Cosmetics - Rich, Herbal Creams

Almost all skins need a moisturizer, even for oily types, but for the dry or mature skin, as moisturizer is vital. The drier your skin the more lavish you should be with your use of moisturizer either in cream or liquid form. Apply if after cleansing and toning and always before making up. A thin film of moisturizer is helpful under a face pack for a very dry skin, which gives moisture to the skin cells.

While you are asleep the skin is busy replacing dead skin cells with fresh ones. Sleeping is very important for beauty because there is no outside influence to bother the skin. Every night a nourishing cream must be smoothed upwards over the face and from the chin downwards to relax tight muscles and accelerate circulation. If you feel the skin is especially dry, use a second application.

During menopause and afterwards when the body supplies of hormones and other vital elements slow down, creams and lotions containing hormones and other special extracts and serums, rich creams containing vitamins and concentrated oils, help the give the skin a more youthful appearance.

Almond Oil Moisturizing Cream

Put 2 teaspoons beeswax and teaspoon emulsifying wax into a bowl and melt over the water bath. When melted, add in 5 teaspoons almond oil. In separate bowel, heat the water over the same water bath so that the two bowls are the same temperature. Slowly add water to the melted waxes and oils, stirring all the time. Remove from the heat and continue stirring. When cool add a few drops of lavender oil.

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