These 4 excellent homemade face exfoliants can be made at home and use natural ingredients such as oats and honey, great for removing dead skin cells while deeply moisturizing the skin and helping to lighten facial patches.
Exfoliation consists of rubbing granular substances in the skin in order to remove dirt and dead cells from the outermost layer. The benefit of this procedure is to improve hydration, since it is easier for the moisturizer to penetrate the deeper layers, having better effect for the body.
Ingredients
Option 1
- 2 tablespoons oats
- 1 tablespoon honey
Option 2
- 30 g oats
- 125 ml yoghurt (natural or strawberry)
- 3 strawberries
- 1 tablespoon honey
Option 3
- 1 tablespoon of oats
- 3 tablespoons milk
- 1 tablespoon baking soda
Option 4
- 2 tablespoons oats
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
Method of preparation
Mix the ingredients and apply throughout the face region with small circular movements throughout the skin. When finished, the face should be well washed with cold water. Next, hydrate the skin with a good moisturizer, to restore elasticity and make the skin look more beautiful and healthy.
In addition to cleansing the skin, it is very important to spend a toning to rebalance the pH of the skin, to pass a moisturizer after bath and to use sunscreen every day.
How often should you exfoliate your skin
Exfoliation can be performed during the bath, once a week and is indicated for all skin types, however avoid rubbing the red and burned skin of the sun and in case of inflamed pimples, so as not to aggravate inflammation of the skin .
You should not exfoliate the skin every day, because the outer layer needs regeneration, taking about 5 days to be able to re-exfoliate. Doing more than 1 exfoliation per week can leave the skin fragile and very thin, with greater possibility of aggression due to the sun, wind, cold or heat.
The skin needs to be exfoliated when it shows signs of dry skin, blackheads, oiliness or ingrown hairs, and may be useful for both men and women, but should not be used on infants and children who have very thin and sensitive skin.
