Monday, October 26, 2009

Recipes: Apple Honey Masque

Here is one of the recipes from the Fall Face Treat Event:

You know fall has arrived when the apples are ready to harvest. Fresh apples make this the perfect time of year to use this beneficial fruit for clearer and smoother skin. Apples contain the alpha-hydroxy acid, malic acid. Alpha-hydroxy acids are known to slough of old tired dead skin cells leaving your skin younger and more radiant, and to stimulate collagen production producing smoother skin. Apples are also rich in antioxidants, Vitamin A and C, to help protect against the signs of environmental damage.

Apple Honey Masque
For All Skin Types
Honey 1 tsp
Apple Sauce 1 tsp
Tea Tree Serum 5 drops
Lavender Scrub 1/2 tsp
Lavender Serum 3 drops

Directions
Mix ingredients together. Cleanse face with Lavender Cleanser. Mist face with Lavender Hydrating Mist. Leave face damp from Hydrating Mist. Apply masque in a circular motion to face, avoid eyes. Leave on for 5-10 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Post Masque Care
Mist face with Lavender Hydrating Mist. Apply Lavender Skin Cream.


Highlights of Additional Ingredients
Willow Bark Extract (in the Tea Tree Serum): Stimulates cell growth, astringent
Honey: Antibacterial, anti-fungal, increase skin hydration
Kaolin Clay (in the Lavender Scrub): Rejuvenates skin, stimulates circulation, and exfoliates and cleanses
Sea Buckthorn Berry Oil ( in the Lavender Serum): Nourishing and restoring oil. and rich in vitamin E and anti-oxidants.

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