Amazing Grains - Back to Basics - Simple Beauty
The following article is by
Katie Novak
Elizabeth Van Buren, Inc.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
831-425-8218
When Elizabeth (Van Buren) Jones was growing up her mother often made her oatmeal for breakfast. At the completion of the meal, she saw her mother apply the remaining portion to her face like a paste or mask. She remembers touching her mother’s face and feeling the softness under her fingers. This early beauty tip was the creative spark she needed to launch her first ever product over 25 years ago: Amazing Grains.
Over 2 decades later, Amazing Grains is still a popular seller. It is a cleanser, mask and body scrub consisting of four ingredients: oat flour, cornmeal, EPK kaolin clay & bentonite clay: the combination that cleans, nourishes and detoxifies while absorbing oil and water-soluble toxins deep within the skin. The oat flour nourishes and regenerates skin cells with a rich vitamin and mineral content. The cornmeal provides a gentle yet highly effective exfoliant to remove dry, dead skin cells and leave the skin silky. It is perfect for all skin types.
We encourage our customers to utilize the following recipes with this product to create Living Masks. These foods added to the Amazing Grains offer their valuable elements to enhance your skin quality. For the greatest benefits from these masks, one should begin with an Amazing Grains cleansing, and then do an Herbal Facial Steam to open the pores and prepare the skin for a mask. Raw fruits and vegetables are rich in plant enzymes. Use only a small amount (1 tsp.) when mixing the mask in a blender, food processor, or bowl.
- Almond Meal - This substance contains protein, minerals and vitamin A and B, and calcium to clear blemishes. It scrubs, smoothes, and softens skin.
- Aloe Vera - This is a plant gel containing 20 amino acids and water. It is moisturizing and soothing to dry skin. Beneficial for the sensitive skin around the eyes.
- Apple - The juice is a disinfectant and astringent for oily, blemished skin. It has copper, calcium, magnesium, iron, and vitamin C.
- Banana - The banana is high in potassium and is most often used to nourish normal or dry skin with enlarged pores. It has vitamins A, B, C, E and iron.
- Carrot - It is great for sensitive and aging skin or rashes. It acts as a moisturizer and cell regenerative. It has vitamins A, B, C, D, E, K, iron, iodine, magnesium, and potassium.
- Comfrey - It is good for deep cuts, acne, inflamed skin, sunburn, and blemishes. It is a healing moisturizer and cell proliferant. It contains allantoin, vitamin A, and B-12.
- Egg white - Egg contains vitamins A and D, protein to rebuild cells and iron to strengthen cells. It is a skin toner, an anti-wrinkle agent, and helps with oily skin.
- Honey - This food is a natural bactericide with vital minerals to heal and soften. It is an especially good humectant for dry skin.
- Kelp - It stimulates circulation and eliminates wastes and water for aging skin and cellulite. It has vitamins of B, C, E iodine, and iron.
- Lemon - It is fine for oily skin, uneven pigment (liver spots), and skin without tone. It acts as a mild bleach, antiseptic, and disinfectant. It has iron, potassium, and citric acids.
- Strawberry - This fruit has astringent, diuretic, and toning properties for oily skin. This substance contains protein, calcium, minerals and vitamin A and B. It scrubs smoothes, and softens skin.
- Yogurt, Cream, Milk - These dairy foods have protein to rebuild cells, and calcium to repair damaged cells. They are acid balanced and neutral on skin. They nourish and soften.
- Elizabeth Van Buren Unscented Aromalotion
- Elizabeth Van Buren Hydrosols
Cleans, Detoxifies, and Nourishes all skin types.
Directions: As a facial, body mask, mix with equal amount of water, apply, allow to dry for 15 minutes, and then rinse off. For an Aromatherapy mask add a few drops of our essential oils such as: Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange, Sandalwood, Ylang Ylang or Rose Otto. To use as a facial cleanser/ soap substitute, mix as above, massage gently into skin, rinse off before allowing to dry.
Enjoy and be creative making your own Living Mask with Amazing Grains.
