Healthy Avocado Seed and Eggshell Facial! (and other uses)

Avocado Seed and Eggshell Face Mask

What do avocado seeds and eggshells have in common? You might think "nothing" or "they are round". While the latter is true, they are also two things that are often tossed aside and thrown out when they are actually both full of lovely nutrients!

Avocados are delicious and nutritious, heart healthy and an anti-inflammatory,  because they are full of healthy fats and proteins, fiber, carotenoids, vitamin C, vitamin E, and potassium. Many people enjoy avocados on sandwiches, in health shakes, or my personal favorite, in guacamole. (Mmm!) However, I feel that few people know the benefits of the pit- which is also high in potassium and fiber- which can be eaten as well. Now, I can't see myself eating the pit (some people just toss it in with their morning health-shake) as it is quite bitter- but I have found another use. 

Eggs are also good for us- besides being high in cholesterol that is. The eggshells, which many people just throw away, can be rinsed out and saved for other uses as well because they are high in calcium, potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus.

Both of these things are compostable but what if instead we used these nutrient packed "extras" to make a rejuvenating face mask! They can also be used as a fertilizer in your garden! Here is how I went about it:

• Things you will need: 

• avocado pits (I used 5)
• eggshells (I used 5-8)
• oatmeal
• honey
• a knife
• a cutting board
• a blender
• water
• measuring cups/spoons

1. First we have to mince these avocado seeds. I took the husk off of them to reveal the tender pink-white flesh of the pit- you can see I've already done this to the first two. I read an article that talked about making avocado seed oil which stated you should place them in a bag and smash them into bits with a hammer until you can squeeze the oil from them. Perhaps I've let them dry for too long (a week or more) because there was NO smashing these little guys. Instead I had to whip out the cutting board and the sharpest knife we've got to cut them up into tiny bits. They were about the consistency of those big pink erasers. Another thing I noticed is that they smell surprisingly (and strongly) of pine.