40 DIY Face Masks For Every Skin Problem
Pampering your skin should not be limited to visiting a spa or a salon. With just a few simple ingredients available in your kitchen you can take care of your skin even at home.
Face masks should be a part of your weekly skincare routine. Try using a face mask twice a week to maintain a healthy and problem free skin. The great thing about DIY masks is that you have control over what ingredients go into the mask and so you can customise them exactly according to your requirement. Additionally, since they are completely natural you can use them without thinking twice.
However, using a natural face mask does not mean that they cannot have any side-effects. You may be allergic to some ingredients and you might not even be aware. So, it is highly recommended that you carry out a patch test before using any mask.
So, here is my list of face masks for every skin problem you have or will encounter:
For Oily Skin
1. Egg and Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
1 Egg white
1 tablespoon oatmeal
Method:
1. Mix one egg white with one tablespoon of oatmeal.
2. Apply on your face, and let it harden for about 20 minutes.
3. Rinse it off with cool water.
2. Green Tea and Rice Mask
Ingredients:
3 tablespoon brewed green tea
4 tablespoon rice flour
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Method:
1. Brew some green tea and let it cool.
2. Mix rice flour and lemon juice to 3 tablespoons of the brewed green tea.
3. Ensure that a smooth paste is formed, mix more green tea if the paste is thick.
4. Apply on the face for 20 minutes and wet your hands, then rub the mask to exfoliate your skin.
5. Wash with cool water and moisturise.
3. Strawberry, Lemon, and Clay Mask
Ingredients:
8 strawberries
Few drops of lemon juice
1 tablespoon clay
Method:
1. Mix pureed strawberries and other two ingredients.
2. Apply on your face, and let it stay for about 20 minutes.
3. Rinse it off with cool water.
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For Ageing Skin
1. Apricot Mask
Ingredients:
½ cup dried apricots
1 tablespoon raw honey
½ cup warm water
Method:
1. Blend apricots, warm water, and raw honey together in a food processor or blender.
2. Spread the mixture on your face and let it stay for 20 minutes.
3. Wash with cool water and apply a moisturiser.
2. Green Tea and Turmeric Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoon brewed green tea
½ teaspoon lemon juice
A pinch of turmeric
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients.
2. Apply the mask on your face, and let it stay for about 10 minutes.
3. Rinse it off with cool water.
4. To get rid of the yellow turmeric stain use a sugar scrub.
3. Apple Potato Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon green apple pulp
1 tablespoon potato pulp
1 tablespoon lemon juice
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Apply on your face, and let it stay for about 20 minutes.
3. Rinse it off with cool water.
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Night Mask For Moisturising And Repairing
1. Shea Butter Mask
Ingredients:
8 tablespoon unrefined shea butter
2 ml jojoba oil
Method:
1. Mix the unrefined shea butter with 2ml of jojoba oil.
2. Mix thoroughly in a mixer.
3. Apply to your skin and leave on for 10 minutes.
4. Rinse off with cool water.
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For Dull Skin
1. Strawberry and Yogurt Mask
Ingredients:
3 large Strawberries
1 tablespoon raw honey
1 tablespoon bentonite clay (optional)
1 tablespoon yogurt
Method:
1. In a small bowl, thoroughly mash the strawberries with a fork or puree them in a food processor.
2. Mix plain yogurt, organic raw honey, and optional bentonite clay (good for oily/acne skin types).
3. Apply the mask evenly to the skin.
4. Let it sit for ten to 20 minutes.
5. Rinse with warm water.
6. If you don’t have strawberries you can also use watermelon instead.
2. Quinoa and Banana Mask
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon quinoa flour
A pinch of turmeric
1 lemon’s juice
2 teaspoon mashed banana
Method:
1. Mix quinoa flour with turmeric, lemon juice, and the mashed banana.
2. Apply to face for 10 to 20 minutes.
3. Rinse with cool water.
4. Splash your face with pure coconut water.
3. Coffee and Cocoa Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 Cup ground organic coffee beans
1/2 Cup organic, unsweetened cocoa powder
1 Cup of unsweetened whole milk
1 tablespoon lemon juice (for dry skin, use olive or almond oil)
1 tablespoon honey (for extra oily or acne prone skin, use additional lemon juice instead of honey)
Method:
1. Mix the finely ground coffee beans with the cocoa powder and add in the milk, stir to form a paste.
2. Now add lemon juice and honey.
3. Apply the mask on your face and let dry for 20 minutes.
4. Wash off with cool water.
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For Uneven Skin Tone
1. Tulsi, Neem, and Multani Mitti Mask
Ingredients:
A handful of tulsi and neem leaves
Few drops of rose water
1 tablespoon Multani mitti
Method:
1. Blend the tulsi and neem leaves to a smooth paste using little water.
2. Add a few drops of rose water and multani mitti to make the paste.
3. First clean and steam your face then apply this mask.
4. Let the mask dry completely.
5. Rinse the mask with cool water.
2. Lemon and Honey Peel Off Mask
Ingredients:
Sun-dried lemon peel
2 tablespoon raw honey
Method:
1. Grind the sun-dried lemon peel to a fine powder.
2. Add honey to this powder and make a thick paste.
3. Clean your face using cotton dipped in rose water.
4. Apply the face pack and leave it for about 15 minutes.
5. Rinse with lukewarm water.
3. Milk, Gram Flour and Baking Soda Mask
Ingredients:
3 tablespoon gram flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
Milk to form a paste
Method:
1. Mix the ingredients to form a paste.
2. Apply the mask to your clean face and allow it to dry completely.
3. Rinse using cold water.
4. Turmeric, Curd and Lemon juice Face Pack
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon turmeric
2 tablespoon curd
½ squeezed lemon juice
Method:
1. In a bowl combine the ingredients properly and apply to your clean face.
2. Let the pack stay for 20 minutes.
3. Rinse using cool water.
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For Wrinkle Free Skin
1. Granola Pumpkin Mask
Ingredients:
½ cup Greek yogurt or plain yogurt
¼ cup Granola
½ cup pumpkin puree
2-3 drops of honey
Method:
1. Mix plain yogurt, granola, pumpkin puree, and a drizzle of honey.
2. Apply to your face for 10 minutes.
3. Rinse off with cool water.
2. Banana and Honey Mask
Ingredients:
1 ripe banana
1 teaspoon honey
Few drops of lemon juice
Method:
1. Mash the ripe banana in a bowl.
2. Mix all the ingredients together.
3. Apply the mask to clean face and leave it to dry out completely.
4. Rinse with warm water then pat dry.
3. Buttermilk and Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
½ cup buttermilk
2 tablespoon oatmeal
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon almond oil
Method:
1. Mix the buttermilk and oatmeal and warm the mixture so that the oats become soft. Let it cool down for 10-15 minutes.
2. Now add almond and olive oil.
3. Massage this mask on your face for a few minutes and then leave it on for 15 minutes.
4. Rinse off with cool water.
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For Healthy Youthful Skin
1. Egg White Mask
Ingredients:
1 egg white
Method:
1. Whip the egg white thoroughly by hand or use a blender until it becomes frothy.
2. Apply on your face and let it stay till it completely dries.
3. Wash with warm water.
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For Acne
1. Papaya and Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon ripe papaya
1 tablespoon plain yogurt
1 teaspoon oatmeal
Method:
1. Using a blender or food processor, blend the ripe papaya, yogurt, and oatmeal until smooth.
2. Apply it to clean, dry skin for ten minutes.
3. Rinse with warm water.
4. Rinse again with cool water and pat dry.
2. Aspirin Mask
Ingredients:
6-12 non-coated aspirin
Lemon juice
Method:
1. Crush the aspirin into a powder.
2. Mix the powder with lemon juice to form a paste.
3. Keep the paste for about 5-10 minutes.
4. Apply the mask on breakout or blemish.
5. Remove with a cotton ball dipped in a solution of baking soda and water.
3. Aloe and Tea Tree Mask
Ingredients:
1 tsp of Organic Honey
1 – 2 drops of Tea Tree Oil
Directions:
1. Mix the ingredients thoroughly with a spoon.
2. Apply this mask onto your cleansed skin and allow it to stay for 10 – 15 minutes.
3. Wash with cool water.
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For Dry And Flaky Skin
1. Egg Yolk Mask
Ingredients:
1 egg yolk
2 teaspoon coconut oil
1 teaspoon olive oil
1 teaspoon raw honey
Method:
1. Blend the egg yolk with the coconut oil, olive oil, and honey until combined.
2. Apply it to your face for 15 minutes.
3. Wash with any cleanser to remove.
2. Coconut Frankincense Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons virgin coconut oil
1 inch of mashed ripe banana
3 drops of frankincense essential oil
Method:
1. Whip all ingredients together with a spoon.
2. Apply the mask on a clean face.
3. Rinse off after 20 minutes, pat dry, and moisturise.
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For Redness and Inflammation
1. Chamomile Olive Oil Mask
Ingredients:
¼ cup olive oil
½ cup white sugar
1 Chamomile tea bag
Method:
1. Empty the tea bag in a bowl and add the white sugar and olive oil to the bowl and mix well.
2. Rinse your face with warm water.
3. Now apply the mask evenly all over your face.
4. Let the mask stay for 10-20 minutes.
5. Rinse your face using cold water and pat dry afterward.
2. Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of raw oats
1 teaspoon of honey
1/2 banana
Method:
Mash the banana using a fork and mix the other ingredients to form a paste.
Now apply the mask evenly all over your face.
Let the mask stay for 20 minutes.
Rinse your face using lukewarm water.
