Does your skin care routine need a change this fall? This time of year is always a good time for a fresh start! You don't know if it's the changing of the leaves or the refreshingly cool, fresh air, but there's always something about autumn that motivates change. And as the seasons change, so must our skin care routine. Because our skin needs to be cared for in a different way every season. If you've been thinking about switching to natural skin care, fall might be the best time for a fresh start! Use this simple 4-step fall routine.
How can you care for your skin naturally
This starts with looking at your skin as a whole and not just looking for a magic cream! Developing a natural skin care routine includes certain aspects necessary for healthy skin. And it omits cheap and often toxic fillers from typical skin care products.
By replacing such fillers with ingredients that are actually good for our skin, we can make a big difference! You can decide what you wanton your skinapply! So choose your ingredients carefully and develop your own program for fall. Get your favorite fall scents and flavors into a natural fall skincare routine you'll love!
First step: exfoliate skin
Do you skip the exfoliation? The often-overlooked step of exfoliation is one of the steps in your skincare routine that makes everything else work better. It's our preparatory work to prepare our skin for moisturizing. Peeling removes dead skin cells so that our skin can absorb moisture more easily.
Hydrate: Bath Tea and Facial Mist Recipes
When temperatures cool in the fall and humidity rises, our skin can become dry and itchy. Luckily, the lack of moisture in the air can be compensated for with a good bath. You can also make a homemade pumpkin spice bath tea using real pumpkin seed oil, quinoa, Epsom salt, and nutmeg essential oil to rejuvenate the skin. A must if you want to take a dip in autumn.
DIY Pumpkin Spice Bath Tea Supplies:
1/2 cup Epsom salt, fine
1/4 cup pumpkin spice tea, loose leaves
1 teaspoon pumpkin seed oil or sweet almond oil
1/4 cup toasted quinoa flakes or oatmeal
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
4 drops nutmeg essential oil, optional
4 muslin tea bags or airtight containers
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Bath Tea:
In a large glass bowl, combine fine Epsom salt, pumpkin seed oil and nutmeg essential oil. Stir thoroughly to evenly distribute the mineral salt. Add loose pumpkin spice tea, toasted quinoa flakes, and pumpkin pie spice. Stir well and pour into muslin bags or airtight containers.
Substitutions: You can replace 1 teaspoon of sweet almond oil with 1 teaspoon of pumpkin seed oil. And you can replace 1/4 cup oatmeal with 1/4 cup toasted quinoa flakes.
Facial mists hydrate and lock in skin. As for the face, it is not uncommonthat our skinNeeds a refreshing “drink” during the day, be it because of the weather or your skin type. Luckily, there's a quick fix that's easy to do and won't ruin your makeup! Add a hydrating facial mist to your daily natural fall skincare routine. Try this recipe for a homemade facial mist with chamomile hydrosol that is suitable for all skin types.
DIY Facial Mist Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons of Aloe Vera Juice
60 g Chamomile hydrosol
1 tablespoon vegetable glycerin
120g distilled water
1 glass bottle
How to Make a Moisturizing Herbal Facial Mist:
In a small glass measuring cup, mix 2 tablespoons of aloe vera juice, 60 g of chamomile hydrosol, 1 tablespoon of vegetable glycerin and 120 g of distilled water. Whisk the mixture. Then carefully pour it into a glass spray bottle using a funnel. Shake well before each use.
Want to make a face mist with essential oils? No problem, take out the hydrosol and replace it with 60g of distilled water. Then add 3 to 8 drops of an essential oil.
Detoxify with a homemade facial mask
With all the makeup, skincare, and hair products most of us use and the junk food we gravitate to every fall, our skin needs a detox this time of year! Nothing removes impurities from the skin,like a face mask!Our simple pumpkin face mask recipe is easy to make. And with a few simple ingredients, you can have brighter, firmer skin in minutes!
Pumpkin Face Mask Ingredients:
1 tablespoon pumpkin puree
1/2 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon bentonite clay
1/8 teaspoon vitamin E oil
Pumpkin face mask recipe:
Mix 1 teaspoon of bentonite clay with 1 tablespoon of pumpkin puree in a small bowl for the face mask. Mix these ingredients with a small spoon or facial mask spatula and then add 1/2 teaspoon honey and 1/8 teaspoon vitamin E oil. Mix thoroughly,until a mask appearsbegins to form. This face mask recipe makes about two uses and should be stored in the refrigerator for a second use for up to a week.
If acne is a common skin problem for you, use a detox face mask instead. It quickly removes impurities, eliminates toxins, removes blackheads and even shrinks pores. Consume as a sort of refresher for dull, congested, blemish-prone skin.
Fall skin care: moisturizing with DIY face cream
Unlike detoxifying or exfoliating, moisturizing is a step that should be repeated daily in a natural fall skincare routine. This step helps balance oil production and prevent dry patches on the body and face. Our popular recipe for a homemade aloe vera face cream is just the thing! It's incredibly good for the skin and ensures your face doesn't feel greasy in the morning.
DIY aloe vera face cream ingredients:
1 Tax Aloe-Vera-Gel
1/2 cup coconut oil
2 tablespoons jojoba oil
1 1/2 tablespoons beeswax lozenges
5 to 8 drops of lavender essential oil
1 glass jar with a swing top or another airtight container
How to Make Aloe Vera Face Cream:
Add half a cup of coconut oil, two tablespoons of jojoba oil, and one and a half tablespoons of beeswax lozenges to a double boiler. (If you don't have one, use a glass or metal bowl over a pot of simmering water instead.) Heat until melted, stirring with a whisk. Let the mixture cool, about an hour to an hour and a half.
Once cooled, slowly add a cupAdd aloe vera geland mix with a hand mixer or a hand blender. Mix until the mixture is light and foamy. Next, add five to eight drops of lavender essential oil and blend again. Pour the face cream into a glass container.
Notes:
This recipe for a homemade aloe vera face cream lasts three to four months. Store a small amount for bathroom use and the remaining amount in the refrigerator to extend shelf life.
