Keep on Glowing While It’s Snowing

All skin types need to exfoliate and moisturize, especially during the dry winter months.

Skin Needs Care

Every day your skin produces special oils to lock in moisture and block out bacteria. These oils build up and combine with shed skin cells to create an itchy, acne-inducing paste. That’s where exfoliation comes in! An exfoliant is a cleansing cream with crushed nuts, fine salts, micro beads or sugar added to it, which gently scrapes away dead skin cells.

While our skin does its best to stay hydrated, winter can be a painfully dry time of year. A little moisturizer goes a long way towards keeping skin soft and healthy. Moisturizers plump up dehydrated skin cells and provide a thin barrier of protection, keeping that moisture where your body needs it.

Turmeric and Pomegranate – DIY Facial Time!

Turmeric is a powerful way to reduce redness, soothe irritation, improve acne and even out skin tone, however it can also stain your face if it isn’t used properly. That’s why this recipe ensures the turmeric is well-diluted. That being said, do protect the grooves of your nails, and use gloves or a spatula to apply these masks to your face.

Ingredients for Turmeric Mask

• 1 teaspoon of Honey
• 1 teaspoon of Coconut Oil
• 1 tablespoon of Aloe Vera
• 1 teaspoon of Turmeric
• 2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt
• Gloves or a Spatula Take it a Step Further – Make Pomegranate Peel Powder to Add In Pomegranate Peel Powder is loaded with powerful antioxidants. These little gems improve the health and appearance of your skin by repairing damage at the cellular level. Pomegranates contain a multipack of helpful antioxidants, including ellagic acid, which stimulates collagen production. Collagen is what keeps our skin firm. It’s abundant in our youth and we lose it as we become older.

How to Make Pomegranate Peel Powder

1. Purchase and clean pomegranate(s)
2. Dry pomegranate(s) off and peel
3. Rip peel into small pieces
4. Sandwich peel pieces between two layers of paper towels
5. Place on a plate and set it in the sunlight
6. Wait 2-3 days, until peel pieces are brittle
7. Use a food processor to grind the pieces into a fine powder

Recipe for Tumeric & Pomegranate Peel Mask

• 1 teaspoon of Honey
• 1 teaspoon of Tumeric
• 1 teaspoon of Coconut Oil
• 1 tablespoon of Aloe Vera
• 4 tablespoons of Greek yogurt
• 1 teaspoon of pomegranate peel powder
• Gloves or a Spatula

Directions

1. Heat up a teaspoon of honey for 15 seconds
2. Combine honey, coconut oil, aloe vera, turmeric and *pomegranate peel powder
3. Mix in the Greek yogurt
4. Stir thoroughly
5. Apply to face using gloves or a spatula
6. Leave on for 20 minutes
7. Rinse off using warm water

*optional

Sea Salt and Shea Butter Exfoliant Scrub

Use this luxurious scrub on your face or body.

Made from shea butter, coconut oil and sea salt, this scrub packs a triple punch! Shea butter is rich in fatty acids and natural vitamins, which nourish, protect and moisturize skin. Coconut oil fights off bacteria and helps keep skin firm with collagen boosting antioxidants. Finally, sea salt promotes circulation, keeps pores clean and encourages new skin cell growth.

Ingredients

4 oz. *Shea Butter

16 oz. Fine Sea Salt

2 tablespoons Coconut Oil

Directions

1. Set shea butter out to soften
2. Mix shea butter and coconut oil together
3. Slowly add in the salt
4. Rub into skin using small, circular motions for one minute
5. Rinse off using warm water

Try replacing the sea salt with raw sugar for a foot scrub!

*Shea butter can be easily bought online, or from businesses selling skin and beauty products.