Healthy, glowing skin is almost impossible to maintain in these frigid months. We’ve compiled 3 amazing DIY face mask recipes that will deliver a moisturized and radiant complexion to your winter-stricken face. Finally say goodbye to dehydrated and peeling skin without having to resort to expensive and chemical laden products. Slather these easy to make masks onto your face twice a week for the best results.
Instead of mashing avocado for your guacamole recipes, try mixing them with lemon juice and oatmeal for a moisture boost. Avocados add back oils to our skin through their fatty acids and vitamin E, D and E oils. Not only will you find this mask soothing from the oatmeal, but the lemon juice will also polish off the dead skin on your face.
Recipe:
-1 small ripe avocado
-1 tsp of freshly squeezed lemon juice
-1/3 cooked oatmeal
Step 1
Mash a ripe avocado in a small bowl with a fork.
Step 2
Mix in the freshly squeezed lemon juice
Step 3
Stir the oatmeal into the mixture until you form a paste.
Step 4
Take an old foundation brush and smear the mask onto freshly cleansed skin. Let it sit for 10-20 minutes.
Step 5
Take a hot washcloth and wipe off the mask to reveal moisturized and smooth skin.
Step 6
Apply your favorite moisturizer.
Take your skin to the land of milk and honey with this soothing mask. Sweet, golden honey is thick and rich in anti-bacterial properties. The lactic acid from milk will soothe wind-burned skin and remove dead skin cells. Combine the milk and honey with the proteins and vitamins in egg yolks and you’ve got yourself a winning formula.
Recipe:
-1/3 cup honey
-1/3 cup whole milk
-1 egg yolk
Step 1
Warm the honey in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Step 2
Stir the milk into the honey.
Step 3
Separate a yolk from an egg white and stir into the milk and honey mixture with a fork.
Step 4
Apply the mask to a clean face with a foundation brush. Let the mask sit on skin for 10-15 minutes.
Step 5
Wipe away the mask with a hot washcloth.
Step 6
Apply your favorite moisturizer.
Yogurt is the holy grail of all DIY mask ingredients. The lactic acid in the tangy treat wicks away dead skin and soothes irritated skin while the antibacterial properties clean out pores and sanitize skin. Combine the nutrient rich traits of honey and the exfoliant power of strawberries and you’ve got a delicious hydrating mask.
Recipe:
-1/2 cup full fat plain yogurt
-1 tbsp honey
-5 mashes strawberries
Step 1
Mash 5 de-stemmed fresh strawberries.
Step 2
Add honey and yogurt to the mixture.
Step 3
Paint onto skin with a foundation brush and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.
Step 4
Wipe away the mask with a hot washcloth.
Step 5
Apply your favorite moisturizer.