Cleansing creams a;re used not only to lift the dust, but also to remove stale make-up. Make-up has a waxy base which cannot be properly penetrated and cleansed simply by using soap and water. A cleansing cream or lotion is essential for this.

Steps for Applying a Cleanser

Cleanser should be applied with an upward movement and kept on the skin for about half a minute, so that it could dissolve the make-up. Then remove with a tissue or damp cotton wool. Remember,
stale make-up and the day's dirt and grime not only clog the pores of the skin causing blackheads, but also eventually coarsen the skin. Here are a few cleansing creams wliich are very easy and quick to make.

How to make homemade Cleansing Creams

Rose Water Cleansing Cream

Galen, a Greek physician of the 2nd century, made
this cleansing cream with the following ingredients:
I! tablespoon beeswax or white paraffin wax
I tablespoon emulsifying wax
4 tablespoons mineral oil
6 tablespoons rose water
t teaspoon borax, and
a few drops of rose oil (perfume)

Melt the waxes and oil together, and at the same time heat the water and borax and make sure that the borax is completely dissolved. Remove both bowls from the heat and pour water into the oiL Continue stirring until a white cream starts to form. Add a few drops of rose oil when the mixture begins to cool. Carry on beating until tbe mixture' thickens.

Cucumber Cleansing Cream

Ingredients:
3 teaspoons bees wax
4 teaspoons Cdconut oil
5 teaspoons mineral oil or olive oil
4 tablespoons cucumber juice
I teaspoon glycerine
a pinch of borax
I drop green colouring

Melt the oils and wax in the usual way over a pan of boiling water. Simultaneously heat the cucumber juice, glycerine, colouring and borax in a separate bowl. Ensure that the borax dissolves thoroughly. When the contents of both the bowls are melted and warm, add water drop by drop to oil stirring continuously. Now remove it from the heat and beat until the mixture thickens and cools. Keep
the cream in the refrigerator as cucumber juice gets bad quickly. Make the cream in a small quantity.