Raid the Fridge!
Do you realize that sometimes you don’t know what’s
in your fridge? Before you know it, you have bred a colony of
bacteria on your loaf of bread. Your busy lifestyle – work
commitments, rushing after your children, meeting with friends
and eating out – means that you may not remember that there
are some perishable produce that have been left lying at the back
of your fridge.
Go on, take a look: papayas and bananas gone soft, a packet
of half-eaten oatmeal almost reaching its expiry date, a bottle
of honey that you had hardly touched except for that time when
you had poured it over home-made pancakes, half a lemon …
Wait! Don’t throw them away! There are other ways to use
them apart from blending them together into a smoothie! Why not,
after cleaning your fridge, pamper yourself with a homemade mask?
We have a few very simple recipes that you can try. Go on, give
your skin a treat …
Papaya and Honey
Mash half a papaya (or a whole papaya – depending on the
size - if you are having a face mask party with one friend or
more) and add a teaspoonful of honey.
Oatmeal and Honey
Mix equal parts of oatmeal with honey. Simple. Oatmeal has an
exfoliating effect and honey moisturizes your skin.
Bananas and Honey
Mash a banana or two with a tablespoon of honey. Add a few drops
of lemon juice.
Honey and Lemon
Just mix two tablespoons of honey with the juice of half a lemon.
You can also add a teaspoon of vegetable or olive oil if you have
dry skin.
Method
Wash your face with mild soap. Rinse with warm water. Put these
home-made face masks on your face for 15 minutes. Place two sliced
cucumbers over your eyes. Relax. Then, rinse with warm water.
For the oatmeal mask recipe; wash with cold water after rinsing
with warm water.
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