With the cold, wet weather forcing you indoors, winter is
the perfect time to test a new DIY recipe. And we've got a slew of fantastic
options! Beautylish chatted with Beverly Hills dermatologist Ava Shamban, M.D.,
for all-natural skin care recipes from her new book Heal Your Skin: The
Breakthrough Plan for Renewal. Check out a few our favorites below.
Oatmeal Foot and Hand Soak
1.
3 cups milk
2.
2 cups water
3.
4 cups oats
4.
2 tbsp honey
Place milk, water, and oats in a saucepan on the stove. Cook
until the oats soften. Slowly add cooked oats and warm water simultaneously to
your foot-soaking container. Add honey and stir. Soak your feet (or hands) for
15 to 20 minutes.
This recipe cleanses, exfloiates, and soothes. “Oatmeal is a
natural exfoliant and an anti-inflammatory agent. It relieves dryness, restores
natural moisture, and aids in healing minor irritations,” says Dr. Shamban.
“Honey is a natural antioxidant with antimicrobial properties. It is rich in
vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and antioxidants—such as vitamins C and B.”
Repeat the soak twice a week.
Potato Compress
1.potato (organic, if
possible)
Cool potato in the
refrigerator for an hour or two. Cut two ½-inch-thick slices. Place a slice on
each eye for 10 minutes. Rinse off eye area with cool water.
Move over, cucumbers!
“Potato slices reduce puffy, irritated eyes and also help with dark circles,”
says Dr. Shamban. How? “Raw potato has drying and disinfectant properties.
Potato starch acts as an anti-inflammatory agent to ease irritated eyes, while
the citric acid and phosphoric acid in potatoes also helps reduce puffiness.”
Coconut and Rosemary Cream
1.
½ cup base lotion
2.
1 Tbsp coconut oil
3.
1 tsp avocado oil
4.
10 drops rosehip oil
“The treatment is
ideal for people who have dry to severely dry skin, because the oils in this
cream act as moisturizing emollients,” says Dr. Shamban. “Coconut oil contains
the beneficial ingredients lauric acid, capric acid, and caprylic acid which
enable it to work as an antimicrobial, antioxidant, antifungal, antibacterial,
and soothing agent. The recipe also works well to fight free radicals, because
it is unrefined and hasn't been stripped of any of its important nutrients.”
Use once daily.
Yogurt Cleanser
1.
2 Tbsp yogurt
2.
1 tsp baking soda
3.
1 Tbsp applesauce
Mix all ingredients
by hand or in a blender. Using your fingers, gently massage a small amount onto
your dampened face. Rinse off with warm water.
The cleanser is ideal
for oily and/or acne-prone skin. “Plain yogurt contains zinc as well as lactic
acid—a natural skin smoother,” says Dr. Shamban. “Yogurt also adds enzymes and
oils to the skin, working as a natural moisturizer. It can also reduce pore
size and help improve overall skin texture. The baking soda (a.k.a sodium
bicarbonate) acts as a physical exfoliant to remove dead skin cells without
causing excessive irritation." Use once daily.
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