Strawberry for Beauty
Mash strawberries, use as an astringent and cleansing face mask.
STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM ASTRINGENT
(for oily or blemished skin)
Ingredients:
1 handful strawberries
1 heaping T. heavy cream
Instructions:
Mash strawberries by hand or in a blender. Add heavy cream and mix well. Spread thickly on face and neck (a shaving brush is handy for this) and let your skin benefit for 10 minutes. Tissue off, then splash face and neck with cool water.
STRAWBERRY TONER
(oily skin astringent)
Ingredients:
1/2 C. mashed strawberries
1/2 C. sour cream or plain yogurt
Instructions:
Puree ingredients in a blender at low speed until sell mixed and fluffy. Apply to face and neck; rinse with tepid water after 30 minutes. If mask is too runny after blending, refrigerate for one hour. Make mask the day you plan to use it.