DIY dermabrasion
May. 19th, 2011 04:16 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spookyeviloneI've figured out the secret to newer, younger looking skin that dermatologists don't want you to know about. It's simple and you can do it at home with ingredients you probably already have on hand.
1) Go out into the sunlight. You have to go outdoors, into actual sunlight. This works best if you have a beach and a large body of water nearby to help reflect the solar rays directly to your face.
2) Stay outside until you have at least a first degree sunburn on your face. Then go inside, or cover your face in some other manner. If you get a second or third degree burn, don't worry! You can still do this dermabrasion, but see step 3 for more info. Also: Please go see your doctor because anything past first degree is hideously painful.
3) Wait at least 2 days for the burn to settle and begin to peel. If you've over-charred yourself, you may need to wait as long as a week for the blisters to fade - do not try this with blisters or seeping skin!
4) Once the burn has begun to peel, mix up a facial scrub with a 1:1 mix of sea salt and baking soda. This is simple: Dump ingredients in a ziplock bag and shake.
5) Sprinkle your scrub on a warm, damp face cloth.
6) Begin working this mix over your face in a circular pattern, starting with your forehead and working your way down to your chin.
7) You will notice your skin starting to sting. Ignore this - you can take the pain! You will also notice dead skin beginning to clog up your face cloth. Rinse with warm water, sprinkle on some more scrub, and continue.
8) Really starting to feel that sting now, huh? As you peel off layers of dead skin, the new skin underneath is revealed. The salt and baking soda mixture will burnish it tight and shiny, removing any hint of pores you might have had. This might be due to the mix burning them closed like a chemical cautery lance. The things we do for tight, young-looking skin, right?
9) When you stop seeing dead skin on your washcloth, or, if you notice blood on your washcloth, congratulations! You're done! Now you can begin rinsing. You will need to rinse your face numerous times with clear water to remove any remaining salt/baking soda mix. You may be inclined to fill the sink with ice-cold water and plunge your face under. Go ahead! It won't help.
10) Once the burning has subsided, you will have new, very pink, shiny, tight skin! You may be whimpering and/or sobbing in pain, wondering what on earth possessed you to do this, or losing your faith in God(s), but remember: The end result is beauty!
*Brought to you by the 'what the gibbering fuck was I thinking, using a scrub on a burned face!' files and sponsored by the 'if you actually do this, you are as big an idiot as I was this afternoon and deserve the hell you've just unleashed on your face' corporation.
**Seriously, don't do this. No, really. Just don't.
1) Go out into the sunlight. You have to go outdoors, into actual sunlight. This works best if you have a beach and a large body of water nearby to help reflect the solar rays directly to your face.
2) Stay outside until you have at least a first degree sunburn on your face. Then go inside, or cover your face in some other manner. If you get a second or third degree burn, don't worry! You can still do this dermabrasion, but see step 3 for more info. Also: Please go see your doctor because anything past first degree is hideously painful.
3) Wait at least 2 days for the burn to settle and begin to peel. If you've over-charred yourself, you may need to wait as long as a week for the blisters to fade - do not try this with blisters or seeping skin!
4) Once the burn has begun to peel, mix up a facial scrub with a 1:1 mix of sea salt and baking soda. This is simple: Dump ingredients in a ziplock bag and shake.
5) Sprinkle your scrub on a warm, damp face cloth.
6) Begin working this mix over your face in a circular pattern, starting with your forehead and working your way down to your chin.
7) You will notice your skin starting to sting. Ignore this - you can take the pain! You will also notice dead skin beginning to clog up your face cloth. Rinse with warm water, sprinkle on some more scrub, and continue.
8) Really starting to feel that sting now, huh? As you peel off layers of dead skin, the new skin underneath is revealed. The salt and baking soda mixture will burnish it tight and shiny, removing any hint of pores you might have had. This might be due to the mix burning them closed like a chemical cautery lance. The things we do for tight, young-looking skin, right?
9) When you stop seeing dead skin on your washcloth, or, if you notice blood on your washcloth, congratulations! You're done! Now you can begin rinsing. You will need to rinse your face numerous times with clear water to remove any remaining salt/baking soda mix. You may be inclined to fill the sink with ice-cold water and plunge your face under. Go ahead! It won't help.
10) Once the burning has subsided, you will have new, very pink, shiny, tight skin! You may be whimpering and/or sobbing in pain, wondering what on earth possessed you to do this, or losing your faith in God(s), but remember: The end result is beauty!
*Brought to you by the 'what the gibbering fuck was I thinking, using a scrub on a burned face!' files and sponsored by the 'if you actually do this, you are as big an idiot as I was this afternoon and deserve the hell you've just unleashed on your face' corporation.
**Seriously, don't do this. No, really. Just don't.