5 Natural Face Masks You Can Prepare at Home
It’s the age of DIY. Know what that means? It means you don’t have to pay a lot of money for every single little thing anymore. Yes, even your skincare products.
Natural, effective face masks can now be made at home. And with simple ingredients that you can easily find in your refrigerator or your kitchen cabinet. Well, let’s go see how.
Why is Face Masks So Popular?
Because they are effective! Facemasks are not popular for nothing. People keep talking about it because they actually work for all manner of skin conditions. From oily skin to dry skin to acne, pimples, eczema, and so on, face masks are very effective.
Even if you have no skin condition and just want to make your skin glow extra, face masks will work great for you. Their natural ingredients also make them appeal to a lot of people.
Face masks also help in promoting skin hydration thus preventing dry skin. They help in cleaning your skin out and eliminating oiliness.
You’ve got to join this beauty trend right away!
5 Natural Face Masks that are Easy to Make at Home
The five face masks that we handpicked for you are very easy to make with very cheap ingredients. Let’s take a look at them.
- Honey Face Mask
You might have heard us talk about honey a lot. Honey is fantastic. Honey is effective and that’s why it’s so popular.
If you are looking to remove dark spots and scars from your face, then his honey face mask is for you.
How to Prepare
You will need honey and lemon juice to make this mask.
Mix half teaspoonful of lemon juice with two teaspoonfuls of honey.
Rub this into your face and leave it on for 20 to 30 minutes after which you can rinse it off.
Do this once a week before bedtime or on a Saturday morning and you’ll be happy with the results.
- Egg Whites Mask
Egg whites are not just good for eating. You may be surprised to hear that egg whites are also being used to make face masks.
Egg whites work against acne. The protein in eggs can kill bacteria and help to keep your face clean and glowing.
How to Prepare
Break an egg into a bowl and gently separate the egg white from the yolk.
Using cotton swabs, apply the egg white to your face.
Leave it on for 10 to 15 minutes.
Clean up your face with a soft, damp cloth and apply moisturizer.
And that’s all you need to do to use this genius homemade face mask.
- Cucumber Mask
Cucumber is another ingredient that always pops up when we’re talking about skincare. Don’t underestimate the power of that amazing stuff because if you do, you may not cash in on its benefits. Cucumber can help to hydrate your skin and prevent dryness.
How to Prepare
This mask requires cucumber and aloe vera gel.
Blend half of a cucumber and pour it into a bowl.
Put two tablespoonfuls of aloe vera gel in the blended cucumber and mix them together.
Massage the mixture deep into your face and leave it there for about thirty minutes.
Rinse with water thereafter.
- Banana Mask
One banana two to three times a week can make all the difference to your skin glow. Bananas contain vitamin A which can help to heal up any cut on your skin. Bananas also help hydrate your skin and this is why they’re recommended in the DIY face mask session.
How to Prepare
You need a banana, fresh lemon juice, and a little yogurt.
Mash the banana into a bowl until it forms an even paste.
Add one tablespoonful of thick yogurt and a half tablespoonful of fresh lemon juice into the mashed banana.
Apply this mask on your face and leave it on for 24 to 30 minutes. Make sure you have rubbed it deeply into your skin.
Rinse off the mask with water when it’s time.
- Oatmeal Mask
Oatmeal? Yes, oatmeal. You must have gotten the idea by now that many things that are good for food are also good for our skin. Baking soda which is added to this face mask is a natural exfoliator and can help to unclog clogged pores.
How to Prepare
You will need oatmeal and baking soda.
Mix two teaspoons of oatmeal into one teaspoon of baking soda.
Add a few drops of water to form a paste. Make sure that the paste is thick.
Place the paste all over your face and allow it to dry.
Rinse the paste off with warm water and apply a soothing moisturizer.
Scorpion Ric Bottomline
There are now so many ways to boost your appearance with cheap ingredients. This list of facemasks should get you going on that. Whichever one of the above methods that you choose, use it consistently to get the desired result.
