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• #SEA BREEZE FACE ASTRINGENT SKIN#

In a scientific study, the sensation of astringency was still able to be felt by subjects who had local anesthesia applied to their taste nerves, but not when both these and the trigeminal nerves were disabled. Smoking tobacco is also reported to have an astringent effect. In Ayurveda, astringent is the sixth taste (after sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter) represented by "air and earth". Squirrels, wild boars, and insects can eat astringent food as their tongues are able to handle the taste. The tannins in some teas, coffee, and red grape wines like Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot produce mild astringency. Tannins, being a kind of polyphenol, bind salivary proteins and make them precipitate and aggregate, producing a rough, "sandpapery", or dry sensation in the mouth. Citrus fruits, like lemons, are somewhat astringent. Ripe fruits and fruit parts including blackthorn (sloe berries), Aronia chokeberry, chokecherry, bird cherry, rhubarb, quince, jabuticaba and persimmon fruits (especially those which are unripe), banana skins (or unripe bananas), cashew fruits and acorns are astringent. Īstringency, the dry, puckering or numbing mouthfeel caused by the tannins in unripe fruits, lets the fruit mature by deterring eating. Calamine lotion, witch hazel, and yerba mansa, a Californian plant, are astringents, as are the powdered leaves of the myrtle. The word derives from the Latin adstringere, which means "to bind fast". A crystal of the astringent alum The astringents and acids in fresh blackthorn berries (sloes) give the fruit its sourness.Īn astringent (sometimes called adstringent) is a chemical that shrinks or constricts body tissues. Simply apply using a cotton ball, after cleansing your face in the morning and evening, and follow with a moisturizer.Not to be confused with Stringent. If you have oily skin, like myself, this astringent is your new best friend. Much like the Avengers– protecting and defending you from all the bad guys wanting to wage war on your lovely pores. The simple ingredients create an astringent that tightens pores, keeping the unwanted junk from entering. This recipe is made with three simple ingredients: distilled water (yes, you need distilled), Apple Cider Vinegar, and a few drops of essential oil (optional, but helpful). In fact, the ingredients for this simple and natural astringent were already in my cabinets, just waiting to be used. With three simple ingredients I was able to make a pH-balanced, homemade facial astringent recipe, for just pennies. With the mention from Jessica I decided it was time to revisit astringent, but this time with a homemade version. Finally one insightful day, I realized I was much too poor for $30 astringents.įor nine years, I haven’t used any astringent.

#SEA BREEZE FACE ASTRINGENT SKIN#

For years, I used those toxic bottles of astringent, never noticing any improvement to my skin (probably more damage). At the mention of “astringent” my mind drifted to my teenage days and the expensive blueish-green bottles of Clinique. Jessica also recommended trying an astringent after washing and before moisturizing. Every good skin-care regime needs a bit of a change every now and then. After good counsel from my friend and natural skin-care guru, Jessica, I decided to change things up and create a new lotion/body butter recipe. Even with my homemade lotion and natural face wash, I was noticing increased break-outs and peeling. Last month I switched-up my homemade skin-care regime. Since that first experiment, I’ve made: lotion/body butter, surface cleaner, body wash, toothpaste, laundry soap, vapor rub, and boo-boo cream.

It’s magical, remember? I was pleasantly surprised how a few simple ingredients and five minutes could make a great product that was safe for my skin. I slowly started with my go-to product, foundation powder. The thought of switching store-bought products for homemade versions seemed complicated, far from simple. Some nostalgic (the smell of Tide), others just too comfortable to give up. I’ve had some serious ties to many toxic products. Over the past couple of years I’ve been on a mission to not only remove the “dirty” ingredients from our food, but also our personal care products. If it smells of toxins, I’ve probably smeared it on my body or eaten at least a few bites in my lifetime.

I recently gave up store-bought laundry soap ( thank you awesome homemade recipe), but still have yet to give up shampoo (I just can’t do it, yet). A Chick-Fil-A and fast food lover ( before real food). I think it’s been established, I have quite the past.