Decrease Excessive Facial Redness and Shrink Pores With This DIY Toner!

You don't have to spend a lot for effective skin care.

I do not have excessive redness in my complexion, but my mother does.  However, a friend of hers shared this simple recipe to calm the skin down that does seem to make a difference helping with some of the redness while also shrinking pores.  Therefore, I wanted to share in case your skin could also benefit.

All you need is to brew up a strong cup of green tea.  Allow it to cool before you’ll take a few cotton balls or a cotton round and wipe over your face.  Store in your refrigerator and apply as needed.

This beauty trick may surprise you in how well it works to deal with this issue.  I know that it really shocked us because it seems to do more than some of the toners she was using.

Your Feet Deserve My DIY Foot Sloughing Soak for Skin Pampering!

Hard-working, stylish feet need all the help they can get--like this soothing recipe!

We spend more time concentrating our beauty efforts on our faces and bodies than our often neglected feet. However, if you want to reward them with smoother skin, I hope that you will set aside some time to try this simple recipe because it encourages smoother feet as it very gently exfoliates rough skin.  

Another perk is how stimulating you will find this homemade foot treat is once you take advantage of this warm, soothing soak.  Your tired feet will thank you.

DIY Foot Sloughing Soak

1/3 cup of warm olive oil
juice of two fresh lemons
1 vitamin E soft gel capsule (400 I.U.)
2 drops of peppermint essential oil

Heat the olive oil until it is warm, but not hot so it is a comfortable temperature.

Pour this into your foot size basin along with the juice of two fresh lemon, the contents of the vitamin E capsule once you pricked it open with a pin and the two drops of peppermint essential oil.  

Soak your clean feet for as long as you can, but at least ten minutes before drying.  Follow up with foot cream.

Some Helpful Tips If You Happen to Have Sensitive Skin

This beauty knows how to keep her complexion flourishing.

You never know when a reaction can occur.  At any time, you could experience a problem whether from trying a new product or even while using the same one that was trouble free for the longest time, it can happen.  Of course, you can’t control skin sensitivity, but you can at least know what to look for that can create an issue for your skin type.

If your skin has a tendency to react on a fairly regular basis instead of occasionally like mine, then you should avoid anti-aging products with too high amounts of AHAs (alpha hydroxy acids).  Despite having a natural origin since they are derived from foods, they still can burn if the concentration is too high.  You might be better off with a combined formula skin care product that also has beta hydroxy acids for balancing out the concentration. Nonetheless, you still need to be careful of what your skin can take.

A good rule to remember is if you apply an acid-formulated skin care product and your complexion continues to feel something happening on the surface after a few seconds, then wash it off.   The formula is just too strong for your face.  Four seconds is the maximum that product should be tingling your skin--no longer!  

Exfoliation is important for all skin types.  However, sensitive skin needs to avoid abrasive forms of ingredients that can dig into your complexion like sharp edges of ones that might contain apricot seeds or nut shells.  What you need is a circular bead in a product like jojoba beads.  You can also concoct your own scrubs from kitchen ingredients that can help get you glowing from granules with a delicate texture like baking soda, oatmeal, brown sugar, etc.  Do check out a few of my favorite DIY scrubs like my reviving milk scrub or lemon exfoliating scrub.  You'll find more DIY homemade skin care recipes to address sensitive skin in my sidebar when you click the homemade skin care recipes label. 

Fragrance is another ingredient that may smell wonderful in the botttle, but you don’t need it to have beautiful skin.  Look for fragrance-free labeled skin care products if you want to be on the safe side.  

Just because you see unscented on the product does not mean that it is free of fragrance.  On the contrary, it just refers to the fact that another fragrance was added to mask the product’s original chemical smell. 

Something else that you should try to steer clear of when considering new skin care products are some preservatives like Quaternium-15, Bronopol and butylated hydroxanisole (BHA).  These aren’t nearly as popular as they once were since companies switched to parabens.  Still, some people might experience redness and do better with preservative-free products. 

Summer weather also can play a part in making skin sensitive.  After all, you sweat and together with ingredients of whatever skin care that you’re using or even makeup can trigger a skin response.  So keep this in mind as well.


Take care and hopefully what I shared here can help keep your complexion as beautiful as possible! 

How Would You Like a DIY Normalizing Facial Mask That Tones, Revives and Moisturizes All Complexions Like a Charm?

This beauty knows what a little skin pampering can do for benefitting the skin and mind.

Playing with natural ingredients to concoct your own beauty mask may seem messy or hardly worth the time. Yet, the end result of what you can create in your kitchen for your skin and hair can surprise you since it can often be just as good or even better than some of the commercial products that you may have used. 

With this normalizing recipe, you can revive a lackluster complexion, gently remove dead skin, tighten pores while feeding it with nutrients and soothing moisture.  

My Monthly Complexion Revival Facial Mask Deep Cleans and Encourages Cell Renewal

Honey has amazing properties when it comes to skin.

This facial mask is one I use monthly for a thorough deep cleaning to unclog what still may remain trapped in my pores from makeup and products as well as providing a healthy renewal to the complexion with all the protein, a storehouse of B vitamins, and minerals from brewer’s yeast and plain yogurt. At the same time, it heals and gently moisturizes the skin in a beautiful way from honey.  It will not take your wrinkles away, but it does brighten and give the face somewhat of a lift.

As you know, I have shared my other homemade skin care recipes with you because I believe firmly in the power of natural ingredients when it comes to seeing complexion results.  This is another recipe that is simple but quite effective for improving the look of your skin.  I do hope you try it because it does not disappoint!

Look in my right sidebar in the labels section and scroll down to homemade skin care recipes.  There you will find other wonderful recipes that I have tried that have done nice things for my skin–and they will do the same for you, too.

My Monthly Complexion Revival Facial Mask

1-1/2 teaspoons of powdered brewer’s yeast
1 tablespoon of plain yogurt
½ teaspoon of honey


Mix the three ingredients together and apply to your clean face and neck.  

You will want to go stretch out and get comfortable on your bed because you want to keep this mask on for about 25-30 minutes.  After all, you deserve a break and some “me” time to energize.

When the time is up, rinse the mask off with tepid and then cool water before drying.

This mask will not only make your face bloom with new vitality but also make you smile because your skin will look amazing.