Making your own herbal steam facial can be a wonderful way to not only benefit your skin but a great therapeutic and easy way to have a little spa treatment in your own home.Herbal steam benefits :
- Loosens debris and helps soften your skin
- Gives you a deeper cleanse
- Rejuvenating
- Relaxing and therapeutic
What you will need:
- A few different herbs depending on your skin type. You can purchase these at your local bulk health food store for cheap.
-Dry/Sensitive/ Mature: camomile, basil, rose, lavender, cornflower
-Oily/Acne: comfrey, lemongrass, marshmallow root, peppermint, eucalyptus, licorice root
How to make you own herbal steam facial:
- Cleanse your face first.
- Decide what herbs you would like to use. I love the combination of licorice root and marshmallow root since I have oily skin.
- Boil a pot of water.
- Add herbs (3 tablespoons) to your bathroom sink.
- Transfer hot water to your sink. Make sure you plug it up beforehand.
- Cover your head with a towel and place your face about 6 inches abut the steam.
- Steam you skin for about 7 minutes.
If you have any questions regarding this post you can either e-mail me or leave them in the comment section and I will respond below.
36 comments:
Sound lovely, Lindsay! Not only do you get a facial you get some aromatherapy at the same time!
This sounds lovely...I am wondering if it would help with sinuses! I suffer from sinus headaches anytime we get weather changes here in Florida which is only twice a year...HOT to not so HOT. I'm going to try this out. Thanks for the tips!
Ooooh! I'm going to need to try this!!! I've never bought herbs like these before. I have oily skin so I want to try that route. Does Whole Foods have these?
xoxo
Lia
I can only imagine how good this would smell!
Mmm...how refreshing. I did a home spa evening this weekend and looooved it. I'll keep this in mind for next time! Also--I've been using the diluted apple cider vinegar as facial toner and the results are wonderful. Thanks for the tips!
well, i pretty much need to do this immediately. and pretty much with every single one of those herbs!
Oh my gosh...could totally use a facial right now!
xo
Alexa
This sounds sooooo relaxing. I do love your skincare tips. :) XO
Thank you for this! It sounds great :)
I love your tips! Have you ever heard of the oil cleansing method? If so, what are your thoughts on that?
I could totally go for this! Sounds like a little spa treatment right at home. LOVE it Linds!
Ashley- love the OCM! Doing a post on it next week
Sounds interesting, I think I might just have to give it a try!
I have to try this! Can I use eucalyptus scented oil for this??
xoxo,Sara
P.S. that may or may not be a really stupid question:)
I'm definitely going to try this, it sounds great!
Writing this down and trying it tonight! Thank you for the recipe, and thank you for visiting my blog today!
xoxo michele
This sounds amazing. I bet it smells incredible! Definitely trying.
Sara-of course you can! Not a stupid question at all
Ooooo, I'm gonna do this! Thanks, love!
Love DIY skincare! This sounds like so much fun to try!
Wow, this sounds so cleansing...I am almost relaxed just imagining breathing in the scent of those herbs! I have oily skin and have tried so many different skin products but haven't yet found one that I am 100% happy with. Maybe this might actually do the trick!
Thanks for the tip!
Looks like I'm going to be having a home spa day tomorrow!! Love this.
This may just be the best idea EVER!!!
i love this... i need a facial so badly is not even funny!
This is something I would love to become addicted to! I will definitely be doing this during my relaxing upcoming weekend I plan to have :) Thanks for sharing, lady! xoxoxo brynn
I've never had a facial, ever. I love the idea of doing one myself, how wonderful! Thanks for this!
Thanks for the birthday wishes last week!
Loving your blog and can't wait to follow!
Meg
Thank you for sharing this!
I've never tried DIY facial steaming before but now I'm really interested. I'm oily skin so the herbal list can truly help me :)
This looks amazing.
Sounds fab, think I might give this a go x
This sounds SO relaxing! Must give this a try. I can't wait to experiment with different types of herbs!
What a great idea! Sounds like a nice at-home spa treatment.
I have oily skin too and I'm afraid to steam it. I'm so glad you mentioned those two roots. Thanks!
Thank you for this post.
This sounds awesome. I definitely want to try it. But where do you buy those herbs?
Thanks for these great tips. Really helpful article.. Last week I had a good cleansing facial in Manhattanand it feels great! I love a good facial.
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