Anyway, I have discovered a lot of amazing tips, tricks, and products on MUA. I want to share one today with you. If you want to incorporate some natural skincare products into your beauty routine, I highly recommend this. I've been dealing with some crazy cystic/hormonal acne the past couple months because of various things. Not to mention, I have a lot of pigmentation from acne scars (although not deep scars... just red splotchy-ness). I won't bore you with extensive details, even though I know you find my skin problems so intriguing. I was trying tons of things, from peels, exfoliating, argan oil (I'm going to talk about that in another post soon), retin-a, and benzoyl peroxide. Those things are good things, but once I added Witch Hazel as my toner, it was awesome!! Read what some of the ladies have to say about Witch Hazel on MUA here. And... then I read reviews on Lemon Juice.... yes, plain ol' Lemon Juice here. So... I decided to combine the two into one powerful toner. And..... it is amazing.
What you need:
1. Witch Hazel
I found this Witch Hazel at the grocery store. It was cheap for this huge bottle... about $2-3.
2. Lemon Juice
I had some of this in the fridge. I guess you could use real lemons, but I think this is easier.
3. An empty bottle
I took one of these 3 oz. bottles I had. I suggest mixing a small amount to try it out instead of wasting a huge bottle of these things. You might like Witch Hazel or Lemon Juice on its own, so start small.
Mixing and Applying:
1. Fill your bottle 3/4 full with the Witch Hazel
2. Fill the last 1/4 with the Lemon Juice
3. Shake it, baby!
4. Wipe over clean face with cotton ball/pad in place of toner
O.'s Notes:
- This has significantly helped and control my acne flare ups
- My oily skin has stayed more matte
- The biggest benefit I've had from this was the lightening of acne scars!!! YAY!!!
- I saw my skin brighten up in just one day (I've got some pink pigmentation). I looked in the mirror the next morning and was pleasantly surprised!
- Shake it up each time before using, as the lemon settles
- Make sure you wear sunscreen during the day!
- I never really used toner before since I didn't see any use of putting rubbing alcohol on my face. This is different and 100% natural.
- I never really used toner before since I didn't see any use of putting rubbing alcohol on my face. This is different and 100% natural.
I'm going to leave you with a photo of myself taken on Friday after getting my hurr did (sorry... can't ever say "getting my hair done"). Please note - I'm not wearing a lot of makeup at all!!! (My friends know I LOVE a full coverage foundation)
So happy to have this under control! Now stop staring at my radiant beauty.
Give this toner a try! I hope you have great results like I did!!!
9 comments:
What a great idea. I'm starring this on my google reader!
Love the hair! And you should make me a bottle of that toner :)
Oh, grilled chicken tomorrow night with veggies. I figured read meat with Dexter isn't a good combo!
That's amazing. Witch hazel seems to be good for pretty much everything! I'm too lazy to make my own potions but I'm glad it works for you!
You look lovely! Isn't Witch Hazel wonderful?! I've been using it as a toner for a few years now and my skin just loves it. I've been meaning to post about it for a while now since it really is a great natural addition to the routine and it's an antispetic- no more need for pricey toners with chemicals and preservatives.
your kidding! Lemon juice! I have got to try this out. your skin looks flawless!
Great tip...I also have similar skin issues. Oh yea and your hair is to DIE FOR!!! If you don't mind I am going to save your picture and transfer it to my phone so when I go to get my hurr did I can show my stylist what color I want!!
Great tip! Thanks for sharing!
I am totally going to try this! Thanks!
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So I know that you wrote this 10,000 years ago but I saw it "advertised" under your blissdom post and couldn't help but check it out. I already use witch hazel (which I love btw) but if you add lemon juice does it need to stay refrigerated? I will obviously need to do some more research and see if this is something I should try. I have nodular acne from my PCOS but I take some medicine for it that leaves me with super dry skin. Unfortunately the medicine hasn't completely taken care of all the acne (just the big stuff I guess) so I don't want to put lemon juice on there if it is better for oily skin types. Ok that was a long rant but my main question is if it needs to be refrigerated hahaha sorry I'm so lame sometimes.
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