Caring for normal skin
Caring for dry skin
Dry skin needs plenty of moisture and protection from indoor heating, air conditioning, cold weather, and wind. Avoid harsh soaps and cleansers. Use warm, not hot, water for cleaning. Rich cleansers, toners, and moisturizers keep skin supple; mild exfoliation and facials smooth and soften rough, dry skin.
Cleansing oil
2 fl oz (60ml) jojoba oil
2fl oz (60ml) almond oil
1 400-IU vitamin E oil
10 drops carrot-seed essential oil
Mix the oils together in a small bottle. Shake well before using. To use, apply the cleansing oil with a cotton cosmetic pad. Follow by cleansing your skin with your choice of facial cleanser.
Aromatherapy cleansing lotion
1/4 cup (60ml) rose water
1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable glycerin
1/4 cup (60ml) aloe vera gel
5 drops palmarosa essential oil
2 drops rose essential oil
Mix the ingredients thoroughly together in a bottle and shake well before using. Dampen your skin with warm water and gentle massage some of the lotion in. Rinse with tepid water.
Herbal Toner
1/2 cup (125 ml) distilled witch hazel
1/2 cup (125ml) rose water
2 teaspoon dried comfrey leaf
1 teaspoon dried chamomile
1 teaspoon dried calendula
1 teaspoon dried rose petals
1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin
Combine the ingredients in a glass jar with tight-fitting lid. Steep the mixture for two weeks in a warm , dark place. Gently shake the jar every day to keep the herbs from setting. Strain, and store in a clean bottle. To use, saturate a cotton cosmetic pad with the toner and gentle wipe over your skin.
Aromatherapy toner
1 teaspoon distilled witch hazel
20 drops sandalwood essential oil
1 teaspoon vegetable glycerin
1 cup (250ml) rose water
Combine the sandalwood essential oil and witch hazel in a bottle and shake well. Add the vegetable glycerin and rose water and shake again. Saturate a cotton cosmetic pad with the toner and gentle wipe over your skin.
Aromatherapy moisturizing oil
1 fl oz (30ml) jojoba oil
7 drops sandalwood essential oil
3 drops palmarosa 玫瑰草essential oil
Combine the ingredients thoroughly in a small bottle with dropper, after cleansing your skin, gentle massage several drops of the oil on to your damp skin with your fingertips.
Rose moisturizing cream
2 tablespoon jojoba oil
2 tablespoon almond oil
1 tablespoon grated beeswax
1 400-IU vitamin E
1/4 cup (60ml) rose water
5 drops rose essential oil
3 drops grapefruit-seed extract
Warm the jojoba oil and almond oils with the beeswax in a pot over a low heat until the wax melts. Add the contents of the capsule. Warm the rose water over a low heat, when the liquids are lukewarm, slowly pour the rose water into the oil, beating steadily until cool, thick, and smooth. Stir in the rose essential oil and grapefruit –seed extract.
Spoon into a clean jar and cool complete before covering, Store in a cool place, apply this rich cream sparingly.
Aromatherapy facial mask
2 teaspoon plain whole-milk yogurt
1/2 teaspoon jojoba oil
1/2 teaspoon cosmetic clay
2 drops sandalwood essential oil
1 drop rose essential oil
Mix the ingredients well and apply to the clean skin. Remove after 15 minutes with a warm, wet washcloth.
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Dr.Billy (Bin) Chen , ND
Any require,pls mail: billychen662@sohu.com
NG Remedies Ltd (Canada)
Caring for oily skin
Oily skin needs thorough cleansing to remove excess oil. Avoid harsh astringents that can leave skin overly dry. Gently herbal astringents help control oiliness and temporarily tighten pores.
Herbal scrubs, steams, and makes are especially helpful for deep cleansing oily skin and can be used twice a week.
Aromatherapy cleanser
1/4 cup (60ml) distilled witch hazel
1/4 cup (60ml) vegetable glycerin
1/4 cup (60ml) aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
5 drops grapefruit essential oil
2 drops lemon essential oil
Mix the ingredients in a bottle and shake well. Dampen your skin with warm water and gentle massage in the lotion. Rinse your skin with tepid water.
Aromatherapy astringent
1 cup (250ml) distilled witch hazel
10 drops juniper essential oil
10 drops lavender essential oil
Combine the ingredients in a bottle and shake well, to use, saturate a cotton pad with astringent and gently wipe over skin.
Aromatherapy moisturizing oil
1 fl oz (30ml) jojoba oil
5 drops cypress essential oil
5 drops grapefruit essential
Mix the ingredients in a small glass bottle with a dropper, after cleanser your skin, gently massage two or three drops of the oil on to your damp skin with your fingertips.
