Weekend of pampering - the face

So now that the facial skincare products that I loved have run out, I have decided to make my own. When I was deciding on a skincare brand back then, I remember reading that at my age (I shall not say what the age is) an avocado based face cream is best. Avocado is an excellent moisturiser and contains sterolins which help the skin produce collagen. I am using avocado oil where I possibly can (So no collagen fillers for me hopefully.).

The face cream

In my recipe I have used Shea butter, a great moisturiser and added coconut oil in addition to the avocado oil. Coconut oil has many benefits but the reason its in my face cream is because it contains anti-oxidants that help prevent wrinkles. The lavender will make my cream smell nice.

Ingredients (I got all my ingredients from Bare Naturels Cosmetics)

3 tablespoons Shea butter

1 tablespoon coconut oil

I tablespoon avocado oil

2-3 drops of lavender essential oil

Whip everything together until a nice texture is formed. This formula made approximately 115g of cream.

Directions for use

I plan on using the cream twice a day as I would any other cream

Comments after first use.

Loved the texture, I had used the face serum so it was a little hard to judge if it had the right amount of oil.

The face serum

My serum has jojoba oil because its an excellent moisturiser and also helps reduce wrinkles.

Ingredients (I got all my ingredients from Bare Naturels Cosmetics.)

50ml Jojoba oil

50ml avocado oil

5 -10 drops of lavender essential oil

Mixed the oils together, shake vigorously.

Directions for use

I plan on using the serum at night before applying the cream

Comments after first use.

Loved it a lot. It reminded me of a serum I used to pay £48 for (I shall not name the brand.). I am so very excited about this one, I cant wait to see the long term results.

The face wash

Not too sure about the wash, oatmeal has excellent cleansing properties apparently

Ingredients (Can find these at you local supermarket)

1/2 peeled Cucumber

2 tablespoons Oatmeal

2 tablespoons Plain unflavoured Yogurt, with active cultures

Whip everything together until a nice texture is formed.

Directions for use

I plan on using the cleanser twice daily wish me luck

Comments after first use.

This was a lovely surprise. I had used the face scrub below so I wasn't sure how the cleanser was going work. It passed the test, all the sticky honey and sugar was gone after cleansing.

The face scrub

Ingredients (Can find these at you local supermarket)

1 tablespoon honey

1/2 tablespoons sugar

Mixed the 2 well

Directions for use

I plan on using the scrub twice a week.

Comments after first use.

It was rather sticky but it wasn't rough on the skin, I really expected it to be rough.