BENEFITS OF FOOD FACIALS

Getting a facial at home is one of my favorite things to do to give life to my skin when it is dry or just to pamper myself . The best facials in my opinion are located in your kitchen. Do You really think anything else can rival the simpler stuff? I think not. Take milk for example.

Milk

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Milk has long been used to refresh the skin of royals. Did you know CLeopatra is believed to have stayed youthful due to milk baths? It is true that it really works. Milk has lactic acid in it that acts as a gentle exfoliator to get rid of superficial dead skin and reveal youthful looking skin beneath.
How do you used a milk facial?
I personally used a mixture of Milk, olive oil and honey together. You can let this mixture sit on your face for as long as you want. In fact you can leave in on all day. Its all edible as you know and the results are truly noticeable. This method can be used twice or more a week depending on your needs.

Chocolate facials

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This may sound a little out there, but i can assure you chocolate does wonders for your skin because it has vitamin C and anti oxidants. Chocolate face masks are usually recommended for people with dry skin. For best results apply once to twice a month. Just like milk facials you can use them as often as you want without worry about side effects or a reaction- unless you have some allergy. You can leave it on for at least 15 minutes then scrub it and rinse.
I generally do not use soap to wash off my food facial because well... its food. It really your choice, you can wash it off with soap if you want.

You can also do tomato facial. They are rich in anti oxidants and help to fight free radical. I read an article once about an ageless looking asian lady who swears by tomato facials. To do it is pretty straight forward. you can blend it or cut it up and apply slices to your face.

Cuccumber

Cuccumber is really great around your eye area. As you may have seen in some commercials, ladies put facials on and around their eye area. this helps to take away the puffy look around the eye.

Others worth noting are coconut milk, tumeric, eggs, avocadoes- has omega3 which helps with skin cracks. Infact most foods can be used as a facial and the simple reason is that they nourish you from the inside and so they can be used on the outside as well. It is great to do this so you can see for yourself how your body reacts to each food on the outside of your skin.

• olive oil is also anti inflammatory while loaded with antioxidants
• Avocado is rich in monounsaturated fats, vitamin B and potassium that can also help moisturize the skin and act as an exfoliating mask for dry skin.
• Milk is rich in alpha hydroxy acids, calcium and other potent antioxidants, has so many skin benefits.
• Chocolate is rich in flavonols, which are antioxidants that help your skin protect itself from UV damage, fight free radicals and increase blood flow.

At the end of the day you want to remember to drink adequate amounts of water as that is just as important as any of your skin care regimes.
Do you use any of these already at home?
Do you use something else? maybe a secret passed down from generation. please share with us.
Thanks for stopping by.

references
http://www.youbeauty.com/nutrition/dark-chocolate-benefits/
https://bellatory.com/skin/Top-5-Skin-Benefits-of-Raw-Milk-Beauty-Tips
http://www.herbhedgerow.co.uk/milk-natural-beauty-throughout-history/