Challenge of the Day: Brighten Your Skin
Pumpkins are great for more than carving! Mix a pumpkin-pie face scrub to not only exfoliate the dead, dull, and dry skin cells that build up over the summer months (from sunscreens, sun exposure, sweat, and pollution!) but also to moisturize, which is essential as the temperatures and humidity start to drop.
Just mix two tablespoons of cooked and mashed pumpkin (canned pumpkin works too) with two tablespoons plain, full-fat yogurt and one tablespoon ground, raw oats. Apply it to your face and let it sit for five minutes before using your fingers to gently scrub your face in small circular motions. The lactic acid in the yogurt, as well as the alpha hydroxy acids in the pumpkin will loosen the dead skin cells while the oats gently exfoliate and the fat in the yogurt hydrates.
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From: kerragh | 10/12/11 at 7:11 am
Already had some pumpkin with toasted pecans in this morning's steel-cut oatmeal. Even drizzled it with honey...delicious and nutritious.
From: Wordless Wednesday {Pumpkin Pie Facial} | Smart Food and Fit | 10/26/11 at 9:08 pm
[...] circular motions. Rinse well with warm water and apply your favorite moisturizer! referenced: Whole Living Magazine This entry was posted in Cleansing/Detox, Home made beauty products, Uncategorized, Wordless [...]