Whether they are healing, anti-inflammatory, purifying, antioxidant, moisturizing or even soothing … The properties of honey are multiple. Applied as a face mask, this natural ingredient helps to come to the aid of all skin types. Here are some easy recipes to make yourself.
Is your skin dehydrated, dull and lackluster? Do you want to be on top for the start of the school year and looking for a skincare solution for the start of the school year? Well, she's not far! Indeed, the magic ingredient that will overcome all these little annoyances is hiding on one of your shelves in your kitchen and waiting to pamper your skin. We named it, honey!
Honey purifies and cleanses the skin while deeply hydrating it. In addition, its antioxidant properties limit the appearance of wrinkles and its antiseptic properties tighten the pores of the skin. A benefit that thus helps to regulate sebum production, but also to eliminate the bacteria responsible for acne, and therefore reduce pimples and blackheads. Never has a single ingredient been so beneficial. It is not for nothing that Cleopatra herself had incorporated it into her beauty routine.
You will understand, used as the main active in a homemade face mask, honey can be prodigious and is suitable, as a bonus, for all skin types. It will just be necessary to adapt the recipe of your face brand with honey according to your skin: dry, mixed or fatty?
Two advantages of using this natural product in a homemade face mask. First of all, you don't have to be a skilled chemist to make your honey-based skincare balm since combining it, generally, with a single ingredient, you obtain a mixture with multiple benefits. In addition, this product is very affordable and multi-use since in general, we do not buy a jar of honey especially for its face mask preparations, but we use the one present in our kitchen.
Thus, we offer you some recipes to concoct yourself. Small details: the masks that follow are all to be rinsed off and the preparations cannot be kept. They must be used in the minutes following their realization so as not to risk a bad reaction of the skin.
Honey and avocado mask to boost hydration for dry skin
It is the ultimate hydrating mask, because avocado is a particularly recommended ingredient for the care of dry skin. It is also often used in vegetable oil to be applied on the body or face. Suffice to say that pairing it with honey in a face mask is a perfect beauty trick. This provides the ideal cocktail to deeply rejuvenate your skin.
To offer you this moment of well-being, nothing could be simpler, you will only need 5 minutes flat to make your mixture.
Frequency of use ? For thirsty skin, you can use this mask twice a week. For others, a single application will suffice.
Preparation:
– Mix half an avocado to collect about a teaspoon of fine puree.
– Add one to two teaspoons of honey to this avocado puree, depending on the desired amount of cream.
– You can incorporate a teaspoon of yogurt into the mixture for more sweetness.
– Prepare your skin by removing makeup well and freeing your hair from the face. This is because honey is very sticky, it can be difficult to remove at the roots, which will grease your hair.
– Apply the paste and leave on for about twenty minutes. Prefer the application with the fingers rather than with a brush. The very creamy and smooth texture of the mixture will be more difficult to apply with a beauty tool.
– Rinse off with lukewarm water.
The little trick: Mix your avocado well so that it becomes as creamy as possible. It is very unpleasant to find yourself with pieces of avocado on your face. After a few minutes, they eventually fall off and can get your clothes dirty.
Honey and lemon mask against blackheads
If honey has antiseptic properties that tighten the pores of the skin, lemon has recognized antibacterial, cleansing and astringent properties. Together, they will help you fight against impurities and eliminate the bacteria responsible for the formation of blackheads.
Be careful, citric acid in lemon can attack dry, even very dry skin. If this is the case, halve the amount of lemon in the following recipe, or stir in a teaspoon of yogurt (lactic acid will provide a touch of gentle exfoliation). In fact, for combination to oily skin, if you feel the slightest tingling, rinse your mask immediately. We also advise you to use this mask rather in the evening, because lemon is photosensitive, that is to say it can cause unwanted skin reactions if you expose yourself to the sun right after and without sunscreen. high protection.
Frequency of use ? This mask can be used once a week for combination skin, or even more for acne-prone skin. Two to three times a week will surely be necessary to treat the impurities in depth in the attack phase. It will be up to you to adapt the frequency of use of this honey-lemon mask according to the evolution of your skin and the desired result.
Preparation:
– In a bowl, squeeze half a lemon, removing the seeds and pulp.
– Add 2 tablespoons of honey.
– Apply the mask, either on the whole face (if you have a lot of acne, for example), or only on the T Zone (where the impurities are). You can use your fingertips, a brush or even a cotton ball to apply it. Carefully avoid the eye area as well as the lip area.
