Try it, you'll like it, your own homemade facial mask: Dead Sea Mud Facial
Dead sea mud can enrich your skin with a spa-at-home homemade facial
mask facial.
The Dead Sea, the lowest place on earth is situated between Israel
and Jordan. 1,300 feet below sea level. The special conditions found
there; its location in the middle of the desert, protecting it from
pollution from industry and cities and being fed by the Jordan River
along with various local mineral springs has resulted in the
accumulation of many natural sediments over the years. The mud has
very high concentrations of magnesium, calcium chloride, potassium and
salts which provide the skin with both healthy and beautifying effects.
Today you can purchase Dead Sea mud for use at home.
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Lore:
Mark Anthony once conquered the Dead Sea
for Cleopatra, who knew of its value for use in cosmetics, perfumes
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Dead Sea Mud
Facial Recipe:
As skin cells are constantly being replaced, dead cells accumulate
and slow down epidermal function. The regular use of a mud mask
removes dead cells, stimulates circulation of blood in your face and
brings oxygen and other essential nutrients to the skin. Using a mud
mask once a week to hydrate and tone your skin is one way to
encourage healthy skin. Of course you could take a trip to a spa on
the Dead Sea - but you can easily create your own homemade mud facial
mask,
compresses or shampoos at home.
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- Add 1/2 tsp. of myrrh, chamomile or frankincense and add a few
drops of essential oil of lavender.
- If the mixture is too thin, try adding a little more mud; a
mixture that's too thick may require a bit more water.
- Thoroughly cleanse your face, rinse well with warm water,
- Apply honey under the eyes. Dip some cotton balls into your
favorite (cooled) herbal tea to place on your eyelids while you
are relaxing during your treatment.
- Apply the mask thinly to your face with very gentle strokes,
moving the fingers away from the center of your face, except under
the eyes; to cover that area stroke from the outer cheekbones
inward towards the nose. Once the mask is thoroughly spread over
your face, massage your face gently.
- Lie down in a comfortable place or relax in a warm bath for
10-15 minutes. Place the herbal-tea cotton balls on your eyes, or
use a cooled silk eye mask.
- To remove the mud mask, hold a warm wet washcloth over the
mask to help it soften. You can then easily wash it off thoroughly
with warm water.
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Application:
Place several teaspoons of mud grains in a dish, gradually add
water and stir until a soft paste id formed. Spread thinly on clean
skin. Let it dry; then rinse your skin. |
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Ingredient
Benefits:
Consider your skin type: Because of its mineral and salt
content, Dead Sea mud affects each skin type differently. If you
have oily skin, you can use it up to three times a week; for normal
skin, up to twice a week; for dry skin, no more than once a week.
Dead Sea mud is easy to apply, covers the skin nicely and can be
easily rinsed off. Your skin will become accustomed to the mud's
stimulating ingredients - most notably, iodine, magnesium and
bromide. You can also apply heated mud to relieve morning stiffness
or joint inflammation.
For a mud mask: Applied to the entire body or just the
face, Dead Sea mud opens clogged pores and is deep-cleaning and
invigorating. It stimulates and tightens your skin, leaving it
refreshed.
For an exfoliant: Apply a mask to scaly, dry parts of the
body (such as knees and elbows). The dead skin will rinse off with
the mask, leaving your skin moisturized and smooth.
For healthy hair: Dead Sea mud applied to your hair
strengthens the roots and cleans the scalp of dandruff and oils.
Your hair will be thoroughly cleaned and conditioned, soft and
shiny, tangle free and full of body. Apply as you would a mask; let
sit for 30 minutes; then rinse thoroughly.
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