Natural Skin Care and Treatments - 2

• eye puffiness reducer
  1/2 teaspoon (3g) salt
  1 quart (1 liter) warm water
  
  Eating salty foods can lead to puffy eyes, but, ironically, briefly soaking your eyes in a gentle salt water solution can make them less puffy. Here's how to do it: Add the salt to the warm water and dip 2 cotton balls in the mixture. Lie down on your back, close your eyes, and place the cotton balls over your eyes for 10 minutes. Relax. When you get up, your eyes should appear less puffy

• Hot Honey Bath Soak
  Perhaps the easiest natural skin care recipe using honey -- Add 1/4 cup of honey to your hot bath water for silky and luscious skin. This is especially good for dry skin.

• removing a perfume you don't like
  It is generally recommended in the trade that vinegar removes the smell of a perfume you don't like. Just apply it to the skin that has been sprayed with the undesired perfume. 

• gentle facial scrub
  1 small spoonful baking soda
  1 quarter-size dollop facial cleanser
  
  Sloughing away dead skin cells is an excellent way to polish the skin and reveal a brighter, smoother complexion. If you're prone to dry skin, try boosting the scrubbing capacity of your favorite face wash once a week: Mix the usual amount of cleaner with a small spoonful of baking soda in the palm of your hand. Wash as usual, applying very little pressure as you let your fingerprints move in small circular patterns. The baking soda will gently scrub your skin. Make sure to rinse thoroughly and pat dry (do not use on broken or irritated skin).

• neutralize garden lime
  Rinse your hands liberally with vinegar after working with garden lime to avoid rough and flaking skin.   

• pine tar remover
  1 teaspoon (6g) salt
  1 squirt liquid hand soap
  1 teaspoon (5ml) lemon juice
  Whether pruning hedges or hauling around a Christmas tree, it's impossible to not get your hands sticky with the distinctive scent of pine tar. Instead of using turpentine to clean up your hands, try this natural alternative first. Place 1 teaspoon (6g) salt into your hand, followed by a squirt of liquid hand soap and 1 teaspoon (5ml) lemon juice. Add enough water to form a lather, and gently scrub clean. Make sure to follow with hand lotion because the salt and lemon juice can be a bit abrasive. 

• blemish and blackhead treatment
  1 teaspoon (5ml) lemon juice
  1 teaspoon (5ml) rose water
  
  While there are a number of tried-and-true methods for treating blackheads and whiteheads, this all-natural formula will also combat oily skin, a condition that can contribute to blemishes. To use, mix equal parts rose water and lemon juice. Apply directly to skin with a cotton ball, concentrating on affected areas, and leave in place for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off completely and pat dry. Repeat 2 or 3 times until the blemishes have disappeared. 

• wart remover
  1 spoonful apple cider vinegar
  
  Warts can be unsightly, and sometimes painful, so many people want to get rid of them soon as they crop up. Fortunately, apple cider vinegar has demonstrated its worth to many people seeking relief from warts. To use, soak a cotton ball in a spoonful of apple cider vinegar, place it over the wart, and use a bandage to keep it in place. Leave the cotton ball on the wart overnight. Wash the area thoroughly in the morning with soap and water, and repeat every night for up to 2 weeks. 

• Cucumber-Honey Toner
  2 teaspoon Honey
  1 Cucumber
  
  Puree cucumber in a blender, drain and collect the juice. Add honey into the juice and mix. Pour the mixture into a bottle. Apply on the face and neck area with a cotton pad in the morning and at night. Air dry it and rinse clean. Store the bottle covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. 

• Honey-n-Oats Face Scrub
  1 tablespoon Honey
  1 tablespoon finely-ground Almonds
  2 tablespoon dry Oatmeal
  Small amount of lemon juice or yogart
  
  Combine honey, ground almonds, dry oatmeal and some lemon juice or yogurt to a luxurious and exfoliating facial scrub. Massage mixture gently onto face, then rinse with warm water. This blend gives a deeply emollient cleansing to the pores of your face. Almonds and oats are superb softening exfoliants. 

• Moisturizing body and facial scrub
  1/2 cup (60g) sea salt
  1/3 cup (75ml) almond oil
  5 drops lavender essential oil (optional)
  
  Pamper yourself at home with an all natural skin care formula. Pour seasalt into a small plastic container and conver with the almond oil and lavendar essential oil, if desired. (If you mix it, the salt with quickly settle on the bottom, but if you pour the oil over the salt, it will slowly cover it on its own.) To use, gently massage a small amount onto wet skin, taking care to avoid eyes and other sensitive areas. Rinse thoroughly and pat dry. Store remaining scrub-tightly covered-away from light and heat.   

• Removing Splinters
  Remove a splinter easily by applying a paste of baking soda and water, then waiting several minutes for the splinter to pop out of the skin.  

• Honey & Apple Toner
  1 Tablespoon of Honey
  1 Apple, cored and peeled
  
  In a blender or food processor, combine 1 apple and honey and pulse until smooth. Apply mixture to face and allow it to stay for 15 minutes, then rinse.