
Beauty series
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We continue with another post about beauty and how can we make beauty products using pure ingredients from our kitchen at home. The second part will be referring to a great ingredient, we have extensively mentioned its beneficial effects in our health in an earlier post , that is olive oil.
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Olive oil
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Face mask with olive oil for oily skins
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon yogurt
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1 teaspoon clay
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1 drop eucalyptus essential oil
Face mask for dry and dehydrated skin
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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1 teaspoon almond oil
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1 tbsp banana puree
Face mask for normal skin
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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1 teaspoonthyme honey
Mix all the ingredients of the corresponding mask as good as possible until the mixture becomes a even and uniform cream , apply the mask on your face and neck avoiding the sensitive eye area. Leave it there for about 20 minutes and then wash it of with warm water.
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* The recipes for the masks hail from the book "The elixirs of beauty" by Demeter Goula, Dioptra editions.