9 step for Perfect-for-Spring Homemade Skin Care Recipes

9 step for Perfect-for-Spring Homemade Skin Care Recipes

Cold weather is good for some things like skiing, snowmen and the occasional hot toddy consumption, but for your skin, it's torture. That's why, by the time spring comes around, your dry, cracked skin is fed up and ready for a little taste of spring time weather.

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Along with warm, longer days and a bounty of green, flowers and baby animals (aw...), come a plethora of ingredients perfect for healing, hydrating and alleviating your skin. Peruse your grocery store aisles and you'll see them stocked with some of the best and brightest fruits, vegetables and oils capable of kicking your big-brand skin care products' butts.

That's right. Good ol' mother nature reminds us every spring that with her help, your natural skin care routine can be easy, cheap and effective, too.

When shopping for DIY skin care recipes, it's always best to shop for recipes based on what's in season -- the ingredients are bound to be the most effective and you'll get the best deal on them. That's why all of the following nine skin care recipes from Janice Cox, author of "Natural Beauty for All Seasons", use ingredients that are not only great for skin, but are also in their prime during spring months. Do keep in mind, however, that some seasonal plants and fruits vary depending on the climate of specific regions in the country, so check state-specific seasonal guidelines for some of the ingredients.


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