Spending your weekly pay on skincare of you face is now considered the norm. The price of beauty creams has increased at five times the level of house prices since 2000, according to research carried out by Olay.  It’s hard not to be tempted by each new expensive product. But you can achieve great results without spending a fortune - and even better, you can do it without leaving your house.

1. Gentle facial scrub for sensitive skins
Oats have a gentle but deep cleansing action, and can correct skin imbalances, making them ideal for dry, irritated and sensitive skins. This scrub can be used once or twice a week, to get rid of the dead skin cells and to reveal more radiant skin underneath.

• 2 heaped tsp fine oatmeal
• 2tsp double cream

Combine ingredients, apply to skin and rub with a very light action, using the balls of your fingers, then rinse off. Do not apply sustained pressure to any particular spot.

2. Cleansing mask
Runny honey is good for dislodging dead skin cells - it also has soothing, healing, emollient and mildly antiseptic properties. This makes this mask ideal for congested skins.

• 2 heaped tsp gram flour
• 1tsp water
• 1tsp runny honey
  

Mix to a thick, sticky consistency. Apply to affected areas and leave for five to seven minutes.