Facial Masks for Any Skin Type.

Apricot and Milk Facial Mask.
A moisturizing and healing mask to revitalize the skin.
1/2 cup of dried apricots; chopped
1/2 cup of warm water
1 tablespoon dry milk powder; powdered creamer works too
1 tablespoon honey; more if runny

Preparation: Puree all ingredients in a blender until smooth.
Application: Apply to the face and leave on for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry with a soft towel.

Avocado Facial Mask.
A skin-softening and nourishing facial mask.
1/2 Avocado

Preparation: Mash avocado until it becomes smooth and easy to apply for a facial mask.
Application: Apply evenly to your face. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water or soft wash cloth.

Banana Oatmeal Mask.
To soften and invigorate dull-looking complexion and help to prevent skin troubles.
1 medium to large-sized ripe Banana
1/3 to 1/2 cup oatmeal (depends on the size of the banana)

Preparation: Mash the oatmeal into the soft peeled banana a little at a time. Continue until all of the oatmeal is moistened.
Application: Apply to your face evenly, leaving it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water or soft wash cloth.

Cornmeal Facial Scrub.
To exfoliate, soften, and brighten dry and dull-looking skin.
Cornmeal
Water

Preparation: Mix cornmeal with enough water to make a paste.
Application: Apply to skin in a circular motion. Allow to dry and rinse off with cool water.

Cucumber and Yogurt Facial Mask.
To soothe and invigorate tired and dull-looking skin.
1/2 cucumber
1 tablespoon yogurt

Preparation: Puree cucumber and yogurt in a blender.
Application: Apply to your face evenly. Leave it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water or soft wash cloth.

Egg Yolk and Honey Facial Mask.
To firm and moisturize dry skin.
1 egg yolk
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon whole milk or cream

Preparation: Blend all of the ingredients together. If you find it is runny and another teaspoon of honey.
Application: Apply the mixture evenly to your face. Leave on for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Firming Peach Facial Mask.
A firming facial mask to tighten and give skin a youthful glow.
1 ripe peach
1 egg white
1 teaspoon full-fat yogurt

Preparation: Puree all ingredients in a blender.
Application: Apply to freshly cleaned face and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Honey and Ricotta Cheese Facial Mask.
To deeply nourish the skin.
1/4 cup ricotta cheese
2 tablespoons honey

Preparation: Warm the honey to make it smooth and runny and easier to blend. In a small bowl, combine all of then ingredients.
Application: Apply the facial mask evenly to your face and neck. Leave on for 20 minutes and wash off with warm water.

Firming Peach and Honey Mask.
To firm and tighten sagging skin and brighten dull-looking complexion.
1 medium peach
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon yogurt

Preparation: Boil the peach until soft and can be mashed. Blend with honey and yogurt.
Application: Apply to the face and leave on for 20 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Nourishing Face Mask.
To deeply nourish tired and stressed skin.
1 egg
1 teaspoon almond oil
1 tablespoon Half-and-half cream

Preparation: Combine the ingredients to make a paste.
Application: Apply to your face evenly. Leave on for about 15 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.

Orange Yogurt Facial Mask.
To remove clogged impurities from pores and nourish the skin.
1 teaspoon plain yogurt
Juice of 1/4 of an orange

Preparation: Stir all ingredients in a bowl to create a paste.
Application: Smooth the mixture onto your face and leave on for 5 minutes. Rinse with warm water.
Tip: This facial mask offers both a cool and relaxing sensation. The invigorating scent of orange also makes this facial mask best to indulge in if you are feeling sluggish.
Facts: The yogurt will cleanse and nourish the skin, while the orange's Vitamin C and AHA help to improve the skin's natural cell regeneration process.

Papaya Facial Mask.
To whiten and smooth the skin.
1 ripe Papaya

Preparation:Peel and remove the seeds of papaya. Chop into pieces and drop into food processor. Puree until papaya is of the consistency of baby food.
Application: Use 1/2 tablespoon for each facial.
Tip: Keep leftovers in a baggie in the fridge.
Facts: Research shows that it is one of the best non-abrasive masks that you can use. It contains a strong enzyme from papaya, called Papain, which dissolves oil and dead skin cells.

