Part of my new ‘healthy habit’ is to start taking better care of my skin, and in particular my face. Now that I’m the grand old age of 31, it’s something I’ve been thinking more and more about.
I’ve been cursed or blessed (whichever way you want to think of it) with having oily skin. This means I’m prone to breakouts, wonderful! But apparently it also means my skin will age better. I’ve been told on a number of occasions that I look much younger than my years and if I look at both my mother and her mother, their skin has aged beautifully. So even though I absolutely hate when the odd pimple makes its appearance, at least I can live in the hope that when I’m 60, I won’t look a day over 50!
Anyway back to the reason of my post. My daily beauty regime consists of cleansing my face with a baby wipe, washing with Visibly Clear Pink Grapefruit Cream Wash by Neutrogena and then applying Daily Skin Brightening Moisturiser SPF15 by Aveeno which I find is nice and light for my skin. I have started using an eye cream as well, also by Aveeno.
Some days I’ll wear make-up and other days I like to give my skin a break. Particularly if I’m not planning on leaving the house š
I occasionally use a scrub and mask, but should do more often as I’ve been told it helps clear the pores and rejuvenate the skin. But which products to use? There are so many out in the market ranging from low cost to the price of a small car. I like to buy based on reviews but decided I wanted to try something different.
So, I had a quick look online for some homemade scrubs and masks and came across quite a few. I’ve picked around five of each that I’m going to try and the first one was a banana, peach and honey mask. It’s suitable for combination skin as the banana is soothing and highly moisturising. Plus they are non-oily so great for areas with excess oil. Peaches remove any excess sebum, which if you know anything about spots, is one of the causes if it builds up and clogs pores. Honey is great for reducing redness and dries out any existing spots. Also included are ground almonds and rolled oats to act as a gentle exfoliator and remove dead skin cells.
It’s very easy to make and you can freeze the mixture and use a bit at a time. All you need is the following:
2 x ripe bananas
2 x ripe peaches
2 x tbls honey
2 x tbls ground almonds
handful of rolled oats
Instructions:
Peel and chop the bananas into small chunks. Remove the skin and pip from peaches and chop into small pieces. Put them in a blender. Add your honey and mix for a few seconds until smooth. Add in your ground almonds and rolled oats then mix for a further 10 seconds.
The consistency will be quite loose so I put it into the freezer for about 30mins before applying. Whilst I was waiting I ran myself a bath to prepare my skin. Once applied, leave on for 15mins and then wash off with warm water.
It is quite tricky applying the mixture so I lay on my bed and placed a towel over the pillow to prevent any of it marking my sheets. It also looks a bit dubious once dried but hey if it’s good for the skin, I’m not complaining.
After the first application I haven’t really seen much difference so I’ll wait a week and try again. I’ll keep you posted on the results.
All Things Fabulous 