Welcome to our Homemade Face Masks website. Here you can find different interesting ideas about how to prepare a face mask, what ingredients to choose and what every facial mask is good for. Whether you are searching for natural masks for acne, dry skin, sensitive skin or pimples, you have arrived to the right place.
All you need is a little spare time for finding the necessary ingredients from specialty stores or markets and it only takes a few minutes for easily preparing at home some of the masks you could use whenever you may need.
Although it is more convenient to use purchased cosmetic products, organic and made at home facial masks will offer you the guarantee of natural ingredients used so that you won’t have to worry about compounds that could have any side effects on a long term use. However if you are thinking to make yourself a face mask there are some rules that should be respected. The ingredients must be kept in a cold store and away from the light while they do not contain preservatives thus no guarantee they will last for a longer period of time. Also, do not prepare large quantities from each mask and try to respect all hygiene rules not to harm your skin more than it is.
These DIY treatments for face skin are cheap, very efficient and very easy to be prepared. They are a great choice, whether you just want to use them as a refreshing mask for face or for other conditions like acne, scars, oily skin and so on. Before using a face mask is it best to have a clean face and neck and also, until you take it off from your face it is advisable to sit back, relax and let it “do its thing”. When it comes the time to take it off do it by gently using warm water and chamomile tea.
This website created for easy and organic face masks features recipes for different skin problems, feel free to browse each page and read the information that best fits your interest. Here are some examples of different facial masks for different conditions.
Facial masks for acne
The main ingredients for this one are honey, aspirin and water. It is advisable to use it on oily/mix skin type. The quantities used are 3 aspirin pills, one honey teaspoon and half a teaspoon of water. Put the aspirin in a recipient and add water over it until it melts. Mix the composition with the honey. Apply the mask on your face, inclusive under the chin and neck and let it act for about 15 minutes.
It will be a pretty strange feeling with it on your face but lie down in bed and let it do its thing. After those 15 minutes take a sponge with some warm water and rub the skin, you will feel how because the aspirin exfoliates your skin. Also, the honey will hydrate it. After you used it apply a moisturizer for normal skin.
Facial masks made at home for oily skin
The most common mask for oily skin is the one with egg whites mixed with 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Add a tablespoon of honey and 5 drops of benzoic acid tincture. In the first seven days you should apply this mask every day then every 3-4 days for obtaining the desired improvements.
DIY face mask for dry skin
Dry skin needs to be very well treated while it is more prone to wrinkles than any other. For this problem, strawberry and clay mask is the best choice you can make. Strawberries’ juice and seeds gently exfoliate the skin while honey and clay purifies it, thus becoming the perfect ingredients for a mask for dry skin.
All you need is some juicy strawberries, half a teaspoon of honey and 2 tablespoons of clay. Crush the strawberries in a small bowl, add slowly the honey continuing to stir. Also add the clay, stirring constantly until it becomes a homogeneous mixture. Place the mask on your face and leave it there for 15 to 20 minutes. Wash your face with cold water.
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