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Face Savers
 From salad cream to honey and eggs, whip up a super stand-by to pamper your skin.
Mayonnaise Cleansing Cream Dissolves and gently removes make-up and grime, suitable for all skin types.
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon vinegar
½ teaspoon sugar
8 tablespoons olive oil
Stir the egg yolk, vinegar and sugar together until ingredients are well blended. Add the olive oil, a little at a time, stirring continuously, until the mixture thickens and becomes a smooth yellow cream. Bottle and leave to cool. Using the fingertips, apply liberally to the skin and pat off excess with tissue.
Honey Anti-wrinkle Night Cream This smooth out any fine lines, particularly around the mouth and eyes, and rejuvenates lackluster skin. Myrrh adds on aromatic touch of luxury.
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon honey
5 tablespoons single cream
½ egg yolk
2 drops tincture of myrrh
Whip the milk and honey together in a pan over a low heat. When the honey has completely dissolved, remove from the pan, then add the single cream, egg yolk, tincture of myrrh and whisk the ingredients together thoroughly for 3 minutes. Bottle and leave to cool. Pat cream gently on to problem areas with your fingertips and leave on overnight. This is a gently soothing and pleasant treatment.
Yeast 'n' Yogurt mask to deep-cleanse dull, sluggish or problem skin.
1 tablespoons each of lemon, orange and carrot juice
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 tablespoon powdered brewer's yeast
½ tablespoon natural yogurt.
Mix the lemon, orange and carrot juice together until completely blended then add the olive oil. Stir in the powdered brewer's yeast and natural yogurt until the mixture resembles a smooth paste. Apply to face and neck with fingertips, avoiding the eyes and mouth. Leave on for about 15 minutes then rinse off thoroughly with lots of tepid water.
Orange Skin Fresheners
For all skin types. Use to refresh, enliven and pep-up skin after cleansing.
Peel from 3 oranges
1 and ½ liters boiling water
When, slice and score the peel and place in a saucepan. Add the boiling water, cover and allow to steep for two hours. Strain when cool then bottle.
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