Peachy Facial Mask.
To refresh your skin, especially during the summer.
1 soft medium peach; fork mashed
1 tablespoons honey
Oatmeal

Preparation: Mix all ingredients into an empty bowl thoroughly to get a uniform lotion consistency.
Application: Apply to freshly-cleaned face and leave on for 10 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Refreshing Cucumber Facial Mask.
To refresh your tired and stressed skin, especially after a long day.
1 tablespoon full-fat yogurt
1 tablespoon cucumber, chopped
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

Preparation: Puree all ingredients in a blender.
Application: Apply to freshly cleaned face and leave on for 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Soothing Facial Mask: To heal irritated skin, i.e., sunburned face or shoulders.
1 part plain yogurt, chilled
1/2 part old fashioned oatmeal
Optional: 2 drops essential oil - Jasmine

Preparation: Stir ingredients together in a bowl. Add jasmine essential oil.
Application: Apply to area and leave on for 10 minutes. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.

Strawberries and Cream Facial Mask.
A great weekly facial mask to revitalize, clear, and moisturize the skin.
4 to 5 very ripe medium-sized strawberries
2 teaspoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon honey

Preparation: Puree strawberries, cream and honey together in a blender.
Application: Apply to your face evenly. Leave it on for 10 minutes. Rinse off with cool water or soft wash cloth.

Facial Masks with Clay for Deep Cleansing.

100% natural clay, unscented, cat litter is made from the Bentonite Clay, which helps to purge out the toxins and other impurities that are trapped within the pores. This is the same ingredient that high-priced spas use to make their mud and specialty clays for face and body masks.

Soothing Kitty Litter Facial Mask.
For deep-cleansing and soothing the skin.
4 tablespoons of cat (kitty) litter
1 tablespoon aloe vera gel
Warm water

Preparation: In a bowl, blend together the aloe vera gel and the kitty litter. Add water a bit at a time and continue stirring until you have made a paste.
Application: Apply the facial evenly to your face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with warm water.
Important note: Please be sure that you are not allergic to aloe before making this particular facial mask recipe.

Deep Cleaning Cat Litter Facial Mask.
To deep-cleanse, tone, and reduce the greasiness in oily skin.
4 tablespoons of cat (kitty) litter
Juice from 1 small lemon
Warm water

Preparation: In a bowl, squeeze the lemon juice over the kitty litter. Add water a bit at a time and stir until you have made a paste.
Application: Apply the facial mask evenly to your face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with warm water.
Facts: This facial mask offers you the deep-cleansing effect of cat (kitty) litter and the excellent purifying and pore-refining effects of lemon juice, which is a natural astringent that will clean oily skin.

Basic Cat Litter Facial Mask.
A basic clay facial mask to deep-cleanse the skin.
4 tablespoons of cat (kitty) litter
Warm water

Preparation: In a bowl, combine kitty litter clay and stir in water a bit at a time until you have made a paste.
Application: Apply the facial mask evenly to your face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with warm water.

Clear Thinking Kitty Litter Facial Mask.
A deep-cleansing facial mask with essential oils that help to clear your mind and help you think things through while it works on your skin.
4 tablespoons of cat (kitty) litter
Warm water
1 drop of Peppermint essential oil
2 drops of Rosemary essential oil
2 drops of Lavender essential oil

Preparation: In a bowl, combine kitty litter clay and oils, then stir in water a bit at a time until you have made a paste.
Application: Apply the facial mask evenly to your face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with warm water.
Important note: Peppermint oil can be harsher on dry skin, please test your skin type first.

Sleepytime Kitty Litter Facial Mask.
Deep-cleansing clay facial mask that promotes good sleep..
4 tablespoons of cat (kitty) litter
Warm water
3 drops pure essential Lavender Oil
2 drops Chamomile essential oil

Preparation: In a bowl, combine kitty litter clay and oils, then stir in water a bit at a time until you have made a paste.
Application: Apply the facial mask evenly to your face and neck. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off with warm water.
Facts: This is a great facial mask to use before going to bed, it removes the dirt and toxins that are embedded within the pores while the essential oils of lavender and chamomile provide a lingering scent that helps to relax your mind and promote a good night’s sleep that helps to prepare skin for thorough rejuvenation.

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Banana facial mask

This easily accessible fruit can be of great aid, if you are a victim of dry skin during summers.

Ingredients:

• ½ banana

• 1 tablespoon honey

• 2 tablespoon sour cream

Method:

1. Mash 1/2 banana and add 1 tablespoon honey and 2 tablespoons sour cream.

2. Apply to face and let set for about 10 minutes. Gently wipe off with a damp wash cloth or wash it off with lukewarm water.

