Also called kaolin, white clay has many benefits. Less rich in minerals than green clay, white clay is therefore ideal for dry and sensitive skin. Attenuating redness and calming irritation, white clay is suitable for acne-prone skin as well as mature skin due to its cleansing and firming properties. Fighting against skin aging, white clay naturally reduces wrinkles. While white clay is often used in beauty salons, to make homemade masks or as a poultice, this product can also be used as natural talc for babies, or even be a real remedy for joint and intestinal pain by dipping. swallowed.
With which product can you create the exfoliation effect at home? A word of advice:look in your cupboards. Indeed, for a natural and quickly effective exfoliation, some everyday products will surprise you. For the exfoliating effect, cane sugar is one of the most used products. That said, sensitive skin would benefit from using a less "aggressive" product for the epidermis. Powdered sugar, with finer balls, can be very suitable, as can oatmeal which will gently exfoliate the skin. Finally, the orange peels also act as an exfoliating product, while leaving a pleasant smell during your beauty treatment.
Depending on your needs, several white clay scrub recipes are possible. For a good-looking exfoliation while taking care of your dry skin, mix 2 tablespoons of white clay with half a natural yogurt, 1 tablespoon of oatmeal and 1 teaspoon of liquid honey. Apply the mixture to the face, massaging deeply while avoiding the eye area. Rinse with lukewarm water, then finish with cold water to tighten the pores. The oat flakes will permanently eliminate dead skin, while the yogurt and honey will hydrate the epidermis while giving it a boost of radiance. Similarly, for a cleansing and purifying scrub, you can mix 1 tablespoon of white clay, 5 tablespoons of warm mineral water, 1 teaspoon of powdered sugar, 2 drops of chamomile essential oil as well than a teaspoon of jojoba oil. Leave on for 5 minutes before rinsing off with lukewarm water. Chamomile essential oil will restore radiance to the face, while softening the redness and tightness of sensitive skin. For its part, jojoba oil will deeply cleanse the epidermis while regulating sebum to provide optimal hydration. Note in particular that your scrub must be mixed with a wooden spoon and not a metal one, as metals can destroy the active ingredients of the white clay.
White clay is easily found in organic stores, parapharmacies or even on specialized sites. Prefer powdered white clay suitable for a mask, poultice or even oral ingestion. To keep the white clay in the best conditions, avoid contact with light, and prefer a dry place.
