Create Your Own Facial Masks

Treat yourself and your skin to some TLC. Give yourself a facial.
It’s not only good for you, if feels great too. You can make a facial from ordinary kitchen goods. Here are some recipes which are inexpensive to make and you probably have the ingredients right in your kitchen. A homemade face mask is a mixture of natural ingredients mixed together to make a mask for one’s skin at home itself. The face mask should be made according to one’s skin type. First of all there lies the need for one to recognize one’s skin type. Like for e.g. if one’s skin gets sticky, oily, itchy etc when one goes out in the sun it means one’s skin is oily. A homemade mask will take you no more than a few minutes to put together, and once you have the basic ingredients ready in a jar you can have your own instant facial mask ready for use. The best thing is that the mask is tailor made especially for you.

Normal, combination skin, oily and blemished skin
Mix one egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal, a teaspoon olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice until smooth. Spread on your face and neck, leave on for 15 – 30 min then rinse with lukewarm water. Few drops lemon juice will help to reduce blackheads while egg white will leave your skin feel “tight” after this mask application.

Honey Mask Recipe
The best facial mask is honey. Place a cloth in warm water and apply to your face to open the pores. Smear on honey, and leave on for 15 to 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores. Use once a week.

Egyptian facial mask
A little egg, a little milk, a little olive oil and you have the makings of an ancient mask. Grape cleanser-split 2-3 grapes and rub the flesh over face and neck. Rinse with cool water. Massage into the face and neck . Leave on for 15 minutes and gently rinse off.

Dry Skin Mask
mix 1 tsp. of butter in 1 teaspoon of water. Apply it thoroughly into all the dry areas and leave for 15 - 20 minutes. Rinse with cold water. Another facial mask is oatmeal facial mask-take 2 tsp oatmeal and 1 tsp baking soda and add water to make paste. Apply to face and all over the skin and rub gently. Do not apply any type of facial mask just before a special occasion, the reason for this is the drawing power of the mask can flush the skin.

Moisturizing
Moisturizing morning and evening with a natural moisturizer hydrates, moisturizes and protects the skin from daily pollutants.
For a moisturizing and nourishing mask, blend a mashed banana with white cosmetic clay and apply.
For normal skin, mix 1 cup yogurt, 1 tablespoon orange juice and 1 tablespoon lemon juice and apply it on your face. Clean it off after 20 minutes.
For dry skin, use a mixture of cooked oatmeal and honey; it is a very good moisturize and cleansing agent.

Banana-Avacado Mask ingredients 1/2 over-ripe banana ,1/2 over-ripe avocado ,2 Tbsp unflavored full-fat yogurt and 1 tsp olive oil ,Mash banana and avocado, combine with other ingredients, and mix well. Apply liberally to face and neck. Leave on for 20 to 30 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Lighten circles under eyes Recipe-to lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue and apply an eye cream. Ingredients 4-5 very ripe med-size strawberries ,2 tsp. heavy cream and 1 tsp. honey. Puree strawberries, cream and honey together in a blender. Apply to your face evenly. Leave it on for 10 minutes. Rinse off with cool water or soft wash cloth.

Strawberry Mask
4 to 5 very ripe, medium size strawberries
2 teaspoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon honey
Rinse the strawberries in lukewarm water, and dry with a clean cloth or paper towel. In a small bowl, mash the fruit with a fork. Add the cream and honey, mixing well. Leave on for 20 minutes
People with sensitive or sunburned skin might find the strawberries irritating. Test on a small patch of skin first to assess your skin’s reaction.

Cucumber delight
Mix into a blender a combination of one mashed banana, and half of cucumber. Drop in a tablespoon of honey and half a cup of lemon juice. Spread over the face and rinse off after thirty minutes.

Acne Natural Cure

Have you ever tried to know how to treat your acne outbreaks? It is not as tough as you think to treat a remedy for your acne. The best way to treat the acne without any side effects is to find a natural way to treat it but one has to remember that a particular natural way works for particular type of acne outbreak.

All you need is just to have faith in yourself and a bit of patience. You need to go for experimentation to have a clear and healthy skin cum complexion. You should find out about some treatments for stubborn skin problems like acne that you can use at your house.

One type of acne natural cure that can treat blackheads is washing them off with milk and lime. For this, you should take some fresh milk and bring it gently to a boil. Afterwards, you need to add juice from a single lime and then gently wash our face. Before applying, make it sure that the water is not too hot that it can burn out your tender skin.

You can also go for using a natural astringent for deep cleansing of your pores that are blocked and creating trouble. One of the best way to get this done is to take a leafy mango from any local grocery stall and boil it in some water and allow it to cool down to the room temperature. When it is bearable, apply/rub it gently on the face. If your acne trouble is not so sever and intense, you can just leave the mango to soak overnight and the procedure is to be done on the next morning. This procedure is the best natural way that can thoroughly cleanse and open your blocked pores, which are one of the major causes for creating acne situations.

Food also plays an important role. The food we eat daily has an impact on our body one or the other way. Improper food, in long term, may affect the skin and can raise the acne situation. These foods also work externally as topical applications. For instance, if you are suffering from whiteheads, you should go to try a raw potato. The Vitamin C presented in the vegetable offers your skin a healthy glow and its alkaline protects your skin from microorganism and high acid level.

You might have noticed that you skin becomes dry after using too much face packs and other cosmetic materials that can again give rise to pimples or acne and to avoid this naturally, you can go for an application of almond oil and remember not to rub it vigorously on the face.

You can also use the paste of papaya after deseeding it and leave that for about 15-20 minutes. This can also be very helpful to get rid of acne condition. For better results, one should use the raw papaya and moreover, after an application, your skin should not be exposed to direct sunlight.