DIY Facial Smudge Recipe
Sep 14, 2022
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Ingredients:
2 tablespoons dried lavender flowers
2 tablespoons dried chamomile flowers or the contents of a chamomile tea bag. 2 cups of boiled water
Optional ingredients: Water Safe Crystals
Clear Quartz Rose Quartz Amethyst Smokey Quartz Citrine
Agate Moonstone
Process:
1. Bring a small pot of water to a boil.
2. Wash your face while the water is heating up to remove makeup and dirt.
Removing makeup and dirt is a must before steaming, because steaming opens up your pores, and anything on your face will be able to get inside and cause irritation.
3. Pour the steaming water into a bowl. Rest the bowl on a folded towel if needed to keep it from moving around.
4. Add your dried herbs and/or flowers to the bowl: These organic dried herbs and essential oils will release beneficial aromas.
5. Find a comfortable place to sit. Lean over the bowl and drape a towel over your head so that it creates a sort of tent over your face, hold your face over the water without touching.
Keep your face over the steam for 5 minutes or as long as you are
comfortable. Stop immediately if you feel dizzy or overheated.
Now that you are pampering your beautiful skin for 5 minutes, let's use that time to also nourish our minds & hearts:
Close your eyes and breathe deeply, allowing the heat to awaken your face, open your pores, cleanse your senses, and calm your mind. Choose one or more of the mantras from the following page to repeat in your mind.
An important note about mantras:
Humans are repetitive beings by nature.
As children, we learn by hearing the same stories.
As students, we learn by reciting facts.
And as adults, we habitually reiterate the same stories over and over again, often moving throughout our days in a sort of robotic hypnosis, repeating the same phrases to ourselves in our heads.
Repeating a mathematical equation until memorized may benefit a student, however repeating a negative story can create a self-fulfilling prophecy!
Change your negative thought patterns and you have the power to change your life.
Reciting mantras is a form of positive self- hypnosis that help us focus on balancing the seven chakras.
A mantra for each chakra:
Focus on only one, a couple, or ALL of these mantras while enjoying your facial smudge.
1. Root Chakra
“I am strong, stable and at peace.”
2. Sacral Chakra
“Creativity is flowing through me.”
3. Solar Plexus Chakra
“Sometimes letting go is the most empowering choice.”
4. Heart Chakra
“Giving equals receiving.”
5. Throat Chakra
“My words are like seeds.”
6. Brow Chakra
“I am open to new ideas.”
7. Crown Chakra
“I surrender to the highest and best that seeks to emerge through me."
Facial Smudge Aftercare:
Exfoliate: Facial steaming is the perfect precursor to gently exfoliating so that you can remove any dead skin.
Tone: Even if you do not exfoliate after your facial, it is important to use a toner to close up open pores so that dirt cannot get back in.
Moisturize: Steaming can actually dry skin out, so this is an important final step.
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