Skin caring natural products
Arrowroot: Dries up blemishes
Avocado: Moisturizes
Barley: Anti-blemish; refines pores; retards wrinkles
Beet: Moisturizes
Bicarbonate of Soda: Water softener
Borax: Skin softener; cleanser; bleach; emulsifier when mixed with other ingredients
Bran: Tightens large pores; combats dryness
Carrot: Sloughs; moisturizes
Castor Oil: Relieves itching; fades brown spots; eyelash treatment
Chamomile: Tones all types of complexions
Cocoa Butter: Cleanser; dry skin moisturizer
Corn Syrup: Humectant – holds moisture to skin
Cornmeal: Refines pores
Cornstarch: Natural thickener for creams, lotions, mask s; body powder
Cucumber: Reduces under-eye puffiness; reduces wrinkles
Dandelion: Moistens dry skin
Egg: Conditions; whites best for normal and oily skin; yolks for dry to normal skin
Egg White: Adds silkiness and tightens
Elderberry Blossom: Moistens dry skin
Epsom Salt: Anti-blemish
Fennel: Combats wrinkles
Fuchsia: Soothes
Gelatin: Thickener for facial mask s
Glycerin: Moisturizer; softener; emollient
Grapefruit: Tightens large pores
Herbs: Baths; facial steams; creams; lotions
Hollyhock: Dried petals provide emollient action; moistens dry skin
Honey: Refines pores; tightens skin; moisturizes; retards wrinkles; anti-blemish
Lanolin: Moisturizer; softener; emollient
Lard: Moisturizer; softener; emollient
Lavender: Soothes
Lavender Water: Softens; smoothes
Lettuce: Conditioner
Lime: Acid; astringent
Marigold: Dehydrates – can help reduce excess body fluids
Marjoram: Eases tension
Mayonnaise: Cleans; moisturizes
Milk: (including whole, skim, buttermilk, cream, sour cream) Refines pores; soothes all skin types; cools sunburn
Mint: Stimulates
Mud: (including clay, fuller’s earth) Large pores; oily skin; wrinkles
Nuts: (almonds, cashews, pecans): Scrub to refine pores, combat wrinkles, blackheads and dryness
Oatmeal: Soothes, heals, relieves itching
Oils: Dry skin: almond, olive, peanut Oily skin: corn, safflower, sunflower, sesame Any skin type: avocado, coconut, wheat germ
Okra: Dried leaves provide emollient action
Orange Water: Softens; smoothes
Pansy: Soothes
Papaya: Tenderizes; removes dead surface cells
Pineapple: Cleans; tones
Plum: Anti-blemish
Potato: Reduces under-eye puffiness
Rolled Oats: Softens skin
Rose: Has an astringent effect on oily skin
Rose Water: Softens; smoothes
Rosemary: Muscle stimulant; tightens skin
Sage: Tones oily skin
Salt: Invigorates
Strawberry: Tones oily skin; anti-blemish
Tapioca: Tightens skin; refines pores; aids sunburn and windburn; demulcent – soothing to inflamed skin
Tea: Soothes sunburn; reduces eye puffiness; revs circulation
Thyme: Invigorates
Tomato: Unclogs pores
Turnip: Reduces redness and blotchiness
Vinegar: Refines pores; cleans; softens; aids blemishes, itchy skin, and sunburn
Wheat Germ: Refines pores
Whole Wheat Flour: Thickener for facials
Witch Hazel: Reduces eye puffiness; deodorant
Yeast: Used in mask s for oily or blemished skin
Yoghurt: Cleanser; bleach; for normal and oily skin.