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Women are keeping on use ancient herbal medical knowledge to care for their skin from thousands of years ago. Although in the recent several decades, we are used to go to the cosmetics shoppe, instead of the herbal shops, to buy cosmetics.

But we also have enough reason to make our own cosmetics, at least now and then.

The natural face mask:

*good effect on oil skin:

beated egg white(make the skin dry and tight); yogurt(clean and nourish the skin); mashed strawberry(neutralize the oil on your skin; clay(absorb the oil of the skin)

*In many oriental countries, yogurt is used as a natural face mask. It contains a kind of lactic acid, which is a natural dead skin peeling agent and similar to the fruit acid in the cosmetics.

*skin with acne, use plum mask: Please cook 6 plums, get them out of the oiled water and let it cool down, then mix and mash them with one teaspoon of sweet almond oil.

*dry/allergic skin: yolk, mashed grapes, honey/glycerin(absorb moisture) , sunflower seed/sesame oil(calm). In South Africa, people apply smashed avocado on the face to fight against the strong sunlight. The fresh mayonnaise will also do good to your skin.

*skin with mixed types: apply mask for oil skin on your nose and forehead, apply mask for dry skin on the other places.

*salad will let your skin more lively in winter: use any fresh vegetable, smash them, apply on the cleaned face, then over your face with 2 piehces of paper towel. After 15~20 minutes, please clean your face.

*Recommended natural brand:
Aesop, Aveda, Beauty Through Herbs, Beauty without Cruelty, Blackmore's, Creighton's Naturally, Dr Hauschka, Elemis, E'SPA, Kiehl, Martha Hill, Neal's Yard, Rachel Perry, Urtekram, Weleda

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