{"id":2265,"date":"2013-08-28T08:30:02","date_gmt":"2013-08-28T06:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/natural-organic-blog\/?p=2265"},"modified":"2013-08-28T08:30:02","modified_gmt":"2013-08-28T06:30:02","slug":"diy-tomato-face-mask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/","title":{"rendered":"Tomato Treats: Try this Natural DIY Face Mask and Exfoliator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/temp.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tomatoes-pic.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2266\" title=\"tomatoes-pic\" src=\"http:\/\/temp.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tomatoes-pic-300x231.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"231\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wholesome soups, spicy salsa, fresh salads at a summer braai \u2013 none of these would be quite as wonderful without a generous helping of ripe red juicy tomatoes in the mix. Packed with vitamins and minerals, these fabulous fruits nourish us from the inside out, but that\u2019s not all. Tomatoes also make an excellent natural beauty treatment for external use. If you\u2019re looking to pamper yourself the natural way, why not try these quick and simple DIY tomato face mask recipes?<\/p>\n<h2>1. Hydrating Tomato Face Mask<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00bd peeled tomato<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp natural yoghurt<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp peeled &amp; grated cucumber<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp ground oatmeal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Mix ingredients together in a bowl until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Gently wash and dry your face before applying the mask.<\/li>\n<li>Smooth the paste onto your face with clean fingertips and leave for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Rinse off with lukewarm water.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Result<\/h3>\n<p>This soothing natural mask is great for refreshing tired skin and reducing pigmentation caused by sun exposure.<\/p>\n<h2>2. Exfoliating Tomato Facial Scrub<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 tomato<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp fine granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Directions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Gently wash and dry your face.<\/li>\n<li>Slice the top off the tomato.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle the sugar into a small bowl and dip the tomato into it.<\/li>\n<li>Using small circular motions, rub the sugar-coated tomato slice gently over your face for a natural exfoliating effect. Pay close attention to your \u201cT-zone\u201d (forehead, nose, chin).<\/li>\n<li>Once your face is covered, relax for 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.<\/li>\n<li>Pat dry gently and follow with your favourite facial moisturiser.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Result<\/h3>\n<p>This treatment helps to remove blackheads, clean pores and soften the skin.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019re looking to paper yourself the natural way, try these quick and simple DIY tomato face mask recipes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179],"tags":[1280,137,79,1446,1447],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tomato Treats: Try this Natural DIY Face Mask and Exfoliator - Faithful To Nature<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Tomato Treats: Try this Natural DIY Face Mask and Exfoliator - Faithful To Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you\u2019re looking to paper yourself the natural way, try these quick and simple DIY tomato face mask recipes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Faithful To Nature\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-08-28T06:30:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/temp.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tomatoes-pic-300x231.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Robyn Smith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Robyn Smith\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Robyn Smith\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/ec40210bf8f06dae3b7c8e75acef104d\"},\"headline\":\"Tomato Treats: Try this Natural DIY Face Mask and Exfoliator\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-28T06:30:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2013-08-28T06:30:02+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/\"},\"wordCount\":265,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/blog\/diy-tomato-face-mask\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\/\/temp.faithful-to-nature.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/tomatoes-pic-300x231.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"DIY beauty treatment\",\"DIY face mask\",\"natural beauty\",\"tomato face mask\",\"tomato sugar scrub\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Style &amp; 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