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Name: Simi Ali Bhatt

A basic facial must incluse at least 3 elements:
1. Cleaning
2. toning
3. Moisturizing.
Additional steps might include steaming, exfoliatinga nd masking. Each of these steps is out lined belos, along with suffested recipes for you to try.

1. Before cleaning your skin with gentle cleanser, it is wise to give yourself a light steam treatment to open your pores and prepare your face for cleanig. To do this, simply soak a soft towel in a bowl of comfortable warm herbal tea (chamomile is one of my favorites). Wring out the towel and place it over your face and neck area and relax until it cools slightly. You may reat this process, as it is quite soothing.

2. Cleanse you face with gentle handmade cleanser such as rose cream cleanser. Use upward, circular movements of the fingertips to gently stimulate the skin and help lift suraface debris and excessoil. Rinse with warm water and gently pat excess moisture from face with a soft towel. If you wear heavy make-up, you might wich to repeat the cleansing process.

3.After cleansing, it is important to tone the skin using ingredients that help balance the ph of the skin, which is typically disturbed during the clansing process. The recipe for Tone up Tea is excellent for mose skin types, and contains aloeto soothe and green tea as an effective anti-oxidant. Apply the toner with a soft cotton pad, but do not urb the skin. Rather, saturate the pad and pat the toner over the face and nec area. Do not pat skin dry. if you sense the aroma of cider binegar, don't worry. it disappears quickly. Apple cider vinggar is the best natural ingredient to ensure optimal ph balance for the skin. Avioid eye area when using this toner. Your skin is now ready for moisturizing.

4. Moisturize your skin using Aromatic Facial Oil, Which contains a host of soothing ingredients to add moisture and nutrients to your skin . to seal in the moisture, be sure to apply the iol while skin remains damp from applying the toner. Gently apply the jiol to your face and neck using patting motions. For oily areas of skin.one application of oil should suffice. Apply twice to dry areas of skin waiting about 2-3 minurtes between applications and being sure to moisten the skin slightly with water or toner before the second application.

On occasion, you may wish to add a gentls exfoliation and mask to your teatment. You can try the recpes here.

Rose Cream cleanser
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 teaspoon rose hydrosol
2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil
Combine all ingredients in the order shown, stirring well after each one. Apply cleaser to face and neck skin, using gentls , upward sweeping motions. Rinse well. This recipe should be used within 2 days and makes enough for town cleanings.

Tone up Tea
1 cup distilled water
1 heaping tablespoon dried green tea leaves
1 heaping tablespoon dried chamomile flowers
1 tablespoon rose hydrosol
1 tablespoon aloe vera gel
3 teaspoon apple cider vingar
3teaspoon lemon juice ( optional addition for oily skin)
Heat distilled water until boiling. Remove from heat and add green tea and chamomile. Steep for 15 minutes and strain out plant material. Add rose hydrosol, aloe bera and binegar (and lemon juice, if using) and stir well. Pour into a clean bottle and label. Shake well to ensure the mix. Store in refrigerator for best resuls and use within 3 weeks.

Aromatic Facial Oil
3 tablespoons jojpba oil
3 tablespoons rose hips seed oil(or tbsp. hazelnut oil for oily skin)
2 drops rose essential oil
3 drops lavender essential oil
2 drops geranium essenial oil
2 drops palmarose essential oil

In a glass bown or dish, combine oils with essential oils. Stir with a clean pop sickle stick or plastic untensil ot combine. Pour into a clean bottle, preferably one with a medicine dropper so you can apply the oil using the dropper. After cleansing and toning, and while skin remains a bit damp, apply a bit ofh moisturizer using gentle patting motions. Do not urb the oil into the skin. rather, just gently pat it onto the skin and it will absorb readily within a few minutes.

Honey Mask
1 tbsp. honey
1 egg white
2 tsp glycerin
1/3 cup flour

Whisk the honey,egg and glycerin, and then add the flour. It should be thick. apply to face and rinse after 15 minutes. The mask effectivly moisturize the skin, and tighten the skin, making it smooth and soft

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