There’snothing better than putting on a facemask at the end of a long weekand having a little pamper session, is there, ladies? Lately, therehas been a lot of hype about all sorts sheet face masks and Koreancosmetics but I’m here to tell you that you don’t have to go theextra mile and purchase anything super expensive and pay extra forinternational shipping to get a face mask. There’s plenty of lovelyDIY face masks that you can whip together using ingredients youprobably already have at home. And they work just the same if notbetter than those prepackaged ones. But let’s get one thing clearfirst – there’s no such thing as a perfect facemask that getseverything done. You can’t cure acne, get rid of excess oil,moisturize your skin while also cleaning pores with just one facemask. You need to divide and conquer, so here are some DIY maskstargeted to solve one problem at a time.
1.Diy Face Mask For Acne
Ifyou have acne-prone skin than hazel and tea tree oil are your bestfriends when it comes to facemasks. You can add a few drops of thoseto a clay mask to make them instantly anti-bacterial andanti-inflammatory. Another nice and easy facemask to make at home isjust mixing honey and turmeric, it’ll really help to soothe yourskin. And finally, the easiest one that you can make is literallyjust cooking up some oats with water like you would for a healthybreakfast, wait for it to cool and then put it on your face to sootheinflamed skin, reduce redness and inflammation. All of these masksshould be kept on for about 10 to 15 minutes and then washed off withlukewarm water.
Hereare 4 different options of easy face masks to help combat acne:
- claymask + water + few drops of tea tree oil
- 1tablespoon honey + ½ teaspoon turmeric
- claymask + water + few drops of witch hazel
- oats+ water
2.Diy Face Mask For Dry Skin
Everyoneshould use a moisturizer on their skin, but if you have especiallydry skin a moisturizing face mask once or twice a week can reallymake a big difference. And there’s a really easy DIY facemask thatis perfect for dry skin and chances are you already have theingredients:
- ½avocado mashed
- 2tablespoons of plain yoghurt
- 1teaspoon of olive oil
- 1tablespoon of honey
Justmix it all together into a smooth paste and apply to your face for 15minutes, then wash off.
3.Diy Face Mask For Oily Skin
Ifyou have oily skin you know you need a mask that’s cleansing.Adding lemon to a facemask will give you that squeaky clean feelingyou want and it will smell fresh too. The easiest facemask out thereis just lemon and milk. Banana is also a great fruit to use in afacemask if you have oily skin.
Hereare 2 easy face masks for oily skin:
- Milk+a teaspoon of lemon juice
- Bananamashed + few drops of lemon juice
4. Diy Face Mask For Pores
Whenit comes to pores everyone wants to minimize their appearance,believe us we know the struggle. But the key here is to also cleanout pores first and then minimize them, that’s how you get rid ofthose black little dots. We’ve established already that lemon isgreat at cleaning and lightning, but so is baking soda. So here are afew DIY facemasks for minimizing pores:
- bakingsoda +water (enough to form a thickpaste)
- eggwhite(whisked) + a few drops of lemon juice
Applythese on areas of the face where you feel like your pores are mostvisible.
5. Diy Peel Off Face Mask
Peel-offface masks are amazing for getting rid of blackheads and generallygetting rid of dead skin cells. You might think that the only way toget a peel off face mask is to buy it, but it’s actually reallyeasy to make at home. The main ingredient is gelatin and then you addother ingredients to make your facemask more beneficial for yourskin.
Hereare a few examples:
- ½teaspoon unflavored gelatine + 1tbsp of water a couple of drops oflemon
- ½teaspoon of gelatine + tablespoon of milk + eggwhite
- 1sheet of gelatine + ½ tsp of activated charcoal + 1 tbsp ofdistilled water
Apply either one of these with a brush in a relatively thick layer, let dry and peel off.
