Are you looking for a way to pamper your skin and enjoy natural care in the comfort of your home? Natural cosmetics offer amazing opportunities to create your own masks that will not only soften your skin but also delight your senses! You can use everyday kitchen ingredients combined with wonderful essential and vegetable oils. These simple DIY recipes will help nourish, revitalize, and brighten your skin. Plus, you’ll enjoy moments of creative relaxation during which you can freely experiment with familiar ingredients in a completely new role. So let’s dive together into the creation of these amazing products that will enhance your skincare routine!
Brightening yogurt mask
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- 2 teaspoons of thick white unsweetened yogurt
- 1 tablespoon organic rosehip oil
- 2 drops of geranium essential oil
Instruction:
- Mix honey and yogurt
- Mix the essential oil into the rosehip oil and mix everything together well.
- Apply to the skin and leave on for 10-15 minutes.
- Rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water and enjoy the brightened skin.
Why these ingredients:
Honey moisturizes the skin and gives it shine and a healthy appearance. Yogurt with probiotic cultures nourishes, heals and soothes the skin. Rosehip oil is exceptional for its natural content of trans-retinoic acid, which is responsible for tissue regeneration. In addition, it unifies the color tone of the skin and reduces pigment spots and wrinkles. Thanks to the high content of antioxidants, it is an effective prevention against skin aging. As a bonus, it visibly brightens the skin! And the sweet-smelling geranium essential oil adds regenerating power to our mask.
Hydrating avocado mask
Ingredients:
- 1 ripe avocado
- 1 tablespoon of almond oil
- 2-3 drops of lavender essential oil
Instruction:
- Mash the avocado into a smooth paste.
- Add vegetable oil mixed with essential oil, mix well.
- Apply to clean skin and leave on for 15-20 minutes.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and gently pat dry.
Why these ingredients:
Avocado is rich in vitamins and minerals, moisturizes and nourishes dry skin and soothes irritation. Almond oil softens and nourishes sensitive and dry skin very well. Lavender essential oil effectively regenerates the skin, as revealed by a 2016 scientific study.
Refreshing lemon mask for tired skin
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of cottage cheese
- 1 tablespoon of grapeseed oil
- 1 drop of clary sage essential oil and 1 drop of distilled lemon oil
Instruction:
- Mix grape seed oil with essential oils.
- Stir in the cottage cheese.
- Apply to the skin and leave for 20 minutes.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and enjoy the refreshing effect
Why these ingredients:
Cottage cheese moisturizes the skin well, reduces swelling and relieves irritation. Grape oil is one of the lighter oils and is therefore a great combination for denser cottage cheese. This oil nourishes the skin and tightens the pores at the same time. Clary sage essential oil has healing and blood circulation effects. Lemon oil adds a pleasant refreshing scent. Distilled lemon oil is more suitable when applied to the skin, because, unlike pressed lemon oil, it does not contain, although natural, but irritating after exposure to the sun, the so-called furocoumarins. Read about the difference between distilled and pressed citrus oils in this article.
Soothing chamomile mask
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons of oatmeal
- 1 tablespoon of chamomile flower water
- 1 tablespoon of almond oil
- 2 drops of German chamomile or Roman chamomile essential oil
Instruction:
- Grind the oatmeal into a fine powder and mix it with the chamomile flower water.
- Mix almond oil with essential oil.
- Add to the oatmeal mixture and mix to a smooth paste.
- Apply to the skin and leave for 15-20 minutes.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and enjoy soothed skin.
Why these ingredients:
Oatmeal reduces redness and irritation. They contain beta-glucan, which is a substance that helps retain moisture in the skin and provides gentle hydration. Chamomile flower water abounds in natural strong soothing and anti-inflammatory effects. Almond oil softens and nourishes sensitive and irritated skin very well. Rare essential chamomile oils add healing and regenerating power.
Extra nourishing antioxidant mask
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon of honey
- 2 teaspoons of thick white yogurt
- 1 tablespoon organic rosehip oil
- 1/2 teaspoon of turmeric
Instruction:
- Mix the ingredients gradually and mix from top to bottom until you get a smooth mixture.
- Apply to cleansed skin with organic flower water and leave on for 20 minutes.
- Rinse with lukewarm water and enjoy the results you’ll see immediately!
Why these ingredients:
Honey moisturizes the skin and gives it shine and a healthy appearance. Yogurt with probiotic cultures nourishes, heals and soothes the skin. Rosehip oil is exceptional for its natural content of trans-retinoic acid, which is responsible for tissue regeneration. In addition, it unifies the color tone of the skin and reduces pigment spots and wrinkles. Turmeric contains curcumin, which has strong anti-inflammatory effects. It helps reduce redness, swelling and skin irritation. Like rosehip oil, thanks to its high antioxidant content, turmeric fights free radicals, protecting the skin from premature aging and damage caused by environmental factors.
Making these homemade face masks is not only easy, but also fun! Enjoy creative moments and give your skin a joyful impulse. Do not forget to include them in your cosmetic care at least once a week. Your skin will appreciate it.
Read how to make aromatic scrubs in our previous article.
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