Hyssop Face Mask Recipe for (Naturally) Gorgeous Skiny

“Can I put it on my face?” “Yes.” “Okay, That’s perfect.”

The scent alone would be enough to send you to heavens while having felt a strong connection to the ground.

Purifying Hyssop Facial Mask

You will want to use this mask if:

1. You have issues with oily or acneic skin; or

2. You have aging skin; or

3. You have skin.

It’s really very calm, and amazingly modest (only 3 ingredients), and it’s a delightful way to familiarize yourself with hyssop. When you crush or grind the leaves/flowers, stop for a moment and gulp. Take it all in. Breathe the hyssop deep, feeling purified, centered, rinsed.

First, you find some hyssop. (Where to buy hyssop? Hyssop is available as tea as well or you can buy it online through Amazon and other marketplaces as well. Otherwise, check your local natural food store in the tea or bulk herb sections.) 

This is dried hyssop.

After you’ve found you, you want to find a way to grind it into a powder. I used a mortar and pestle because it was handy, but you could also use a spice crusher or a small food processor.

This is hyssop, almost ground to close with a mortar and pestle.

  

How much hyssop are you using? About 2 tsp.

After you have a fine powder, with some ungrindable petals still hanging around, you want to turn your attention to the whole milk (or water, or almond milk or coconut milk). Heat up your liquid until it’s almost boiling.

Add 2 Tbsp hot liquid to your hyssop powder. We’re now going to create a strong tea with it, to help spread the hyssop gosh throughout your mask. 

 

Add your hot liquid to the hyssop to create a strong “tea.”

Mixing this blend very well and then leave it alone for at least 5 minutes – and certainly long enough for the whole thing to cool down entirely. The longer you let it sheer, the stronger the “tea” mixture will be.

Now, add in around 1 tsp french green clay (any cosmetic clay will do, really – bentonite, kaolin, rhassoul, fuller’s earth – but french green is a great all around clay for any skin type). Stir quickly and fast.

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Add your clay – the french green variety is nice for this mask, but you can choose your clay according to what’s available to you

Add enough clay until the mixture is just thick enough to hide the spoon, but the addition will still pour off simply. Like this:

 

This is the uniformity you’re after with your hyssop facial mask

Now you’re ready to put it on!

Apply it to your clean (no makeup) face in a thin layer. Relax and let it dry and work its magic for at least 10 minutes or until the entire mask has hardened. Rinse off with warm water. Gently pat dry and follow with your preferred way to moisturize.

Here’s the recipe

Purifying Hyssop Facial Mask

· 2 tsp dried hyssop

· 2 tbsp full-fat (preferably lightly pasteurized and non-homogenized) milk (or water, almond milk, or coconut milk)

· Approximately 1 tsp french green clay (or clay of your choice)

Grind the hyssop into a powder using a mortar and pestle, spice grinder, or food processor. Heat the milk until just before it boils, and combine with the hyssop. Steep for at least 5 minutes or more (the longer you steep, the stronger it will be). Quickly stir in the clay until you have a consistency that just coats the spoon, but allows for pouring off otherwise. Apply to clean (no makeup) skin in a thin layer. Allow it to dry for 10 minutes (or until completely dry). Rinse well with warm water. Pat dry. Moisturize. Look alive.

Do any of you have any inspired ideas for any of it? Anything you’d like to see me try?