Homemade face masks using natural ingredients

You can use cheap ingredients from around the house to make simple, homemade face masks. For oily or acne-prone skin, mud or clay-based homemade face masks are great. Dry skin, on the other hand, need things like glycerin, honey and oils to achieve a better balance and help clear up blemishes.

Day spas all around the world charge as much as $100 for these types of treatments that you can make and apply at home. Natural beauty recipes like these represent everything that Home Spa is about: spoiling yourself on a budget.

Home Made Face Mask Using Yoghurt (for normal skin types)

This face mask will cleanse and rejuvenate your skin. It’s easy to prepare (just a few minutes), and the ingredients are as follows:

1 tbsp oatmeal, finely ground

1 tbsp live, organic yogurt

A few drops of honey

Add the yogurt and oatmeal together in a small bowl and mix well. Add a few drops of honey with a warm spoon (the warm spoon is important so that the honey will mix through the yoghurt and oatmeal).

When you apply your home made face mask, leave it on for 10 minutes and then rinse it off with some liberal splashes of warm water. Then follow that with a warm washcloth and apply some moisturizer.

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Home Made Face Mask Using Banana (for oily skin)

This is a great face mask if you have a few bananas around the house. It can easily be combined with a few other homemade spa treatments for a complete luxury day at home without the expense you’d expect from day spas. The ingredients are:

1 banana, preferably ripe

1 tbsp honey

An orange or a lemon

For preparation, just mix the banana and honey together and then add a few drops of lemon or orange juice. When you apply it to your face, leave it on for 15 minutes before rinsing with a cool washcloth or a steaming warm washcloth.

Home Made Face Mask Using Strawberry and Lemon (for oily skin)

If you’re like me this one is difficult to make because I always eat the Strawberries. Both Strawberries and lemon juice contain natural astringents, making them ideal for homemade spa treatments. The recipe makes enough for two people, so you can invite a friend over for a home spa day. The ingredients are:

1 tsp lemon juice

2 egg whites

3 tsp honey

And of course- if you can stop yourself from eating them- 1 cup of strawberries

First, mash or blend all of the ingredients together and then smooth over your face. This is a great natural beauty recipe that you can leave on your face for 10 minutes and then just rinse. It’s that easy!

Homemade face masks that are full of natural ingredients are so much better than expensive cosmetics that are usually all about the brand name and nothing else.