Fresh and Clean

I absolutely love facials. With a college budget and crazy schedule is was nearly impossible to fit in an appointment. So with a little bit of research I found some homemade facials that work just as well. My personal favorite is Cinnamon and honey or Salt Water. The Cinnamon Honey is sweet and sticky while the Salt Water brings me back to the weeks spent at the beach. 

• Lemons – Cut a lemon and rub it over your face. It works as an astringent. Be careful around the eyes! 
• Oatmeal – Make a paste of oatmeal and water. Apply it on your face for 20 minutes. This is the best for oily skin. Instead of water, you can also mix juices of orange or lemon. Use this mixture twice a day for 15 days for achieving max results.
• Fruits – Strawberry juice, pulp of watermelon, or papaya are wonderful facial washes.
• Honey and apple – Grate an apple and mix a few drops of honey. Apply it on the face for 10 minutes for a supple feel.
• Cinnamon and honey – Mix honey and cinnamon and apply the mixture on your face overnight. Honey traps the dirt and removes it when you wash off the mask in the morning, leaving you feeling fresh and beautiful. Make sure all hair is pulled back and away from mixture, honey is a pain to get out of the small hairs. 
• Milk and nutmeg – Mix milk and ground nutmeg. Apply it on your face every night and leave it for 60 minutes. This homemade face cleanser opens pores and deep cleanses the face and smells really good!
• Salt and water – Dissolve some salt in warm water. Dip a washcloth into it. Dab it over your face. DO NOT rinse. Leave it overnight and wash your face in the morning. Salt has drying properties, so use this treatment at night.
• Alcohol – Soak a cotton ball in rubbing alcohol. Drain excess alcohol from the cotton ball and dab it on your face in problem areas. Alcohol extracts oil from the surface of the skin and kills bacteria.  Use sparingly as this can lead to drying, if need be dilute in water. 
• Ice – Rub an ice cube over your face. It also helps in subsiding pimples and leaves skin feeling fresh.