Val is a fan of a natural
fruit skin treatment of any type.
She
is a pro in formulating creative recipes and reveals
her most versatile recipes using fruit acids.
Val says that by adding a naturally occurring fruit acid to any skin care recipe you greatly increase the effectiveness of homemade skin care treatments.
Whether it is malic acid, which is found in apples, lactic acid which is a property of dairy, alpha-hydroxy acid from citrus fruits or tartaric acid intrinsic to grapes. . .
All of these natural acids have properties that make them a wonderful anti-aging skin care properties.
Who knew?
She
adds that you can use fruit acids in almost any type of skin care
recipe.
You can easily create a simple
skin toner, a
rejuvenating facial mask or use fresh fruit as an ingredient in a
homemade moisturizer. Fruit acids will significantly enhance the rejuvenating benefits of any natural skin recipe.
Val's
simplest and most versatile homemade recipe is for mix and match, antioxidant enriched, fruit
acid skin care toners.
Mix and Match
Fruit Acid Toners
Combine all your selected ingredients into a sterile squeeze bottle and let set for several hours to allow the ingredients to marinate.
As an alternative, simply squeeze the juice from any of the fruits listed, saturate a cotton ball and swab the surface of the skin.
Simple, quick, easy and effective with no mixing involved!
Val encourages everyone to be creative! Mix and match the variety of ingredients to infuse in the citrus juice. Natural alpha hydroxy acid fruit toners can be refrigerated and used for up to one week.
Refer to the glossary on the properties of natural skin care ingredients for more ideas:
Natural Skin Care Ingredient Directory
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