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Facial mask recipes for acne

Facial mask recipes for acne

Facial mask recipes for acne are excellent choice and easy to prove himself against the acne before going on to more radical solutions and possibly drug. Despite the acne problem interests many people, and that therefore this phenomenon is quite common, many people still do not know how to cure them adequately. There are actually many remedies for it, starting with those of the grandmother to the surgical methods, contemplating some pharmaceutical products that require a prescription from a doctor to be sure they are appropriate for our skin type, and also including homemade facial masks for acne, those who wear very often see in the movies, and that almost always elicit a smile for the monstrous appearance that gives the face.643TPUD9628A

Face masks recipes for acne


Homemade face mask for acne

Well, these facial masks are not just tricks used by directors to entertain the public, but they have a real meaning, as they are very effective in helping the skin to purify and regenerate in order to be able to cure and prevent acne. So here below, shows some different ways to create homemade facial masks for acne effectively:

One of the most effective facial masks is that developed with sodium bicarbonate and water. Before any operation, however, you must wash your face with a cleanser to clean the skin pores. After that, the mixed sodium bicarbonate with water, and applied this compound on acne, leaving it to stand for about five or ten minutes. When you remove the paste from your face, you will notice how your skin feels softer, and in this case, repeat the treatment a few times a week so you can say goodbye to your pimples. Attention however: this type of mask is not effective on all skin types, for which, for some may represent a solution to acne, for others do not. So if you do not notice any improvement after applying this mask, try another type.

Another way to create a facial mask very effective, is to make a mask of salt, which is also very easy to prepare, in fact, to create it, you only need sea salt or table salt, and water. First, take the salt and put it in water for about twenty minutes. Then apply the salt water on the spots of acne, pimples and scars on, and let it sit for about fifteen minutes. This treatment is especially ideal for acne scars, because the salt cleans and dries. But a method is faster and better, if you get the chance, go to the beach and swim a little because the sea water is a real natural treatment for acne. And if you have the opportunity to take a dip in the sea, you will see that there will even bear masks pimples.

A kind of mask a bit more complicated than the previous ones, is made with oatmeal and onions, but this is a very effective mask. Probably, the very idea of putting onions on your face and smell it, you do not like much, but try to think of the positive results that will give you the mask. So to prepare, take a medium sized onion, peel and cut until you have created a cream. Then take the oatmeal and cucinatene half a cup, and when ready, allow it to cool and add the onion puree, mix well together, and apply it on the face in a thick layer. After fifteen minutes, rinse your face with softness.

Still another possibility is to mix mint juice with turmeric powder, creating a well blended paste that you can apply on your face, and let it sit for about fifteen to thirty minutes. Finally, you can wash the skin with warm water.

Have you ever seen, always in the movies, women around the house with slices of cucumber applied to the face? Well, the answer is positive or negative does not concern us, however, know that instead of wandering around the house as if you were decorated for Halloween, you can shred the cucumber to make a cream, if you want you can also whip, and then apply this paste on your face for about thirty minutes and then rinse. After you feel like you feel more refreshed in the skin will help its pores to prevent acne;

A follow other facial mask recipes to prepare face masks very effective, using pantothenic acid or alternatively foods that contain:

Homemade face mask for acne recipe:

    ½ teaspoon of pantothenic acid powder
    ½ teaspoon of powdered methionine
    1 teaspoon of molasses
    2 teaspoons of yogurt

Mix all the ingredients until you have a smooth and homogeneous. Massage over face and leave on for twenty minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water

Face mask recipes for blackheads:

This mask helps to dissolve the fat accumulated in your skin pores.

    1 egg white
    2 tablespoons sugar
    2 tablespoons olive neck
    ½ teaspoon of magnesium sulfate
    ½ teaspoon of baking soda

Mix all ingredients until creamy and creamy, massage on the face and leave on for twenty minutes, then rinse.

Homemade face mask for acne with egg white and yogurt:

    1 egg white
    ½ teaspoon of pantothenic acid powder
    1 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate
    4 tablespoons of yogurt

Homemade face mask for acne with egg, tomato and aloe vera gel:

    1 egg white
    ½ teaspoon of pantothenic acid powder
    1 teaspoon of aloe vera gel
    1 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate
    1 tomato, peeled and chopped
    2 drops of oil of thyme

Mix until you get a puree, apply on face and leave for fifteen minutes, then rinse.

