Overhearing some coworkers raving about a pumpkin facial they had given themselves…I just had to ask what the heck they were talking about? I’d never heard of using pumpkin as a facial, cucumbers and yogurt have long been common staples for facial care inspired by food from your kitchen, but pumpkin?
It all started when Rosie decided to make some pumpkin pies, being one shell short after opening all of her canned pumpkins, you guessed it, she had leftover filling. What to do? She decided to look to the internet for various uses for leftover or unused pumpkin.
She ran across several recipes for homemade pumpkin facial masks before settling on one. She then added some of her own ingredients to improve upon the results and here they are:
2 teaspoons cooked or canned pumpkin, pureed
one-half teaspoon honey
one-quarter teaspoon soy milk one-quarter teaspoon oatmeal
one-quarter teaspoon cranberry juice
Mix all ingredients together, apply to face, leave on for 5-20 minutes, rinse, continue with normal makeup or bedtime routine.
The best thing about this recipe is that most people will have the ingredients in their kitchen already. Rosie improved on the idea by making up large batches and then separating them out into freezer baggies that she could get out and thaw and use anytime she likes. I thought this was a wonderful way to naturally give yourself a facial – and economical too.
After discussing with the group, the suggestion was made that you could include the recipe and get a gift basket full of the unopened ingredients to give as a Thanksgiving Day gift or even Christmas. I just might do that!
