Monday, November 1, 2010

Pumpkin Face Mask

Halloween may be over but don't throw out that pumpkin! Bake, scoop, mash and voila, the primary ingredient in your new  face mask.  Loaded with antioxidants like beta carotene, vitamin C and zinc, you'll be glowing in no time!


Ingredients:
2 teaspoons cooked or canned pumpkin, pureed/mashed (antioxidant, skin healing)
One-half teaspoon honey (retains skin moisture, regenerative)
One-quarter teaspoon milk/ soy milk (source of alpha hydroxy acid, works by exfoliating the skin)


Combine all your  ingredients and relax for 15 minutes.
Snack on some roasted pumpkin seeds while you wait for your mask to work its magic. 
Did you know 1/2 cup of pumpkin seeds contains 92% of your daily value of magnesium, a mineral in which most Americans are deficient.