This workweek I ’m sharing a formula that is n’t for eating , but for absorbing ! It ’s a formula for your peel : a fermented face mask .
While readingPickle & Ferment , a new book by Susan Crowther and Julie Fallon , I fare across a chapter bid “ Fermented Body Care Products , ” which I was really excited to find . Their cookbook is chock full of wonderful and unique fermented recipes , but what I so appreciate ( and screw others will too ) is that it also provides recipes for how to use your ferments to make other recipes . For illustration , the Jun sourdough moolah formula use Jun tea , pureed SCOBY and fermented onions , and the raw pickled tater salad recipe apply work onion plant , fermented pickles , raw ACV and ferment Allium sativum .
But the inadequate chapter on soundbox care is what sets this book aside , in my opinion . I ’ve been preserving food for thought in various ways and making my own lotions for nigh two decades and I ’ve never thought about incorporating the benefits of agitation with body care products before . It makes double-dyed sense .
This facial mask formula is a stem that can easily be customized . Oats are quiet and hydrating , cabbage ( sauerkraut succus ) is high in vitamin C ( antiaging ) , honey has antibacterial properties , the probiotic benefits from fermentation can help touch on the pelt ’s natural biome , and dissimilar herbs can be used to achieve different medicinal effect .
Yield : 1 pint jolt
Ingredients
Instructions
Choose one or more of the following herbaceous plant for your ferment face mask , depending on your skin ’s needs :
Blend oats until they are a “ Indian corn - coarse-grained ” texture . Combine all ingredients in a pint jarful .
If the mixture is too thick-skulled , add more sauerkraut juice until a thin consistency is achieved ( think of a slender pancake batter ) .
enshroud with a coffee berry filter or cloth and shift daily .
Ferment until belch has ceased , about one to two weeks . Transfer to the icebox .
To Use
Apply paste to clean skin and allow it to dry . Can be used on the side and neck opening , eczema spot , surgical scars , etc . lightly remove with warm water system .
Caution : Always have an experienced forager aright identify plant for the first time .
Notes from Stephanie
you could employ store - buy sauerkraut brine for your fermented face mask as well , so long as it ’s in the altogether and from the refrigerated section . ( Do n’t use give notice Hun . )
experience free to put a metal canning jarful lid and ring on this fermented face mask if you are concerned about mold .
This formula has been portion out with permission from Skyhorse Publishing , Inc.
