Garlic Pore Cleanser
Garlic, which will keep mosquitos and other biting bugs away, can clear out your pores. Apply a paste from eight garlic cloves crushed to your face; this will make your skin tingle. Leave on your face for fifteen minutes before washing off with a warm cloth. The results are very smelly. Garlic gets even smellier as it rinses off, but the good news is that dead skin comes off with it. If you can stand the stink, try it, just keep it away from your eyes. You might want to do this before bed, as long as no one’s sleeping over!
(From Desiree)

Baking Soda Acne Treatment
You can use baking soda to treat acne either as a mask or a scrub. For a mask, mix baking soda and water and apply to your face as a paste. Leave on for five minutes and rinse. As a scrub, wet face thoroughly and mix baking soda with a small amount of water. Massage onto skin in a circular motion to clear excess dirt from your pores. Follow with your favorite toner or astringent. (see recipes below.)

Almond-Oatmeal Scrub
Mix equal parts of rolled oats, almonds and dried lavender flowers and grind together in a blender or food processor. Mix with water and apply to pre-moistened face to gently exfoliate dead skin cells. If your skin is dry, then add some honey to the dry mixture before adding water. Massage onto face in a circular motion, then rinse and follow with a toner or astringent. Store mixture dry in a jar in a cool fry place.

Avocado Facial
Try this facial for dry skin: Mash the pulp of the avocado into a creamy texture and massage into the face and neck with upward and outward movements. Tissue off after fifteen minutes with rosewater or witch hazel. Your skin will feel tight and buttery soft.
(From Desiree)

Tired Eye Remedy
For bloodshot, tired eyes, try soaking a sterile strip of puffy cotton in cold skim milk. Place over eyes for ten minutes. Rinse entire face in warm, then cool, water.
(From Desiree)

Dark Circles Under Eyes
To lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue and apply an eye cream or jojoba oil treatment. Circles will lighten and skin tighten.
(From Desiree)

Eye Mask
Finely grate two slices of peeled cucumber and mix with one teaspoon of powdered milk to form a thick paste. Close your eyes and apply over eye area. Leave on for about 10 minutes and rinse off with cool water. Follow with eye cream or jojoba oil treatment.

Jojoba Eye Treatment
Jojoba Oil makes a great substitute for eye cream. Apply a small amount around the entire eye area in the morning and before bedtime to prevent wrinkles. A 2 ounce bottle can be found at the health food store for around US$8, which is significantly lower in price than commercial eye creams.

Rosewater
True rosewater is a distillate of fresh rose petals, but you can make your own economical substitute with dried roses. Make sure that these are organically grown from the health food store, herb shop, or your own rose bush, not from the florist or supermarket. You don’t want any chemicals or pesticides on your skin. Add 1 teaspoon of rose petals to 1 cup of boiling water and steep for at least fifteen minutes. Strain and store in a jar with a tight fitting lid in the refrigerator. This will keep for about one week. Rosewater is great as a toner as it softens skin. Apply to skin with a cotton ball as a toner or pour into a spray bottle to mist skin throughout the day.

Thyme Astringent
Thyme is excellent for treating acne. Using 1 teaspoon of dried thyme, follow the infusion directions listed in the rosewater recipe. Store in the refrigerator and apply with a cotton ball.

Calendula Toner
Again you will follow the rosewater infusion directions, but using one teaspoon of dried calendula (pot marigold) flowers. Calendula has excellent healing properties for your skin and especially good for sensitive skin.