Facial Mask Recipes for Beautiful Skin

A homemade facial mask is a combination of natural substances mixed thoroughly to make a facial mask for your skin at home. The facial mask must be prepared according to the skin type. Primarily, you must recognize your skin type. For instance, if your skin gets oily, sticky, itchy, etc. when you go out into the sun it means that your skin is oily. In such cases, you must use ingredients that have less amounts of oil. You must also avoid oily substances such as milk cream, oil-based creams, etc in your facial mask recipes.

For Combination Skin:

Add an egg, half a cup of instantly cooked oatmeal and a tablespoon of olive. Make a fine paste and apply it on your face. Allow it to dry and rinse it off with water.

For Oily skin:

Milk of magnesia is a wonderful recipe for people with oily skin. It is very simple to use. Apply it on your face thoroughly and let it stay for about 5 – 10 minutes, wash it off with lukewarm water.

For Dry Skin:

Combine a tablespoon each of olive oil, vitamin E oil or baby oil and honey and an egg yolk. Mix them well and apply it on the face and let it sit for about 10 – 15 minutes. Wash with lukewarm water and pat dry your face with a towel.

Apple Facial Mask:

Take a ripe apple and cut it into 4 equal pieces. Mash a piece of apple with fork and add a tablespoon each of honey and oatmeal to it. Make a fine paste and apply it on your face. Let it dry and rinse it off with water. This recipe is good for all skin types.

Cornmeal Facial Mask:

Take sufficient amounts of cornmeal and mix it with water to make a thick paste. Apply this mixture by making circular movements on the face and let it sit on the face for about 10 – 15 minutes or until it dries. Wash it off with water.

Avocado Facial Mask:

Mash ½ avocado and apply it on the face completely. Let it dry and then rinse with water.

Yogurt Banana Honey Facial Mask:

Add a tablespoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of yogurt to a thoroughly mashed banana. Apply this mixture on the face and let it sit on the face until the skin absorbs it. After drying, rinse it off with cold water.