Comments on Crunchy Chicken: Homemade clay mask

When I was a little girl, my mother would coat my ...

2008-12-03T04:39:00.000-08:00

When I was a little girl, my mother would coat my sunburns with yoghurt (real whole plain basic yoghurt-yoghurt). I'd then sleep all night with it, and voila! No sunburns left in the morning. The sheets needed a wash after all that though, but it definitely works!

good idea. i've been fretting over the cost of na...

2008-12-02T23:20:00.000-08:00

good idea. i've been fretting over the cost of natural beauty stuff.

I love making my own masks and have done it for ye...

2008-12-02T22:53:00.000-08:00

I love making my own masks and have done it for years. The aspirin thing is a new idea for me though. I can see the benefit of salicylic acid, however I think I would use a bit of a white willow bark infusion instead of the aspirin.

I bought a jar of mask clay recently that had the ...

2008-12-02T17:02:00.000-08:00

I bought a jar of mask clay recently that had the suggestions of using carrot juice for mature skin, tomato juice for troubled skin, or green tea or grapefruit juice for oily skin. I have never used anything but water personally, but I did buy a bar of soap made with tomato and it does help my troubled skin.

koolchicken - I suppose if you are looking more fo...

2008-12-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

koolchicken - I suppose if you are looking more for a facial peel then using buttermilk will work a whole lot better with the higher acid content. But, as Mimi said, milk by itself is slightly acidic.

Texan - I do not always practice what I preach and I'm sure there are many readers out there who live far more environmentally friendly than I. I have a lot of good intentions though!

Diana - I don't know if all clays are created equal and wouldn't know if pottery clay has some additives in it that clay sold for use on the skin doesn't. It's probably not worth the risk. Clearly you use it on your hands and it causes no problems but I'd be wary about putting it on my face.

Cool! I have some of the clay powder, but I've on...

2008-12-02T11:06:00.000-08:00

Cool! I have some of the clay powder, but I've only ever used it mixed with plain water.

Hmmmmm .... wondering how the asprin addition woul...

2008-12-02T09:44:00.000-08:00

Hmmmmm .... wondering how the asprin addition would work for dry cracked heals from too much barefoot gardening.

Just might try something like that!

Love the pic. Thanks for the recipe.

2008-12-02T09:31:00.000-08:00

Love the pic. Thanks for the recipe.

I have some leftover clay from a pottery class. I ...

2008-12-02T07:48:00.000-08:00

I have some leftover clay from a pottery class. I have no idea what kind, it's sort of reddish. Is all clay skin-safe?

diana

Okay, at this point, I just gotta know: do you do ...

2008-12-02T07:01:00.000-08:00

Okay, at this point, I just gotta know: do you do ANYTHING that is selfish, just for yourself and not for the environment? Like eat Twinkies or throw away some aluminum because your recycling bin is already too full? C'mon - you can't be so great all of the time!

Or can you?

Hausfrau, just be careful with those oils. All thr...

2008-12-02T06:13:00.000-08:00

Hausfrau, just be careful with those oils. All three of them can be caustic to skin, especially sensitive skin. Use in VERY small amounts.

Looks way cheaper than a facial! I just got a bun...

2008-12-02T05:08:00.000-08:00

Looks way cheaper than a facial! I just got a bunch of essential oils that I can experiment with too - maybe I can make a Christmas mask with Cinammon, Nutmeg and Sweet Orange. That should be invigorating.

oh and that post was meant for kool not crunchy.

2008-12-02T03:40:00.001-08:00

oh and that post was meant for kool not crunchy.

sort of true... milk is acidic enough that you don...

2008-12-02T03:40:00.000-08:00

sort of true... milk is acidic enough that you don't really need enzymatic action to get rid of the skin cells. The acidity will take care of that.

Unless the milk has gone sour it will not work. Un...

2008-12-02T00:16:00.000-08:00

Unless the milk has gone sour it will not work. Unspoiled milk lacks the enzymes to slough off dead skin, buttermilk will work. If you have a sunburn whole milk will feel better though, the fat helps calms inflammation.