Natural Skin Care Remedies - Avocado Is The Glue That Holds The Body Together

What’s so important about collagen ?

Our skin is mainly made up of collagen –mainly 80% of the dry weight of the skin is made of collagen. It is the main structural protein found throughout our body. Collagen provides the strength our tissues and organs need while elastin provides the ability to stretch and recoil.

Collagen works hand in hand with elastin in supporting the body’s tissues. It gives the body tissues form and provides firmness and strength. Elastin gives the same body tissues much needed flexibility.  Some people refer to collagen as the “glue that holds the body together”

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The goal in natural skin care skin rejuvenation is to have a treatment that stimulates new collagen development. Any collagen cream claiming to give immediate results will not be long lasting.  Increasing collagen does not happen overnight as it takes time for a substance to bond with your skin naturally.

It has been scientifically proven that avocado oil stimulates an increase in  the amount of  soluble collagen in the dermis layer of the skin.

 

Although avocado oil is officially a vegetable oil, it is really a fruit because it has a stone.

Avocado oil penetrates into deep skin tissue. It enriches, nourishes and revitalizes the skin. The oil is rich in vitamin A, D and E.  The oil contains proteins, lecithin and amino acids.

Avocado Oil is  highly therapeutic and is said to have regenerating properties. This oil is ideal for mature and dry skin, or for sensitive and problem skin.

   It also relieves the dryness and itching of psoriasis, eczema and other skin ailments. It is very useful when treating sun, climate or chemical damaged skin that is dehydrated or undernourished.  Avocado oil is very high in nutritional value and will help keep your skin healthy.

 And it stimulates collagen production.

Wondering about what other natural ingredients help reduce the signs of aging and keep your skin radiant at any age? 

 What natural ingredients have healing properties, improves fine lines and wrinkles, improve acne, decrease enlarged pores?

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Reduce Fine Lines and Wrinkles in Dry Skin

I’ve decided that it’s time for a reminder of the best and easiest natural home recipes  to battle our dry skin.  Our skin care routine needs a little “tweeking” and our skin needs a little more moisture than it did a few months ago.  So let’s just review some simple natural home recipes for dry skin that you may already be using, or can start enjoying them right now. 

Just to name a few of the most popular ingredients to help hydrate your skin:

Aloe Vera          Olive Oil                honey

Essential oils           banana           shea butter

Butter             cornmeal             oats or oatmeal

Sunflower oil         whole milk     coconut oil

And believe me, there is more to the list than this, but these are some of the most common ingredients you probably have in your kitchen right now (we want to get started today !!)

I have a few basic recipes for natural skin care for dry skin to share with you now.  They are masks to hydrate your skin , and also a few winter tips to share as well.

 

Moisturizing mask:

1 part cottage cheese

1 part milk

1 part olive oil
*  mix the three above ingredients into a mask and apply to face for 20 minutes.  Rinse off with warm water.  Pat skin dry.

Butter moisturizing mask:

1 teaspoon softened butter

1 teaspoon water

  Mix together and apply to face for 15-20 minutes. Rinse well with warm water.  Pat skin dry.

Banana face mask:  (my all time favorite!)

½ cup plain yogurt

1 tablespoon honey

¼ ripe banana

Mix together to form mask.  Apply to face for 10 minutes.  Rinse with warm water.  Pat skin dry.

Check this one out !!  Boil whole milk for 2-3 minutes and cover with lid.

After 20-30 minutes a layer of fat will float to the top. Skim off the fat and using a mixer, turn it into cream ! Apply to flaky dry skin and leave on a few hours and rinse off with warm water and mild soap.

A LOVER OF COFFEE?   Try this out………..

Apply 3 tablespoons USED coffee grounds and mix with enough milk to form a paste. Apply to face for approx. 15 minutes.  Rinse off with warm water , or you can exfoliate your skin by GENTLY rubbing the coffee ground mixture before rinsing off.  Rub gently – not too hard.

And remember….. in the winter months….

Keep hydrated – you may not realize when your dehydrating in the cooler weather.

Use a humidifier in your home if at all possible.

Avoid long frequent HOT showers – use warm water OR

Substitute a bath for a shower and add some essential oils to the bath water to moisturize your dry skin.  Limit your time to around 10 minutes in bath or shower.

Shea butter is great to have on hand this winter.  It is very effective for dry flaky skin and reduces scars and smoothes wrinkles.

And my all-time favorite : melt down a vitamin E capsule and squeeze the gel into your favorite moisturizing crèam and mix together (I take a separate little container and mix the moisturizer with the vitamin E and use it as an under eye wrinkle reducer).  It works great !

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