For those of you wondering the AHR refers to “At Home Recipe” I use that as an acronym for any recipe you are making yourself and doing at home in lieu of a store bought product or salon treatment. This alpha hydroxy recipe skin mask only calls for 3 ingredients and only pennies to make no pricey spa treatments here

•  1 Tablespoon of Whole Milk (no skim, two percent or low fat just original)

•  2 Tablespoons of Freshly Squeezed Lemon Juice

• A Lemon Wedge

Now this recipe is pretty simple put 1 Tablespoon of milk into a bowl, Juice 2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice and mix into the milk. Keep mixing for about a minute then slice a wedge of the lemon into the mixture leave this in the bowl for 3-4 hours. Apply this mask to a clean and dry face leave on for 20 minutes then wash off.

Why does this recipe work? Well, you see simply milk and lemons both naturally have alpha hydroxy acids that occur in them, but lemons are acidic and therefore they cause the bacteria in milk to be overstimulated per se through curdling thus causing the milk to produce lactic acid. 

How will this mask affect my skin? Well, first off your skin will feel smoother to the touch and this mask will help lighten up dark spots over time, especially sun spots (remember this mask is best done before bed because the acid will make your skin prone to sun sensitivity – if you do go outside put on a natural sunscreen.)

Will it curdle? Yes, whenever you put lemon into milk this will happen no need to worry this is a skincare recipe not a cake.

Can I put it in the fridge? NO, this will stop the bacterial process from continuing and we need the lemon to assist in the curdling of the milk to produce the lactic acid.

I hope this simple recipe will help inspire you to tackle the at home spa available to you through the many ingredients in your kitchen for very little money. And remember this recipe can be made organic by simply using organic milk and lemons especially if you already have them on hand.

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