Lemon: Lemon juice adds astringent properties to fresh skincare products and
helps balance oil production, reduce pimples, lighten skin, and promote healing
for acne scars. Lemon essential oil works to strengthen the epidermis and
stimulates the formation of connective tissue, elastin, and collagen.
Lime: A super-antioxidant fruit that increases circulation by encouraging
detoxification, lime is naturally antibacterial and helps treat eczema and cellulite.
Lime acts as an astringent on skin and is known to help clear oily skin. The
uplifting, cheerful, and revitalizing scent of lime is known to be beneficial for
sufferers of insomnia, depression, and anxiety.
Maca: Maca is a South American superfood containing iron, manganese,
copper, selenium, magnesium, calcium, potassium, and iodine, plus a number of
beneficial sterols. Maca is high in essential fatty acids, including linolenic acid,
palmitic acid, and oleic acids as well as 19 amino acids. Topically applied, maca
helps keep skin healthy by strengthening the connective tissues and fortifying
the layers of the skin. Maca increases the skin’s vitality, helping maintain a more
youthful, wrinkle-free appearance.
Milk: Milk helps reduce redness, soothes irritated skin, and is hydrating for all
skin types. Milk contains the proteins whey and casein in addition to fat, amino
acids, lactic acid, and vitamins A, D, and E. These naturally occurring nutrients
calm dry, itchy, upset skin and are also exfoliating and cleansing. Milk baths can
help soothe dry conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.
Oat flour and oatmeal: Used for centuries as a skin soother, oatmeal nourishes,
moisturizes, and gently exfoliates all skin types. Oats contain avenanthramides,
flavonoids, and phenols, which are natural anti-inflammatories and antioxidants.
Oatmeal can help normalize your skin’s pH, which makes it especially helpful
for soothing irritated skin conditions. Oats make an effective natural cleanser
due to saponins, which absorb dirt, oil, and odor.