Skin Care Recipes and Remedies Blog

You might be wondering why homemade face masks you’ve been making have given no results? The biggest mistake you can make is to choose just any mask. Each one of us has a unique skin type. In order to get the best out of homemade face masks, you need to match them to your skin type.

Ingredients found in dry skin type mask will do nothing for oily skin type. Oil used for combination skin type will possibly cause an adverse reaction if your skin type is sensitive. Do you see where I am going with this?

Here are the recipes for homemade face masks can be used for each of the 5 skin types:

Normal Skin Type Homemade Face Masks

Simply mash 1 ripe banana and apply to face. Let it rest for 20 minutes or so. Rinse it off with unsweetened chamomile tea but regular, lukewarm water is just fine.

This mask can be applied 1 to 2 times a week.

Dry Skin Type Homemade Face Masks

Mix 200 ml (7oz) of yogurt, 1 tablespoon of finely ground almonds, 2 tablespoons of honey, and 2 tablespoons of wheat germ oil.

Mix in a bowl and apply to face. Let it rest until it feels dry and rinse off with lukewarm water.

Oily Skin Type Homemade Face Masks

You’ll need:

200 ml (7oz) of yogurt
2 drops of menthol oil
juice of 1 lemon
1 1/2 teaspoons of inactive yeast
1 potato.

Peel a potato and place it in a bowl of water. Let it stay there for a couple of hours.

You will need 2 teaspoons of this water. Mix in all the ingredients and add those 2 tablespoon of “potato water”. Apply to skin, let it rest for 20-30 min and rinse with lukewarm water.

Combination Skin Type Homemade Face Masks

Peel 1 potato and cut it into thin slices. Place it on the face and let it rest for about 15min. Rinse off with chamomile tea or lukewarm water if you don’t have tea handy.

Problem Skin Type Homemade Face Masks

Heat up 1 tablespoon of active brewer’s yeast over steam. Apply on face, let it rest a while and wash it off with warm water. This mask can be used up to 3 times a day.

Some masks are so neutral and gentle that they can be used on more than one skin type. Such is the normal, combination skin, oily and blemished skin facial mask.

Mix one egg white, 1/2 cup cooked instant oatmeal, a teaspoon olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice until smooth. Spread on your face and neck, leave on for 15 - 30 min then rinse with lukewarm water.

Few drops lemon juice will help to reduce blackheads while egg white will leave your skin feel “tight” after this mask application.

Let me share with you a great resource I refer to often. Ready to start making your own natural skin recipes? A great resource for beginners and pros alike, Jane Church’s e-book The Handcrafter’s Companion - Create Spa Quality Products for Profit and Fun will teach you everything you need to know to make facial masks, bath and body products, butters, balms, lotions and more… Click here for more info

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