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       We continue with another post about beauty and how can we make beauty products using pure ingredients from our kitchen at home. The second part will be referring to a great ingredient, we have extensively mentioned its beneficial effects in our health in an earlier post , that is olive oil.

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Olive oil

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Face mask with olive oil for oily skins

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• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 1 teaspoon yogurt

• 1 teaspoon clay

• 1 drop eucalyptus essential oil

 

 

Face mask for dry and dehydrated skin

• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 1 teaspoon almond oil

• 1 tbsp banana puree

 

 

Face mask for normal skin

• 1 teaspoon olive oil

• 1 teaspoonthyme honey

 

    

    Mix all the ingredients of the corresponding mask as good as possible until the mixture becomes a even and uniform cream , apply the mask on your face and neck avoiding the sensitive eye area. Leave it there  for about 20 minutes and then wash it of  with warm water.

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      * The recipes for the masks hail from the book "The elixirs of beauty" by Demeter Goula, Dioptra editions.