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Honey Face Mask
Raw honey and a spoon of oil, on the face for ten minutes. One use. A single drop of tea tree is optional, and only for an adult.
This is how our household cooks, washes, and thinks. It is not medical advice, and it is not a substitute for a midwife or a doctor.
15 minutes · One mask
“Eat honey, my son, for it is good, and the honeycomb is sweet to your palate.”
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp raw honey
- 1 tsp jojoba oil, or olive oil
Method
- 1
Stir the honey and the oil in a small bowl. A dry face will tug. A damp face lets the honey sit.
- 2
Spread it over the face with clean fingers. Stay off the eyelids and out of the eyes. Leave it 10 minutes. It will feel sticky. That is the mask.
- 3
Rinse with warm water and a soft cloth. Pat dry. If the skin is tight afterward, use the plain tallow, not a scented butter.
From the kitchen
- This mask, without essential oil, is gentle enough for an adult or an older child who will sit still and keep it out of their eyes. It is not for a baby.
- An adult who is not pregnant may stir in 1 drop of tea tree before spreading it, for a blemish-prone face. One drop. Not on open skin. If it stings, rinse it off at once.
- Do not store the mixed mask. Make it when you use it.
My note
Kept on this device, beside the recipe, for the next time you cook it.
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