Reset Yourself DIY Facial Treatments

Mix up these DIY facial treatments to reset your complexion.

Talk about a dynamic duo. Anti-aging experts and innovators Michele Periquet and Firouze Zeroual have teamed up to create Reset Yourself for Life, a provider of personalized and preventive anti-aging, weight loss, energy and detox programs based on each client’s unique biochemical blueprint. How do they do it? You provide a hair sample, they analyze it in their lab and in two weeks or so, you’re given a targeted nutrition and lifestyle plan and a phone consultation with a Reset Specialist. You also get access to a slew of resources like videos, recipes and tips to keep you on track. Pretty sweet. Dig into the details at the Reset Yourself resetyourself.com.

Meantime, Michele and Firouze shared these DIY facial treatments with us for a quick complexion reset. Enjoy these with a side of green tea, soft music and low lighting for a home spa timeout.

Edible Moisture Mask

For dry, parched skin, this deeply moisturizing face treatment that also softens and soothes the skin.

Here’s what you need:

1 tablespoon milled chia
1 tablespoon raw honey
1/2 avocado, pitted and mashed

Here’s what you do:

In a small bowl, mix ingredients together into a paste. Apply to freshly cleansed skin and let it sit for 15-30 minutes. Remove gently with warm water and a washcloth. Note: You can find milled chia at a health food store or you can grind chia seeds at home using a food processor or a coffee mill until you get a coarse flour-like texture.

Nutty Face Scrub

Slough off the dead cells from the outer layer of skin with this is a gentle exfoliating, skin-brightening treatment.

Here’s what you need:

2 tablespoons almond meal
4 tablespoons whole milk

Here’s what you do:

Mix ingredients together in a small bowl. Apply mixture to freshly cleansed skin and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Gently massaging the mixture onto skin in a circular motion and then wash off with lukewarm water.

Ice Your Face

This complexion pick-me-up is an excellent way to refresh your skin and shake you out of that tired state. It also tones the skin and acts as a great primer for makeup.

Here’s what you do:

Cleanse skin. Put an ice cube in a soft gauze cloth and when the cloth is damp, apply to the face. Go over the different parts of the face for one minute. Follow with your skincare.

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