Face masks at home. 15 recipes for the most effective homemade face masks

The cosmetic industry develops tons of masks, offering them both for professional salons and for home use. However, homemade face masks made from natural ingredients will always be preferable to factory options.

The content of the article:
1. What are face masks?

2. How to determine your skin type

3. Nourishing face masks at home

4. Recipe number 1. Nourishing mask for oily skin (honey)

5. Recipe number 2. Nourishing mask for dry skin

6. Recipe number 3. Nourishing mask for normal skin

7. Moisturizing masks at home

8. Recipe number 4. Moisturizing mask for oily skin

9. Recipe number 5. Moisturizing mask for dry skin

10. Recipe number 6. Moisturizing masks for normal skin

11. Toning and cleansing home facial masks

12. Recipe number 7. Toning mask for oily skin

13. Recipe number 8. Dry skin cleansing mask

14. Recipe number 9. Toning mask for normal skin

15. Whitening home facial masks

16. Anti-aging home facial masks

17. Masks with the effect of a pull-up for the face at home

18. How to apply a face mask at home

19. Precautions for using home masks

  

After 25 years, girls should begin to take care of their face and not just wash it with clean water, but also nourish with various masks. Otherwise, inferior care will manifest itself in early facial wrinkles and a noticeable deterioration in the condition of the skin.

What are face masks?
Typically, face masks are classified by the action they provide. The types of masks are distinguished:

nourishing, moisturizing, toning and cleansing - they are intended for constant care and maintenance of the skin in perfect condition;
anti-inflammatory, whitening, anticuperose - this group of masks successfully fights against obvious imperfections of the skin;
anti-aging, lifting masks - belong to the anti-aging group and help tighten the skin of the face.

How to determine your skin type
Before choosing a face mask, you need to determine your skin type. In classical cosmetology, it is customary to distinguish between skin type:

fatty,
dry,
normal,
combined.
Since the needs of different skin differ markedly, a homemade facial mask should be selected depending on which type you own.

As a rule, there are no problems with this, since girls are usually attentive to their appearance, and the type of skin can be easily determined even by looking at yourself in the mirror. However, sometimes difficulties arise. Therefore, in order to accurately determine the type of your skin at home, wash your face with ordinary neutral soap and do not apply any funds to it.

After about an hour and a half, firmly apply a well-absorbing paper towel to your face. Carefully examine the napkin and evaluate the degree of oily skin:

If there is a trace of sebum over the entire surface of the wipe, then the skin is completely not tightened, and you have oily skin type.
If there are no traces on the napkin at all, but the skin does not peel and does not feel tight, then your skin type is normal.
If greasy marks are absent on a napkin, but you feel obvious tightness, then your skin is dry.
If your forehead, nose and chin are imprinted in a thick trace in the center of the napkin, and in the area where cheeks and temples were applied, the skin did not leave any marks (dry or normal), then such an uneven distribution of fatness indicates a combined or mixed type of skin.
Nourishing face masks at home
Nutritional masks are necessary in order to make up for the lack of nutrients, vitamins and minerals in the skin.

Recipe number 1. Nourishing mask for oily skin (honey)
For oily skin, a simple composition ideally prepared from 2 teaspoons of honey, 20 drops of lemon juice and 1 tablespoon of low-fat sour cream is ideal. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until smooth, apply the resulting mass on the face. Keep from 20 minutes to half an hour, then rinse with warm water.


The mask nourishes the skin, giving it even color, radiance and beauty.
Recipe number 2. Nourishing mask for dry skin
To nourish dry skin at home, take the ingredients:

1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons of milk
1 incomplete tablespoon of small oatmeal flakes.
Pour Hercules flakes with very warm milk, leave to soak a little (10-15 minutes). Beat the egg yolk with a fork and mix with cereal. Put the mass on the face and leave for 20 minutes.

This soothing mask with deep penetration into the pores nourishes dry skin, relieves the feeling of tightness and peeling, and makes it soft and velvety.

