How to make a Face Mask : Ingredients of a Face Mask
Bases: The base of a facial (face) mask is natural clay or gel. Clays are generally for deep cleansing. Gels are suitable for sensitive skin.
Green clay (argile verte): Suitable for all skin types (except sensitive skin), rich in minerals, antiseptic, cleansing, balancing, and, stimulating circulation lymph and blood.
Clays: Fullers earth - Suitable for normal-oily skins only, cleansing, and stimulating effect.
Kaolin: Suitable for normal-oily skins, astringent, detoxifying, cleansing, and stimulating circulation of lymph and blood.
Essential Oils for Facial Masks
Normal dry skin: lavender, sandalwood, Roman chamomile
Normal oily skin: lavender, juniper
Mature skin: Frankincense, neroli, rose otto
Sensitive skin: Roman chamomile, rose otto, German chamomile,
Purees:
Purees are helpful for various skin conditions: fruit purees (strawberry puree will act like an alphahydroxy), cucumber puree (cools the skin), yogurt (cools and softens the skin), milk (removes dead skin cells and softens the skin), honey (acts as an anti bacterial).
Special effects:
You can add rose petal powder for fragrance, citrus peel powders for astringency, neem powder for anti bacterial action (especially useful for acne prone skin), oatmeal for soothing the skin, and milk powders.
You can use homemade facial mask recipes to get a beautiful skin.
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