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How to Make Homemade Face Masks for Dry Skin

Friday, May 8th, 2009

Dry chaffed skin is both unappealing and unhealthy. Usually it is a caused by diet deficiencies or neglect in skin care. However, that does not mean you have to opt for expensive salon-administered beauty solutions all the time. There are many homemade natural facemasks that you can use for your dry skin that will save you a fortune.

Homemade Face Masks Recipes for Dry Skin

Avocado and honey deservedly take the top spot here. Both of them are natural moisturizers and do wonders for dry skin. Use a fresh, ripe avocado and mash it into a creamy pulp. Now add ¼ cup of honey to it and apply the paste onto your face like a facemask. Gram flour powder too makes an excellent facemask for dry skin. Mix it with a little turmeric powder and make it into a paste using milk. Apply the paste all over your face and let it dry over the next half an hour. Now wash off with lukewarm water to find your skin completely nourished and moisturized. Alternately you could also mix milk powder in honey to form a paste and apply it on your face in a similar manner. Another great facemask is wheat flour mixed with milk cream. Repeat this application at least once everyday and in a week your skin will be visibly supple and soft.

Soak almonds in water overnight. Grind it into a paste in the morning and add a few drops of honey. Apply liberally all over your face and let it dry over the next half an hour. Wash off with lukewarm water. The best part of this facemask is that it not only moisturizes dry skin, but also gives it a glow and enhances the complexion. Gram flour mixed with rose water makes another great facemask for dry skin. Here too, the mask should be left on for at least half an hour. Milk cream by itself also serves as an excellent face pack. Cucumber makes another effective facemask for dry skin. Grate 1 cucumber and make a paste of it with one cup of oatmeal. To this paste now add one teaspoon of milk cream. Leave the facemask on for at least thirty minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water.

Alternately, you could also mix an egg yolk with one teaspoon each of olive oil and warm honey. This too makes a nourishing facemask for dry skin. Another option is to mix butter and water in equal proportions to form a paste and apply it over the face.

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Homemade Face Masks for Oily Skin

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Oily skin can make your face constantly look shiny and embarrass you. It becomes difficult to apply make up on an oily skin. In addition oily skin is susceptible to boils and pimples and for this reason you should follow a regular skin care routine to keep your skin clean and blemish free. Try steaming your face once a week, allowing the steam rising out of a pot of hot water to blow across your face. This helps to remove the oiliness of your face.

Homemade Face Mask for Oily Skin

  • You can also make it a regular practice to apply a mixture of gram flour, a pinch of turmeric and some milk on your face and neck. This helps reduce the oiliness of the skin.
  • A mixture of a tablespoon of oatmeal, a few drops of lemon juice and some milk can also be applied on the face. You can dry orange peel in the sun and grind the dried peel with some milk to make a very effective face mask.
  • The regular application of Aloe Vera gel will also remove excessive oiliness and keep your face looking clean and healthy.
  • You will find that making a puree of cucumber and tomato and then chilling this before you use it on your face can very effectively reduce the oiliness of your face.
  • You can also make a paste of two almonds, some pieces of lemon rind and some drops of water and apply this on your face. This helps exfoliate your skin and removes excess oil.
  • Make a paste using a tablespoon of sandalwood and a few drops of water. Apply this in an upward movement on your face and neck. This keeps your face clean of acne and other such eruptions.
  • Make a paste by combining one teaspoon of rice flour, one teaspoon of corn flour and a few drops of lemon juice. Apply this on your face and neck and wash it off with tepid water once it dries.

You will find that making a change to your eating habits will also be very effective in making your face look less oily. Don’t eat food that contains a large quantity of oil. Instead cut down on your intake of oil and eat food that has been boiled or grilled with minimum oil. You should also eat fruits and vegetables. Junk food that contains white flour, cheese and sugar should be completely avoided. Similarly chocolates and sweets too should be avoided.

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