Do it yourself facial

Throw on those bunny slippers ladies, it's time to treat yourself right. You don't need to go to a salon to get a first- rate beauty treatment, you can whip up everything you need in your very own kitchen.

1. Wash your face with olive oil by pouring a few drops on a cotton ball and gently wiping your face.

2. Fill your largest cooking pot with water and bring to a boil. Add 3 chamomile tea bags and 3 peppermint tea bags. Remove the pot from the stove and find a comfy spot-- you'll need to be able to lean over the pot for at least 10 minutes.

Grab a bath towel and drape it over your head and the pot, forming a tent. Don't get too close to the water, because you don't want to burn yourself.

The steam bath will open your pores and loosen all the dirt and yuckies hiding in them. The next few steps will scrub all of these away.

You might want to set a timer, just to make sure you have steamed a full ten minutes. Also, a shower cap will help keep your hair out of the way. Save the water for step 4

3. Spray your face with your homemade astringent. If you have oily skin, use the recipe on the right. If you have normal or dry skin, make a solution of lemon juice and water by mixing the juice of 1/2 a lemon with 1/2 cup of water.

4. Gently scrub your face with the yogurt and sugar scrub. St Ives. Apricot Scrub or any other similar exfoliating scrub works too.

Wash the exfoliant off with warm water.

Dip a washcloth in your left over steaming water. The water should still be warm. Cover your face with washcloth and leave for 5 minutes.

5. Apply the homemade mask and let dry. Leave for 10 to 15 minutes. Or, if you have a favorite mud mask, now is the time to use it.

Voila! Your skin is now clean and fabulous. Now wasn't that easy?

The Shopping List

6 Chamomile tea bags

6 Peppermint tea bags

1/2 cup + 1 teaspoon of brewers yeast

Witch hazel

Cotton balls

Olive oil

Lemon juice

Cider Vinegar

Plain yogurt

Sugar

1 Small spray bottle

The Mask

1/2 Cup of brewers yeast, (flakes or powder)

2 teasp. witch hazel

Make a strong tea by boiling 1/2 cup of water and 2 peppermint tea bags. Set aside and let cool.

Mix the brewers yeast and witch hazel. Add enough of the peppermint tea to form a paste. Apply and let dry. Leave on for 10 to 15 minutes.

Astringent

Boil 2 chamomile tea bags,

2 peppermint tea bags,

3 tablespoons of witch hazel, and

1/2 teas. of apple cider vinegar.

in 1 cup of water. Cool and refrigerate in small spray bottle.

Yogurt and Sugar scrub

2 teaspoons yogurt

1 teas. brewers yeast

1 teas. sugar

Mix all ingredients. Use immediately--if you wait the sugar will dissolve.