Yogurt & Honey Mask

  Here’s a refreshing mask to give your skin a natural glow. The mask is made with honey and yogurt. Why these two ingredients? Well let me explain the benefits of both honey and yogurt. Let’s begin with yogurt. Yogurt contain lactic acid and alpha hydroxy  these two agents that are naturally found in yogurt can help smooth rough dry skin and help with pre mature aging, fine lines, wrinkles and age spots. Yogurt con also help with closing large pores giving your skin a youthful appearance and glow. Not only does yogurt do all of this but it also has a mild bleaching effect on the skin when used overtime it can  help with acne scars, sunspots and having an overall even skin tone. Let me talk a little about acne and yogurt. Yogurt has anti bacterial, anti fungal and zinc. Zinc is a high content in yogurt, why is zinc important for your face?  Zinc aids in healing acne and blemishes overtime. So you may be saying to yourself what’s the best yogurt to use for this face mask? The best yogurt to use for this mask is plain yogurt nothing flavored just plain whole milk or skim milk yogurt it’s up to you to choose with one you would like to use.

   Now it’s time to talk about honey, honey has strong anti- bacterial and anti- inflammatory properties. Honey has been used for thousands of years by many civilizations for a ton of different health benefits. Honey contains natural amino acids which help the skin retain moisture, it has properties to reverse damage done to your skin by free radicals it also does not dry out your skin. Just like yogurt honey has lightening agents when used overtime. The large amounts of natural vitamins found in honey aid in the regeneration of your skin. What is the best honey to use for this face mask? The answer is raw honey, raw honey is the best because it hasn’t been tampered with it has no added agents to it, but if you can’t find raw honey use any honey that is available to you;  you will still get results with other honeys.

Time for the mask!

Yogurt and honey mask

* 1 tablespoon honey

* ¼ cup yogurt

Directions :

1) Combine honey and yogurt in a small bowl.

2) Apply mixture generously to face. Avoid coming close to your eyes.

(Helpful tip: apply the mixture with an old makeup brush that is flat on both sides to evenly get the product on your face without making a mess)

3) Let sit for 15-20 mins (30 min max)

4) Remove mask with warm water; pat dry.

* Tip: You can store this mask in a container or bowl in the refrigerator for up to one week only.   

Green Tea Foot Bath

Green Tea or should it be called the tea with many benefits. Did you know that green tea has been proven to have many health benefits for your body? Drinking green tea has antioxidants that help control free radicals activity in your body. Here are some of the benefits of drinking green tea every day. It fights the effect of aging, gives your skin that natural glow that everyone would like to achieve. Heals blemishes, fights body odor, help soothe tired eyes, helps improve rashes, fights against the flu and other viral diseases, strengthens capillaries, prevents infection and the list goes on.

Today post is dedicated to this wonderful tea but with a little twist. I’m not going to be talking about drinking green tea but about using this beneficial tea as a foot bath for a pedicure. I know what you’re thinking GREEN TEA FOOT BATH! Yes, green tea is our main ingredient. Since spring is approaching shortly why not get ready with an all natural foot bath that can easily be made at home.

It’s almost time to put boots in the back of the closet, and pull out those cute sandals that have been hidden away just waiting for you to put them on. What better way to get ready for spring is by getting your feet to look the part?

The benefits of this green tea foot bath/pedicure are it helps with foot odor, help smooth cracked heels and overall it’s very relaxing.

So let’s get started!

Things you will need:

1) A foot bath (To soak your feet)

2) Green tea bag or green tea leaves (Green tea leaves can be found at any health food store)

3) Essential oil ( Any essential oil that relaxes you here are some choices if you don’t know
    what kind of essential oil to get Lavender, peppermint, rosemary, tea tree, lemongrass)

4) Olive oil (This will be used as a moisturizer for your feet after you’re done)

5) A foot file (To get rid of any dead skin that has accumulated on the bottom of your feet)

6) Cuticle stick

6) Towel

Direction :

*1 cup green tea leaves or if you’re using the green tea bags use about 5 of the tea bags.

*Steep the tea leaves or tea bags in boiling water for 20 minutes (use a medium to large pot to steep the leaves in depending on the size of your foot bath.

*After 20 mins fill up your foot bath with the green tea let it sit until you’re able to put your foot in comfortably. While you’re waiting for it to cool down grab your favorite essential oil and put in a couple of drop 2-3 is a sufficient amount.

My favorite essential oil to add to my foot bath is tea tree it's very soothing. Tea tree oil itself has many beneficial properties that is why I choose to use it plus my feet feel amazing after using this essential oil. I must say if you use tea tree oil it is very strong so use only 1-2 drops.

*Soak your feet in the green tea for 15- 20 mins

*After your feet have been soaking take your foot file and buff away the dead skin on the bottom. Focus on your heels and wherever you think you need it most. Don’t forget to push back your cuticles as well with a cuticle stick.

*When you’re done pushing back your cuticles and buffing away the dead skin it’s time to wash your feet with warm water. Now your feet should feel so relaxed and smooth.

*But were not done just yet take a towel and dry your feet. Once that is done take a little bit of olive
oil and massage it on each foot.

And you’re done! You should now have soft spring ready feet.

I hope you all enjoyed this post and feel free to leave a comment in the comment box below =)