To-it-urself (10 points)?

Question

does anyone know how to make a facial mask w\ household items

Answer 1

For your skin to receive all the beneficial properties of a face mask, you should try and make one specifically for your skin type.

If you don't know what skin type you have, a simple test can be to press a piece of a brown paper bag; or simple tissue; to your face several hours after washing it with a normal foaming cleanser.

If when you press the material to your nose area and T-Zone, oil is absorbed through the paper or tissue but then when you dab it on your cheeks and possibly forehead, they are dry, you have Combination/normal skin.

If when you press the material to any part of your face oil is absorbed, you have oily skin.

If no oil is absorbed into the material in any area of your face, you have dry skin, which might possibly be sensitive.

Okay, down to the masks.

I'll give one or two examples of ideas and ingredients for some of the skin types as you haven't really specified as to which you obtain.

Oily/Combination/Normal skin -

You could mix rolled ground oats (like porridge oats) with some honey and natural full-fat yogurt until the desired consistency is made. Apply this to the face, avoiding the hairline and eye area. Wait for 10-15 minutes and gently wash off with warm water and a flannel if necessary.

Ingredients good in facial masks for oily skin are:

Yogurt        Banana

Honey        Lemon/orange juice

Oats          Forms of clay - Bentonite, Kaolin.

Avocado (pitted and mashed)

(You could also add water to cat litter if it says '100% clay formula').

Dry Skin -

Mix one egg yolk with a teaspoon or so of warmed honey and add a splash of olive oil to the mixture. Apply to face and leave for 10-15 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water.

Ingredients for dry skin face masks - (Anything moisture rich)

Oils (olive, sunflower)     Powdered milk

Egg yolks                  Aloe Vera gel

Honey                 Avocado

(Two other masks/scrub you can make are from simply adding water to either crushed aspirin, or bicarb of soda. These are particularly good at fighting spots and acne).

I hope that some of this has been of help to you.

Answer 2

i dont no if i can anser that fully but i use natural wyt yoghurt n then cucumbers or the eyes...then wash it off afta bout 5mins n rub your face with olive oil n rosemary..then wash that off...ur face will be sooo smooth then x

Answer 3

ya it depends on what kind but a really simple on is just mashing up an avacodo and then putting it on your fac for like 10 min.

you can look them up online, the most common ones are made with food

another common one uses oatmeal, its like a scrub

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;...

Answer 4

this may sound weird but this homemade mask is best ive ever used! custard and apple and water mixed together! it smells gorgeous

Answer 5

mushed up banana with olive oil,mix it up,slap it on for 10 mins and rinse..baby soft skin

Answer 6

I know a great exfoliating mask using aspirin and honey.

Here's a detailed instruction - http://www.xanga.com/RiceBunny/567728185...

It makes your skin very smooth and soft immediately after you wash it off.

Answer 7

Ingredients:

Rosemary (has moisturizing oils in it)

Boiling water

about half cup of oatmeal

and 1/4 cup of cornmeal

Steps.

Step 1.Take The Rosemary put it in A bowl and pour the boiling water over it. now when the steam comes take a towel and place it over your head. put your face over the steam for about 5 min. (that will open up  your pours so you can really get in there and get all the dirt)

after the 5 min. take the oatmeal and cornmeal and mix it with the rosemary. Leave it on for about 2 min.

exfoliating scrub.

take 6 strawberries and 1 table spoon of butter with about a teaspoon of honey.

put it in the blender until its like a paste the seeds in the strawberries will scrub and remove the dead skin from your face.

moisturize right after