Yummy Homemade Face Mask Recipe

My friend, ShanPing and I talk about the importance of skin care recently. While usually I don't do much skin care other than washing my face using a proper face wash (I'm using SK-II Facial Treatment Gentle Cleanser for a while now) I realize the importance of taking care of our skin, it won't look young and healthy forever you know.

A few years ago ShanPing and I study Mandarin language together in China. That's when we meet for the first time and we get along really well, we even discussed about rooming together, but we don't go through with it since we'd feel bad for our respective roommate at the time. But we still hang outs together everyday even though she's in a more advanced class than me (she's younger, but she's been in China for about a year already) and I'm still in the beginner class.

When she's going back to Indonesia, she complained to me about how the differences of weather in China and Indonesia makes her skin irritated and breaking out. Her mother panicked and takes her to a skin doctor, thankfully the treatment the doctor give her is working and her skin is better now, even though it still need a lot of care. From her experience I realize that I need to be more attentive to my own skin care.

So I do some research and found quite a lot of homemade face mask recipe which I will share with you now.

 All Skin Type
#1. White Egg & Yogurt
       Ingredients:
       2 egg whites, separated from the yolk
       2 tbsp plain yogurt
       Preparation:
Place the egg whites in a bowl, add 2 tbsp of yogurt. Mix them up and apply to face. Leave on face for a few minutes, then rinse face in warm water, followed by warm washcloth. After your face is clean, you can rinse with cold water to close the pore that opened up because of the warm water, or you can also apply some moisturizer.

#2. Oatmeal, Yogurt & Honey
       Ingredients:
       1 tbsp oatmeal, finely ground
       1 tbsp plain yogurt
       A few drop of honey
       Preparation:
Add the yogurt to the oatmeal in a small bowl and mix together. Warm a few drop of honey, to do this, warm a spoon under hot water for a minute, then add a few drops of honey to the spoon. Stir the honey into the yogurt and oatmeal mixture. Apply the mask to the face. Leave it on for 10 minutes, then rinse off with warm water, follow with warm washcloth. Apply moisturizer.

#3. Yogurt & Honey
       Ingredients:
       1 tsp honey
       1 tbsp plain yogurt
       Preparation:
Combine warmed honey and plain yogurt, and then apply to clean face. Leave on for about 15 minutes. Wash face with warm washcloth. For dry skin, use an extra tsp of honey. For oily skin, add a few drops of fresh lime juice.

Normal Skin Type 
#1. Egg Yolk, Honey & Olive Oil
       Ingredients:
       1 egg yolk
       1 tsp honey (warmed)
       a few drops of olive oil
       Preparation:
Mix well-beaten egg yolk with honey and a few drops of olive oil, apply to clean face. leave on for about 20-25 minutes. Wash face with warm water and apply nourishing cream.

#2. Egg Yolk, Honey & Olive Oil
       Ingredients:
       1 egg yolk
       1 tbsp honey (warmed)
       a few drops of olive oil
       Preparation:
Mix a well-beaten egg yolk with honey and a few drops of olive oil. Apply to clean face, leave on for about 20-25 minutes. Wash face with warm water, apply nourishing cream.

Dry Skin Type
#1. Avocado & Honey
       Ingredients:
       1/2 avocado
       1/4 cup honey
       Preparation:Mash the avocado in a bowl, then stir in honey. Apply to skin and leave for about 10 minutes. Rinse face with a cool washcloth. Apply moisturizer.

#2. Milk Mask
       Ingredients:
       1 tsp powdered milk
       1 tbsp honey (warmed)
       1 tsp aloe vera gel
       2 drops of essential oil (I don't use this)
       Preparation:
Mix all ingredients well, apply to face, leave on for about 15 minutes. Wash off with warm water, apply moisturizer.

#3. Egg & Honey Mask
       Ingredients:
       1 egg yolk
       1 tsp honey (warmed)
       1 tsp olive oil
       1 tsp vit. E oil/Baby oil (optional)
       Preparation:
Combine all ingredients, apply on face for about 10-15 minutes. Rinse with warm water, followed by cool water, dry with towel.

Oily Skin Type
#1. Egg White, Honey & Lemon Juice
       Ingredients:
       1 egg whites, separated from the yolk
       1 tsp honey
       1/2 tbsp lemon juice
       Preparation:
Mix well-beaten egg white with honey and lemon juice. Apply to clean face, leave on for about 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water, followed by cool water.

Combination Skin Type
#1. Rose Mask
       Ingredients:
       2 tbsp rose water
       1 tbsp plain yogurt (room temperature)
       1 tbsp honey (warmed)
       6 fresh rose petals (optional)
       Preparation:
Soak rose petals, then crush them in a bowl. add the rose water, yogurt and honey. Mix well and apply to face. Leave on for about 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water followed by warm cloth. Rinse again with cool water.

For Pimples and Acne
#1. Strawberry Mask
       Ingredients:
       1/4 cup fresh strawberries
       1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt
       Preparation:
Mash together the strawberries and yogurt or sour cream. Spread on face, leave on for 10-15 minutes. Wash with warm water, followed by cool water.

That's all for now. I hope you found this post useful!

n.b.
>> Don't forget to wash your face thoroughly before applying face mask. The best way is to do double cleansing. First with oil cleanser, followed by foam cleanser.
>> After using face mask rinse thoroughly so that there won't be any residue left in your face. Best followed by applying your usual skin regimen (toner, essence, moisturizer, etc.)