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poori

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posted on 30-4-2009 at 02:45 PM

face masks

STRAWBERRY FACIAL MASK:

Nature of Skin:
This mask is used for oily skin.

Ingredients:
9-10 strawberries.
Three tablespoons of honey.

Instructions To Prepare:

Clean the strawberries in tap water and let them dry for a little while in room air. When the strawberries are dry, you need to take either a spoon or fork to mash it. Do not blend it because it will give it a liquid consistency, which is not desired in making the mask. So keep mashing the strawberries till you get a fine mashed consistency of strawberries. Then add three tablespoons of honey in the strawberry mash and mix it for a few and then leave it for a while till it gets a little thick. Then after that apply it gently on your skin and leave it on your skin for about ten to fifteen minutes and after that rinse your skin with cool water.

Thing To Remember:The ingredients that we have used are natural and there are no preservatives used in them so they will need to be refrigerated. The mask that you have made can be used for about a week.

BANANA FACIAL MASK:

Nature of Skin:

This mask is used for dry skin.

Ingredients:

Three medium sized bananas.
Two tablespoons of honey.

Instructions To Prepare:

Peel off the skin of bananas and then mash them up with a spoon or fork. Do not blend them or else they will get a liquid consistency. Mash them good till they are still thick in consistency and then add two tablespoons of honey. Now your mask is ready. Apply it on your face and leave it there for about ten minutes and then rinse your skin with cool water.

Things To Remember:

The ingredients that we have used are natural and there are no preservatives used in them so they will need to be refrigerated. The mask that you have made can be used for about a week.

CARROT MASK:

Ingredients:

1-2 large carrots
5 tablespoons of honey

Instructions To Prepare Carrot Mask:

Boil the carrots in a pan of water to the point where they are pretty easy to mash. You can feel the consistency going soft by probing them with a fork to check whether it is ready to be mashed. Then allow the carrots to cool off a little by taking them out of the pan. Then mash it down to the point where you see small fine pieces of carrots or mash them a little more to achieve more smaller and fine pieces and then mix those pieces together with a spoon or fork and after that add about 5 tablespoons of honey and then mix it well. Now you can apply the mask gently to your skin and leave it there for about 10 minutes and then rinse your skin with cool water.

APPLE MASK:

Ingredients:

1 large apple
5 tablespoons of honey

Instructions To Prepare Apple Mask:

Peel off appleâ€™s skin and then boil it in water to the point where you feel that the consistency of apply is soft and it would be easy to grate the apple into a fine paste. Then take the apple out of the boiling water, allow it to cool a little and then mash it down till it turns into a paste. Now you can add about 5 tablespoons of honey to the paste and mix it. Now the mask is ready to be applied on skin. Apply the mask gently on the skin and leave it there for about 10 minutes and then rinse your skin with cool water.

Just feel as to how refreshing and alive your skin gets after you have applied these masks, they are homemade, very cheap and are brilliant for skin. Do try them out.