Oily skin type masks should be scrubbing and tightening. Oily skin type needs deep cleaning more often than aging or dry ones. Women often think that oily skin does not require nutrition or moisturizing, but it is a wrong assumption. This skin type does not receive enough nutrients, therefore nutritious facial masks are necessary for this skin type as well.
The ingredients for oily skin type masks are different from other facial mask types. Oily skin is characterized by larger pores and sebaceous glands inflammation. Therefore the masks should contain tightening and disinfecting components.
Egg White Whitening Mask
Ingredients:
1 egg white
10 g of kaolin (white clay)
1/2 teaspoon of alum
1/2 teaspoon of starch
Instructions:
1. Mix all these ingredients.
2. Apply on the face for 30 minutes, rinse with warm water.
Lemon mask
Ingredients:
1 lemon
100 g of vodka
Instructions:
1. Lemon crush, leave for 6-10 days in vodka and strain.
2. Dampen a cloth, put on your face.
3. Do not rinse.
Purifying mustard Mask
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of dry mustard
2 teaspoons of vegetable oil
Instructions:
1. Mix all products.
2. Apply on face for 5 minutes and if you will feel a burning sensation, rinse with cool water before the specified time.
3. Then rub into skin cream containing menthol.
Mask from wheat and honey
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of wheat flour
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon of honey
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Mix all products.
2. Apply on the face on half an hour.
3. Rinse with cool water.
Egg white mask
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of corn or oat flour
Instructions:
1. Shake up the egg white. Mix it with corn or oat flour.
2. Apply on the face.
3. Once dry, shake by dry swab.
Mask from yeast and sour cream
Ingredients:
20 g of yeast
Sour cream or milk
Instructions:
1. Mix the yeast with sour cream or milk before formation of porridge.
2. Apply on the face for 20 minutes.
This mask dries and softens skin
The mask from fresh yeast and hydrogen peroxide
Ingredients:
20 g of yeast
A few drops of lemon juice
3% hydrogen peroxide
Instructions:
1. Mix the yeast with a few drops of lemon juice and a small amount of 3% hydrogen peroxide.
2. Whisk all ingredients to the foam.
3. Apply on the face for 5-20 minutes.
The mask from honey and flour with egg white
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 teaspoon of honey and flour
Instructions:
1. Beat the egg white, add honey and mix.
2. Add the flour to obtain a mass in the form of a thick porridge.
3. Apply on the face for 20 minutes.
Mask from the egg white and lemon
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Beat the protein to the thick foam.
2. Add the lemon juice.
3. Apply on the face for 20 minutes.
The skin after this mask will get a matte finish.
Mask from cottage cheese, sour cream and egg white
Ingredients:
100 g of cottage cheese
1 tablespoon of sour cream
1 egg white
Instructions:
1. Mix cottage cheese with sour cream and beaten egg white to form a thick porridge.
2. Apply on the face for 15-20 minutes.
This mask is very useful for the skin inflamed after suntan.
Cocoa Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 tablespoon of milk
1/3 cup of cocoa powder
1/4 cup of honey
4 tablespoon of oatmeal
Instructions:
1. Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.
2. Apply to face and don’t forget to avoid eye area.
3. Gently massage in a circular motion.
4. Leave it for 15 – 20 minutes, rinse with warm water.
This mask is grate for moisturizing and cleansing your oily skin.
Yogurt Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of brewer’s yeast
Plain yogurt
Instructions:
1. Mix all the ingredients to make a thin mixture.
2. Apply it thoroughly into all the oily areas on your face and leave for 15 – 20 minutes.
3. Rinse with warm water and apply cream.
Mask for Acne Skin
Ingredients:
1 chopped, ripe tomato
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 tablespoon of instant oatmeal or rolled oats.
Instructions:
1. Puree all the ingredients in a blender. If mixture seems too runny add more oats.
2. Apply on the face for 10 – 15 minutes.
3. Rinse with warm water.
Oatmeal mask
Ingredients:
1/2 boiled apple
1 teaspoon of honey
2 teaspoons of ground oatmeal
Instructions:
1. Mix all ingredients until you get an uniform mixture
2. Apply on the face for 10 minutes and wash carefully afterward.
The oatmeal is good for pimples, it also absorb the excess oil on the skin.
The acids in the apple remove the dead skin cells and clean the pores. The honey works as an antibacterial ointment that destroys bacterium that can cause infections.
Tomato mask
Ingredients:
1 medium tomato
½ of a lemon
½ spoon of fresh lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Mash one medium tomato.
2. Add scraped peel from half of a lemon and a half of spoon of fresh lemon juice.
3. Apply on the face, except near the eyes.
4. Leave for 10 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water.
This mask tightens the pores.
