Kitchen Cosmetics

Rose and Honey Face Mask Want to rejuvenate and replenish your skin? Use weet almond oil, which is light and easily absorbed, softens and nourishes skin. Honey is a natural humectant. It moisturizes skin leaving even tired skin incredibly smooth.

2 Tablespoons Honey

2 Tablespoons Sweet Almond oil

5 drops of Rose essential oil

1-2 drops of Vitamin E oil

Mix honey, sweet almond oil, rose essential oil and vitamin E.

Massage onto clean face and neck with fingertips. Relax for 15 minutes, then rinse off with lukewarm water. Gently pat dry to reveal a fresh, soft complexion.

Banana Face Mask

1 ripe Banana

1 Tablespoon Honey

1/2 teaspoon Jojoba oil

1 Tablespoon Yogurt

1 egg white

1 Tablespoon Kaolin (white) clay

In a mixing bowl, whisk the egg white, then blend in the Yogurt, Jojoba oil, Honey and then the Kaolin clay until it becomes a smooth creamy mixture. In a separate bowl, mash up the banana until it is smooth, then blend into the first mixture.

The best way to use this masque is while sitting in the tub because it is a bit messy. Apply to the entire face, neck and shoulder area. As it sits, keep applying more while you build the masque up as well as massage it in. Let sit for at least 10-15 minutes and then remove with a warm washcloth. Finish with a tonic or hydrosol on a cotton ball to remove any excess product from the skin, then moisturize as usual.

This is a wonderful softening and firming treatment in one.

Oatmeal Honey Sugar Scrub

This is a Oatmeal Honey Sugar scrub with a Peppermint twist! This product will exfoliate your skin to help make it smoother and softer.

4 Tablespoons medium-dark brown Sugar (granules)

3 Tablespoons Rolled Oats

2 Tablespoons Jojoba oil

4 Tablespoons Honey

5 drops of Peppermint essential oil

3 drops of lavender essential oil

In a bowl mix blend sugar, rolled oats and jojoba oil. Stir well. Then mix in the Honey and Peppermint essential oil. Keep stirring until the mixture is completely mixed.

To use: Cleanse skin first. Apply about a teaspoon amount of the scrub to a moistened face. Mix with water to make it a more fluid application (do not add water to the jar). Scrub the skin gently, letting the scrub do the work (harder pressure will only damage capillaries!). Massage every square inch of skin except the delicate eye tissue. Remove with a warm washcloth. Be careful to remove every bit of the scrub. Apply a tonic or hydrosol with a cotton ball to remove any excess product. Finish by applying your moisturizer. Use about once a week to help keep the skin soft and smooth and relieve surface tension-great for eczema sufferers.

Herbal Cleanser with Thyme & Fennel

Fennel has been used throughout history as an aid to digestion or as a slight diuretic. As an infusion, fennel seeds can be gently cleansing and toning for the skin, and they can help reduce puffiness and superficial irritation. Thyme, which is used in antiseptic preparations, is a good astringent. Because this cleanser is very gentle, it can be used each morning. Dab it on your face and neck with a cotton ball, and rinse.

2 sprigs fresh thyme, crumbled (or 1/2 T dried Thyme)

2 teaspoons fennel seeds, crushed

1/2 cup boiling water

Juice of Half Lemon

1/2 teaspoon of honey

Mix the thyme and fennel seed in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Add lemon juice and steep for 15 minutes. Add honey, then strain the infusion and store the liquid in a jar, in the refrigerator.

Cucumber & Honey Toner (a wonderful toner for all skin types)

If your skin is extremely dry eliminate the juice of lemon.

1 medium Cucumber, peeled and cut up into pieces

2 tsp. Honey

1/2 teaspoon juice of lemon

Puree cucumber in a blender. Line a sieve with cheesecloth and set the sieve over a glass bowl or measuring cup. Pour the cucumber puree through the sieve and let it stand for 15 minutes for the juices to drip into the bowl. Pour the clear juice into a clean bottle and add honey and juice of lemon.

To use, shake the bottle and saturate a cotton pad with the lotion. Sweep over face, neck and chest morning and night, and let it air dry (about 3 to 4 minutes). Store covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Makes about 1/2 cup.

Many of these items can be found in your better grocery stores. Essential oils can be found in: organic markets and believe it or not some retailers like Target & Walmart now carry essential oils.

If you have a specific issue you would like to address please feel free to contact me. I will be happy to assist you.

Thank You for contacting Lucky Duck, we look forward to serving you with excellence, naturally!

Naturally Yours,

Ramel Cooper 800-401-0566