Healthy Skin Tips

Caring for your skin properly is one of the most important things you can do. Here, some useful tips to beautiful, healthy and vibrant skin:

Cleanse properly. Avoid strong soaps with harsh ingredients that can clog your pores.

Moisturize well. Unhealthy skin is usually thirsty skin. Make sure you use the correct moisturizer for your skin type.

Protect yourself. Don't overexpose yourself to the sun, and use an SPF 15 or higher every day.

Dealing with Special Skin

Wrinkles

You can soften wrinkles and (perhaps more importantly) delay their appearance. Oil is a great help, taken in the diet or gently patted onto the face, areas around the eyes and mouth are the first to register lines. Use almond oil for best results.

Apricot Wrinkle Cream Recipe

2 tablespoons lanolin
1 tablespoon apricot oil
1 teaspoon lemon juice
3 drops benzoin

Melt lanolin in a glass bowl in a pan of simmering water. Stir in the apricot oil and lemon juice. Blend well and add benzoin. Beat thoroughly again.

Blemishes

Blemished skin can be considerably helped by persevering with natural aids. Here, a few suggestions:

Egg White: One beaten egg white plus 2 drops spirit of camphor. Dab on pimples, leave on for 20 minutes to dry and wash off. Or combine 1 egg white with 1 tablespoon mashed cucumber and apply as a facial.

Parsley Lotion: Steep a handful of parsley in a cup of boiling water for about 30 minutes. Strain and apply in compress form to the face for 10 to 15 minutes a day, or until blemishes have cleared.