Comments on: Can I Add Natural Ingredients and Vitamins To My Facial Mask?

By: Pseudoscience is in style |

Pseudoscience is in style | — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 04:48:37 +0000

[...] slathered (or sprayed) on my person will do a damn thing. Scientists over at @thebeautybrains say “…most vitamins don’t really do much for the skin when applied topically.” An [...]

By: Aubri

Aubri — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 22:25:27 +0000

I have to agree that yogurt does work slightly as a gentle skin smoother, it’s probably the lactic acid, it might also be some of the ingredients added, as it definitely depends on the brand you use – Real honey also works as a gentle exfollient, (make sure it’s real honey not honey flavored syrup lol) I’m guessing because of the enzymes? Leave it on for about 25 minutes though to experience the full effect. You can also mix it with just a small bit of extra virgin olive oil (half a teaspoon) and massage it gently, this will help to remove dead skin cells. Also, the best DIY mask for the skin that I have found through trial and error is to use dried parsley and grind it up to form a powder, (you can use a mortar for herbs, or just grind it with the back of a spoon against a hard surface) Make sure you have about a full tablespoon of dried powder. Then add just enough hot water to form a pulstice, mix it, and when it’s warm smear it all over the face and let it dry until it starts to flake off. You can also sleep in this mask although it might be a little messy – no big deal, just vaccuum up the little dried flakes. Be careful around your eyes though, you don’t want to get something in your eye. It might leave little pale greenish residue if your skin is dry, so use something gentle as a toner after you’ve rinsed your face – I recommend an alcohol-free witch hazel toner or simple vegetable glycerin. This works great, removes all traces of light green, but doesn’t strip away from the skin. This is great for healing scabs, acne, for cooling sunburn, inflammation, etc. I swear by it.

By: Wren

Wren — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 10:46:30 +0000

Hey, wait a minute! I have to disagree with the last paragraph!
The CCs will do whatever is the cheapest, not the most effective. Companies will give you the bare minimum to save a few bucks, (which is apparent in the fact that if a company’s claims matched their products performances, we would all be super hot right now!)
But, yeah, edible vitamins don’t do a lot for skin when applied.
As a general rule, I don’t like to use avocado oil in my DIY stuff anyways. It’s far too delicate to keep around, even when refrigerated. It’s easier to just mash up a fresh avocado with some citric acid and add that to a formula. It seems to work better on hair than on skin for some reason. I think my scalp just likes it more.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:17:44 +0000

and cosmetic chemists might not add it because of refrigeration issues.

By: Kathryn

Kathryn — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:17:01 +0000

Wouldn’t the lactic acid in yogurt be beneficial as an exfoliant?