Skin care recipe - homemade facial peel that doesn't damage your skin

Apart from facial exfoliants that can help remove the dead skin layer, facial peels are the next best thing.

Many of the facial peels that are offered out there, all based on glycolic acid, one of the Alpha hydroxy acids. What it does is that it penetrates the skin incredibly well and then dissolves the lipids in the top layer of the skin so that the dead skin cells are removed and the new skin emerges.

It is a chemical and it can be an irritant.

There is a way to prepare a homemade facial peel that not only removes the layer of dead cells, but also allows other ingredients that are a part of it to penetrate the skin instantly nourishing it and smoothing it out. Homemade peels are sometimes called home chemical peel with chemicals being natural ingredients.

Cucumber peel

Ingredients

1 small cucumber (peeled and seeded)
2 ounces of chamomile tea (steeped and strained)
1 packed of unflavored gelatin
2 ounces of green tea (steeped and strained)
1 ounce of aloe Vera gel

Preparation

Pure cucumber until the mass resembles a paste
Strain it through sieve (gauze is fine) and reserve the juice
In a saucepan, combine green tea, chamomile tea, and gelatin
Stir over low temperature until it dissolves
Remove from heat and pour into a glass bowl
Add cucumber juice and aloe Vera gel
Put in refrigerator for 25 minutes until the mixture starts thickening
Spread the mix over the face and neck and leave to dry for about 20 minutes
Peel the mask off and rinse off with warm water. Pat dry

Cucumber is naturally a powerful astringent that helps tighten the skin and smooth out the wrinkles and fine lines.

Chamomile and green tea work wonders with alleviating puffiness, and the aloe Vera gel nourishes the skin providing it with moisture.

This mask can be used as a sunburn home remedy when applied 3 times a day.

Another great facial peel is Papaya facial peel that removes the dead skin cells thanks to its enzyme papain. While it is a strong natural peel, this facial peel provides other ingredients that buffer the effect by soothing the skin and preventing any possible irritation.

Ingredients

1 papaya (peeled and seeded)
3 tablespoons of distilled water
1 packet of unflavored gelatin

Preparation

In a saucepan, combine gelatin and distilled water and dissolve over low heat
Blend papaya in the food processor or blender and then strain it saving the liquid
In a smaller bowl, combine papaya juice and gelatin
Keep refrigerated for 20 minutes so that the gelatin can set
Spread the mix over the face and neck and leave it on for 15 minutes
Rinse off using a soft cloth dipped in warm water

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