Recipe number 3. Nourishing mask for normal skin
It is a big misconception that normal facial skin does not need nutrition and care, as well as saturation with vitamins. A nourishing mask for normal skin based on grapes gently and carefully cares for the skin, soothes it.

Crush 6-7 berries of grapes of any white variety (in extreme cases, you can also black), remove all the seeds and peel, combine the grape mass with 1 tablespoon of sour cream. Apply the mass on the face, hold for 20-30 minutes, then rinse with warm water. The mask is so nutritious that it allows you to heal even irritations on the skin.

Moisturizing masks at home
Natural moisturizing face masks allow you to maintain skin water balance. Most often, hydration is necessary in summer and spring, when under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and ambient temperature, part of the moisture is lost from the surface layers of the skin. Even slight dehydration can lead to a decrease in skin elasticity, the appearance of sagging and wrinkles.

Recipe number 4. Moisturizing mask for oily skin
The following recipe will help moisturize oily skin. Beat 1 egg white and mix with 20 ml of liquid honey until smooth. Add 1 tablespoon with a slice of chopped oatmeal. Apply the mask to the face, leave for 20 minutes. Rinse with warm water first, then rinse your face with cold. You can replace the flakes with potatoes or starch, this will help narrow the pores and nourish the skin with useful substances.

Recipe number 5. Moisturizing mask for dry skin
Dryness is perfectly eliminated with a curd mask.
Dry skin is particularly in need of hydration, not only in summer and spring, but generally at any time of the year. Mix about 30 g of regular fat cottage cheese with 2 tablespoons of milk warmed to body temperature. Bring the mass to a homogeneous consistency, without lumps. Apply the resulting mask on the skin for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Recipe number 6. Moisturizing masks for normal skin
To moisturize normal skin, use a grapefruit mask. To do this, mix the chopped flesh of two grapefruit slices with 1 egg yolk. Apply the mask to the skin for 15 minutes. Then rinse with warm water.

Toning and cleansing home facial masks
Cleansing and toning masks have a restorative beneficial effect on the skin, activate subcutaneous blood circulation and cleanse the pores of the face from sebaceous secretions, give it a youthful look.

Recipe number 7. Toning mask for oily skin
Oily skin is perfectly toned with a mask of white clay. To prepare it, dilute 2 tablespoons of white clay in cold boiled water, add 1 egg white, 3-4 drops of lemon juice and 5 ml of honey. The resulting homogeneous mass should resemble sour cream in consistency. Apply the mask to your face and wait until it dries completely. Wash off the clay mask with warm water as soon as it is completely dry.

Recipe number 8. Dry skin cleansing mask
Dry skin improves and cleanses noticeably under the influence of white clay. To prepare the mask at home, take 1 tablespoon of white clay, 2 times more milk and 5 ml of honey. Mix to a uniform consistency and apply on face. After 10-15 minutes, rinse off the mask and finally use a moisturizer after cleansing.

Recipe number 9. Toning mask for normal skin
Skin of a normal type, freshness and elasticity will quickly return a face mask from lemon peel. Mix 1 yolk and 20 ml of low-fat sour cream, add finely grated zest of 1 lemon. Keep the mask on your face for no more than 30 minutes.

Whitening Homemade Facial Masks
Many girls dream of getting rid of freckles and generally whitening their faces. At home, whitening facial masks will help lighten age spots, even age-related ones.

Recipe number 10. Cucumber whitening mask is known to all for its good effect. Finely grate a small cucumber on a grater (without seeds) and mix with your daily nutritious cream or sour cream. Apply mass on face for 20 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

Recipe number 11. The next whitening facial mask is quite liquid. At home, mix in equal parts liquid honey and lemon juice. Soak gauze napkins in the resulting mass, which are then placed on the face. Hold for 15 minutes, then remove the wipes and gently rinse your face with water.