Walnut mask
Ingredients:
2 spoons of ground walnut
1/2 mashed cucumber
2 spoons of yogurt
1 spoon of squashed yeast
Instructions:
1. Mix it all up.
2. Apply on clean face for 20 minutes.
3. Rinse with lukewarm water.
Strawberry Lemon Mask
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
2 egg whites
2 teaspoons of honey
1 cup of strawberries
Instructions:
1. Blend all the above ingredients .
2. Apply to face, leave on for 10 minutes.
3. Wash face with lukewarm water.
4. Pat your face dry with a soft towel.
Strawberry Butter Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter, softened
1 large strawberry, mashed
Instructions:
1. Beat both the above ingredients together.
2. Apply to face, leave on for 10 minutes.
3. Wash face with lukewarm water.
4. Pat your face dry with a soft towel.
Lemon Butter Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon of unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Beat both the above ingredients together.
2. Apply to face for 10 minutes.
3. Wash face with lukewarm water.
3. Pat your face dry with a soft towel.
Egg White Mask
Ingredients:
1 egg white
6 drops witch hazel
6 drops lemon juice
Instructions:
1. Whisk in a bowl the egg white until stiff peaks form, add the rest of ingredients listed above.
2. Apply to the face and avoid your eyes. Leave on for 10 minutes, or let dry, and rinse off with lukewarm water.
3. Pat your face dry with a soft towel.
Carrot Mask
Ingredients:
2 to 3 large carrots
2 tablespoons of honey
1 tablespoon of olive oil
2 tablespoons of water (or as needed)
Instructions:
1. Peal the skin off the carrots. Boil the carrots until soft and tender and then mash until creamy.
2. Add the honey and olive oil to the carrots and mix until all ingredients are completely blended.
3. If the mixture appears too thick, such as a cookie dough, add the water as needed until it is a smooth, creamy consistency like pancake batter.
4. Cleanse and rinse your face with warm water before applying the mask to open your pores.
5. Apply the mask to your face and allow it to set for 20 minutes or until it begins to harden.
6. Rinse your face gently with warm water and dry.
7. Reapply the mask at least once a week to make sure your skin maintains a beautiful, healthy glow.
Banana and Honey Face Mask
Ingredients:
1 banana (ripe bananas work best)
1 tablespoon of honey
Instructions:
1. Use a fork to mash the banana. Add the honey and stir until smooth.
2. Apply to face with fingertips in a circular motion. Let it sit on your face for 15 minutes.
3. Rinse thoroughly.
Clay Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon green clay
Water
Instructions:
1. Mix green clay with enough water to make a yogurt-like paste.
2. Use your fingers to spread the mask on your face.
3. Let it sit for 15 minutes before rinsing.
Green clay draws impurities from the skin and absorbs extra oil.
Gram flour face mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of gram flour
A pinch of turmeric
1 tablespoon of sandalwood powder
2 tablespoons of fresh milk
Instructions:
1. Mix all the ingredients to make a smooth and fine paste
2. Wash the face with luke warm water before applying it
3. Pat it dry
4. Now apply the face pack using a soft brush
5. Wait and relax for 10-15 minutes
6. Once the face pack gets dried up, moisten the face with little amount of water and then remove it using wet cotton or sponge
7. Wipe the face with a soft towel and apply a moisturizer.
Lemon Tomato Mask
Ingredients:
1 over-ripe tomato; inside scooped and mashed
1 teaspoon of lemon juice
1 teaspoon of instant oatmeal
Instructions:
1. Puree all ingredients in a blender.
2. Apply to freshly cleaned face and leave on for 15 minutes.
3. Wash off with warm water and pat dry.
The acid in the tomato and lemon work on acne and blackheads.
Hydrating mask
Ingredients:
20 g of yeast
yogurt
Instructions:
1. Dissolve 20 g yeast small amount of yogurt to the consistency of thick cream.
2. Apply on clean skin for 15-20 minutes.
3. Rinse with warm water and dried up mask.
Peach mask
Ingredients:
1 medium peach
1 tablespoons honey
Oatmeal
Instructions:
1. Cook peach until its soft, mash with a fork, add honey and oatmeal until it’s a thick consistency.
2. Apply on the face for 10 minutes.
3. Rinse well with cool water.
Raspberry mask
Ingredients:
Puree raspberries
1 teaspoon of honey
Instructions:
1. Mix 2 tablespoons of the pure with one teaspoon of honey.
2. Apply on face for about 15 minutes. If mixture turns out to be too fluid and runny, put it on a piece of gauze and then apply to face.
You can use this refreshing mask two or three times a week. It is especially good for the hot summer months.