Chamomile face cleanser
At some point throughout our lives, we all end up experiencing break outs on our skin. Spending a load of money on the latest treatments, only to find they either make the problem worse or leave your face feeling itchy, blotchy and dry. This is not fun at the best of times, but finding out you have an allergy on top of the above concerns is a level of discomfort some could only imagine. Introducing this simple homemade chamomile face cleanser, that’s easy to make and use. This means that it’s perfect for absolute beginners to try without complicated instructions or ingredients.
Chamomile is safe to use on sensitive skin, is a mild anti-inflammatory and a mild astringent. So it’s good for cleansing and toning the skin as well as reducing the appearance of blemishes.
What you need
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon/5g of dried chamomile flowers
Or
1 plain chamomile teabag
1 Cup (roughly 150mls, but I own big cups) of boiling water
How to:
Place the dried flowers into the cup, add the boiling water and allow it to steep for 10 – 15 minutes, strain it and allow it to cool completely before transferring to your prepared bottle(s).
For this recipe I make a medium strength cleanser, you can either add or take off five minutes of the steeping time to make it stronger or weaker. Feel free to play with what strength works for you; if you’re not sure, start from the weakest strength (Steeped for five minutes) and see how you get on. However, do not steep for longer than 20 minutes because the infusion just turns to soup.
To Use:
Using a cotton wool or reusable face pad, apply this cleanser to clean, dry skin. Allow your skin to dry naturally (air dry) after use.
Keep the bottle out of sunlight and use within two weeks.
If it starts to look cloudy or you notice sediment in the bottle, definitely do not use. It’s best to clean the bottle properly and make a fresh batch.
Please Be Mindful
Although safe to use, chamomile has been reported to make skin slightly photosensitive. This means that direct sunlight after use can make your skin break out in a rash or become itchy. I recommend using this cleanser at night before bed as the risk of your skin becoming photosensitive reduces over the night, and freshly washing your face in the morning removes the last of that risk.
Chamomile has also been known to naturally slightly lighten the skin tone. It’s a normal effect of chamomile, but I have not experienced any drastic or noticeable changes. This effect along with being an anti-inflammatory is what’s used to sooth and reduce the appearance of blemishes and can even relieve mild sunburn. It’s a great way to get rid of sunglasses lines from your holiday.
So there we go.
What do you think? Is this something you’d like to try or do you have an idea you’d like to share?
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