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Use the homemade facial mask to suit your skin: identify your skin type before you apply the homemade face mask. It is best to try out a few of the homemade facial masks suited to your skin type and discover far yourself, which of them is the most beneficial to you.

It is much better if you can use the homemade facial mask instead of readymade. Whereas Indian women are attracted towards makeup, the European women are getting more and more inclined towards using the herbal and natural therapy. These beautifying things do not affect the skin adversely. Though the costly makeup bought from the market increases your beauty temporarily, it cannot be overlooked that the
repeated use of these artificial means leaves scar in the shape of early ageing. Homemade facial masks helps in providing natural oil and moisture to the skin. If you just look carefully you will find many of the ingredients of facial pack in your kitchen.

Some of the important ways to prepare facial pack at home are as below:

1. Homemade Facial Mask for Oily Skin

Mix 2 teaspoons of Fuller's earth with 2 teaspoons of chilled rose-water to make a thick paste. Apply on your face with a brush, avoiding the delicate areas around the eyes. Leave it on for about 20 minutes or till completely dry. Rinse with warm water. The result is a clear pinkish youthful skin - all the excess grease and dead cells have been cleared away. The treatment should be used for oily skins once a week but if your skin is really very oily then you can apply it even twice a week.

2. Homemade Facial Mask for Sallow Looking Oily Complexions with Blemishes

Mix 3 teaspoons of kaolin with half a tea­spoon each of rose-water, glycerine and tincture of benzoin; both kaolin and tincture of benzoin can easily be procured at the drug shop. Apply the homemade facial mask with a brush, leave it on for 30 minutes and wash it off with warm water. Your skin will appear soft and smooth with a glowing colour.

3. Homemade Beauty Tonic for Oily Skin

Whisk one egg white until it thickens, then whisk in 1 teaspoon of honey. Finally add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice. Apply to your face and neck avoiding the delicate eye and lip areas. Leave it on for 10 minutes and wash with warm water.

4. Homemade Facial Scrub for Oily Skin:

This is an invigorating way of cleansing the face, as the coarse texture of the scrub helps to get rid of the dirt and the superficial dead skin. It should
not be used more than once a week and never on a dry skin. Mix 1 tea-
spoon of fine bran with a quarter teaspoon of dried yeast and 1 tea-
spoon of lemon juice along with a tablespoon of water. Gently massage the thick paste so formed into the skin, particularly on and around the nose and the chin area, using a
soft brush; avoid applying around the eyes. Wash off after 1-2 minutes, using warm water.

5. A Homemade Moisturising Pack for Normal Skin

Mash or liquidise half an avocado pear with 1 teaspoon of sunflower oil. Apply the mixture to the face and neck avoiding the eye and lip area. Leave it on for 10 minutes and wash off with warm water.

6. Homemade Facial Toner for Normal Skin

This is a refreshing toner for normal skins. Chop up a small sized fresh cucumber and
liquidize it with half a cup of yoghurt. Apply the mixture for 5-10 minutes, and wash it off. The remainder can be stored in the fridge for future use.

7. Homemade Anti-aging Mask for Blotchy Wrinkled Skin:

This should be applied every other day. Mix 2 tablespoons of oatmeal with half cup of milk and cook gently till it becomes soft. Stir in 2 teaspoons of olive oil and beat together. Allow to cool, then spread it over the face and neck. Leave it on, for about 25 minutes and then rinse away with lukewarm water.

8. Homemade Rich Pack for Dry Skin:

Whisk 1 egg. White till it thickens, add 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of sunflower oil. Apply on the face for 20 minutes and wash off with warm water.

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