Sunday, January 4, 2009

Homemade Egg Mask that works

Using mask as a part of your skin care regime can be really beneficial to as it helps to nourish your skin. For oily or acne prone skin, mud or clay base masks can balance out your skin ,while for dry skin, you can use hydrating mask that consist of ingredients such as honey, oils and glycerin. As you might know, masks that are available in the market can be quite expensive. So, what I’m suggesting is that you can make your own mask right at home with ingredients that you might already have in your kitchen. One mask that I know really works and really cheap to do is by using egg. Yup, both the egg white and yolk can be used. But both is used for different purpose or in other words for different skin types.

Egg white mask
This mask is suitable for normal to oily skin type and also for acne prone skin. It helps in reducing the oil.

Pros:
  • Even outs your skin tone and improves your complexion
  • Tightens pores
  • Reduces redness
  • Minimizes pimple/acne
  • Helps pimple/acne to heal faster


Cons:

  • The smell is a bit unpleasant. But if you whip up the egg white until it is frothy, it will be less gross.
  • It might be messy
  • It dries out your skin. But don’t worry. Just make sure you apply moisturizer after cleansing your face from the mask.

Ingredients
1 eggwhite
Few drops of lemon juice (optional)

Steps:

  1. Cracks open the egg and carefully separate the egg white from the yolk. Put each of them in 2 separate bowls.
  2. This step is optional and recommended for oily skin. Add a few drops of lemon juice to the egg white. This helps to reduce the oil on the face and fight acne. However it is not recommended for dry skin, it might irritate them.
  3. Whisk the egg white or mixture using wire whisk until it looks frothy.
  4. Spread the egg white on your face in circular upwards motion using soft cloth, cotton or just your fingers will do. Avoid the area around the eyes and lips.
  5. Leave them on around 15 to 30 minutes.
  6. Rinse well with warm clean water and pat dry your face with soft clean cloth.
  7. Lastly, as a tip, apply moisturizer to your face as this mask can be drying. Also, use this mask at maximum once or twice a week as using more than that it won’t work quite as well anymore. If there is extra, you can try to apply it at area such as thighs because it is said that it also might help in reducing the cellulite appearance.



Egg yolk mask

This mask is especially suitable for people with dry skin as it helps to moisturize it. People with combination skin should also try it. The reason egg yolk masks works well for your skin is because it contain highly of vitamin A and other nutrients that is really good for your skin. Besides, people with acne should also consider using this mask. As you might know, Retin A which is a powerful acne treatment medication is derived from vitamin A and egg yolks are rich in them. This mask can be use daily if desired.


Ingredients:
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon of olive oil
1 tablespoon whole milk
1 tablespoon honey

Steps:

  1. Separate the egg yolk from the egg white and put them in separate bowls.
  2. Add all the other ingredients to the egg yolk and stir them until creamy.
  3. Spread them on the face and neck.
  4. Leave the mask on for aroubnd 25 minutes.
  5. Rinse well with cool water and pat dry your face with soft clean cloth

No comments:

Post a Comment