Brown Bag Botanicals

Let’s face it.  When it comes to DIY beauty treatments many of us still don’t know where to begin.  I wanted to share a few of my favorite facial cocktail recipes so you can do some home spa-ing without compromising results.  These cocktails are literally boosters for your outer layer & provide necessary nutrition to maintain healthy skin.  Remember, your skin is your largest organ!  Feed it health food & it will take care of you as it’s supposed to do!

Cilantro Detox Elixer

2tbs honey
2 tbs finely chopped cilantro
2 tbs oat flour
1 tbs plain yogurt

Mix all ingredients together in a glass bowl until well blended.  Apply to clean skin using your fingertips. Avoid the eye area.  Rich in lactic acid, this elixer is amazing for softening & brightening your complexion.   Rinse off with a warm washcloth after about 10 minutes & apply moisturizer.

Lemon Drop

2 tbs oat flour
2 tbs honey
2 tbs lemonade
1 egg white

Mix all ingredients in glass bowl.  You can add more or less of either the oat flour or the lemonade to make the mix thicker or thinner.  You want to create a rich, thick consistency that won’t drip off your face.  Apply to clean skin with your fingertips, avoiding the eye area.  As the egg dries you will feel your skin tighten a bit, but this mask will not dry.  Rinse off after about 10 minutes & apply moisturizer.  This is an excellent DIY Vitamin C mask & will brighten & tighten your complexion.

Banana Split

2 tbs cocoa powder
1/2 over ripened banana
2 tbs honey

Mash banana in glass bowl then mix together cocoa powder & honey until well blended & smooth.  To clean face, apply a scoop of your banana split onto your face with your fingers & let sit for about 10 mins.  Rinse off with warm water & apply Brown Bag Botanicals Youth Serum for Face or your favorite moisturizer.

Simple tips to remember

• don’t use products that are over drying to your skin as they will promote premature aging
• properly moisturize & use sunscreen daily
• remember that your skin is your largest organ – use food grade ingredients that offer healthful benefits