Oily Skin Mask

Mix 1 tsp. brewer’s yeast with enough natural yogurt to make a thin mixture. Pat this thoroughly into all the oily areas and allow it to dry on the skin. After 15 - 20 minutes, rinse off with warm water, then cool water and blot dry.

Grape Cleanser

Grape juice makes an excellent cleanser for any skin type. Simply split one or two large grapes, remove pips and rub the flesh over face and neck. Rinse off with cool water.

Banana Wrinkle Fighter

Banana is wonderful as an anti-wrinkle treatment. Mash 1/4 banana until very creamy. Spread all over face and leave for 15-20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water followed by a dash of cold. Gently pat dry.

Facial Exfoliater

2 heaped tsp fine oatmeal
1 tsp. baking soda

Combine ingredients, and add enough water to make a paste. Apply to skin and rub gently. Rinse and gently pat dry.

Egg, Avocado & Mud Facial Mask

Clay is available in powder form at any health food store. Mix 1 tablespoon dry clay with 1 egg yolk, 1/4 of a mashed avocado and enough witch hazel to create a smooth mixture. Mud dries excess sebum while the egg yolk and avocado replenish lost moisture. Witch hazel tones.

Egg & Honey Mask

Mix together 1 tablespoon honey, 1 egg yolk, 1/2 teaspoon almond oil and 1 tablespoon yogurt. Honey stimulates and smoothes, egg and almond oil penetrate and moisturize, and yogurt refines and tightens pores.

Lighten Circles under Eyes

To lighten dark circles under your eyes, wrap a grated raw potato in cheesecloth and apply to eyelids for 15-20 minutes. Wipe off residue and apply an eye cream.

Egg and Lemon Facial Mask

Squeeze half a lemon and mix the juice with one beaten egg white. Leave on your face overnight or, for a quick pick-me-up, just 15 minutes. Splash warm water on your face to rinse.

It helps to removes blotches, because the lemon works as a bleaching agent.

Avocado Facial

Avocado is a naturally rich moisturizer. Mash the meat of the avocado into a creamy texture. Massage into the face and neck . Leave on for 15 minutes and gently rinse off.

Avocado Facial Mask

2 tablespoons of mashed avocado
2 tablespoons of ground oats
1 tablespoon of honey

Combine all ingredients together with a fork in a small glass bowl. Apply to clean face and neck with fingertips in a circular motion, avoiding eye area. Leave on face/neck for 10-15 minutes. Rinse with cool water and gently pat dry with towel. Makes enough for one application.

Refreshing Pore Cleanser Facial Steam

3 cups (710 ml) distilled water
1 teaspoon (5 ml) yarrow
1 teaspoon (5 ml) sage (or rosemary)
1 teaspoon (5 ml) Peppermint

Good for: normal and oily skin

Use: one to two times per week

Follow with: moisturizer

Prep time: approximately 15 minutes

Store in: Dry ingredients: zip-seal bag, low tub or jar, tin. Keep in cool dark place.

Yields: 1 treatment

Boil the 3 cups distilled water. Remove from heat and add the herbs to steep, with the lid on the pot, for about 5 minutes. Now, place the pot of herbs in a safe, stable place where you can sit comfortably for 10 minutes. Use a bath towel to create a tent over your head, shoulders, and steaming herb pot. With your eyes closed, breathe deeply and relax as you cleanse your pores with this wonderful, fragrant steam.

Important note: Please allow 8 to 10 inches between the steaming herb pot and your face so you wont' risk burning your skin.

Rinse with tepid, then cool, water. Follow up with a mask and then a moisturizer.

Under Eye Oil

2 tsp sweet almond oil
1/2 tsp jojoba oil
3 drops carrot seed oil

Essential oils believed to help with wrinkles....

frankincense
myrrh
neroli
rose
patchouli
cistus
clary sage
lavender

Add two or three drops of the above.

Easy Clay Mask

1 part bentonite clay
1 part rhassoul clay
optional: skin loving essential oil, such as Lavender, Lemongrass or German Chamomile

Mix with water until the mask has a consistency that you like. Apply to body or face and wait for clay to dry fully. Take off with a warm water washcloth. If all over body, jump in the shower to get off more quickly than a washcloth.

Orange Yogurt Mask

Ingredients Needed:
* 1 tsp plain yogurt * the juice of 1/4 of an orange

Stir to mix and then dip fingers into mixture and smooth onto face. The sensation is both cool and relaxing. Leave on for a five minutes and then rinse. If you are feeling sluggish, this is the perfect mask for you.

* Yogurt will cleanse and nourish your skin
* The orange is full of Vitamin C and AHA's

Honey Facial Mask

Perhaps the best facial mask is honey.

Place a cloth in warm water and apply to your face to open the pores. Smear on honey, and leave on for 15 to 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water, then use cold water to close the pores.
Use once a week.

Apple Zinger Facial Mask

This is good for Oily or Acne Prone skin.

1 medium size apple, grated fine
5 tbs. honey

Mix the grated apple and honey well. Smooth over skin and let sit for 10 minutes.
Rinse off with cool water.

In your 40's the Best Face Mask

Ingredients :

• Peas .................................................... 2 Tablespoons

• Evening Primrose Oil ........................... 1 Tablespoon

• Yogurt ................................................. 1 Tablespoon

• Grape Seed Extract ............................. 1 Tablespoon

• Carrots Juice ....................................... 1/2 Cup



Method :

- Mix all the ingredients in a blender

- Smooth the skin and leave for 30 minutes

- Wash your face using luke water and then splash it with cold water

At the age of 40, the changes in your skin are going deeper to involve proteins like Collagen and Elastin. For example, collagen begins increased cross-linking inside the molecule, the thing that causes more tense less elastic collagen. Sweet Peas contain an enzyme inhibitor called 3-Amino-Propionitrile that inhibits the enzyme Lysyl Oxidase responsible for cross linking of collagen. Grape seed extract helps build more collagen.

In your 30 the Best Face Mask

Ingredients :

• Fractionated Coconut Oil........................ 2 Tablespoons

• Egg Yolk ................................................ 1

• Honey .................................................... 1 Tablespoon

• Yogurt ................................................... 1 Tablespoon

• Sugar..................................................... 1 Teaspoon

Method :

- Mix all the ingredients and process them in a blender

- smooth the skin and leave for 25 minutes

- Wash using luke water and then splash with cold water

At the age of 30 the skin starts to decline, and this mask thanks to its high content of Medium Chain Triglycerides, Sugars, Lecithins, and Vitamins is the best for your skin at the beginning of the decline stage. You will be astonished with its effects when applying for the first time.

Heavy Cream Easy-To-Use Facial Mask

Ingredients :



• Heavy Cream ( Milk Cream )...................... 1 Tablespoon

• Honey ....................................................... 1 Tablespoon

• Baking Soda ............................................. 1 gram

Method : - Mix the baking soda with the cream until it acquires the consistency of men's shaving foam - Add honey and mix, smooth the skin of face and neck for 20 minutes

This is the quickest mask to prepare it has also the quickest effect, since it contains medium chain fatty acids in the free form, sugars, vitamins (specially vitamin A), minerals and trace elements. It will leave your skin very smooth.