If I were rating myself, I'd say I was doing a fairly decent job of it most of the time-- sometimes stumbling, but always getting back on track. In this year long quest, I have found some great easy (and mostly cheap) homemade ways to keep this resolution... remember the Mother's Day Bath Salts?? Yeah, I made a bunch for me!
Last night while Rob was watching some smart-alek British TV auto show, I donned a mud mask and pondered my pores... thinking I ought to get some of those Biore Cleansing Pore Strips again. At 2 a.m., I woke up wondering why couldn't I make them myself? Hmmm...
A quick search the next morning proved that I could make my own version of the pore strips-- and with ingredients I had in the house already! So, what's a gal to do but try it out, embarrassingly document it all and share with everyone else!?!??!
All you need for one treatment is:
- 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin
- 1 1/2 teaspoons of milk (I used whole milk... but I don't think it matters)
- A teeny spatula, new Popsicle stick or brush to apply
- Small clean microwaveable container
- Microwave
- Witch hazel
- Wash your hands
- Pour milk into container
- Add gelatin and stir to combine
- Microwave for 10 seconds until mixture looks like thin oatmeal
- Apply to your T zone (forehead, nose, chin)
- Let harden for about 10 minutes
- Now, here comes the fun/gross part. Peel off! I try to peel from both sides slowly to make sure everything comes off.
- Lightly clean area with Witch Hazel and you're done!
I love both that you made your own pore strips AND that you documented it with photos! It also cracks me up that you thought of doing this when you woke up in the middle of the night.
ReplyDeleteWow. How cool. Did you do some research, or how did you figure out to use gelatin and witch hazel? Are those the Biore ingredients? This is genius. Have you considered doing (selling) a little mommy budget book? I mean...why not? You know? You can be the Celtic version of Heloise ;).
ReplyDeletei'll definitely be trying this! i love those little biore strips but haven't bought them for years and years. a girl i went to high school with did a commercial for them some years back - not that she needed the strips herself, being a beautiful model and all.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing!
I just tried this and LOVED it! not only is it cheap and easy, but i think it works better, the ingredients are all natural, and you could turn it into a peal off mask and attack every pore on your face if you so choose! (AND I DID!) face feels great! i did the witch hazel afterwards, and for a moisturizer i used a bit of grape seed oil w/about 2 drops tea tree oil (antibacterial properties/redness remover) as a moisturizer, and as i said i feel GREAT!!!
ReplyDeleteI think I may actually try this... Athough sadly enough I don't have all the ingredients on hand. LOL
ReplyDeleteI tried this and it went great. I did a lot of what was pulled off of my skin. Thank you so much for this!
ReplyDeleteWOW! I have a secret addiction to Biore strips but I hate paying for them. I 've been cutting them up into custom pieces for the problem areas of my face so they would go farther! Haha.
ReplyDeleteThis looks awesome. Will give it a try. Thanks for posting it! :)