Homemade skin care: chocolate masks and more

Masks made from natural ingredients
Recipes for natural and homemade masks
Chocolate... good for your skin!
Chocolate face mask
Cucumber face mask
How to make a cucumber face mask
Egg white: anti-wrinkle
Egg white face mask
Oatmeal face mask
Recommended for dull and tired skin
Honey and lemon face mask
A friend for oily skin
Best not to go into the sun afterwards
Strawberry face mask
Perfect to remove dead skin cells
The power of aloe vera
Aloe vera face mask
Avocado face mask
The easiest, healthy mask
Masks made from natural ingredients

Natural ingredients are always the best for your skin. You can adjust them to your skin type while avoiding the components that are bad for our health and the environment (such as parabens, sulfates, and silicones).

Recipes for natural and homemade masks

In this photo gallery, we will explain how to make natural face masks. Before applying it to your face, though, always do a test on a small area of your skin. If you observe an allergic reaction, it's best to avoid (some of) the mixture's ingredients for your natural mask.

Chocolate... good for your skin!

We might avoid eating chocolate because we expect it to cause breakouts, but for a mask, chocolate is an excellent ingredient. Thanks to its antioxidant properties, chocolate soothes irritations and prevents skin aging.

Chocolate face mask

Mix two tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa with a tablespoon of heavy cream and a teaspoon of vegetable oil (such as walnut, olive, or argan oil). Cleanse your face, then apply the mask in a thick layer. Leave it on for fifteen minutes and then rinse your face.

Cucumber face mask

The cucumber mask is a classic. It hydrates and cleanses the skin, making it brighter.

 

How to make a cucumber face mask

Peel half a cucumber and cut it into small pieces. Mix these pieces with natural yogurt until you obtain a smooth paste. Apply the paste to your face and rinse after fifteen minutes.

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Egg white: anti-wrinkle

A mask with egg white is a great anti-wrinkle treat. It helps tighten the pores of the skin and gives it a boost of radiance.

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Egg white face mask

To prepare this mask, beat an egg white until it becomes frothy. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice, and a teaspoon of honey. Mix everything. Apply this mask on cleansed and dried skin. Leave on for twenty minutes before rinsing thoroughly.

Oatmeal face mask

Oats are rich in B vitamins and minerals, which give them moisturizing, anti-irritant, and skin-repairing properties. This oatmeal mask is particularly recommended for tired and dull skin.

Recommended for dull and tired skin

Mix 1/3 cup of rolled oats and half a cup of hot water in a bowl. Once the flakes have soaked in the water, add two tablespoons of natural yogurt, two tablespoons of honey, and one egg white. Apply the paste in a thick layer on your face. Leave it on for fifteen minutes, then rinse.

Honey and lemon face mask

Lemon juice is the enemy of your blackheads, as its antiseptic, lightening and antioxidant properties deeply cleanse the skin and dilate your pores. For its part, honey is a powerful antibacterial that absorbs excess sebum.

 

A friend for oily skin

Mix a tablespoon of honey and a tablespoon of lemon juice, and apply the preparation to your face after you've cleaned it thoroughly. Leave the mixture on for fifteen minutes and then rinse it with water.

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Best not to go into the sun afterwards

Since lemon is photosensitizing, exposure to the sun right after applying this mask could be harmful to your skin. Perform this beauty ritual before going to bed.

Strawberry face mask

Strawberry is a perfect exfoliator for sensitive and dry skin. It contains salicylic acid which helps remove dead skin cells and antioxidants which cleanse the skin.

Perfect to remove dead skin cells

Mash three fresh strawberries in a bowl, then add a tablespoon of honey. Apply the mixture to your face, leave it on for fifteen minutes, and then gently massage the skin to exfoliate it. Rinse with clear water.

The power of aloe vera

Aloe vera has soothing and healing properties and is often used in moisturizers and anti-acne creams.

Aloe vera face mask

To make a moisturizing mask based on this plant, mix a tablespoon of aloe vera gel with 1/2 teaspoon of vegetable oil (sweet almond oil or extra virgin olive oil), and a teaspoon of honey. Apply the mask to your face and leave it on for 30 minutes before rinsing.

Avocado face mask

Avocado is a great ally in our beauty routines. It moisturizes the skin while eliminating its impurities. In addition, it reduces wrinkles and scars while also countering the aging of the skin.

The easiest, healthy mask

Preparing your avocado-based moisturizing mask is as simple as it gets. Mash the flesh of an avocado in a bowl and add two tablespoons of olive oil. Mix the ingredients until you obtain a creamy paste. Apply it to your face and leave it on for fifteen minutes. Finally, rinse your face with water.

 

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