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Here's a bunch of stuff I've read is good for facial masks/cleansers.

Avocado
cucumber (actually I didn't read it, but I see it in all of the store masks. I did read the putting them on your eyes reduces baginess or something)
lemon juice (apprently if you rub a lemon on your face before bed it'll help fight blackheads
milk
egg (the egg white and egg yolk have different properties, one is good for oily skin, the other I think for dry skin.)
olive oil
honey
green tea
oatmeal
aloe

Lots of other stuff, I forget now.

I just finished my last semester of college (fingers crossed, grades aren't official yet) So I've been uber stressed and my skin, especially on my face, is just xp
I've never made my own mask before, but what with being kinda broke, and always believing in nature having some of the best remedies, I thought I'd give it a go. Since it was totally experimental. I tried to take all of the above and make an ubber mask. There was a lot of stuff I didn't have though, like avocado, I heard a lot of good things about that.

So Here's what I did. Green Tea (made with "gunpowder" Tea leaves that had been sitting since the night before. a bit of mil, a touch of olive oil, a whole egg, squeezed lemon, and honey, oh ya, and aloe gel. Now my honey was a bit liquidy since I had to heat it just to get it out of the container. So my mask was really runny and hard to apply. If anyone attempts this, do it in the shower or over a large sink. Because of the honey though, it does harden a bit, so it's easy to leave on. I still have it on right now, only time will tell if this actually has any kind of effect. I'm gonna go hop in the shower, rinse this off and wash my hair. Which leads me to my question. Any natural shampoos? I know someone at my college makes some, but she only sells it at events like earth day etc.

I have short hair, so I can get away shampooing my hair once a week. With my longer hair, I would have to wash it once a day. I use vinegar every now and then as well. I actually like the smell. o.o

I've tried baking soda, but I found it really made my hair quite static-ey.

For hair growth, rubbing jojoba oil into the roots of your hair will make it thicker, healthier, and it will grow longer faster. Jojoba oil is the closest oil to our own natural oils in our body, so I am informed.

awesome! you're welcome. <3

This is not a mask, but something I used to whip up on a regular basis for a girl who worked in the meat department of the local grocery--she had an ongoing battle with acne (all the fat that she worked with) and it really helped her.

I would re-batch a basic soap that I made, and add about 4 tablespoons of calamine lotion per 5 oz. bar. You could probably do this with your favorite basic soap (I would try Lowila, if you can find it---it already has cornstarch, which is soothing).

Just grate your bar of soap into a saucepan (no nonstick pans!), add the chamomile lotion and a small amount of water, heat gently while stirring until it all melts together. It should be about the consistency of Play Dough. Turn it out onto a piece of waxed paper to cool, and when you can handle it, make any shape you like. You really should let the bar continue to harden for at least a week, turning it everyday so that the extra water you added can evaporate. And of course, don't let it just sit in a puddle when you start using it!

There is no reason why you couldn't make it a liquid soap by just adding more water when you rebatch the soap, then just put it in a pump bottle.

That would certainly be easier. It really did help her a lot.

i'm wearing the mask right now. it smells lovely. heart
if it works well i'm definitely going to make it again.

i've been on antibiotics for the past couple of weeks because i got a really bad staph infection(it required surgery, but it's healing really well). the antibiotics cleared my face up a lot, but now that i'm off them my acne's starting to come back. i'm hoping i can use natural remedies to put an end to the zits. gonk