How to Make Your Own Basil&Sage Facial Steams for Oily Skin Type: Self-care Routine
Apart from your daily skincare routine, sometimes you may want to spice things up and do something that can help your skin glow but also as part of self-care and self-love. One of those things is facial steams! Join me and get to know how to make your own Basil&Sage facial steams for oily skin type. You will benefit more if you have oily skin, if not get to share this post with your friend with this skin type. Let's get started!
DIY SKINCARE
One of the things you could add in your skincare pyramid scheme is facial steaming. Facial steaming is a skincare treatment that involves exposing your face to water steam. Most of the times the water is infused with carrier oils, essential oils, herbs, dried flowers and even hydrosols/floral water. Facial steams can be beneficial and part of weekly or b-weekly skincare routine and help with the following:
Purify your skin
Increase blood circulation in the skin
Hydrates the skin
Make dull complexion to glow and be radiant
Makes your skin soft
Facial steams can be very helpful for combination, oily, normal, mature and dry skin types though sensitive, delicate and blemish-prone skin types should stay far from these kind of skin treatments. But also people with skin conditions such eczema, psoriasis and rosacea should also avoid these treatments.
This recipe addresses oily skin. This herbal facial steam treatment can unclog your pores, purify your skin and make you feel fresh as part of your self-care routine.
SELECTING INGREDIENTS
Dried lavender flowers: Lavender flowers are filled with anti-oxidants that can help the skin. The function of lavender in this recipe is to treat skin blemishes. But also due to its anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties that can help the skin.
Dried witch hazel: It is a good astringent especially for oily skin. That's why it is in this recipe. Adding witch hazel can help your skin get rid of oiliness, cleanse the skin and unclog pores. It can also tighten pores and reduce skin irritation.
Dried sage: It is good for promoting skin hydration. It is filled with anti-oxidants, vitamins A and C. It can reduce signs of ageing by boosting collagen production when used regularly in weekly facial steam treatments.
Dried basil: Basil is not only great ingredient for cooking but also a good ingredient for your skin. In this face steam, it has the function of making the skin more dewy, makes the skin to glow and also reduce appearance of uneven skin tone over time when you steam your face weekly.
Dried lemon balm: It is high in vitamin C and citric acid which can help the skin to reduce hyperpigmentation, boost skin elasticity and increase collagen production plus it has inflammatory properties. It has numerous benefits for the skin.
Dried lemongrass: It is filled with vitamin Bs and other nutrients that can be beneficial to your skin. It can help to sooth your skin but also purify your skin. The steam with lemongrass can overall improve your skin appearance.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon of dried lavender
1 tablespoon of dried witch hazel
1 tablespoon of dried sage
1 tablespoon of dried basil
1 tablespoon of dried lemon balm
1 tablespoon of dried lemongrass
Just collect your dried herbs, glass bowl, stove top, saucepan, cheese cloth and a steamer. This recipe can be used one a week or bi-weekly not more than that or else you are going to compromise your skin barrier.
Instructions
Add clean water to a saucepan and put in a stove top. Set on heat and bring your water to boiling.
Meanwhile create a dried herbs and flowers blend. Take your dried herbs and flowers and measure one tablespoon each. Dried lavender, dried witch hazel, dried sage, dried basil, dried lemon balm and dried lemongrass. Add in a glass bowl and mix them together.
Next, pour dried herbs and flowers into a larger glass bowl, then add hot water. Place your glass bowl on a table, kitchen island or bathroom top or other place that will be high enough for you to do the face steaming.
Now place your face between 10 to 15 inches above the bowl and cover a large towel over your head in order to create a steaming tent.
Steam your face for like 10 to 15 minutes before you remove the towel. If you face difficult in breathing, the steam is too hot or you feel irritated or you get a little discomfort.
QUICK TIP: If you are using a steamer, in step 3, sieve your mixture and add this water in your steamer and continue with step 4 and step 5.
If the liquid remains, freeze it in ice cube tray. Use them to rub them on your face or acne. Just simply heat them and use them for face steaming in your own time.
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