7 DIY Face Masks

If you are adamant on skincare being clean, anything DIY should likely excite you. When it comes to fresh ingredients, there is nothing better than the super foods you have in your fridge. The great news is that you can mix these foods up to create paste-like mixtures that you can use as a face mask.

These blends make the healthiest, freshest, and most nutritious face masks humanly possible and are all definitely worth trying. Keep reading below to find out more.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. Best for Exfoliating: Manuka Mask

2. Best for Beautifying: Brown Sugar Scrub Mask

3. Best for Glowing: Green Tea Mask

4. Best for Blemish-Fighting: Milk Mask

5. Best for Moisture: Oatmeal Mask

6. Best for Hydrating: Avocado Mask

7. Best for Soothing: Aloe + Honey Mask
   

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Super Simple Manuka Mask

Best for: Exfoliating

Ingredients:

1. Manuka honey (it’s produced by bees that pollinate the flowers of the New Zealand–native Manuka bush and it’s been shown to have even more anti-bacterial benefits than traditional honey varieties)

Directions:

1. Apply a thin layer of Manuka honey to damp skin

2. leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse off gently with a moisturizing cleanser

Brown Sugar Scrub Mask

Best for: Beautifying

Ingredients:

1. 2 Tbsp. brown sugar

2. 2 Tbsp. coconut oil

Directions:

1. Mix together 2 Tbsp. brown sugar and 2 Tbsp. coconut oil

2. Apply to face in gentle circular motions, let sink in for five minutes, then wash off with warm water

Green Tea Mask

Best for: Glowing skin

Ingredients:

1. 1 Tbsp. matcha green tea

2. 1 Tbsp. raw honey

3. 1 Tbsp. baking soda

Directions:

1. Mix 1 Tbsp. each matcha green tea, raw honey, and baking soda, then add just enough water to make a paste.

2. Apply to face, leave for 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

Milk Mask

Best for: Blemish fighting

Ingredients:

1. 2 Tbsp. raw honey

2. 2 Tbsp. nutmeg

3. 2 tsp. milk

Directions:

1. Combine 2 Tbsp. raw honey, 2 Tbsp. nutmeg, and 2 tsp. milk to form a thin paste.

2. Apply to face, leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water. Follow up with a moisturizer.

Oatmeal Mask

Best for: Moisture

Ingredients:

1. 1/4 cup warm water

2. ½ cup colloidal oatmeal.

Directions:

1. Combine 1/4 cup warm water with ½ cup colloidal oatmeal.

2. Apply to face, leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

Avocado Mask

Best for: Hydrating

Ingredients:

1. ½ a ripe avocado (mashed)

2. 1 tsp. raw honey

3. 1 tsp. plain full-fat yogurt.

Directions:

1. Mix ½ a ripe avocado (mashed), 1 tsp. raw honey, and 1 tsp. plain full-fat yogurt.

2. Apply to face, leave on for 15 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.

Aloe + Honey Mask

Best for: Soothing

Ingredients:

1. 1 Tbsp. pure aloe vera gel

2. 1 Tbsp. raw honey

Directions:

1. Combine 1 Tbsp. pure aloe vera gel and 1 Tbsp. raw honey to form a paste.

2. Spread evenly over face, leave on for 20–30 minutes, then rinse off with warm water.