Beauty Masks

Beauty masks are used for ages for beautification of skin. Beauty masks are extremely beneficial for the skin. Beauty masks are applied once a week to give the skin a boost. It freshens up the skin by increasing blood circulation and feeding it with essential nutrients. Beauty masks remove the dead skin cells from the top layer of the skin. It also works as deep cleansing agent and removes the grease and dirt. It hydrates and moisturizes the skin. With application of beauty masks skin becomes smooth, radiant and supple. Beauty masks prevent skin from premature wrinkling.

Beauty masks give a lift to the skin and make it tight and firm. People get cosmetic treatment done to remove wrinkles and fine lines but it is quite an expensive procedure. You can get same kind of texture and smoothness with regular use of beauty masks according to your skin type. You can buy a beauty mask from a store but again they have chemicals and preservatives and at the same time they are expensive in the long run. You can take benefits of natural and herbal products by preparing a beauty mask with them yourself at home.

With little knowledge of benefits of various ingredients to be used in a beauty masks, you can easily prepare a very effective beauty mask with fresh natural products. These are very soothing and calming for skin with no adverse effects. A beauty mask contains fruit extracts, vitamins and minerals. For instance it may contain papaya, cucumber juice, tomato juice or potato juice. All of these are laden with nutrients in their natural form.

Different beauty masks are designed for different functions like clay masks are for oily skin to absorb the oil, hydrating gel masks moisturize the dull and dry skin; perfecting masks are for revitalizing the dull skin. Beauty masks clear up the blemishes, exfoliate, revitalize, tighten and tone the skin. Apply the beauty mask and leave it over the skin for few minutes to let dry and make the skin tight. After that, wash it off by gently rubbing it.

Honey makes a very good beauty mask. It opens up the skin pores and cleans it up. Heat the honey in a double boiler to the temperature you can bear. Apply this warm honey on your skin and leave it for about 15 minutes. Then rinse it off with warm water followed by cold water.

If you have oily skin, mix banana with honey and apply it on face and neck. Add to this few drops of lemon or orange juice. Apply it properly on your face and neck for 15 minutes. After that, wipe it off with cool wash cloth.

Tomato pulp is another magical natural product which you can apply as a face mask. It has antioxidant properties. Besides eating tomatoes, apply the tomato pulp all over the face and neck to tightening the skin pores and closing the pores. It refines the skin deeply.

Apply an egg mask which is great for skin repair and providing protein to it. Separate the egg yolk from egg white and apply egg white on your face for about 15 minutes. Rinse it off with warm water. It greatly enhances the skin appearance by smoothening, tightening and refreshing it.

Take calamine powder or gram flour and add to it tomato juice, cucumber juice and lemon juice. Blend them all to make a paste. Apply it all over face and neck and wash it off with lukewarm water after sometimes.

On combination skin, you can apply mud mask over t-zone which is consists of forehead, nose and chin. It absorbs the excess of oil.

For preparing a milk beauty mask, take one tsp of milk powder, one tbsp honey, one tsp of aloe vera gel and two drops of essential oil. It is very effective beauty mask for face. Apply it and after fifteen minutes, wash with lukewarm water.

Prepare a mint face pack; it helps to remove all the blemishes and marks from the skin. Take one tbsp of mint powder, one tbsp of yogurt and one tbsp of fuller’s earth. Apply it and wash with lukewarm water after it gets dry.

Some useful Tips for Beauty masks:

You should choose beauty mask according to the type of your skin.

Choose a mask which improves the texture and complexion of your skin.

Before applying any beauty mask, it is must to clean your skin.

After removing the mask, apply a mild moisturizer.