Cranberry Christmas Treat For Your Skin!

It will be Christmas this weekend, so your skincare  ‘treasure chests’ (your fridges and kitchen cupboards), will be filled with a few more goodies which you could use for a few new treats for your skin! This weekend, let’s make a refreshing, anti-ageing, skin tightening Cranberry & Ganoderma Green Tea Face Mask. If cranberries are not on your shopping list, send me a message on’ Nayture’s Place on Facebook with a few items on your Christmas grocery list and we can whip up a treat for your skin too! Used topically, Cranberries are rich in Vitamin C which helps to build the skins,natural collagen keeping the skin healthy and wrinkle free. They are also rich in Vitamin B3 which is very effective in treating acne and Vitamin B5 which helps increase the skins moisture content. Taken internally, Cranberries are rich in Vitamin C and dietary fibre. They also help prevent bladder and urinary tract infections, lower bad cholesterol, fight colds and help prevent stomach ulcers and cancer. They also help emulsify fat deposits in the body - handy after Christmas meals! And for your Ganoderma Green Tea, Ganoderma is an ancient Chinese red  mushroom that for thousands of years was given to the Emperors for longevity. It was popularly known as “The Elixir of Youth” or “The Immortality Herb”!   Green Tea is popularly known for its anti-ageing properties. It contains  Polyphenols which go through your blood stream to your skin and help slow down the signs of ageing For this special Christmas recipe, you’ll simply need: 1 cup of Fresh Cranberries 2 Ganoderma Green Tea Bags 2 cups of water Boil the cranberries in the water for 20 minutes and then add the   Ganoderma Green Tea Bags. After this has cooled down a bit, take the tea bags out and use a fork to crush the cranberries  to a pulp. Gently rub the cooled pulp on clean skin and leave on for 15 to 20 minutes.  Wipe off with a damp face cloth. Leftovers can be kept in the fridge and used again. Enjoy the Christmas and have a lovely weekend!  ‘Like’ Nayture’s Place on Facebook to stay in touch! Nayture's Place is at: Friends Hair Design, 1 Leyton Green, (Beside Barclays Bank) Harpenden, Herts. UK AL5 2TE For appointments: info@nayturesplace.com or call +447402 497 647