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Saturday, April 28, 2012
9:40 PM

Dead Sea Mud Mask Recipes   

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.

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.
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.

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.

http://www.a1-natural-beauty.com/Dead_Sea_Mud_Facial.html