Anti-aging home facial masks
Over time, the skin begins to age - this is an inevitable process. But when the first problematic wrinkles appear, one should not lose heart, but include the rejuvenation procedure in regular skin care. The regular use of anti-aging collagen masks allows you to postpone the appearance of new age-related changes on the skin of the face and smooth out existing small wrinkles.

Recipe number 12. The anti-aging face mask at home from aloe is very popular. Combine a tablespoon of the juice of this plant with the same volume of nourishing face cream and premium vegetable oil (preferably olive). Stir and apply mas

Recipe number 13. In summer, you can make a mask of fresh leaves of plantain. Rub the leaves into gruel and mix with honey in equal parts. If the mixture is too thick, like gelatin, dilute it slightly with water. Keep this gruel on your face for at least 15 minutes. Remove it first with a wet swab, then rinse your face with cool water. And no Botox is needed.

Homemade face-lift masks
The fight against sagging skin on the face requires constant attention from women over 30. Therefore, when the skin begins to fade, you need to arm yourself with time-tested means that will help to align the upper layer of the epidermis.

Recipe number 14. This vitamin anti-aging face mask is prepared at home from pharmacy components.

Ingredients:

1 tablespoon with a slide of pink clay,
1 ampoule of retinol acetate (vitamin A)
30 ml of brewed green tea without flavoring.
Carefully spread dry clay with tea and, continuously stirring, bring the mass to a homogeneous texture. Add vitamin A and apply the whole mass to the skin. The duration of the mask is 25 minutes. Regular use of this recipe restores skin elasticity and health.

Rinse off this mask with plenty of cool water.
Recipe number 15. Natural and effective lifting can be observed in chicken egg protein. Beat one protein in a strong foam and mix with two teaspoons of soaked oatmeal. The exposure time of the mask on the skin is 15 minutes.

According to the girls, there is a lifting effect: there is a skin tightening.
According to the girls, there is a lifting effect: there is a skin tightening.
How to apply a face mask at home
Before applying any mask, you should cleanse your face from decorative cosmetics with a gentle makeup remover. A refreshing gel usually completes the make-up removal procedure, but you can use additional peeling.

Preliminary exfoliation of dead cells is desirable for good penetration into the face skin of all the components of the mask of the mask, this will ensure its greatest effectiveness. A scrub can also be used homemade, for example, according to any recipe for a coffee scrub.

When applying masks, follow the general rules for homemade cosmetic formulations:

The procedure for applying the mask can not be done "on the run." Set aside all household chores and spend half an hour only on yourself.
Any effective homemade face masks must be prepared (mix the ingredients) immediately before use. The remaining mass is not subject to storage.
All components of the mask must be taken in good quality, and ingredients such as sour cream, fruits, kefir, etc., must be fresh.
Before applying the mask, the face must be cleaned in the usual way. Owners of oily and mixed skin will probably also need a preliminary exfoliating peeling. Having cleaned the skin, open its pores as much as possible, they can be steamed over the bath or a warm moist compress can be made. This will allow all the ingredients to absorb and maximize the effect.
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The mask should be applied depending on the consistency with clean hands, a brush, a gauze swab or a cotton pad.
Most masks should be applied not only to the face, but also capturing the neck and decollete. The exception will be drying masks for oily skin, because in the neckline the skin is much drier.
Apply the home mask along the massage lines, performing movements from the middle of the face to the temples. The exception is the skin directly around the eyes; you do not need to apply a mask to it.
Rinse off the mask with clean water. It’s better not to take it from the tap, but to prepare in advance a jug of boiled water, cooled to body temperature.
After washing off the mask, do not wipe your face, gently pat off excess moisture with a clean towel. On a wet face, apply a cream that matches your skin type.
Do not expect an instant effect from the first procedure. Home facial masks need to be repeated regularly with a frequency of 1-3 times a week. Course duration should be at least 3 weeks.
Precautions When Using Home Masks
For girls prone to allergies, before applying the cooked mask at home, it is necessary to perform a test on the wrist or inside of the elbow. If signs of an allergic reaction appear, take an antihistamine and do not use this product.