oil and shine on my face under control, but the price of those
products never really justified the results.
So I began making my own face wipes.
I reasoned that if I concocted my own skin care potions the worst that
could happen was that my face would…ummmmm…break out. Also, I reasoned that the lab rats in the
beauty product industry would be able to breathe a little easier knowing that
one less person was depending on their little hides for experimentation.
For my face wipes I use paper
towels, cut into four equal sized pieces.
I then fold them and let them soak in the witch hazel liquid. I have thought about using cotton fabric
squares for this purpose. These could be
washed and re-used almost indefinitely, but I haven’t found the time in my
schedule to sit down and make them. So
for now I just use the paper towels and the following recipe. I only make enough to last a couple of weeks
at a time so that my supply stays fresh and does not develop bacteria.
Facial Cleansing Recipe
4 paper towels (I use the
Costco brand, which are a very generous size)
1/3 cup Witch hazel (cheap at
Walmart)
1 teaspoon raw honey (often
available at Farmers’ Markets or local bee keepers)
3 drops lavender, tea tree,
or frankincense essential oil (doTERRA brand is great)
Plastic container with lid to
store them in
With ingredients at room
temperature put the witch hazel, honey and essential oil the container. Stir the ingredients until well combined. Add the paper towels that you have already
cut and folded by gently placing them into the mixture. Before all the liquid is fully absorbed,
quickly turn them over in the container to make sure the ones on the bottom get
some of the solution on them as well.
Flip them back over. The solution
will seep into all of the wipes and will be moist by the time you use
them. Store the container in a cool
area, such as a cabinet or drawer, to further discourage growth of mold.
NOTE: This recipe may not work for everyone, but it
works for me better than anything I’ve tried so far. In the rare instance that your face develops
sensitivity to this mixture, just discontinue its use. For those of you who are not familiar with witch
hazel it is a natural astringent made from the witch hazel shrub, which grows in
the eastern part of the United States Maine Florida
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| Add 1/3 cup witch hazel to container. |
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| 1 teaspoon of raw honey. |
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| 3 drops of essential oil such as lavender, tea tree, or frankincense and stir to thoroughly combine. |
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| Add pre-cut paper towels, flip to ensure all get some of the solution on them and let sit to soak. Then they are ready to use. (Wipes will be slightly caramel colored from the honey, but this does not affect performance.) |
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