– Leave on for at least 10 minutes and rinse with lukewarm water.
The little trick : Avoid replacing lemon with cinnamon powder as some recipes recommend. This is because cinnamon has dermocaustic properties that can cause unwanted skin reactions like redness, or worse burns on the skin. YouTuber EnjoyPhoenix was nabbed by her fans in 2015, following the recommendation of a homemade face mask made from cinnamon!
The honey and green clay mask to rebalance oily skin
Green clay is the ally of oily and combination skin and one of the most used ingredients in cosmetics. Indeed, this mineral powder has absorbent properties, which will help to purify and regenerate the skin by capturing the excess sebum secreted by the skin.
Green clay, due to its absorbent properties, helps fight some forms of acne. It helps dry up pimples and is known to reduce scarring. The combined absorbent powers of honey and green clay will rebalance oily skin.
Be careful, during preparation, powdered green clay is very volatile. Handle it carefully away from drafts so that it does not scatter and you breathe it in.
Frequency of use ? Once or twice a week, in addition to your daily care for mattified, purified and soft skin. You can add a vegetable oil like sweet almond or argan to boost the hydration of the mask.
Preparation:
– Prepare a teaspoon of green clay powder in a bowl.
– Add three teaspoons of liquid honey preferably (easier to work and mix).
– Mix until you get a smooth paste.
– Apply on the face with a brush avoiding the eye area.
– Leave on for 20 minutes.
– Rinse off with lukewarm water.
The little trick : When working with green clay, never use metal or plastic utensils. These materials cause the green clay to lose its nutrients and therefore considerably impair its benefits for your skin. Prefer glass, bamboo or ceramic containers and utensils when preparing the ingredients for your mask.
To shop: Green Clay Surfine by Cattier
The honey and aloe vera mask to calm reactive skin
It's not easy to calm reactive skin. Because we will never be able to combat the external elements that sensitize this kind of skin (pollution, hot, cold …), we must find cosmetic solutions to soothe them. The use of aloe vera in a mask is a good answer to this problem of skin reactivity.
Indeed, its soothing virtues are no longer to be proven and that is why we frequently use aloe vera gel on burns, or even sunburns. But that's not its only benefit, since aloe vera is also restorative (thanks to the many amino acids it contains), hydrating and cleansing. Aloe vera has a pH of 5, like that of the skin.
The honey aloe vera mask is suitable for all skin types. Aloe vera can be a bit irritating to very dry skin because of a product it contains: salicylic acid (antiseptic). This is why mixing it with honey – ultra hydrating – is a perfect combo not to damage the most delicate skins.
Frequency of use ? Once or twice a week on the face and décolleté.
Preparation:
– In a bowl, place 2 teaspoons of liquid honey.
– Add a teaspoon of aloe vera gel and as pure as possible.
– Mix and apply the mask on your cleansed face.
– Leave on for fifteen minutes.
– Rinse off with lukewarm water.
The little trick : Don't buy a big tube of aloe vera if you don't have much opportunity to use it, as it doesn't keep very long.
To shop: Aloe vera gel – Hydra Aloe Vera by SO'BiO étic
Honey and white clay mask to treat redness on sensitive skin
There is green clay, pink clay, yellow clay and white clay which is the softest of all clays. It is therefore ideal for sensitive, irritated and / or dry skin. Used in a face mask, white clay helps revitalize the epidermis.
In fact, it is sometimes used to replace talcum powder on babies' buttocks to prevent erythema problems and is often criticized. White clay has powerful anti-inflammatory and healing properties. It is one of the most suitable minerals for soothing redness and fighting against the appearance of wrinkles.
Frequency of use ? Once or twice a week on the face and décolleté. Your complexion will be smoother and the small redness should diminish after a few uses.
Preparation:
– Mix a teaspoon of liquid honey with two tablespoons of powdered white clay. As with the green clay preparation, do not use metal utensils.
– Add a tablespoon of lukewarm water. Be careful not to exceed this dose, as the mixture may be too runny and, therefore, difficult to apply.
– Apply to face and neck with a brush.
– Leave on for twenty minutes. If your mask cracks before the end of this exposure time, remove it.
– Rinse with clean water.
The little trick : Prefer a white clay that is as pure as possible, and make sure that there are no additives. Thus, its natural benefits will not be altered. Add to the ingredients of this mask a vegetable oil – argan oil or jojoba oil – if you feel the need.
To shop: Argile Blanche d'Argiletz