Cold weather drying out your skin? Make your Face Glow with a D-I-Y Facial Mist

Mediterranean women know the secret to youthful skin: plenty of water and oil. This is my first winter back in the States after 7 winters in mild Mediterranean climates. My time is split between Cyprus and the Western part of Virginia. The high temperature in Virginia today will be 28 Fahrenheit (-3 Celsius). Yikes! This constant change in weather between mild, temperate to cold, blustery has put my skin in a tailspin. My hands, lips are chapped and my face is tight, not dewy and pliable. I’m going to share with you a quick, inexpensive trick to keeping that gorgeous goddess face of yours moist, light and smelling oh-so-right throughout the year.

I picked up my supplies at two stores: local natural products/holistic store and The Dollar Store.

The Goddess’ D-I-Y Facial Spray

What you’ll need:

Spray bottle (The Dollar Store has a 3-pack for, that’s right, $1)
8 Drops of Almond oil (natural food store)
10 Drops of your favorite smelling essential oil (natural food store)
Water (I use my Brita filtered water)

I spent about 20 minutes in the natural food shop smelling the various types of essential oils that fit my personality. As I explained in my previous post, Mediterranean women eat and drink lots of citrus fruit daily, especially in the winter. I do this myself (I go through at least 1 – 2 lemons daily in my water plus 1 – 2 oranges and/or grapefruits per day in the winter. High levels of vitamin C from citrus fruits melt excess fat in your body.

Additionally, to fight dry skin the sallow colors that come in the winter from not enough sunshine, I recommend making your own facial mist with a citrus-based essential oil. I saw lemon, tangerine, orange, and grapefruit. I personally love the smell of grapefruit – it smells so clean and fresh.

I chose Grapefruit oil for its high levels of Vitamin C, which is known to have several key health & skin benefits:

Enjoys high levels of antioxidants
Brightens skin naturally
Makes your skin more resilient
Increases the production of collagen
Smells great!

Method

Combine all of the above ingredients into the spray bottle and shake gently. I use a little extra grapefruit essence because I love the smell.
Spritz liberally on your face whenever you need a bit of pick me up!