une belle rencontre: Cherry Face Masks

Cherry is a super food. It not only contains appreciable levels of antioxidants, but has a unique
combination of antioxidants not found in other fruits.Well, these are its health benefits ,do you know about beauty benefits of cherry?NAhhh ,yahhh...never mind lets check out some.:

Skin Benefits of Cherries ~

Rich in Antioxidants
Anti-Aging
Mild Exfoliating Properties
Anti-Inflammatory
Skin Lightening
Age Spots
Fine Lines & Wrinkles
Rejuvenating
Rich in Vitamin A, C
Contains Vitamin E, K
Rich in Beta Carotene
Rich in Potassium, Magnesium & Iron

Tips &Skin Preparation ~

Remove the cherry stones prior to beginning.
For cherry juice, press cherries through a fine sieve or mesh.
Thoroughly cleanse face of any makeup or daily grime with your cleanser or try a homemade cleanser.
When applying face mask, avoid the eye area at all times.
When your mask is applied, take time out and put your feet up. Pop a few chilled cucumber slices over your eyes to refresh, brighten, re-hydrate and remove any puffiness around the eye area.
These face masks should not be overused, once a week is sufficient and best to do in the evening. Overusing may cause over stimulating the skin and lead to irritations, redness and skin dehydration

Anti-Aging Face Mask

Mash together 5 – 6 cherries and 3 – 4 strawberries.
Apply onto cleansed face and neck with fingers or mask brush and leave for 10 minutes.
Remove with damp warm muslin or cotton face cloth.
Finish with a final splash of cold water and pat the skin dry.
Follow with your regular skin toner and jojoba anti aging solution.

Anti Wrinkle Face Mask

Mash 5 – 6 cherries with 2 tablespoons of organic honey and mix together.
Apply with the fingers or face mask brush to the face and neck.
Leave on for 15 minutes before removing with a warm damp muslin or cotton face cloth.
Finish with a splash of cold water and pat the skin dry.
Follow with your skin tonic or toner, serum and face moisturizer.
This mask is wonderful for minimizing fine lines and wrinkles, lightening any skin discolorations, nourishing the skin and has a mild exfoliating effect leaving the skin soft, smooth and supple.

Exfoliating Face Mask

Mix 1 tablespoon of fine or instant oatmeal with 2 tablespoons of cherry juice to a thick moist paste.
Apply to the face avoiding the eye area and gentle massage the face mask in small circular movements for a few minutes.
Leave for 5 – 10 minutes and remove with dampened muslin or cotton face cloth.
Finish with a final splash of cold water and or face toner.
Apply your normal moisturizer.
This exfoliating mask will remove all the dead skin cells revealing fresh healthy skin, improve the circulatory system and deep clean the pores preventing blackheads and whiteheads .

Skin Rejuvenating Face Mask

Take a small handful approximately 5 – 8 cherries, remove stones and mash up in your bowl.
Add 2 – 3 tablespoons of natural yogurt and mix together to form a paste.
Apply with the fingers or a face mask brush and leave for 15 – 20 minutes.
Remove with a dampened warm muslin or cotton face cloth which has a gentle exfoliating quality.
By using warm water it will stimulate the pores enabling deep cleansing.
When completely removed finish with cold water splash and pat dry.
Leaves the skin soft, smooth, moisturized and brighter in appearance, with a healthy glow.
Follow with a skin toner, anti-aging serum and moisturizer.

Dry Skin Face Mask

Pop the pulp of 8 – 10 cherries into a blender with the pulp of a ripe peach.
Blend together to a paste and apply to the face and neck area with your fingers or face mask brush.
If you wish to add more nourishment (dehydrated skin) add a teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil at blending stage.
Refines, hydrates and helps minimize fine lines and wrinkles on the face and neck.
Follow with your skin toner and moisturizer.

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