Imagine your skin like a garden, vibrant, full of life. But just like any garden, it needs the right care and the right kind of care to truly flourish. In our quest for radiant skin, we resort to chemicals that provide us with the quick fix but ultimately kill us in the long term. Natural gels are a great but safe solution, providing the skin with what it needs in the form of tested and proven products for centuries.

Natural gels are the unsung skin care heroes plain, naked, but totally genius. They moisturize, soothe, and refresh, leaving your skin silky and healthily looking, without any other chemical cream side effects.

Here are five of these incredible natural gels and how to make them to allow their magic in your skin care.

5 Natural Gels for Healthier and Smoother Looking Skin

1. Aloe Vera Gel for Deep Moisturizing

Ingredients Needed

• Fresh aloe vera leaf

Skin Benefits 

Aloe vera is also moisturizing and is applied most frequently as a cosmetic. Its vitamins A, C, and E are free radicals busters that shield the skin from damages. Aloe vera contains enzymes and anti-inflammatory agents that relax, soothe and irritated skin and stimulate its rapid recovery. Its penetration within the skin is quite deep and provides diffusion of water in the regions where it is needed most, the skin closing up and being restored.

Preparation Technique

• Choose a soft leaf from the aloe vera plant.
• Wash it with fresh water to remove dirt.
• Cut the leaf half and remove the clear gel.
• Mix the gel until smooth for the silky texture.

How to Apply

Use the freshly prepared aloe vera gel on clean skin. Massage with delicate circular movements until fully absorbed. Use in the evening and wash off in the morning for further moisturizing. Daily use will soften the skin to render it youthful and elastic.

2. Flaxseed Gel for Skin Elasticity

Ingredients Needed

• 2 tablespoons flaxseeds
• 1 cup water

Skin Application

Because a natural product, flaxseeds contain plenty of omega-3 fatty acids and lignan tightening skin elasticity and firmness. Flaxseed gel will hydrate the skin, soften wrinkles, and enable smoother skin. It even possesses anti-inflammatory effects that calm Snow white skin.

Preparation Method

• Combine flaxseeds and water in a saucepan.
• Boil and cool down to gel consistency.
• Strain gel with cheesecloth or fine strainer and not include seeds.
• Chill the gel and keep in air-tight containers.

How to Use

Gently put cooled flaxseed gel on your face and neck, particularly over the sagging region. Leave for 15-20 minutes and wash off with warm water. Apply the gel 2-3 times weekly for firmer and more elastic skin.

3. Hydrating and Soothing Cucumber Gel

Ingredients Needed

• 1 cucumber
• 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel (optional)

Skin Benefits

Cucumber is soothing and calming in nature. It contains high water content which hydrates the skin, antioxidants which fight irritation. Cucumber gel can depuff puffy eyelids, calm sunburn, and provide a boost to lackluster-looking skin.

Procedure for Preparation

• Peel a cucumber and cut it into very thin slices.
• Blender the pieces together in such a manner to form smooth puree.
• Strain cucumber puree through fine mesh to get the juice.
• Mix aloe vera gel with cucumber juice for maximum benefit.
• Chill the mixture for cooling effect.

How to Use

Use the cold cucumber gel over your skin, particularly on and around your eye and sunburned skin. . Apply and leave on for 15 minutes and rinse in cold water. Use daily to soothe and feed your skin and leave it glowing.

4. Green Tea Gel for Antioxidant Protection

Ingredients Needed

• 1 teaspoon loose green tea or 1 green tea bag
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional, for thickness)
• 1 tablespoon aloe vera gel

Benefits to the Skin

Green tea is full of catechins, extremely potent antioxidants that guard the skin against outside damage and early aging. Green tea contains anti-irritation agents which calm redness and irritation. Green tea gel cleanses the skin, closes up pores, and smoothes complexion overall.

Preparation Method

• Infuse green tea leaves or tea bag in boiling water to make green tea for 5-10 minutes.
• Let the tea cool completely.
• Mix cooled tea and aloe vera gel.
• Mix cornstarch and water, heat and mix with it until it thickens, and mix with the green tea and aloe vera to thicken the gel.
• Chill the gel.

How to Use

Apply green tea gel using clean fingers or a cotton pad on your skin. Leave it on your skin for 20 minutes and wash with lukewarm water. Apply 2-3 times per week as a skincare routine for antioxidant effect and healthy skin.

5. Hydrating and Calming Chamomile Gel

Ingredients Needed

• 2 chamomile tea bags or 2 dried chamomile flowers
• 1 cup of water
• 1 tablespoon of aloe vera gel
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional, for thickening)

Skin Benefits

Chamomile soothes and pacifies inflammation and thus is ideal for sensitive or inflamed skin. Chamomile combat redness, soothe eczema and rosacea, and heal. Chamomile gel hydrates the skin and makes it smooth and well-hydrated.

Preparation Method

• Boil tea flowers or bags in hot water for 10 minutes to prepare chamomile tea.
• Strain and cool down.
• Mix cooled tea with aloe vera gel.
• To thicken it, make a slurry of cornstarch by blending small amount of cornstarch and some water, boil until it thickens and blend into the mixture of aloe vera and chamomile.
• Store the gel in the refrigerator in an aseptic jar.

How to Use

Apply the chamomile gel to dry or red clear skin. Use and leave on for 15–20 minutes and rinse off in cold water. Repeat when necessary to calm and moisturize your skin.

Conclusion

Taking natural gels into your beauty routine is as simple as returning to step one of self-care simple, efficient, and natural. Natural gels provide a wide variety of advantages ranging from intense hydration and enhanced elasticity to comforting redness and guarding the skin against external environmental influences. Among them are aloe vera, flaxseed, cucumber, green tea, and chamomile gels that are added to your skin care regimen to pamper your skin safely yet efficiently and attain a glowing and ageless face.