Thank you to everyone who participated in The Beauty Dinner, created by artists Margherita Soldati, Krisztina Czika and chef Alice Héron. As we mentioned, we want you to be able to relive the dinner from the comfort of your home. Here is an overview of the 8 all-natural mask recipes that were served during the dinner.
Add them to boiling water and let it infuse for a minimum of 10 minutes. The more ginger you add and the more time it sits in the water, the stronger the effect will be on your skin. Ginger has amazing antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties and helps promote circulation.
To start the steaming process, pour the infused ginger water in a bowl and place your head over it.
Direct the steam towards your face by putting a towel over your head to create a tent.
Take a handful of almonds and put them in an equal volume of water.
Let it soak over night in the fridge. On the next day, pour out the remaining water and place the soaked nuts in a blender, again add an equal volume of fresh water.
Blend until you reach a creamy consistency.
Continue by straining the mixture through a fine mesh strainer.
Lastly, mix the charcoal powder with the obtained liquid. Use 1 small spoon of charcoal powder for every 400ml of milk. Use less charcoal powder if you have sensitive skin.
Heat the mixture in a medium sized pot on a very low heat.
Cook over 10min, stir frequently.
Strain the mixture to remove residual fruit skin and fibers.
Spread the mixture on a mat or piece of parchment, make sure the material is not too thin, as it will shrink in size.
Bake at ~°C90 with a ventilation oven for at least 2 hours to dehydrate your mixture.
Regularly check your fruit leather, as the duration depends per oven. When the leather is no longer sticky, but still flexible, take it out of the oven. If it is crispy, it is too dehydrated and you unfortunately have to start over.
When it has cooled down, peel off the fruit leather carefully and store it in an air tight container.
Cut it to the shape you prefer using scissors. Spray water or kvass on the fruit leather until moist and place it for on your face about 5 minutes.
Peel the cucumber over a bowl, as we need both the skin and the flesh.
Blend each part of the cucumber separately until you reach a creamy consistency.
Strain the mixtures.
Pour them in silicone molds.
Place the molds in the freezer. After a few hours you will be able to apply the fresh cucumbers blocks on your skin. Perfect to reinvigorate the under eye in the morning!