Homemade Facial Masks: 5 Recipes That Work For All Skin Types

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Forget spending time at your local spa, wasting your money for the expensive face masks in the store, actually you can make your own homemade face masks with the basic ingredients in your kitchen. Pamper yourself with these simple and all-natural homemade face masks:

Homemade Avocado Face Mask

This is an effective mask to help restore a youthful glow to your skin, and it helps to cure acne by killing the acne causing bacteria.

Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons mashed avocado
  • 1 tablespoons kefir
  • 1 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoons olive oil
  • Glass Jar

Directions:

Mix all ingredients and put on the face (avoiding eyes). Leave on for half an hour and rinse with water.

Homemade Banana Face Mask

The DIY banana facial mask has been proven to moisturize your skin and leave it looking and feeling softer.

Ingredients:

  • 1 medium-sized ripe banana
  • 1/4 cup plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoon honey

Directions:
Mash up the banana into a smooth paste, then mix it with the yogurt and honey. Apply it to your face and let it set for 15 minutes, then rinse it off with cold water.

Homemade Oatmeal Facial Mask

This mask will leave you feeling and looking better, it works great to tighten your skin.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup hot water (not boiling)
  • 1/3 cup oatmeal
  • 2 tablespoons plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 small egg white

Directions:

Combine the oatmeal and water, leave it for 3 minutes and then mix in yogurt, honey and egg white. Apply a thin layer of the mask to your face, and rinse with warm water after 15 minutes.

Homemade Orange Face Mask

This orange face mask is the way to go for a natural glow.

Ingredients:

  • 1 whole orange
  • 1/2 cup oatmeal
  • 3 tablespoons plain yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 teaspoons dried orange peel

Directions:

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl, stir until well-mixed. Add extra oatmeal if it’s too runny, then spread onto your face, leave on for around half an hour and then rinse with warm water.

Homemade Pineapple Papaya Facial Mask

This tropical face mask works great to reduce wrinkles and remove the dead skin.

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 fresh papaya
  • 1 cup fresh pineapple
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Directions:

Juice papaya and pineapple in the juicer, mix honey together. Apply the juice to your face by a cotton ball, lie down and leave on for 15 minutes.

Sources: draxe.com, brit.co

Heidi Kristoffer
I am Heidi Kristoffer, as an expert on natural health and holistic medicine, I am willing to help people live happier capable lives by sharing my health opinions with others. I am good at writing topics such as: medicine, natural remedies, foods and mental health. I think living a simple and healthy life, including eating healthy, exercising regularly and positively thinking, is the best medicine.