1 cup oatmeal, uncooked
1 tablespoon salt
1/4 cup farinaGrind oatmeal in a blender until soft but still flaky. DO NOT powder it. Combine oatmeal with farina and salt. Splash face with hot water to wet it thoroughly. Pick up mixture with moist fingers. Rub face with the powder. Be gentle, but rub all of your facial skin. Rinse with hot water (15 splashes will suffice). Apply Vinegar Rinse. Use for 5 to 8 days, then return to a milder cleanser.

For all skin types.1/2 jar cold cream
3 tablespoons slivered almonds
1 teaspoon honey

Add honey to cold cream. Whirl slivered almonds in a blender until they are as fine as freshly-ground pepper. Mix with cold cream. Massage into skin with fingertips. For deeper cleansing, massage scrub into skin with a complexion brush for 5 minutes. Rinse with cool water.

1/2 cucumber
1 egg white
2 tablespoons mayonnaise
1/2 cup oil (Use wheat germ, olive or avocado oil)

Wash the cucumber, but do not peel. Cube and blend with remaining ingredients. Apply morning and evening, and gently wipe off with tissues.

1 tablespoon dry oatmeal
1/2 mashed ripe banana
2 ounces plain yogurtCleanse face, steam, splash with cool water and pat dry. Massage with the dry oatmeal. Rinse off. Then apply a mask made by mixing yogurt and banana; spread evenly on face. Leave on for 20 minutes; rinse off.

For oily skin.1/2 cucumber
1 egg white
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon mint

Purée ingredients in a blender and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Apply the mixture to your face and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse with hot, then cool water.