Papaya seed facials and scrubs,
yoga for a beautiful mind and body,
seasonal ‘resets’ as an alternative to cleansing,
and this Modern Day Wildwoman
is currently learning the ways of the Far East
to bring on the beauty from inside-out.
These are my inspirations for Be Beautiful. Naturally.
Look out for more coming soon.
xoxo Beach Girl
Nothing wrong with taking a day off to stay at home all day, refuse to feel guilty about forgoing the Hawaiian beach in order to nibble on fruit, sip tea, and give myself a facial. Yes, today’s been an at-home spa day!
Crushed Papaya Seed Facial
*CAUTION: this does burn. It’s the Alpha Hydroxy Acids munching dead skins cells. Take good care to stay in the shade for a couple days after this one, you have exposed fresh baby skin! Hat and SPF! You’ve been warned.
(Photo credit: Wikipedia)
1. Eat papaya. Save seeds.
2. Crush papaya seeds in blender until seeds look like rough sand.
3. Apply to face, neck, chest. Leave on 1-10 minutes, or however long you can stand the burning sensation. If you like, use the seeds as a scrub, as well.
4. Rinse.
5. Follow up with a nourishing mask, preferably a cooling one, such as rejuva-blue mask by ecrin (my friend Erin McGowan’s line).
6. Rinse mask after 15 mins, apply lotion, and lots of SPF!
Peace, love, Aloha
