TRENDY
Make-At-Home Masks For
Glowing Skin
TEXT Kay Raymer
A nyone can prepare make-at-
home masks for glowing skin
with all natural ingredients
right from their own kitchen. A
facial mask is an excellent way to renew and
energize, while also removing dirt, bacteria,
makeup and dead skin cells. Some of the
most popular mask ingredients include
honey, olive oil, apricots, lemons, milk,
yogurt and eggs.

Lemon + Egg
One of the best-known facials is the simple
lemon juice and egg white mixture. It is fine
for use on both dry and oily skin. Mix and
apply to the skin, avoiding the eyes, and
allow it to dry completely. After rinsing with
warm water, you’ll understand why people
swear by it!
Honey + Strawberry
People with oily skin can appreciate the
Here are some simple homemade recipes for
extraction process of this mask. Use a
glowing skin:
spoonful of honey, six strawberries and two
Apricot teaspoons of heavy cream to make the mask
mixture. The mask should remain on the face
Some homemade recipes are better for dry
for at least 30 minutes before rinsing with
skin and others for oily. Apricot masks are
warm water.

better used for dry skin conditions. The
easiest way to make the apricot mask is
to crush the fruit pulp in a bowl, add one
teaspoon of olive oil and mix together.

Apply directly to the face and allow time for
the mask to dry before rinsing with warm
water. To remove any remaining dead skin and
to moisturize, mix melted shea butter
and water at a spoonful each to apply
after the apricot mask. Leave this on for
approximately 20 minutes and then rinse
with clean, cold water.

An apricot facial scrub can be used for oily
skin, too. Combine the crushed pulp with
Honey Oily skin can also benefit from a mask of
honey alone. Begin by washing the skin with
warm water to open the pores and make the
face more receptive to a bond with the honey.

Apply the honey and allow drying time
before rinsing with warm water again. After
your face dries, wash once more with cold
water to close the pores.

The best thing of all about these skin care
recipes is that they can be used as often as
you like without any worry of applying them
too often. Homemade recipes with natural
ingredients are safe and fun to use, and they
promote a healthy complexion!
an egg white, the juice of one lemon, a
Kay Raymer provides information, tips, resources and recipes
teaspoon of yeast and a teaspoon of yogurt.

for safe, natural, make-at-home skin care. Visit her website,
Allow the mixture to soak the skin for 25
minutes before rinsing one time with warm
water and once with cold.

48 January 2016 washingtonFAMILY.com
www.naturalskincareanswers.com to find out about her
latest publication, At-Home Facials: How-To Tips and
Recipes Using Natural Ingredients Found in Your Own
Kitchen!



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