Herbal Scrub
2 cups (200g) rolled oats
1/2 cup (75g) almonds
2 tablespoon dried lavender
1 tablespoon dried peppermint
1 tablespoon dried comfrey
1/2 cup (60g) cosmetic clay
In separate batches, finely grind the rolled oats, almonds, and mixed dried herbs in a coffee grinder or blender. Thoroughly combine the three batches into a mixture a mixture of cleansing grains
Add the cosmetic clay to the mixture of cleansing grains and resulting herbal scrub in a covered container and keep in a cool, dry place
To use, mix a heaped teaspoon of the herbal scrub with enough warm water to make a paste. Gently massage the mixture on to your skin, then rinse well with warm water.
Aromatherapy Mask
2 teaspoon plain low fat yogurt
1 tablespoon finely chopped cucumber
2 teaspoon cosmetic clay
2 drops lavender essential oil
1 drop juniper essential oil
Combine all the ingredients together and mix them thoroughly in to a paste. Cleanse your face and then smooth on the aromatherapy mask. Afterward , remove the paste with a warm wet washcloth.
Dr.Billy (Bin) Chen , ND
Any require,pls mail: billychen662@sohu.com
NG Remedies Ltd (Canada)
Caring for sensitive skin
Sensitive skin needs an especially gentle touch. Use only the purest natural products, cleanse skin with lukewarm water , and apply toners and moisturizers as protection from the elements. Herbs and essential oils with anti-inflammatory properties help calm the irritation and redness characteristic of sensitive skin.
敏感性皮肤需要特别柔和的按摩接触。 使用最纯净的自然产品,洗皮肤要用温热水,并且应用爽肤水和保湿霜作为保护肌肤的必要元素。 草本和精油类的自然产品可有效抗发炎物和有红血丝等典型敏感性皮肤的症状.
Rose water & glycerin cleanser
1/2 cup (125ml) rose water
1/2 cup (125ml) vegetable glycerin
2 drops rose water
Combine the ingredients in a bottle and shake well. Dampen skin with warm water and gentle massage the lotion in with your fingertips. Then rinse your skin with warm water.
Aromatherapy toner
1 teaspoon distilled witch hazel
5drops lavender essential oil
5 drops rose essential oil
1 cup (250ml) rose water
Combine the hazel and essential oils in a bottle and shake well, add the rose water and shake again. Saturate a cotton cosmetic pad with the toner and gently wipe over your skin
Creamy scrub for dry and delicate skin
1/2 cup (50g) rolled oats
2 teaspoons almonds
1 drop rose essential oil
1 tablespoon heavy cream
Finely grind the oats and almonds in a separate batches in a clean coffee grinder or blender.mix the batches together and store in a covered container. Add one drop of rose essential oil to scent the blend, if desired. To use, combine
one
tablespoon of scrub mixture with one tablespoon of heavy cream. Dampen your face with warm water. And massage the cream gentle on to your skin with youe fingertips, rinse well with warm water.
Moisturizing oil
1 fl oz (30ml) jojoba oil
3 drops chamomile oil
3 drops neroli essential oil
Combine he ingredients in a small bottle with a dropper works well for dispensing drops of oil. After cleansing your skin gently massage several drops of the moisturizing oil on to your damp skin with your fingertips.
Chamomile cream
2 tablespoon grape seed oil
2 tablespoon jojoba oil
1 tablespoon grated beeswax
400 IU capsule vitamin E oil
1/4 cup (60ml) rose water
5 drops chamomile essential oil
5 drops rose essential oil
3 drops grapefruit seed extract
Gentle warm the grape-seed and jojoba oil with the beeswax over a low heat until the beeswax melts. Remove from heat, add the contents of Vit E. warm the rose water over a low heat. When both liquids are lukewarm, slowly pour the rose water into the oil, beating steadily with a wire whisk or an electric beater set on the lowest speed until cool, thick, and smooth. Stir in the chamomile and rose essential oil and then the grape-seed extract. Spoon the chamomile cream into a clean jar and cool it completely before covering. Store in a cool place. Apply the cream sparingly to the skin after cleanser and toning.
Aromatherapy facial mask
2 teaspoon rolled oats
2 teaspoon plain whole-milk yogurt
1/2 teaspoon honey
1 drop chamomile essential oil
Grind the oats into fine powder in a clean blender or coffee grinder. Combine all ingredients and mix well. Smooth the mask on to clean skin and then remove after 15 minutes with a warm wet washcloth.
Cont.
Dr. Billy (Bin) Chen,ND
Any require,Pls Mail: Billychen662@sohu.com
NG Remedies Ltd (Canada)
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