Skin care cleansers are widely available in supermarkets and drugstores and there s no need to spend for the more fancy and expensive ones, since what is key to knowing which is which is to know what s in it and what it is made of and not particularly that company that made it. One good word of advise though, is to avoid soaps that has the tendency to dry the skin and one good suggestion for cleaning facial skin is a cream -based cleanser for dry skin and a cleanser made without oil for those with oily skin types. Here are recipes for homemade skin care treatments. It would be fun. Enjoy! Cucumber Lotion Best as skin whitener, cucumber lotion is applied on the face and neck. Let it stand for 15 minutes and rinse off with warm water. You Need: 1 tablespoon of cucumber juice 1 tablespoon of milk a few drops of rosewater Procedure: Crush one piece of peeled cucumber to get a tablespoon of juice. One would be the darkening of skin areas on skin folds all over the body, most especially the neck area, underarms, elbows, knees and nose. For some, it also shows on both sides of the lips and eyelids, sometimes even around the eye sockets. These skin darkening processes are the results of obesity in the body and no amount of skin care or cleansing can remove these, unless there is a change in lifestyle, like food intake and eating habits. After all, when is the word serious not serious? But one thing that people should realize is that taking care of your skin is serious in itself. There is no need to wait for much damage before getting serious in taking care of the skin. Whether you have healthy young looking skin or one that is damaged by the sun, you need serious skin care. These days, with the growing numbers of people who suffer from different skin problems, people should be more vigilant in keeping up with a healthy lifestyle by eating healthy foods. This is very important not only to ensure good skin but also to maintain overall health. Good Food To Good Skin Time and again, nutrition experts say that there are two major keys that lead to good skin these include eating the right amount of food depending on the person s need and lifestyle and eating a range of foods to ensure that the person gets balanced diet. Below are some of the ways that you can take care of your skin without spending so much. 1. Exfoliation in the shower Exfoliation is one of the things that help keep your skin, smooth and silky. The process removes the dead cells from the skin, thereby preventing the buildup of dead cells in the pores.