Rose-Green Tea Freshening Face Mist : DIY

From the title of the post you may have guessed it’s going to be a DIY day today. Well, today I am going to share the recipe of a super-simple facial mist which needs only 3 ingredients. Summer and monsoon are the two seasons of the year when a face freshener becomes a necessity for me. It helps me to limit the use of soap based face cleansers. I have to use facial mist for at least 4-5 times a day and sometimes I do not wipe over. That is why I like my face mist to be all natural and skin-friendly. The idea of using Green Tea and Rose to skin products is age-old plus my skin is not allergenic to them. Here we go with Rose-Green Tea Freshening Face Mist which is rocking my summer.

What does this Rose-Green Tea Freshening Face Mist do?

The main purpose of this liquid face mist is to refresh the skin. Other than that it has some other notable uses,

1. This rose based facial mist can be a substitute of those expensive spray and wipe soap-free liquid cleansers to get rid of superficial skin impurities on the go.
2. If you stay at air-conditioned environment for long and experience some dehydration in your skin, this a few sprays of this face mist will instantly boost the water content of the skin.
3. This face mist can be your makeshift makeup setting spray for the days you are not opting for heavy makeup.
4. You may use this mist as a toner if you have oily skin.

Ingredients & Their Beauty Benefits:

1. Dried flakes of Green Tea or Green Tea bags: Green Tea is a magic ingredient for skin. It contains tannin, polyphenols and a number of antioxidants that helps to prevent premature ageing, pimples, illuminate the skin, bring glow to the skin, fight pigmentation and under eye puffiness.
2. Rose Water: Rose water is another good ingredient for all types of skin. It calms the tired skin and reduces various skin irritations generated from microbial actions (pimples etc.) or dryness (rosacea, dermatitis). Its antioxidant rich composition quickens skin renewal process and balances the pH level of the skin.
3. Plain Water: They say, water is the best toner for the skin. That is why, this particular ingredient’s benefits are self explanatory. In this facial mist water is used as the base ingredient. This is the main source of moisture my facial mist promises to supply to the skin.

How To Make The Face Mist?

The following guidelines will help you to make 100ml of Rose-Green Tea Facial Mist.

1. Soak 1 teaspoon Dried Green Tea leaves in 80ml plain water for 3-4 hours. You may soak 1 Green Tea bag in the same amount of water for the same amount of time.
2. If you are using the first method (dried Green Tea leaves) just strain out the leaves when the wait time is over. However, if you are using tea bags you just have to remove it from the water. I find the second method less time consuming so I follow it.
3. Next add 20ml rose water to this Green Tea Water to finish your preparation. Store the facial mist in a clean spray bottle for quick and convenient application.
4. If you want to enhance the fragrance of your facial mist you may use 1-2 drops of your essential oil but that is totally optional.

How to Use The Mist?

Shake the facial mist first so that the herbal ingredients are blended properly. Spray it all over the face and let it get evaporate on its own. This will cool down your face. If you are using it as a water-based cleanser, then use a soft facial tissue to wipe your face after spraying. You may use this mist whenever required.

Here are few other methods you could use a face mist.

1. To freshen up anywhere.
2. As a face primer/ setting spray after makeup.
3. To dilute your moisturizer/heavy cream.
4. To decrease the harshness of your skin care.
5. Spray before your apply your skin care for better absorption of other products.
6. You can use a face mist in your hair, to tame the frizz.

Bonus Tips:

1. If you have extremely dehydrated skin, add ½ teaspoon glycerine to this mist to transform it to a moisturizing mist.
2. This face mist becomes an anti-fatigue pore tightener if used chilled. You can even make ice cubes out of the mist liquid and rub over the open pore area of the skin for extreme pore-tightening action.

That was my all natural facial mist for the summer. If you know of any such easy-peasy facial mist recipe share in the comments below and do not forget to share your thoughts regarding this Rose-Green Tea mist as well.

Post Author : Sreeparna