This remedy is a surprised find, as the purpose of this skin care remedy is supposed to reduce pores and remove blackheads.
The wonderful side effect, is reducing the volcano-like, inflamed acnes!!!
After the wonderful find, I did some Google research, and some people have indeed testified its effectiveness :D
The wonderful home remedy for inflamed pimples:
The ingredients that work wonders!
Baking soda (gram/chickpea flour will do, but I think baking soda has a more microdermabrasion effect)
Fresh orange juice
You just need one thin slice of orange
Add baking soda, until you can feel the sand-like texture in the orange juice. It's NOT going to be a thick paste.
You may need a clean brush to apply this on your face. I pour the mixture on my palm, and place directly on my face, focusing the concentrated baking soda and orange juice on the inflamed pimples.
Leave the mixture on for about 15 minutes, or until you can't stand the stingy sensation (for people with sensitive skin perhaps, I don't have the issue, except feeling the tingling sensation on the pimples LOL).
On the first use, the big-red-about-to-explode pimple on my forehead was flattened!!! Though you can still see the red patch but that is all!
I had this mega monstrous pimple on my lower chin, the size was significantly reduced!
For people with sensitive skin, it might give you a redface after the treatment. I don't have that except on the acne areas.
Here are some other remedies that I've tried and effective as well, particularly cinnamon with honey, tomato juice, organic oatfour with honey or yogurt, and ground cloves with yogurt.
I was inspired by Bubzbeauty to make my own toner with natural ingredients, and also because my toner was running dry at the time >_<
This video from Bubz shows how to make mask and toner by ourselves. I have all the ingredients for masks as well but I will save them for later as I still have lots of face-masks.
Tune to 4:25 for how to make the toner.
I bought the Apple Cider Vinegar (750ml) for $2.60.
A box of green tea with 20 teabags for $1.20.
From the land where my Great-greatgrandpa and grandfather from :)
First, make a mug of green tea with boiled water and set it aside to be cooled down.
Pour into a clean empty bottle, as instructed by Bubz, 2/3 of the bottle to be filled with green tea.
And then 1/3 of it with apple cider vinegar.
Here's my toner! Big bottle at that (500ml) and only costs me a fraction of $3.80! Damn cheap! I've tried it and my face feels cold and smooth, love it! Hopefully it can reduce my acne and acne scars after a month or so :)
As you can see in Bubz's video, she uses Egyptian magic cream after using the toner... I actually found out about this cream through a Melbourne blogger and am surprised to know Bubz is also using it! And apparently, it caused a rave in Hollywood and the world (as claimed) and every celebrities and non-celebrities are using it. I surveyed various comments and feedback before I decide to buy it on eBay because it costs $35 + $7.65 shipping fee! There are mixed responses, some (or I can say many) claim it works magic and wonders, and some don't find it "magic" (because they already have good skin, DUH), and some abandon using it because it is too oily or does not work.
This is how the cream looks like, with a free sample in tube.
It is made of 100% natural ingredients (as claimed by Mr. LordPharaoh ImHotepAmonRa. Geez, I doubted for a moment when I read this name on the label. This Mr. Howard put the powerful Egyptian Gods' names together to become his Egyptian name!) such as Olive oil, Beeswax, Honey, Pollen, Royal Jelly, and Propolis Extract.
But it smells like wax to me though.
I finally decided to buy it because I noticed over 2 days only, its listings on eBay are selling out fast and also The New York's Times had interviewed the founder, so I made the biggest decision to buy the most expensive product ever from eBay.
And because of that I am officially broke. Haha!
Am surprised again because just found out Bubz actually did a video on the cream!
And oh yeah, check out the list below from a Singapore eBay listing, I chuckled when I read some of them, LOL^^
Egyptian Magic Skin Creme and Hair Cream more ways people have found it beneficial:
skin moisturizer, makeup remover, diaper rash, skin rash, clear up foot odor chicken pox, stretch marks, athletes foot, sun and wind moisture protection Note: NOT A SUNSCREEN, aromatherapy, essential oils, fungus, hemorrhoids, vaginal moisturizer, vaginal cream, cold sores, chapped lips, dry skin,
itchy skin, cracked skin, ashy skin, massage lotion, massage oil, shaving cream for legs and face, after-shave cream for legs and face, relief from razor bumps, dry scalp, itchy scalp, "hair tamer", hot oil hair treatment, surgical incisions, skin irritations, eczema, scars, tattoo, Pets/animals: dogs cats horses, Help to prevent pregnancy stretch marks
Because I have legs so big that do not match me (I admit I have a pear-shaped body so starting from me pelvis none and below all the bones are at least two times bigger than my upper body's bones), I seldom wear skirts/dresses and I dislike to wear them.
But somehow I can appreciate the beauty in them, and I love to see girls in skirts and dresses. Too bad I cant wear them and I am very well-aware that I would never look good in any skirt or dress, no matter how hard I try T_T
So pretty dresses and skirts are somehow served as my eye candy only, hehe.
*All bids were ended for items shown below.*
Blue Maxi Dress with Black and white zebra print, Size 8, rrp$70, $0.99 + $5.50
Maxi dress never crosses my mind as one of my wardrobe choice. May be I should try one day >_<
Black & Red Flowing Swing 50s Style Skirt, $44.99 + $6.20
I only have one long black skirt and I bought it because I need to attend some courses that have very strict dress codes. There was a 5-day course and I wore that one black skirt everyday until I was given the nickname "That Skirt", duh -_- I didn't buy more than one because I know I wont wear the skirts again.
Well, I should consider buying another long skirt^^
JAY JAYS Cute White Black Polka Dot Skirt with Bow, Size 6-8, $0.99 + $5.99
This skirt will show my lobaks, LOL
But I love the bow and the black lace at the end! D*mn.
Portmans Pink Tweed High Waisted Skirt With Bow, Sz 6, acrylic, $3.00 + $7.00
Looks very warm~~~ But not practical lah. I rather wear jeans during Winter -_- Unless I'm in Europe, I will not consider wearing skirts for a promenade. Why? Europe is more romantic and thus more suitable for feminine thingy~ ahaks^^
The appearance of the White Queen means this is not the usual version of the Alice in the Wonderland that is popularly known. Lewis Carrol wrote a sequel for AITWL: Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There---and that is where the White Queen is one of the protagonists of the story.
Although I am a now a grown-up, I still love children literature. American and Scandinavian universities even offer bachelor and master of education/literature degree majoring in children's literature. Though I love to read, I cannot write---because of one discouragement I encountered when I was in Primary 1 or 2 (you can Malaysian education is not doing good to young children of my generation, and I believe will not do any good for our future generation either T_T). I will blog about the traumatised story later, LOL.
Back to the topic, I can't wait for Tim Burton's Alice in the Wonderland!
At Yarra River, overlooking Melbourne CBD at night
Living in the one of the fashionable city in Oz, Melbourne has a profound impact on my sense of fashion. It's not only me, my friends who are fashion-conscious are head-over-heels with the fashion boutiques here and we constantly follow the fashion magazines (even their newspapers!) to catch up the latest trends of the season.
One practically way is to observe what other people are wearing at the moment, get an idea of the type of sweater, jumper, boots, scarves, hats/caps, etc that we will be looking for while shopping :)
Unlike in Malaysia, we cannot have one style wearing throughout the whole year. We basically need to ransack our closet every 3 months. And yes you can guess that our clothes are going doubling and tripling!
This blog will be dedicated for my online-impulse-shopping experiences, cute clothes, some accessories, and may be some other hobbies of mine.
