27 Aug Women’s Health Week: September 6 – 10
Women’s Health Week is a week dedicated to all women to make good health a priority.
It is a great reminder to set aside some time to make an appointment for a health check, get active and connect with family and friends.
Jeans Hailes for Women’s Health is a national not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving women’s health by providing information, resources and clinical care.
For more information, including access to exclusive health information, visit www.jeanhailes.org.au.
To help you celebrate Women’s Health Week we’ve sourced an awesome DIY Face Mask for you to try at home – apply and enjoy 20 relaxing minutes to yourself with a cup of tea and a good book.
DIY Banana Face Mask
Bananas are packed with ingredients for great skin, vitamin A to fade dark spots and blemishes and smooth out rough skin, vitamin B to reduce dryness, vitamin E to reduce the appearance of wrinkles, and potassium to moisturize and hydrate.
So the fruit makes a perfect all-natural, homemade face mask that leaves skin looking and feeling softer.
Ingredients:
- 1/4 cup plain yoghurt
- 2 tablespoons of honey (a natural acne remedy)
- 1 medium banana
- A container
Method:
Step 1: Mash up a medium-sized banana into a smooth paste.
Step 2: Mix in yoghurt and honey.
Step 3: Gently apply it to your face and neck and let is set for 20 minutes.
Step 4: Rinse off with cold water.
Recipe courtesy of thehealthy.com
