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Rose Oil / Rose Water For
Different Skin Types
Normal Skin
Cleansing:
Wash your face daily
with a mild-PH balanced soap and water. At night cleanse with cleansing
milk or cream containing rose or chamomile.
Toning:
With rose
water.
Moisturizing & Conditioning:
Use a face-oil
every night. Make your own by adding two drops of rose oil to three
teaspoons of almond oil. Massage in with circular movements with your
fingers across the forehead, around the sinus area, over the cheeks and
chin; stroke up the back and front of the neck. Use a moisturizer
containing rose or chamomile during the day.
Two to
three times a week:
Deep cleanse your face with a face shampoo in the
morning.
Once a
week:
Use a refreshing and
cleansing herbal mask.
Mix one tablespoon of kaolin with yoghurt; add one tablespoon of pulp of
avocado/ grape/ peach; add two drops of rose oil or a teaspoon of rose
water.
Dry and Sensitive Skin
Cleansing:
Use a rose cleansing cream in morning and night. Do not
wash your skin even with a mild soap. Use milk (to which a dash of
turmeric has been added) as a cleanser.
Toning:
Mix equal
quantities of rose water and witch-hazel to tone the skin. Cucumber
juice is also an effective toner for dry skin.
Moisturizing & Conditioning:
Apply a few drops of
face oil containing three drops of sandalwood oil, one tablespoon of
almond oil and one tablespoon of castor oil. After five minutes, apply a
moisturizer. Discontinue castor oil in summer.
Two to
three times a week:
A gentle face scrub with oatmeal and almonds.
Once a
week: Use
a soothing facemask. Mix one tablespoon of milk powder, half a banana,
half teaspoon honey and yoghurt to make a paste. Add one drop of
sandalwood oil.
Combination Skin
Cleansing:
Wash your face daily with a mild soap and water. At night
cleanse with cleansing milk or light cream containing rose.
Toning:
Rose water
mixed with witch-hazel
Moisturizing & Conditioning:
Make two face oils - one
with two drops of sandalwood and one tablespoon almond oil for the dry
areas. The other with two drops of lemon and one tablespoon jojoba oil
for the oily areas. After massage, apply hot towel to the entire face as
compress.
Two to
three times a week:
Deep cleanse your face with a face shampoo in the
morning.
Once a
week: Use
a gentle scrub (same as dry skin).
From WeddingSutra.com
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