Facial Mask Recipes

Exfoliating the skin is an essential part of any skin care regimen and recommended by beauty professionals everywhere. Make your own facial mask recipes to exfoliate your skin. It's easy to do and it gives you the opportunity to create a facial mask recipe that includes the ingredients that are perfect for your skin type. You are not confined to what you can buy already made in the store. You can make different facial masks for different results.

Exfoliation is a must in order to not only cleanse the skin but to prepare it for any facial mask recipes you will be applying on the face.

Here's how easy it can be:

Corn flour exfoliant

Ingredients:

2 teaspoons of corn flour
1 egg white

Mix this two and apply on the face. Wash off after 15 minutes or until dry. While washing, use circular motion so that you can exfoliate the skin and help the circulation of its deeper layers. First apply warm and then cold water.

Yogurt based Face Cleanser

Ingredients:

About 7oz of yogurt
1 tablespoon of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of honey

Mix, apply to face and rinse off using a washcloth.

Exfoliate once or twice a week. When done regularly, this is plenty. Your next step is to know your skin type. Learn about this before moving on to prepare facial mask recipes.

Different types of skin react differently to the ingredients in a face mask. If your skin is oily you will want to use different ingredient or different amounts of an ingredient that you would if your skin is dry.

For example: for dry skin try facial mask recipes that includes yogurt, almonds, honey and wheat germ. If you have oily skin try yogurt, menthol oil, lemon, inactive yeast and a potato. These are all ingredients that are easy to buy, many of which may already be in our pantries.

One more tip:

Use Gentle Motions

When applying your mask do so gently with light circular motions. It is important not to overdo it or scrub too hard as it can damage the skin and cause problems. Facial skin is much more delicate than that on other parts of the body, especially around the eyes. Applying a facial mask should be done on a regular basis, usually once a week to achieve the best results.

There are hundreds of facial mask recipes you can make, here are just a few:

If your skin is dry and overworked from your busy life, you might enjoy whipping up a kelp facial mask recipe such as the following:

4 tablespoons of kelp powder
1/2 cup of aloe Vera gel
3 tablespoons of distilled water

Combine the kelp powder and aloe Vera gel in a small bowl. Slowly add the water, a little at a time to create a thick paste. Apply the paste to your face and neck and leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse with tepid water and pat dry.

Cleopatra Face Mask

The ancient Egyptian queen Cleopatra used this mask to maintain her beauty:

Ingredients

Honey 1 teaspoonful
Milk 1 tablespoonful
Egg White of 1 egg
If you use milk powder, calculate the water percentage.

Preparation

Mix all the ingredients and apply it to your face.
Leave it for 20 minutes (you can change the period of time to suit your requirements).
Wash your face using lukewarm water.

Avocado facial mask recipes are probably best known homemade face masks. Avocado is a wonderful moisturizer that replenishes dry skin and help maintain moisture in other skin types.

Avocado Face Mask for Dry and Sensitive Skin

Ingredients:

1 avocado

3-4 drops of almond oil

Peel and mash avocado and add almond oil until the mass is consistent. Apply to face while massaging it gently. Let it rest for 30 minutes and rinse off with warm water.

Moisturizing Avocado facial mask recipe

Ingredients:

1 avocado

1 teaspoon of apple vinegar

1 egg white

3 teaspoons of olive oil

Peel and mash avocado and start adding the rest of the ingredients. Egg white should be beaten before you put it in. When the mass is done, apply to face and wash off after 20 minutes or so.

This mask provides great moisture for skin, making it soft and elastic.

I use both of these masks weekly and really like the results that I get. I also recommend them to all my friends who like sun tanning, they are an excellent way to replenish the skin's moisture after a long day in the sun :)

The beauty of facial mask recipes lies in their simplicity. Aspirin face mask recipe is widely used and provides excellent anti-inflammatory effect.

Aspirin Face Mask

* Dissolve 3-4 coated Aspirins in a few drops of mild water.

* Add more water if needed until you get a mix that can be applied on the face.

* Let it rest for 15 minutes (until it dries and undissolved pieces start to fall off).

* Rinse off with lukewarm water using a washcloth.

Be careful so that it doesn't get into your eyes - not pleasant.

This mask is recommended for all skin types, although it shows best effects on oily skin and skin prone to acne, zits and blackheads. Apply this mask no more than twice a month.

This is one of my favorite facial mask recipes!

Chocolate face mask recipe

Ingredients

* 1/3 cup cocoa
* 1/4 cup of honey
* 2 tablespoons of heavy cream (sour cream will work as well)
* 3 teaspoons of oatmeal powder

Mix all the ingredient until the mass in consistent. Apply on the face, gently massaging it so that oatmeal can start exfoliating the dead skin cell layer. Leave it on for about 20 minutes and rinse off with lukewarm water.

Sure, you can start concocting facial mask recipes on your own and it can be fun to do so, but... There are numerous ingredients out there that can be used in preparation of natural recipes for skin care. Most are great, some are OK, and some, when used improperly are downright dangerous and can cause more trouble than you really want to deal with.

You need to inform yourself about these ingredients, what they do and how to use them properly. There are tons of information online but why waste time looking for all that info when there are books that already cover all that!

To avoid getting sidetracked, I personally use The Handcrafter's Gude to Making Spa Quality Skin Care Products to find new great facial mask recipes.