By Marcella Campbell
It is a powerful antioxidant and cleanser, that fights free radicals, helps eliminate waste, and protects against fungal and bacterial infection. It also irrigates the skin.
Apple cider vinegar has been used for everything from dieting to improving flexibility and mobility. Yet this simple and ancient apple extract (uncooked, organic, unfiltered, and unpasteurized) is also a fabulous skin treatment.
It is made from the juice of pressed apples that has fermented into the vinegar stage.
It is made from the juice of pressed apples that has fermented into the vinegar stage.
Apple cider vinegar is not distilled and retains most of its original enzymes, vitamins, and minerals, as well as natural malic acid and tartaric acids, which assist the body in fighting toxins and unfriendly bacteria.
Healthy skin has a protective acidity that can be stripped away by the overuse of alkaline body soaps, many of which also contain preservatives, synthetic perfumes, animal fats, and hormones. These should be avoided in favor of handmade soaps using organic ingredients.
Apple cider vinegar helps keep the skin in an acidic state. It’s important to remember that the skin is the major cleanser of the body, so maintaining its acidity helps with the normal detoxification of your whole system.
This is an absolutely cool skin treatment that will cleanse, tone, stimulate, soften, and purify your skin.
Mix organic cider vinegar with the same quantity of clean water – dilute it further if it is for sensitive skin. Why?
- It is a powerful antioxidant and cleanser, that fights free radicals, helps eliminate waste, and protects against fungal and bacterial infection. It also irrigates the skin.
- It shrinks the pores and stimulates circulation in small capillaries.
- It reduces shiny patches by dissolving excess fat deposits on the surface, balancing oily skin, and restoring the skin’s natural pH.
- It contains a wide range of vitamins and several minerals vital to good health and healthy skin, which makes your skin glow.
- It makes your skin appear younger by lightening age spots or other discoloration.
- It clears up an acne breakout and can even reduce acne scarring.
- It soothes and treats sunburn and insect bites.
To make it smell gorgeous, add a drop of essential oils — for example, lavender, rosemary, or elderflower.
Lavender is a soothing, antiseptic, and anti-inflammatory excellent for a range of skin conditions.
Rosemary is also antiseptic and relaxes both the nerves and muscles.
Elderflower, high in vitamin C, is a mild astringent that also softens the skin.
Other Recipes
Refreshing Face Wash:
Add one cup (250 ml) of apple cider vinegar to a small basin of warm water and use a cotton ball to gently pat the face clean.
Bath Soak:
Add one cup (250 ml) of apple cider vinegar to your bath water. This is particularly important for people with dry, itchy, irritated skin (often a sign of alkalinity). The outer skin is made up of old cells that continually flake off, clearing the way for the new skin beneath. Many people, however, experience old outer skin cells that don’t peel off effectively, leaving them with dull, dry complexions.
Shower Rinse:
Combine a cup of cider vinegar with equal parts of water and keep in a spray dispenser. Use after a shower.
Dandruff & Itchy Scalp:
Add two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar to a large glass of warm water. Pour the mixture over your scalp. Wrap your head in a towel for 15 minutes, then wash your hair as usual. The acidic nature of apple cider vinegar combined with its potent enzymes can kill the bottle bacillus germ that causes many scalp problems such as dandruff, itchy scalp, baldness and thinning hair.
When choosing products for skin care make sure you are selecting cleansers, soaps, and creams that are natural and will be good for your skin. Many of the products on the market say that they are inspired by modern scientific methods, not that they use them or that they are necessarily good for you. Just remember, the best scientist of all is Mother Nature.
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”Marcella Campbell (M.Phil) is an expert in natural skincare and is the founder of Feedyaface Ltd, an online organic skin care company She believes in the healing powers of natural products and founded her company in 2007 to deliver natural bath and skin products based on sustainable ingredients.“
