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Acne sometimes makes life impossible because it mainly affects the face. Fortunately, there are recipes for natural masks to deal with these pimples. You just have to dig into your kitchen to find an effective acne answer with these natural ingredients. Discover our recipes for effective masks and scrubs to treat oily skin.
What is acne?
It affects skin with oily areas plus pimples all over the face. These buttons are bulging, red, or sometimes, with a white tip. What happened to that face? Usually, sebum is secreted to form a protective barrier. When the production gets carried away, the skin becomes oily and thicker. The pores of these skins become blocked due to the accumulation of cells and sebum. This mixture oxidizes on contact with air and changes color. These are the black dots. Clogged pores are the ideal conditions for the development of bacteria. The latter causes inflammation and famous pimples. To heal the skin, several actions are necessary: calm inflammation, absorb excess sebum and make scrubs to refine the skin.
Excess is also the enemy of good and some products, such as scrubs, should not be used too often during the week to avoid the rebound effect. In the house, certain natural ingredients, to be applied on the skin, have very interesting properties to fight acne. They are equally effective on the scalp in treating oily hair. Because this hair also suffers from an excess of sebum. Rediscover the pleasure of natural care with these 4 mask and facial scrub recipes to discover and make at home.
They are equally effective on the scalp in treating oily hair. Because this hair also suffers from an excess of sebum. Rediscover the pleasure of natural care with these 4 mask and facial scrub recipes to discover and make at home. They are equally effective on the scalp in treating oily hair. Because this hair also suffers from an excess of sebum. Rediscover the pleasure of natural care with these 4 mask and facial scrub recipes to discover and make at home.
With banana
Why does it work?
Bananas are rich in ingredients that are great for oily skin. Provitamin A promotes cell renewal to cleanse the pores. It helps reduce blackheads and pimples. Vitamin C reduces marks on the skin. Applied as a mask, banana is a formidable beauty treatment for reducing acne.
Recipe :
- Peel a banana.
- Keep the skin on and apply it directly to the pimples (pulp side) for about ten minutes. To increase the hydration of the skin, place just before the banana a tablespoon of yogurt on the face.
- If it’s evening, after removing the skin, keep the banana pulp overnight. In the morning, rinse your face with water before applying your usual beauty product.
Good to know
Yogurt has humectant ingredients that retain water in the skin, but not sebum. It also contains lactic acid which stimulates cell renewal like a natural enzymatic scrub. It is more and more present in treatments or masks. Finally, yogurt is not greasy and has a very appreciable fresh effect on the face.
With honey
Why does it work?
Honey has formidable antibacterial properties on the bacteria responsible for acne. It helps the skin to heal and hydrates it without overloading it with sebum. This is why it is present in many treatments or products for the body, face or hair.
Recipe :
- In a bowl, place two teaspoons of honey.
- Mix honey with two teaspoons of milk.
- Apply this creamy mask (it doesn’t have to be as runny as soup and look like a paste) on your face.
- Leave the treatment on for 10 minutes then rinse off with water.
Good to know
If milk, in drink, is not recommended when you have acne, it only has advantages when applied directly to the skin. Milk moisturizes gently. And thanks to its lysosyme content, it purifies the skin.
With clay
Why does it work?
Clay is well known to problem skin. Its absorption power helps regulate excess sebum. It is an effective response to neutralize excess fat as well as blackheads. It is used as a mask to give it time to act. All terrain, clay is also an excellent purifying treatment for oily hair. As a bonus, it has remineralizing properties for the skin.
Recipe :
- Place a tablespoon of green clay in a bowl.
- Add a teaspoon of neem powder, 3 tablespoons of jojoba vegetable oil and 3 tablespoons of water.
- Mix everything to obtain a homogeneous paste.
- Apply this mask to the face and leave on for 10 minutes.
- Rinse the treatment thoroughly with water.
Good to know
Neem powder is renowned for its astringent properties. It reduces the size of pores. It also regulates the overproduction of sebum. On the hair, we like it in cleansing or treating care for its anti-dandruff properties.
With egg
Why does it work?
A true grandmother’s recipe, egg white is the best way to regulate excess sebum. In fact, egg white has interesting properties for oily skin. It contains lysozyme. This protein is anti bacterial. Egg white tightens pores, reduces blackheads and hydrates the skin without leaving a greasy film.
Recipe :
- Crack an egg and pour the white into a bowl.
- Add a few drops of lemon and ½ tablespoon of honey.
- Mix all the ingredients to obtain a paste.
- Apply the mask then leave on for 10 minutes.
- Then rinse with water and put on your usual care.
Good to know
Lemon is a classic of natural masks because it is famous for its purifying action and just a few drops are enough. Thanks to its citric acid content, it prevents the development of the bacteria responsible for pimples. Lemon juice reduces pore size and refines skin texture. It also perfumes treatments with its energizing scent.
With coffee
Why does it work?
Coffee powder is a natural exfoliant. It is an excellent exfoliation treatment. Coffee cleanses the skin and rids the pores of dead cells. It smoothes the face, stimulates microcirculation and even has an anti-aging action. It is one of the most effective homemade ingredients because it can replace many classic beauty products. For scrubs, coffee powder is used once a week and with gentle movements without rubbing the skin. Ideally, it is followed by a mask or moisturizer in order to preserve the skin’s water reserves.
Recipe :
- Take two teaspoons of coffee grounds.
- Mix it with two teaspoons of olive oil to create a soft paste.
- Apply then massage this scrub in circular motions all over the face, insisting a little more on the T zone (forehead, nose and chin).
- Then rinse off the scrub.
Good to know
Olive oil is very nourishing thanks to its many essential fatty acids. That is why it is recommended to use it in small doses. It improves the healing of pimple marks. Olive oil is a frequent ingredient in treatments like scrubs to compensate for the abrasive aspect of exfoliation.