Poetry meets practicality because it’s time to rejuvenate and extend love to your best friend ever~ yourself! This is pampering of the highest order.

Get in the mood by creating a festive ambience~ atmosphere enriches the experience:

♥ gather your robe and slippers, bees wax candles, a soothing CD with classical music and sounds of Nature

♥ make a pitcher of Spa water with pretty slices of lemon, lime, orange or cucumber floating on top, or pretty ice cubes with made with flowers or sections of citrus

♥ remove all distractions and clutter and prepare to care for yourself like a Queen

Have Spa-gorgeous skin without leaving home

CLEANSERS

Cleansers that work best are made from natural sources that have active essential oils and fresh ingredients.  You don’t want to strip the natural oils from your skin, which throws off a healthy pH balance.  Removing surface residue, while providing hydration, is the foundation of healthy skin.

Each one of these recipes is balanced with water-based and oil-based compounds with a creamy texture to sweep away impurities leaving your skin clean, hydrated and glowing.  The essential oils add another degree of hygiene and beautification.  You will find these holistic skin treatments luxurious to use, cost only pennies a day and are easy and quick to prepare for flawless skin.

Caution: If you have sensitive skin or allergies to any of the ingredients, avoid using it or please be sure to test each mixture on your wrist for 24 hours before putting it on that gorgeous face of yours.

Most of the ingredients are already in your kitchen

Here are the 3 best cleansing treatments I have found that work for virtually everyone. They are designed to truly feed your skin.  They are all elegantly simple, fresh and fast plus they smell euphoric.  Remember, for a beautiful countenance do not stop at your face but include your neck and décolleté in all your cleansing and moisturizing regimes.

MORNING BREEZE CLEANSING LOTION

Yogurt, Olive Oil and Honey make a creamy, light beauty treatment that contains a healing helix of nutrients to cleanse and nourish your skin. Good for oily, normal and combination skin types.

1 T Yogurt

½ t Olive Oil

½ t Honey

½ t Lime juice

2 drops Neroli essential oil

Yogurt contains lactic acid which used in skin-care treatments has the ability to improve the texture of your skin.

Olive Oil used for the past 6000 years by Mediterranean women as the prized ingredient in beauty treatments, cleansing and body care, olive oil is a relatively diffuse and inexpensive antioxidant packed, moisturizing emollient still found today in modern soaps, shampoos, conditioners and creams.

Honey is a natural humectant that attracts and binds water to the surface layers of the skin and is anti-bacterial.

Lime juice refreshes and clarifies the skin making your complexion brighter and its antibacterial property is beneficial in the treatment of acne.

Neroli essential oil also known as ‘Orange Blossom’ oil requires about 1,000 pounds of these flowers to produce 1 lb of oil.  It has a refreshing, spicy, floral aroma and is very regenerating for mature skin and balancing for oily skin.

METHOD

Combine the yogurt, honey and oils and mix thoroughly. Spread cleanser over entire face and neck avoiding the eye area using circular strokes. Wash off cleanser with a warm facial cloth. Rinse with cool water and apply your favorite moisturizer.

Preparing your own skin-care, made from non-toxic, simple ingredients right in your home is an act of self-love.  Self- Pampering isn’t just a luxury- it is the gift that keeps on giving because when you feeling refreshed and well-loved, you are worth more to yourself and the world ♥

Excerpt from Naked Beauty available HERE

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