Recipes for skin and wrinkles

Honey and Cucumber cleansing milk.

How it works:

This simple recipe cleans the skin while reducing inflammation. The milk contains lactic acid, an excellent natural cleanser with a revitalising, balancing effect on the PH of the skin. The honey is rich in nourishing trace elements and the cucumber juice hydrates and reduces inflammation.

Ingredients.

¼ cucumber, 2 tbsp organic honey, 1 tbsp full cream milk.

How to make it:

Peel and deseed the cucumber then, using a blender puree the flesh and sieve out 2 tbsp of juice. Stir in the honey, then the milk.

How to use it:.

Apply the lotion evenly to the face and neck using cotton-wool balls. Leave for approximately 20 minutes before rinsing off with still bottled water.

Use once or twice a day.

Banana anti-ageing mask.

How it works:

Bananas are one of the most nourishing fruits available because they contain large quantities of magnesium, Potassium, iron, zinc, iodine, and vitamins A B (folic acid) E and F. Here, they’re teamed with double cream (traditionally used to prevent wrinkles) and organic honey in a recipe full of nutrients.

Ingredients.

1 small banana, 2 tbsp fresh double cream, 1 tbsp organic honey, 1 tbsp organic flour.

Method.

Mash the banana using the back of a fork and then add the cream, the honey and the flour. Stir to mix well. You may need to add a little more cream or flour to obtain the consistency of thick cream or yoghurt.

How to use.

Apply the mask to your cleaned face, including the area around the eyes and your neck and leave for thirty minutes. Rinse off with still bottled water and cotton-wool balls. Use three times a week.

Cucumber and fresh mint mask.

How it works:

The fresh mint and egg white both have a toning action on the skin while the cucumber is hydrating and anti-inflammatory, making this a mask which can also be used to calm inflamed skin or sunburn.

Ingredients.

5 fresh mint leaves, ¼ cucumber, 1 large white egg

Method.

Place the mint in a food processor or blender and give it one short burst to chop. Peel and deseed the cucumber. Add to the mint in the processor or blender and puree. Beat the egg white until it stands in stiff peaks. Fold it very gently into the pureed cucumber mixture.

How to use.

Apply evenly to the face and neck and leave for 20 minutes.

Rinse off with still bottled water and cotton-wool balls. Use once a week.

Avocado and cream mask.

How it works: This exrtremely rich mask is packed full of vitamins – avocados alone contain A,B and C – plus essential amino acids which create a healthy glow.

Ingredients

½ very ripe avocado, 2 tbsp fresh double cream, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

3 capsules evening primrose oil (contents only)

Method

Peel the stoned, halved avocado and mash the flesh with the back of a fork. Add the double cream, oil and evening primrose oil, stirring well to mix.

How to use

Apply evenly to the cleaned face and neck and leave for 20 minutes.

Rinse off with still bottled water and cotton-wool balls.

Use twice a week for dry skin and daily for ageing skin.

Fresh juice toner.

How it works: The highly astringent lemon plays the minor role in a mix of toning fruit acids which will cleanse and freshen the skin. For the best results you’ll need very fresh ingredients

Ingredients

½ cup blackcurrants, 10 grapes, ½ lemon

Method

Crush the blackcurrants in a food processor or blender and strain through a piece of muslin, reserving the juice. Press the half lemon to extract 1 tbsp of juice. Pour the grape juice and blackcurrant juice into a bottle and add the lemon juice. Cover and store in a refrigerator.

How to use

Apply to the face and neck twice a day with cotton-wool balls and leave to dry naturally for a fresh, clean feel.

Fresh parsley mask.

How it works: Fresh parsley adds Vitamin A, B, C, and iron to this toning and nourishing mask, which is particularly good for firming up your neck. Choose double cream for a more nourishing effect on dry skin and yoghurt for other skin types.

Ingredients

1 small bunch of fresh parsley, 3 tbsp fresh double cream or live organic yoghurt.

1 tbsp organic honey., 2 capsules evening primrose oil (contents only)

Method

Clean the parsley in cold water and remove as much stalks as possible. Chop the leaves finely by hand or using a blender. Add the double cream or yoghurt, and the honey and evening primrose oil. Stir or blend to mix well

How to use

Apply evenly to the cleaned face and neck and leave for 20 minutes. Remove using still bottled water and cotton wool pads. Use once a week.