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Facial Mask Recipes

As a general rule, cucumber and mint are natural refresheners; oats exfoliate; cream cleanses and softens; lemon juice tones and refreshes. Mix and match these ingredients, add a few other items from your pantry, and voila! You have a great mask that you can make in minutes. See our recipes below for facials that are sure to become staples in your weekly beauty regimen.


Refreshing Masks


Tomato Facial Mask

Terrific for normal skin. Cut a small sized raw tomato into two halves and gently rub both halves on your face in a circular motion. After the tomato face pack has dried, rinse your face completely, tone and moisturize.


Easy Egg White Mask

Improves skin tone. Massage egg white all over your face. After mask has completely dried, rinse your skin thoroughly, tone and moisturize. Leaves your pores feeling taut and refreshed!


Peachy Honey Mask

Works like magic and tastes great! Mash 1 large skinned peach (or nectarine) and 3 tsp. honey together, and add 2 tbsp. yogurt until you have a workable paste. Pat evenly over your face and neck and around your eyes. Lie back and relax for about 10 minutes. Rinse well with warm water, tone and moisturize.


Cool as a Cucumber Facial Mask

This mask is perfect for any skin type; for best results, apply weekly. Place 1 cup oats and 1 tbsp. wheat bran in a blender and grind to a fine powder. Add 2 tbsp. buttermilk, 2 tbsp. whipping cream, 1 1/2 tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tbsp. plain yogurt, 1 tsp. fresh mint leaves, and 1/2 medium diced cucumber. Blend until consistency is smooth. Apply to freshly cleansed face and leave on for 10 to 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water, tone and moisturize.


Exfoliating Masks


Exfoliating Oatmeal Mask

Wonderful for sloughing off dried skin! Mix 3/4 cup dry oatmeal with approximately 1/3 cup warm water into a paste and spread on face. Lie down and let it dry. Wash off with warm water, tone, and moisturize.


Nutty Avocado Honey Mask

First mash and mix 1 ripe avocado with 1/2 tsp. honey. Add 1 tsp. almonds to mixture and continue to mash until creamy. Apply mixture to a clean face and relax for 15-20 minutes. Massage gently to exfoliate before rinsing with warm water.


Cornmeal Concoction Face Wash

Mix 1/2 cup cornmeal, 1 egg white, 1 tsp. honey, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, and 2 tbsp. milk. Gently massage on face, avoiding eye area, let dry and wash off with warm water.


Hydrating


Egg and Honey Hydrating Mask

This mask is wonderful for refining and smoothing scaly skin. Mix together 1 tbsp. honey, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 tsp. almond oil and 1 tbsp. yogurt. Massage into skin and leave on for 10 minutes. Rinse well with cool water, tone, and moisturize.


Banana Facial Pack

Lovely and soothing mask-smells scrumpious! Combine 1 egg yolk, 2 tsp. almond oil, and 1 ripe banana in a bowl and mash into a paste with a fork. Apply to face and neck and leave on for 20 minutes. Rinse with cool water, pat dry, tone and moisturize.


Moisturizing Beer Mask

Don't take that last sip! In a blender, combine 1 tbsp. beer, 1 heaped tsp. plain yogurt, 1 tsp. olive oil, 1 egg white, 1 tsp. lemon extract, and 1 tsp. almond extract. Mix on low speed for 30 seconds. Wet face with warm water and apply mixture evenly. Let sit for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water, then splash with cold water. Tone and moisturize.


Oily Skin


Avocado and Mud Mask

To give oily skin the slip, try this sebum-absorbing clay mask. Clay or Fuller's Earth mud is available in powder form at any health food store. Mix 1 tbsp. dry clay with 1 egg yolk, 1/4 of a mashed avocado and enough witch hazel to create a smooth mixture. Apply to face (avoid eye area) and let dry completely. Rinse well with warm water, pat dry, tone and moisturize.


Sebum-Reducing Soy Facial

Excellent for oily or spotty skin. Mix 2 tbsp. of strained soybean curd with 1/2 tsp. of lemon juice in a blender for 30 seconds. Massage paste into the skin and let dry completely. Rinse well with cool water, tone and moisturize.

 

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