Skin Food- Strawberry Yogurt

Yummy! Good for the body, but even better for your skin!

I really enjoy Lush's Fresh Face Masks, so when I got my 5 lbs pack of strawberries, I created my own version. Super easy, Super natural, and Super good. Oh, did I mention that it's SUPER cost effective too?

BENEFITS Clears and brightens the skin.

Improves elasticity

SKIN TYPE All skin types

Here's the recipe:

You need:

3 - 4 Large Strawberries

1/2 Kiwi (peeled)

2 Tablespoon Lemon Juice

3 Tablespoon Nonfat Plain Yogurt (or whole milk yogurt if you have dry skin)

1 Tablespoon Finely Grounded Oatmeal (I used a coffee grinder)

*try to use organic when you can. The last thing you want is to smudge your face with pesticide...

Direction:

In a food processor, puree the strawberries and kiwi (or you can mash them with a spoon/fork). Pour into a desired container, add the rest of the ingredients, mix well. You may adjust the consistency by adding more oatmeal and/or lemon juice. Voila!! It's that easy!

Advance Version:

For those of you who wants to reach beyond your pantry, add these:

1 Tablespoon Job's Tears Powder (available in Asian and/or health food markets)

1 Tablespoon Rose or White Kaolin Clay (available online and/or stores like Wholefoods)

5-7 drops of Lemon Essential Oil

10-12 drops of Lavender Essential Oil

Left to right: Jobs Tears Powder, Lavender EO, Lemon EO, Rose Kaolin Clay

To Use:

Apply generous amount to clean skin, avoiding eye area. Leave for 10-15 minutes, then rinse away with luke warm water. Keep refrigerated. Good for about 1 week.

*this mask is gentle enough to be used everyday. Due to Lemon's photo-sensitivity causing property, however, avoid sun/uv exposer for 12 hours. In other words, only use this at night and don't go tanning right after...

Ingretionary:

Strawberries- Packed with minerals and antioxidants. They calm, heal, brighten, and moisturize.

Kiwi- Full of actinidin enzyme to dissolve away dead skin cells and dirt, leaving your skin brighter and soft. Also anti-oxidant rich.

Yogurt- Sooths, moisturizes, and rejuvenates the skin. Accelerates cell growth.

Lemon- Tones, tightens, brightens and purifies.

Oat- Sooths, protects and moisturize.

Rose Kaolin Clay- Draws out impurities and toxins without drying the skin. Good for even sensitive and dry skin.

Job's Tears- Calms and protects. Anti-inflammatory property helps to sooth skin. Also brightens the skin.

Lavender- Heals damaged skin. Used for its soothing, antibacterial and relaxing properties.