Avocado and Honey Face mask
Avocado- these guys are so jammed full of essential oils, vitamin E, and 'sterolins', all of which help to moisturize, nourish and help to heal any sun damage on your skin.... Avocados can also have a deep cleansing effect, which is great to remove impurities and dead skin cells. They get rid of any excess oil from those 'trouble areas', whilst at the same time give moisture to other areas, replenishing needy skin. One thing to say would be the riper the avocado the easier it is to make this mask! If it is under ripe, it may not be able to mash easily, making your face mask a bit of a lumpy fail.....
Honey- honey is a natural anti-septic, and helps to remove unwanted bacteria from the skin's surface. It also softens the skin!
Oats / oat bran- I added some oat bran to my mask, but equally oats are just as brilliant and have almost the same beneficial properties within a face mask than oat bran. Why you ask?! Oats contain 18 different amino acids which act as building blocks for your body consequently helping to rebuild tissue and repair damaged skin. It is hypoallergenic giving it skin smoothing properties. When used in conjunction with moisturizing ingredients it will help your skin to retain the moisture. What's more, when you wash it off, it helps to act as a gentle exfoliant.
So treat yourself! Its great fun to do every now and then; and I think I have said how great and beneficial it is to your skin! Just try not to eat it all off your face.... you will probably work out it does taste quite delicious! Here are the quantities I used:
2 tbsp ripe avocado
1 tbsp squeezy honey
1 tbsp oat bran
Directions:
Tie your hair back in a big bun/ pony tail to get all the hair off of your face.
Clean your face with your regular cleanser removing any makeup off of your skin.
In a bowl, start by adding your avocado and honey.
Mash both of the ingredients together until it is a bit like guacamole: as few chunks as possible and as 'cream' like as you can get it!
Add your Oat bran.
Mash and mix again until you have your green pasty face mask!
Use a spoon or your fingers to spread the green goo onto your face.
Keep it on for about half an hour- sit down watch tv, read a book, do whatever looking like a more beautiful grinch/hulk :-D
Wash off using hot/luke warm water and a flannel. Depending on your skin you may or may not want to moisturize afterwards.... If you feel in the spirit of adding food to your face, I cannot recommend a little dab of coconut oil on the face as a light cleansing moisturizer! This is one of the most easily absorbed oils for your skin, it has very slight sun protection and is a natural antiseptic helping to keep your skin clean and protecting it to the max! Do you feel revitalized?! I do! ..... Ready for another 'fallas' festival! Eeeeeek!
Oats / oat bran- I added some oat bran to my mask, but equally oats are just as brilliant and have almost the same beneficial properties within a face mask than oat bran. Why you ask?! Oats contain 18 different amino acids which act as building blocks for your body consequently helping to rebuild tissue and repair damaged skin. It is hypoallergenic giving it skin smoothing properties. When used in conjunction with moisturizing ingredients it will help your skin to retain the moisture. What's more, when you wash it off, it helps to act as a gentle exfoliant.
So treat yourself! Its great fun to do every now and then; and I think I have said how great and beneficial it is to your skin! Just try not to eat it all off your face.... you will probably work out it does taste quite delicious! Here are the quantities I used:
2 tbsp ripe avocado
1 tbsp squeezy honey
1 tbsp oat bran
Directions:
Tie your hair back in a big bun/ pony tail to get all the hair off of your face.
Clean your face with your regular cleanser removing any makeup off of your skin.
In a bowl, start by adding your avocado and honey.
Mash both of the ingredients together until it is a bit like guacamole: as few chunks as possible and as 'cream' like as you can get it!
Add your Oat bran.
Mash and mix again until you have your green pasty face mask!
Use a spoon or your fingers to spread the green goo onto your face.
Wash off using hot/luke warm water and a flannel. Depending on your skin you may or may not want to moisturize afterwards.... If you feel in the spirit of adding food to your face, I cannot recommend a little dab of coconut oil on the face as a light cleansing moisturizer! This is one of the most easily absorbed oils for your skin, it has very slight sun protection and is a natural antiseptic helping to keep your skin clean and protecting it to the max! Do you feel revitalized?! I do! ..... Ready for another 'fallas' festival! Eeeeeek!
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