Homemade Facial Masks

by Angela

Fresh fruit contains great natural astringent qualities and it's a great way to use up any extra bits of fruit you may have.

These fruity face masks are very quick and easy homemade facial masks made from store cupboard ingredients that can be adapted to suit any skin type.

Fruity Face Masks

What you will need for your skin type
4 tablespoons of heavy cream (for dry or normal skin)
Or
1 egg white (for oily skin)

Choose one of the following
1 apricot
3 strawberries
1/4 peach or nectarine
1 small cube of melon (about 1 inch square)


Method
Whip the cream until it's thick enough to stand up in peeks, or beat the egg until it begins to froth.

Mash the fruit into a puree (you will need to peel the apricot, peach or nectarine first).

Mix the fruit with the cream/yogurt.

Smooth the cream over your face and neck, leave for 20 minutes then rinse off with warm water.

Banana Face Mask

Bananas have a thick and creamy texture and when used in a homemade facial mask, it will enrich your skin and leave it feeling clean, soft and nourished.

All you will need for this face mask is
1/2 a banana
1 teaspoon of honey
1 tablespoon of yogurt if you have oily skin or 1 tablespoon of heavy cream for dry to normal skin.

Method
Peel and then mash the banana, then mix in the honey, yogurt/cream until nice and smooth.

Smooth the mixture over your face and neck, leave for 20 minutes then rinse off with warm water.


Note
Fruit can have a tendency to loose its goodness once it has been peeled or mashed, so you really do have to use these homemade facial masks immediately.

Homemade Face Mask Recipe

by Stacey
(Canada)

This homemade face mask recipe is made using Brewers Yeast, which is extremely rich in vitamin B. It therefore makes an excellent ingredient when added to a face mask or other facial treatment.

Brewers Yeast can also be very good at tackling wrinkles when used on a regular bases (about once a week is good), and it is suitable for all skin types so adding a teaspoon to any face mask will give it a great nourishing boost.

This homemade face mask recipe also contains wheatgerm and vitamin E, so it is particularly good for reducing thread veins, wrinkles and blotching.



Brewers Yeast Face Mask Ingredients ( for all skin types)
1 egg yolk for dry or normal skin or 2 tablespoons of egg white for oily skin
1 teaspoon wheatgerm oil
1 teaspoon brewers yeast
The contents of one vitamin E capsule


Method
Place all ingredients in a bowl and beat well together.

Spread the treatment over the face and leave for about 20 minutes.

Rinse the mixture off the face with warm water then splash your face with cold water for a finishing rinse.

Added extra wheatgerm oil makes an excellent moisturiser so for an extra boost rub a little into the skin after using the treatment.

Homemade neck cream for turkey necks

by Emma
(Chicago,Illinois)

To help tighten your sagging neck combine alum powder with any brand facial scrub and a small amount of water. Leave the solution on for about twenty minutes.

Do this daily and you should start to see results in about a week. Good luck and no more gobble gobble!

Try A Yoghurt Facial

by Marietta
(Mumbai India)

Take a table spoon of yoghurt without the water and apply thickly on your face.

Leave it on until it dries, then wash your face with water.

You're skin will feel so fresh!

Lemon Curd and Haldi Facial

by Priya Singh

Lemon Curd and Haldi! (Turmeric is commonly called haridra or haldi in India)

Mix it and apply on face for 15 min and then wash it off.