Skin Care - Cleansing Creams
Cleansing creams a;re used not only to lift the dust, but
also to remove stale make-up. Make-up has a waxy base
which cannot be properly penetrated and cleansed
simply by using soap and water. A cleansing cream or
lotion is essential for this.
Steps for Applying a Cleanser
Cleanser should be applied
with an upward movement and kept on the skin for about
half a minute, so that it could dissolve the make-up.
Then remove with a tissue or damp cotton wool. Remember,
stale make-up and the day's dirt and grime not only
clog the pores of the skin causing blackheads, but also
eventually coarsen the skin. Here are a few cleansing
creams wliich are very easy and quick to make.
How to make homemade Cleansing Creams
Rose Water Cleansing Cream
Galen, a Greek physician of the 2nd century, made
this cleansing cream with the following ingredients:
I! tablespoon beeswax or white paraffin wax
I tablespoon emulsifying wax
4 tablespoons mineral oil
6 tablespoons rose water
t teaspoon borax, and
a few drops of rose oil (perfume)
Melt the waxes and oil together, and at the same time
heat the water and borax and make sure that the borax
is completely dissolved. Remove both bowls from the heat
and pour water into the oiL Continue stirring until a
white cream starts to form. Add a few drops of rose oil
when the mixture begins to cool. Carry on beating until
tbe mixture' thickens.
Cucumber Cleansing Cream
Ingredients:
3 teaspoons bees wax
4 teaspoons Cdconut oil
5 teaspoons mineral oil or olive oil
4 tablespoons cucumber juice
I teaspoon glycerine
a pinch of borax
I drop green colouring
Melt the oils and wax in the usual way over a pan of
boiling water. Simultaneously heat the cucumber juice,
glycerine, colouring and borax in a separate bowl. Ensure
that the borax dissolves thoroughly. When the contents of
both the bowls are melted and warm, add water drop by
drop to oil stirring continuously. Now remove it from the
heat and beat until the mixture thickens and cools. Keep
the cream in the refrigerator as cucumber juice gets bad
quickly. Make the cream in a small quantity.
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