Sunday, February 23, 2020

Dull skin? Try these 4 homemade masks for glowing skin

Skin is the biggest organ in the body, and if we don’t take good care of it, it will become dry and dull. There are tons of reasons why your skin looks dull or is losing the glow, like stress or your diet. But it is something that you can work on and get better.


Our skin needs love and care and protecting it is important. Your diet and being happy is one of the biggest factors that can make your skin glow. Other things like putting on sunscreen, using the right moisturizer, hydration, and exfoliating it once a week is important too.

Did you know that some of the ingredients in your kitchen can help your skin get the glow back? While you have to work on external factors like getting more sleep and reducing stress. These masks can give your skin the nourishment and push to start repairing themselves.

Here are 4 effective skin masks for glowing skin.

Banana, lemon, and honey mask

Banana is a great fruit that not only helps with digestion and blood pressure, but it also helps your skin. It has soluble fibers, calcium, magnesium and potassium, which is great for oily skin. It is a great exfoliator and helps in unclogging the pores and removing dead skin.

Here is how to use it in a mask:

1. Take 1 ripe banana and mash it
2. Add a tablespoon of lemon and honey, and mix it with the mashed banana
3. Apply this to your neck and face and leave it for 15-20 minutes
4. Wash it off with the help of warm water.

For best results, use this mask once a week.

Turmeric mask

Turmeric or Haldi is a blessing in disguise. This spice has healing properties and works well on inflammation and acne, it also helps with dull skin.

Here is how to use it in a mask:

1. Add 1 tablespoon of turmeric, add three tablespoons of lemon juice.
2. Apply it on your face and neck and keep it on for 15-20 minutes
3. Wash it off with water and clean your face thoroughly.

Green tea mask

Green tea is rich in antioxidants which is beneficial for the skin. You can drink green tea daily for better skin, it also reduces stress which is a trigger for dull skin. To use it as a mask, follow these instructions:

1. Take 2 tablespoons of green tea and grind it into a fine powder. Now, add a tablespoon of Yogurt and a drop of essential oil, like rosemary or lavender or tea tree oil, and so on.
2. Apply it on your neck and face, and massage it deeply. Remove using warm water after a while.

Besan and turmeric mask

Besan or gram flour has alkalizing properties which means that it can attract the are present deep in your pores. Turmeric, as we know, is anti-inflammable and has healing properties.

1. Mix one tablespoon of turmeric and besan together with lemon water. Add some drops of rose water in it.
2. After keeping for a while, remove the mask using warm water.

P.S. Do check these masks on a little patch of the skin to test that they work on your skin, and doesn’t itch or leave red marks.

What do you do for glowing and healthy skin? Tell us in the comments below.

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