Regular exfoliating and peeling will help you keep your skin looking young. Spas usually offer different treatments that will give your skin a youthful glow. However, we don’t always have the time and the money to go to spas in order to undergo these treatments.
Luckily, there are different home remedies that achieve the same results. Without leaving your home or spending too much money, you can still practice a few things that will help you maintain your skin’s youthful appearance.
AHA!
You can easily make different alpha hydroxy acid products using ingredients that you can easily find at home. Different fruit acids serve as good homemade facial peels because they loosen dead skin. This makes it much easier to scrub them off. AHA products give results that parallel that of expensive treatments, without using any synthetic chemicals that can harm sensitive skin.
It’s been mentioned that a variety of fruit acids may be used as alpha hydroxy acid components. You may use common household items like vinegar, milk, grape juice, lemons, and other citrus fruits in making your homemade facial peels. If you do not have them at home, go to your local grocer’sand you will surely find these materials in supermarkets and stores around your area.
Fruits of your Labor
All you have to do is to squeeze the juice out of these fruits and use it to cleanse your face. Just dab a small amount of the juice onto your face using your fingers. Leave it there for around 10 to 15 minutes and rinse it off.
You may also use the fruit itself to rub the juice on your skin. Let the juice set for a few minutes before you wash it off with water.
If there are any leftovers, you may keep them in the refrigerator to preserve them for future use.
After washing your face, you may use wheat, sugar, or other coarse materials as exfoliants. Just gently rub them on your face to remove the dead skin on the surface.
These treatments are discouraged for people who are suffering from allergies or sunburned skin. The fruit acids may only worsen the condition. Wait for your skin to go back to normal before you use any of these home remedies.
Sources:
http://www.care2.com/greenliving/natural-skin-peels.html#
http://skinpeel4u.com/natural-skin-peel/homemade-skin-exfoliators/