Home facial using chamomile

The Chamomile Facial

It is great for skin with acne or sensitive skin.

However, it can cause dermatitis in some people.

Before attempting this facial, check if you are allergic to chamomile.

Make some chamomile tea and apply on your wrist. Leave overnight. If your skin is irritated by it, skip this facial. If you are allergic to any of the ingredients in the facial, skip the steps that use these ingredients.

Before you start

Wash your hands with soap and water.

Wash all the bowls, whisk, utensils, spoons, cups and whatever equipment you will be using for this facial with soap and water. Make sure everything is sterile. (Note: do not boil glass items as these can crack and the splinters can injure you. Certain plastics can melt if boiled so watch out for that). Make sure all surfaces you use for preparing this facial are clean. Remember. For home facials, hygiene and cleanliness is all important.

Make a cup of chamomile tea. Put a chamomile teabag or 1 teaspoon of dried chamomile flowers into a cup. Pour 1 cup of boiling distilled water over it. Cover and leave it to cool.

Soak 2 cotton pads in rose water.

Prepare 3 large sterile strips of cotton wool. The 1st strip should be large enough to cover your neck. The 2nd strip should be able to cover the lower part of your face from below your ears across your face under your nose. The 3rd should cover the rest of your face (Leaving a gap for your nostrils so that you can breathe.)

Put 1 tablespoon of oatmeal into a bowl.

Put some dried chamomile flowers into a bowl. Or cut open a chamomile teabag and pour its contents into another bowl.

Fill a kettle with water and set that to boil.

Wear a hair band or shower cap to keep your hair off your face.

Get ready some cotton pads and a clean towel an 1 tablespoon of skim milk.

Now you are ready for your facial.

The facial

Dip a pair of clean cotton pads into the milk. Use these pads to wipe your makeup off your face. Discard leftover milk.

Wash off the milk with lots of water.

Mix 1 tablespoonful of chamomile tea with the oatmeal. Use that as a scrub to cleanse your face. Discard leftover scrub.

Wash off the scrub with lots of water.

Dry your face with a clean towel.

Pour boiling water into the bowl of chamomile flowers/chamomile tea.

With the towel forming a 'tent' over your head and the bowl, keep your face about 20cm above the bowl. (Caution: Skip this step if you are an asthmatic. The steam could trigger an attack. Skip this step if you have thread veins. The heat could worsen your condition )

Relax and let the steam cleanse your face for 10 minutes.

Put 1 pad soaked with rosewater over each eye

Soak the 3 large strips of cotton wool in the chamomile tea. Apply that on your face as a mask, avoiding your nostrils so that you can breathe. Put the strip across your neck first, then the strip under your nose, followed by the largest strip above your nose over the rest of your face. Be sure to leave your nostrils uncovered so that you can breathe easily. Discard leftover chamomile tea.

Relax with the mask for 5 to 10 minutes.

Remove the pads and cotton wool.

Wash off the residue with lots of water.

Dip 2 new cotton pads in the witch hazel and use it as a toner to clean your face further.

Apply pure (99% to 100% pure) Aloe vera gel on your face as a moisturizer. Note that the area just below the surface of an aloe vera leaf contains a yellow substance called Aloin. Aloin can cause skin irritation. If you plan to use the gel fresh from the leaf, be careful to use the gel only and avoid aloin totally. Alternatively, you could purchase good quality aloe vera gel from health stores and use that instead.

Fresh aloe vera gel can keep for only 1 day in the refrigerator.

Here are some camomile discounts.

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Camomile Face Lift 12% Refining Cream