A lot of my readers are sufferers of adult acne – so I thought I’d share a DIY tutorial for an exfoliating “toner” you guys can use to spot treat areas of the face with blemishes or unevenness in tone and texture! I recommend using this only at night (salicylic acid causes the skin to become sensitive to UVA/UVB) – and remember, you’re going to want to go over the entire face with your regular toner before you start swiping this solution on the areas of the face that tend to be problematic. OK, I think that covers the basics – let’s get cookin’!
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Exfoliating Apple Cider and Aspirin Toner
What you’ll need:
- 1/2 an ounce of organic apple cider vinegar (rich in malic acid, an antiviral/antifungal agent that works to chemically exfoliate the skin).
- 5 plain aspirin tablets, uncoated (chock full of salicylic acid – an ingredient that helps to strengthen the skin, dissolve dead skin cells and exfoliate inside the pore).
- 4 ounces of mineral water.
Directions:
- Dilute the 1/2 an ounce of apple cider vinegar with the 4 ounces of mineral water.
- Use a mortar and pestle to crush the aspirin tablets (or be resourceful – I just happen to have a mortar and pestle).
- Add the aspirin powder to the water and vinegar mixture – now mix!
- Apply the toner sparingly to areas of the skin suffering from congestion and unevenness in tone and texture.
Now, the beauty of this “toner” is that once you make it – you have it for a month! Seriously, you’ll get about a month’s worth of once-daily applications from taking the time to make this once! The malic acid and salicylic acid in this solution work hard to dissolve dead skin cells and break up congestion – keep in mind though, if your skin’s on the more sensitive side you may want to do a patch test before using this. Certain individuals have shown sensitivities to salicylic acid – and it can cause mild irritation in the skin of those people, so just be really aware of your own skin before trying something like this out – OK?
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Let me know how it goes – do you have a favorite DIY tutorial?
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I love a good aspirin mask! I use the raw apple cider vinegar in my Aztec clay mud masks but I never thought to switch it up and use it with the aspirin, what a great idea. I think my skin would appreciate a litle mixing and matching.
Absolutely – using aspirin sparingly in your beauty routine can really help to slough off dead skin cells and keep the skin free of congestion (specifically blackheads).
Whoa, I never would have thought to put those together! Haha that’s a great tip.
It’s a bit random – and the smell isn’t fantastic – but if you’re in a pinch it gets the job done!
I tend to have dryish skin and one of my fave DIY’s is a honey–olive oil–coconut oil concoction applied to freshly cleansed and exfoliated skin. My face drinks it up!
Coconut oil is another amazing health food section ingredient – it has SO many uses! I evem saw a few DIY recipes for acne-prone skin involving coconut oil – it’s crazy!
Love Aspirin and Apple Cider Vinegar as a face mask.Have you tried Raw Honey in place of Mineral Water?Super Moisturizing and the Honey is a natural antiseptic that speeds up healing for really bad breakouts.
Yeah – replacing the mineral water with honey would make this a kick-ass face mask – just as long as the honey was raw (so that it wasn’t dripping everywhere…)!
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I love this! I’ve tried making my own AVC toner, but instead of using aspirin, I diluted it with Green tea! It was nice, albeit a bit drying. I’m so trying this version though! It sounds promising!
It’s good – but it can also be a bit drying which is why I say use it sparingly on the areas that need it, ahaha!
True! I’ll have to keep that in mind. I can get too crazy excited sometimes :] Haha!