3. Honey Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of pure honey
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 wedge of fresh lemon
Method:
1. Mix the ingredients together.
2. Now apply the mask evenly all over your face.
4. Let the mask stay for 15-20 minutes.
5. Rinse your face using lukewarm water.
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For Blackheads
1. Baking Soda Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
½ cup baking soda
1 teaspoon lemon juice
Method:
1. Mix the ingredients to form a paste.
2. Now apply the mask evenly all over your face.
4. Let the mask stay for 10 minutes.
5. Rinse your face using cold water.
2. Saffron, Clay, and Tea Tree Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon clay
½ teaspoon saffron
rose water
3 drops tea tree oil
Method:
1. Mix the ingredients to form a paste.
2. Now apply the mask evenly all over your face.
4. Let the mask stay for 20 minutes.
5. Rinse your face using lukewarm water.
3. Activated Charcoal
Ingredients:
1 ½ teaspoon bentonite clay
2 capsules of activated charcoal or ¼ teaspoon activated charcoal powder
1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
1 ½ teaspoon water
Method:
1. Mix all of the ingredients together into a smooth paste but make sure you put the ingredients in a non-metallic bowl and stir using a non-metallic spoon as charcoal can pull toxins from the metal.
2. Wash your face with a mild cleanser and pat partially dry.
3. Apply the mask evenly avoiding the delicate skin around your eyes and lips.
4. Let it stay until dry for about 7-10 minutes.
5. After the mask dries, wash it off and moisturise your face.
6. Make sure to do a patch test before using this mask to avoid any reaction on your skin.
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To Reduce Pores
1. Tomato and Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
1 ripe tomato
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon oatmeal
Method:
1. Scoop out the pulp and mash the ripe tomato in a bowl.
2. Blend all the ingredients in a blender and make a puree.
3. Apply the mask to clean face and leave on for about 15 minutes.
4. Rinse with warm water then pat dry.
2. Cucumber, Aloe, and Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
1 small cucumber
1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon aloe vera gel
1 tablespoon oatmeal
Method:
1. Peel the cucumber and puree it in a blender.
2. Add honey and aloe vera gel to the puree.
4. Grind 1 tablespoon oatmeal and add to the puree.
5. Apply the mask for 30 minutes.
5. Rinse your face using lukewarm water.
3. Egg White and Honey Mask
Ingredients:
1 egg white
1 tablespoon of honey
A few drops of lemon juice
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients.
2. Apply the mask evenly to cover the entire face.
3. Let it stay for 10-15 minutes.
4. Wash with lukewarm water.
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For Combination Skin
1. Banana Oatmeal Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 ripe banana
1 tablespoon liquid honey
1 to 2 teaspoons oatmeal
Method:
1. In a bowl mash the ripe banana with a fork and mix honey and oats until you get a thick paste.
2. Clean your face and apply the mask and let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
3. Gently remove the face mask using a warm washcloth.
4. Rinse with cold water after removing the mask.
2. Yogurt Egg White Mask
Ingredients:
1 tablespoon yogurt
1 egg white
Method:
1. Combine all the ingredients thoroughly.
2. Apply the mask onto your face.
3. Let it sit for 10 to 15 minutes.
4. When the face mask has completely dried up, rinse off with lukewarm water first and then cool water.
3. Avocado Coconut Oil Mask
Ingredients:
1/4 ripe avocado
1 tablespoon coconut oil
2-4 drops tea tree essential oil
Method:
1. Remove the peel and mash the ripe avocado.
2. Stir in the coconut oil.
3. Massage the mixture onto your face.
4. Let it stay for 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Rinse off with cool water.
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For Hydration/ Moisturisation
1. Avocado and Oat Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 Avocado
1 tablespoon of honey
A handful of oats
Method:
1. Mash the avocado and mix with other ingredients.
2. Apply the mask evenly to cover the entire face.
3. Let it stay for 15 minutes.
4. Wash with lukewarm water.
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For Blemishes, Scars and Dark Spots
1. Honey and Turmeric Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 teaspoon dead sea salt
1 tablespoon manuka honey
1 teaspoon turmeric
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Apply the mask evenly to cover the entire face.
3. Let it stay for 10-15 minutes.
4. Wash with lukewarm water.
2. Milk Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons of honey
2 tablespoons of nutmeg
2 teaspoons of milk
Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients together.
2. Apply the mask evenly to cover the entire face.
3. Let it stay for 10-15 minutes.
4. Wash with lukewarm water and moisturise.
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For Sensitive Skin
1. Oatmeal, Yogurt, and Honey Mask
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon cooked oatmeal
1 teaspoon plain yogurt
1 teaspoon honey
Method:
Stir together all the ingredients.
Spread evenly over your face and leave for 15 to 20 minutes.
Wash off with lukewarm water.
2. Cucumber, Honey, and Tea Mask
Ingredients:
1 small cucumber
1 cup black tea
1 tablespoon honey
Method:
1. Cut the cucumber into very thin slices and keep aside.
2. In a small pot brew a cup of black tea for at least 5 minutes.
3. Add honey to the tea and stir to dissolve.
4. Add the cucumber slices to the tea.
5. Let the cucumber soak in the tea for at least 10 minutes.
6. Take out the cucumber slices and cover your face with them.
7. Leave the slices on for 10 to 20 minutes.
8. Rinse your face with lukewarm water.
There are endless masks you can make using natural ingredients. I hope these were helpful. If you tried them please share your experience in the comment section.
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