When Life hands you LEMONS...

MAKE A LEMON SCRUB!

Hello :)

This blog is going to be the first series on my skin-care routine-It would be too long to do one Blog on different nifty tricks that I use on my skin, so this is the first of a few :) (Although, I will do one blog on my "every day" skin-care routine soon).

This a homemade skincare-trick that I have been using for a couple of years now and it is AMAZING!

It helps to remove dead skin-cells=acting as a homemade mini face-peel (don't over use this trick).

Removing dead skin-cells will, in turn, remove dry skin and leave the face feeling smooth and fresh! The lemon trick will help to remove blackheads, fight against acne and even freckles! Sugar is a great exfoliant and when mixed with the wonders of lemon juice the ideal facial scrub is created: Click here to read my sugar-based home-made body scrub.

All you need is:

Sugar: It can be ordinary sugar, however natural/organic is better to avoid chemicals.

A Lemon

    or

Organic Lemon Juice

Cotton Pads

Steps:

• Firstly wet your face with warm water (when washing your face always use warm water at the beginning to open your pores: this will clean out your pores and prevent build-up which can lead to spots and blackheads). 
• Soak the cotton pad with lemon juice (squeezed from the lemon or tub). 
• Put a small tea-spoon of sugar on-top of the cotton pad and rub in light, circular motions on your face. Note: the most important areas to concentrate on are around the T-Zone (forehead, nose and chin) as these are the areas that commonly build-up blocked pores and breakouts.
• Rinse your face-ensuring the last rinse is with cold water to close the pores once again (you don't want to leave the pores open as germs etc can get in and cause pimples-ugh-y).
• Pat dry with a clean towel and you're done :)

I use this lemon trick maybe once a week or once every two weeks (sometimes I forget) It leaves your skin feeling SO soft and lovely, plus IT'S CHEAP! So I would definitely recommend. However, it is important not to over exfoliate as it can dry out the skin and leave it tender and sore=so don't do this more than once a week :)

NOTE: If your skin is very sensitive only use a very small amount of sugar and only do this procedure once a MONTH!x!

Do you know of any other lemon-based beauty treatments?

Lots of Love

Shahira Xo

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