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If you are looking for a way to use leftover pumpkin and you do not want to make a pie, there is an option you may not have considered, making a pumpkin facial mask. Varieties of the recipe are available for regular, oily, or dry skin – all depending on the secondary ingredients that you add to the mask. Pumpkins are rich in vitamin A and C, as well as zinc, making pumpkin a good choice for promoting healing and moisture.
General Pumpkin Facial Mask Recipe Ingredients Needed: • 2 cups fresh cooked pumpkin (pureed) • 4 tbsp. unflavored yogurt • 4 tbsp. honey • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
Mix 2 cups pureed cooked, fresh pumpkin or canned pumpkin, 4 tbsp. unflavored yogurt, 4 tbsp. honey, and 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice to make the mask. Spread on the face and allow it to sit for about 10 minutes. Rinse off with water. This recipe is for a general facial mask, suitable for most types of skin. The finished mask has both a good taste and smells like pumpkin pie. The recipe has a high yield and leftover mask should be stored in the refrigerator.
Exfoliating Pumpkin Facial Mask Recipe Ingredients Needed: • 12 almonds (ground) • 1 cup fresh pumpkin (pureed) • ¼ cup honey • 1/8 tsp. olive oil Grind 12 almonds up into a fairly fine powder. Mix the ground almonds into 1 cup pureed pumpkin, either cooked fresh pumpkin or canned, 1/4 cup honey, and 1/8 tsp. olive oil. To use the mask, spread a thin layer on the face and allow it to sit for about five minutes. Rinse off with water. To store leftover mask… seal tightly in container and store in the refrigerator. Copyright© eHow™, Inc.
A rich pampering aromatic facial for any skin type that requires extra moisturizing with an estimated service time of 60 to 80 minutes.
Products Required: • ½ ounce dried pureed cranberries mixed with 1 ounce Banana Leaf Enzyme Exfoliant (it is best to puree a bag of dried cranberries in a blender and store in the refrigerator for future use). • ½ ounce dried pureed cranberries mixed with 1 ounce Nori Mango Butter Masque. Warm mixture before applying. • 1 to 2 drops rosewater essential oil added to bowl of warm water. • 2 rose petals.
>> STEP 1 Remove eye makeup with Spring Water Makeup Remover applied to cotton pad.
>> STEP 2 Wet hands and cleanse the face, neck and décolleté with the Oatmeal Apricot Crème Cleanser.
>> STEP 3 Tone with Pomegranate Toner applied to cotton pad.
>> STEP 4 Apply a thin layer of the Banana Leaf Enzyme Exfoliant and pureed cranberry mixture to the face and neck. Cover eyes with cotton pad and gently steam the face for five to seven minutes. Then gently rotate fingers over face and neck to loosen dead skin cells and thoroughly remove product with warm wet towel.
>> STEP 5 Using massage cream or oil for face and body and appropriate facial treatment oil applied to palms and fingertips, perform swedish massage. Remove excess residue with warm rosewater mixture and towel.
>> STEP 6 Apply Nori Mango Butter Masque and pureed cranberry mixture to the face and neck. Cover eyes with rose petals and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Perform hand/arm and scalp massage. Remove thoroughly with warm rosewater mixture and towel.
>> STEP 7 Tone with Pomegranate Toner applied to cotton pad.
>> STEP 8 Apply one or two drops of Intensive C Concentrate to forehead, cheeks and chin area and gently tap in with fingertips. Continue using fingertips, gently apply a small amount of 23 Karat Intensive Eye Treatment to eye contours and moisturize with Cranberry Crème Moisturizer.