Hello cupcakes, winter is coming and that means dry, cracked skin for us girls who live up north... Let's face it no one likes dry skin and it's totally unattactive so what's a girl to do but go out and spend money on lotions and creams that claim to give you super soft and super smooth skin, right?? WRONG!!! Soft skin is only a room away, your kitchen!! I've been known for having soft skin since, well forever, and I am often asked by friends, family and even exes how I keep it that way so here I am to share my tips with the world!!!
The most basic and important step to soft skin is exfoliate! I have been known to take good old fashioned sugar and slather it on in the shower, although I do indulge in store bought on occasion, it's quite simple and is gentle enough to use on your face even with sensitive skin *like mine* all you do is take a bit of sugar, depending on how much of your body your using it on, and scrub away! Essentially this clears away dead skin leaving behind new regrown skin cells.. Another tip is to exfoliate EVERY time before you shave!!! After a nice shower I use extra virgin coconut oil, if yours comes in the hard form just scoop some up and rub away, it will melt I promise, let it sit for a little bit and allow your skin to absorb than take a towel and rub off the excess oil. If that isn't enough for you slather on some cocoa butter lotion
If you're like me and have a dry face a great and economical way to keep it soft is homemade moisturizer.. Simply take one cup of whole milk and one egg yolk *save the whites because you can use it for a great facial mask* beat the yolk firmly and slowly add in the milk making it form into a paste and voila instant moistureizer! now cupcakes, for those of you who long for a little extra moisture you can add about a teaspoon of organic honey.. This will actually help lock in that moisture that you're looking for.. When it comes nighttime slather this on and a little extra cocoa butter and you will see results within days... Below I will write the basic recipe for the moisturizer and the egg white mask...
Egg yolk and milk mask
1 cup of whole milk
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon organic honey *optional*
Beat egg yolk firmly, slowly add milk until mixture forms into a paste, when finished you may add honey if you wish.. Pour into container and store in your fridge
Egg white facial mask
1 egg white
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Beat egg white and lemon juice until frothy.. Put on face and lay down for about 5-10 minutes than add on next layer and lay down agai for about 15 minutes.. Rinse off with cold water
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