Brighten your complexion with an easy at home microdermabrasion treatment!
This is one of those simple recipes that you most likely already have the ingredients for in your pantry. Isn't it the best when you see something you love on Pinterest or a blog and you realize you already have everything you need in the pantry? This is one of those!
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Microdermabrasion is a treatment normally performed in a salon by a professional and literally means abrasion or polishing of the skin with tiny crystals.
Treatments like this repeated over several weeks can help diminish fine lines and age spots, restoring a smooth and even texture to your skin. Microdermabrasion is recommended for skin with hyper-pigmentation and environmental damage. According to Stephanie Tourles, author of "Organic Body Care Recipes", a licensed esthetician; salons charge exorbitant prices for simple, inexpensive products that are much cheaper to recreate at home. She states that if her "manual microdermabrasion" treatment is used on a weekly basis we can achieve great things with simple, pure ingredients...I'm in!
Recipe
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{2} tablespoons softened extra virgin cold pressed coconut oil
(in Stephanie's original "manual microdermabrasion" recipe she uses water, my version uses softened/melted coconut oil.
1 to 2 tablespoons baking soda
2 drops helichrysum
(however...lavender, geranium and frankincense are very beneficial as well. Feel free to blend a combination of EOs too)
Dip the pads of your fingers into the blended slurry and lightly begin to massage the entire face, throat and decollete, using small, circular motions. Don't use too much pressure, let the tiny baking soda granules do the exfoliation work for you.
Why Helichrysum?
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Helichrysum is a very special essential oil and superior in the treatment of dry skin and uneven skin tone, especially sun spots and fine lines. All kinds of dermatitis issues will benefit from Helichrysum because it's ability to reduce inflammation exceeds any essential oil. It also reduces bleeding, bruising and can relieve pain from cluster headaches. Helichrysum blends well with Clary Sage, Patchouli, Frankincense, Geranium and Ylang Ylang.
1 to 2 tablespoons baking soda
2 drops helichrysum
(however...lavender, geranium and frankincense are very beneficial as well. Feel free to blend a combination of EOs too)
Dip the pads of your fingers into the blended slurry and lightly begin to massage the entire face, throat and decollete, using small, circular motions. Don't use too much pressure, let the tiny baking soda granules do the exfoliation work for you.
Why Helichrysum?
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Helichrysum is a very special essential oil and superior in the treatment of dry skin and uneven skin tone, especially sun spots and fine lines. All kinds of dermatitis issues will benefit from Helichrysum because it's ability to reduce inflammation exceeds any essential oil. It also reduces bleeding, bruising and can relieve pain from cluster headaches. Helichrysum blends well with Clary Sage, Patchouli, Frankincense, Geranium and Ylang Ylang.
This treatment is recommended for all skin types except sunburned, windburned or irritated skin. Follow with a good moisturizer.
FYI: After I treat myself to an @home microdermabrasion I like to give my skin a spritz of the Rosacea Blend. My skin is pretty sensitive, especially after an exfoliation treatment...a spritz of this helps calm my face. When I'm all done, I moisturize!
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