Naturally Clean

My mom will probably think I'm weird when she reads this. Actually a lot of people probably will but that's ok.
I have a sudden interest in using natural/homemade cleansers for my face. I've been researching it, and so far it seems to me like these are the best ingredients:

• Honey. I guess honey has some special ability to help your skin retain moisture. It also has antioxidants to help keep your skin healthy. Sometimes I like to put a little on my lips. It feels a little weird at first, but it does moisten the skin, and it tastes sweet.
  
• Banana. I have yet to learn why, but crushed banana seems to be one of the popular natural cleansers. I don't know if I would ever try that one though. Maybe.
  
• Milk. Milk is obviously good for you. It's full of vitamins. It cleanses and refreshes your skin by gently stripping away dirt, oil, and dead skin cells. Mix it with some other ingredients, or use whole milk on it's own.
  
• Yogurt. The same as milk basically. It's just a little more creamy, and I would think leaves your skin a bit more moisturized. Use plain yogurt of course, not the flavored kind.
  
• Olive Oil. I have long known told that olive oil is the best oil for your body. My mom tries to use it when she cooks more than other oils. Well It's supposed to be good for your skin too. It's supposed to moisturize skin without clogging pores and leaving an oily feeling. Cool.
  
• Sugar. White or brown. Sugar, as far as I can tell, is good because it is a natural way to add a little scrub to cleansers. You know, to kind of rub off the old layer and let the new show through. You have to be careful with scrubs though, because if you go too far scrubbing your skin will do more harm than good. If you injure your skin then it will work harder to make oils to heal it. And more oil on your face isn't good.
• Oatmeal. It's good for your body inside and out. That's why you're supposed to eat it for breakfast every day, and take an oatmeal bath if you get chicken pox. It soothes your skin. Ground up oatmeal is a great ingredient for homemade cleansers. Maybe mixed with yogurt?
  
• Egg. One time in Activity Days when I was a little girl they had us put egg on our face as a natural facial. I refused and went home, haha. But I think I'd be brave enough to try it now. Fluffy egg white is good, but as far as I can tell the whole thing is good for the skin.

So there they are. I know that there are some other ones, like cucumber, grapes, apple, tomatoes and almond. But these seem to be the most basic ones. Mix some together and create a recipe, or use them on their own. Personally I have tried honey mixed with a little bit of olive oil. It was actually pretty cool. I wet my face with warm water first, and then rinsed it with cold. It left my skin clean and soft, and didn't dry it out. The honey kind of clings to your skin (until you rinse it I mean), and the oil just kind of sits on top (once again, until you rinse it). They make a pretty good couple.

I have also tried milk mixed with a tiny bit of honey. I made sure the honey was dissolved before I soaked a cotton ball in the mix and applied it to my face. It smelled really good. Surprisingly this one left my skin feeling basically just like it does after I use my store bought cleanser. It was a little more drying than the honey and oil, but not quite as much as the store stuff.

So yeah. If you want to go natural look up a recipe, or just make your own like I did. I don't think you can really go wrong. There are no weird chemicals or anything. I would think if you have sensitive skin it would be good to try these. :) It's a little weird. But God gave us these things to use for food, and I don't see why not use them for your skin on the outside as well. After all, they work, and most of them are basic things that you already have in your kitchen. These are the kinds of things women used before modern medicines and cleansers.

So what do you think?