Most Effective DIY Tips for a Facial at Home

How can you treat yourself to a little extra pampering without breaking your budget without having to leave your house? This can be easily done by a DIY facial with a few home remedies in just a few minutes.

I know, there are a ton of DIY facial step-by-step tutorials that you can find browsing online already. So what makes this one different?

In this article, you'll not only learn about how to do a facial for yourself, but you'll get more info about what household products you can use to make your skin even better. There are tons of home remedies here that can help you save money and look even better.

This is a DIY Facial at Home - Pinay Version

 I've gone ahead and added in a few DIY home remedies for facial care that you can easily do with things and ingredients that most Pinoy households already have along with the steps that you can easily do in just a few minutes. These are sure-fire tips that will help you get that glowing and flawless skin you deserve without the professional salon/spa prices to pay for.

5 Steps to Clearer Skin

All you have to know are the five simple steps that make up what basically happens in just about any type of facial there is available. Once you have them down, you can have fun in your self-pampering with the different twists that you can throw in with each step.

Here is my personalized 5 step guide for at - home facial with the most effective DIY tips and home remedies that you can apply to each one:

Clean

First of all, remove all makeup from your face (if you're wearing any). If you don't already have a makeup remover at hand, here's a DIY video on making your own makeup remover wipes using baby shampoo and baby oil:

Once your face is makeup free, wash your face, ears, and neck with a good facial cleanser. If you don't have any, here are a few natural substitutes you can find in your kitchen that will make great cleansers:

• Egg Yolk - A natural cleanser and toner. Just apply the yolk on your face, allow to dry, and wash off.

• Papaya - Not only does it add glow and hydrates your skin, using papaya as your facial cleanser helps thoroughly remove your face of dirt.

• Banana - An amazing natural cleanser and moisturizer that also reduces signs of aging with continuous use. 

• Mango - A great natural deep cleanser and toner that also has anti-aging properties.

• Orange/Orange Peel - Rich in Vitamin C, using orange pulp, juice, or even just the peel makes your skin begin to glow.

• Calamansi - A natural cleanser and bleacher and works as good as a lemon at a fraction of the cost.

• Tomato - Helps in nourishing and brightening your skin along with making an even better cleanser and toner when used with Calamansi.

Exfoliate

Use the tips of your fingers to gently rub your exfoliating scrub around your face in circular motions. Continue scrubbing for about 5 minutes and leave on for another couple minutes before washing off.

If you don't have an exfoliating facial scrub, the natural cleansers I've mentioned above or your regular facial wash can work just as effectively when mixed with:

• Sugar - Not only does it feel good on your skin, sugar crystals also contain glycolic acid which boosts cell regeneration stripping your skin of dead cells and boosting the production of new ones.

• Sea Salt - If you have dry skin, this is the best thing to use to exfoliate. Sea salt rejuvenates your skin and is also amazing at helping your skin retain its moisture.

Steam

You can steam your face a number of ways. Two of the guaranteed ways to do so is with a bowl of hot water and a towel OR using a hot washcloth. 

With the bowl of hot water, be sure to place your face at least 5 inches from the steam with a towel over your head. Do this for 5 to 10 minutes lifting your face to breath every so often. If you are planning to use a washcloth all you have to do is to dampen the cloth with hot water and press it to your face until it cools down, and then repeating the process 3-4 more times.

Mask

Here are a few DIY face mask recipes that all natural and are guaranteed to work:

Mask for Dry Skin

1 teaspoon of coconut oil

1 egg white

1 handful of oats

Face Pack for Dry Skin

½ cucumber

1 tablespoon sugar

Mash cucumber and mix with sugar. 

Rejuvenating Pack

2 tablespoons orange juice

1-1 ½ tablespoons oatmeal

Detox Pack

2 teaspoon milk

A pinch of turmeric

Cotton ball

Combine turmeric with milk and apply using the cotton ball.

Mask for Skin Lightening

1 teaspoon ground oats (oatmeal)

1/2 teaspoon tomato pulp

1 teaspoon lemon juice

Moisturize

To close up your pores after your mask, massage your face in circular motions with an ice cube. Apply your regular moisturizer or rub in either coconut oil or olive oil which are suitable for all skin types



Now you have all there is you'll need whenever you want to indulge in some beauty treatments without spending.

You can easily accomplish each and every step for a perfect facial in just a few minutes. You'll also be sure that the products used on your skin is totally safe and organic.

Feel free to comment about the post or suggest some other DIY facial tips that you might have too!

The Simplest Advice About Writing You've Ever Heard

Probably the best advice that I've been given about writing is this:

The main purpose of actually stringing words together to form coherent sentences is to get what you're trying to say across to others. So why make your point the simplest way possible?

Simply keep writing.

Once you've narrowed down your topic and done your research, you can begin to write.

Get disciplined in writing.

If you really want to be a writer/blogger, you have to accept a certain level of discipline must be involved. 

Setting up a blog post calendar and scheduling when you'll be writing within the week can take you leaps and bounds ahead than just writing "when you're in the mood."

Write even if you don't want to.

Stick to your scheduled writing time. There's no point in continuing on being a blogger if you're just going to blow it off when you don't feel like it.

Having a list of draft posts for you to get into can help you out with this. Writing consistently is a habit you can learn easily.

Write even if you can't think of anything to say.

“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” ― John Steinbeck

Having a blog post calendar is one of the best ways to get around having to write with no ideas popping up.

You can always scroll through the ideas you put in on your "good days" and go from there.

Keep your writing simple.

Be Yourself.

The best way to write great articles is to write them as if you are talking to the person that's going to read it. Imagine that person in front of you and write TO them. 

Think of all the speeches, lectures, and sermons you've been to in the past and you'll see that the one's that have had a lasting impression on you are the ones that have been delivered as if the speaker was talking directly to you. Or am I mistaken?

Use Simple Words and Shorter Paragraphs

You don't really have to impress anyone on how great your vocabulary is and how many long words you can fit into your sentences. All you have to do to for your article to work is to get your main point across the way that you've meant it to.

Don't overdo it.

Try not to use more words than needed when trying to say something simple.

Always keep your readers in mind.

Don't waste time rambling on and on about a subject matter that you can simply explain in just a few sentences. Take note that your readers will tend to get bored if you're redundant and don't really make sense after a paragraph or so.

EDIT with no mercy.

Delete, rewrite, or shorten anything that does not add anything important to what you have to say.  Be brutal in cutting away excessive words and phrases so that readers can get right into the heart to the matter in the simplest way possible.


Revise and Edit your article until you're satisfied that all your key points are there and that there is a cohesive flow of your ideas from beginning to end. Don't underestimate the power of re-reading your work.

Here's a video I found that may be helpful in visualizing things:

So there you have the simplest advice about writing articles you've ever heard. If you think that this is worth pursuing, you might find yourself a more avid blogger than you start off with.

I hope you learn it, live it, and write by it. You can also decide to voice out your opinion about this. I'm open to comments guys!