Post Example: DIY Facial Cleansers

Miss McCheapskate here is always on the look-out for ways to improve our apartment lives by squeezing good ole Abe out of the Lincoln Memorial. I can pinch a penny like a maniac!

My latest money saving venture has been to explore the amazing world of homemade beauty products. I was inspired the morning I woke up with Mr. Nesbitt, my cat of 12 years, lying across my face, licking my ear lobe and purring his sweet nothings. Inspired indeed! I had more fur on my face than a circus bearded lady. I headed straight to the bathroom sink for a good scrubbing with soap and water.

Although my first lather-rinse-repeat maneuver removed the initial layer of fur, I was still plagued by the residual effects of the encounter. I’ll admit that any fur-residue I was feeling was most likely in my mind at that point – as opposed to on my face – and YET, I still felt the desperate need for a deep-cleansing facial. The dilemma? I had no fancy-schmancy name brand fur removing product on hand at the time. I know what you’re thinking: OATMEAL.

While it’s true that oatmeal is known for making a nifty face-paste, I didn’t have any oatmeal in my pathetic excuse for a well-stocked pantry. Living single in an apartment can do that to a pantry. I did however, have one extremely ripe banana.

Now I know that it’s probably not your very first thought to smear a ripe banana on your face. Not mine either. But desperate times call for desperate measures and besides, I didn’t want to run to the store and shell out my hard earned cash for what might actually BE mashed bananas in a jar … so I asked myself, What’s the worst that can happen?

Of course, the only REAL answer is to contact Martha Stewart … or … Google it. Martha didn’t answer despite my repeated phone calls but I did make some headway with a Google search. As it turns out, bananas aren’t the only edibles from your kitchen that make a wonderful facial cleanser! Papaya, grapes, avocado, kiwi and even plain yogurt can do wonders for the skin!

Who would have thought? How utterly convenient to be able to smear your breakfast all over your face and by the time you’re done eating, have supple and clean skin!

If the idea of using ripe bananas as a facial cleanser doesn’t excite you, there are oodles of other awesome homemade beauty product recipes to try! Give one a shot and let me know how it worked for you!

In the meantime, I’ll be busy giving Mr. Nesbitt a nice clean shave.