Give your skin care routine a boost and customize your face mask to meet your needs.
Instead of buying a "one-size-fits-all" product, customize your face mask to meet your skin's current needs. Maybe you want to exfoliate your skin, or hydrate it, or minimize oil production. You can combine real foods together into a face mask that fights for your skin's "best self." And, best of all, I bet you have already have all (or almost all) of the ingredients in your kitchen!
Look through the following five face mask recipes and choose the one that fits what you are looking for.
Enjoy the glow!
- ¼ avocado
- 1 Tbsp. raw, local honey
- ½ banana
- 2 Tbsp. plain Greek yogurt
1. In a medium-sized bowl, mash the avocado and banana.
2. Stir in the honey and yogurt until well-combined.
3. Apply the mask over your face and let it sit for 15 minutes.
4. Gently rinse with warm water and a washcloth.
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 tsp. raw, local honey
- 1 tsp. lemon juice
- 1 tsp. turmeric
1. Mix together the baking soda and turmeric.
2. Add in the lemon juice and honey until well-combined.
3. Apply the mask over your face and let it sit for 15 minutes.
4. Gently rinse with warm water and a washcloth.
- ½ tsp. lemon juice
- ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 Tbsp. raw, local honey
1. Mix all three ingredients together.
2. Apply the mask over your face and let it sit for 15 minutes.
3. Gently rinse with warm water and a washcloth.
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 2 Tbsp. honey
(Before applying this face mask, keep in mind that cinnamon can be irritating to the skin. Apply this face mask to a small area of your face first, like behind your ear, and make sure your skin does not react.)
1. Mix all three ingredients together.
2. Apply the mask over your face and let it sit for 15 minutes.
3. Gently rinse with warm water and a washcloth.
- 1 egg white (here are a few tricks on separating egg whites)
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1. Whisk the egg white and lemon juice together well.
2. Apply the mask over the blackhead area and let it sit for 20-25 minutes.
3. Gently rinse with warm water and a washcloth.
4. Since the egg white can dry your skin out, apply an oil-free moisturizer onto your face afterwards.