Homemade face mask for acne with apple and molasses for all skin types:

    1 medium-sized apple, peeled and cored
    1 tablespoon molasses
    1 tablespoon of pantothenic acid powder

Chop in the blender, and put in the freezer for a few minutes. Apply on face and leave for fifteen minutes, then rinse.

Homemade face mask for acne with egg white, strawberries and yogurt:

    ¼ cup of yogurt
    3-4 strawberries
    1 egg white

Stir, and gently massage the face. The seeds of strawberries will make a gentle exfoliation. Rinse and dry.

Homemade face mask for acne  with egg, avocado and buttermilk:

    1 whole egg
    ¼ of an avocado, peeled and pitted
    ½ cup buttermilk (a byproduct of the processing of butter into cream)
    1 teaspoon of pantothenic acid powder

Homemade face mask for acne with cucumber, egg white, lime and lemon

    ½ peeled cucumber
    1 egg white
    1 teaspoon lemon juice
    1 teaspoon of pantothenic acid powder
    2 drops of essential oil of lime

Homemade face mask for oily skin:

    1 tablespoon of sugar
    1 tablespoon lemon juice
    1 egg white
    1 teaspoon of pantothenic acid powder

Homemade face mask to treat and prevent acne:

    1 tablespoon of green tea
    1 egg white
    4 tablespoons of aloe vera gel
    2 drops of essential oil of camomile

It is very important that you keep in mind that not all types of face masks recipes for acne are effective on all skin types, so choose the best homemade face masks for your skin quality and begin to heal, but also to heal your acne by applying it with regularity. And most importantly, remember that you can prepare these wraps your face even if you suffer from acne, so as to refresh your skin, keeping it always clean and also safe from acne

More face masks recipes for acne that you may be interested:
Oatmeal and honey for face mask
Egg white mask for acne
Honey and yogurt face mask

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How to Make a Homemade Face Mask for Dry Skin

Dry skin can present itself with itch, irritation and rough skin. The face is one of the most visible parts of our bodies, so when facial skin begins exhibiting these signs of dryness, it is important to bring moisture back to the skin. Ingredients that, for the most part, you already have in your home can be used to create a mask that will refresh your facial skin. This is how to make a homemade face mask for dry skin.

Steps

Eggs and Honey Mask

1. Mix the whites of 1 egg in a small bowl until they thicken slightly.
2. Add 1 teaspoon (0.17 fl oz) honey and 1 teaspoon (0.17 fl oz) sunflower oil and mix together well.
3. Smear the mixture onto your face and leave it for 15 minutes.
4. Rinse your face with warm water.

Banana and Yogurt Mask

1. Place 2 bananas, 1 tablespoon (0.5 fl oz) honey and 1/2 cup (4 fl oz) yogurt in a blender.
2. Blend the ingredients until the ingredients have come together in a uniform mixture.
3. Spread the mixture onto your face and leave it for 20 minutes, or until it dries.
4. Rinse your face with warm water.
5. Cucumber and Aloe Mask
6. Peel the cucumber.
7. Remove the seeds from the cucumber.
8. Chop the cucumber into small pieces.
9. Place the cucumber pieces into a food processor with 2 tablespoons (1 fl oz) aloe vera.
10. Pulse the food processor until the mixture is a smooth paste.
11. Apply the mixture to your face and leave it on for 30 minutes.
12. Rinse the mask off with cold water.
13. Butter, Mango and Egg Yolk Mask
14. Peel the skin off of the mango and cut it into small pieces.
15. Place the mango pieces, 1 tablespoon unsalted butter (0.5 fl oz), 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon (0.08 fl oz) chamomile oil and 1/2 teaspoon (0.08 fl oz) apricot oil into a food processor.
16. Pulse the food processor until the mixture is a smooth paste.
17. Apply the mixture to your face and leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes.
18. Wash the mask off with warm water and a clean wash cloth.
19. Splash your face with cold water to complete the effect.
20. Clay Mask
21. Place kaolin clay, 1 tablespoon (0.5 fl oz) cornflour, 1 tablespoon (0.5 fl oz) wheat germ oil and 1 tablespoon (0.5 fl oz) apricot oil in a small bowl.
22. Mix the ingredients together with enough fresh water to make them into a creamy substance.
23. Spread the mixture onto your face and leave it for 15 to 20 minutes.
24. Rinse your face with warm water.
25. Splash your face with cold water to complete the effect.
26. Apply a moisturizer to seal the moisture into your skin.

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