3/14/2009

Homemade facial mask recipes

Egg-White Mask


Good firming & tightening mask for large-pored skin & mature skin
 
Recipe:
5 drops Lemon Juice or white vinegar
20ml Egg White
5ml Oat Flour
5ml Rice Flour
5ml Fuller's Earth
Mix all ingredients to paste and apply on paper maskand put on your face for 15 minutes, then rinse off

Avocado Banana Mask

Nourishing & Moisturizing Mask for dry skin
Recipe:
1/2 overripe banana, mashed (proteins)
1/2 overripe avocado, mashed (fatty acids)
2 tbs. plain yogurt (not low-fat) (antibacterial)
1 tsp. olive oilCombine ingredients.Apply on paper mask and put on your face leave on 20 to 30 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Blueberry Yogurt Mask


Blueberries and yogurt make a soothing, purifying mask,
This purifying mask is great for all skin types and can be used one to two times a week.
 
Recipe:
1/2 cup cooked Bluberries
1/2 cup Plain Yogurt
 
Cook blueberries (any amount you choose) until soft.Combine with yogurt in a blender and blend until smooth.Apply on paper mask and put on face and leave on 15 to 20 minutes.Rinse with warm water.

Banana Moisture Mask


Bananas provide intense moisture and firms the skin, while honey is soothing and nourishing.
 
Recipe:
one ripe banana
1 Tbs. honey
1 Tbs. plain yogurt
 
Mash the banana with a fork and add the honey and yogurt.Apply on the paper mask, and put on face and leave on for 15 minutes.


Green Tea Cucumber Mask


Cucumber soothes, while green tea and chamomile reduce puffiness,and aloe vera maintains moisture and helps heal sunburned skin.
 
Recipe:
1 cucumber, peeled and grated
2 oz. green tea
2 oz. chamomile
1 oz. aloe vera
 
Mix all ingredients together and apply on the paper mask and put on your face,hands or any skin area that is burned, irritated or dehydrated.It should keep for a week in the refrigerator.

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