Masking is one of the beauty tips from ancient times, which is still popular today.In addition to the modern packed masks, many women love homemade masks from familiar ingredients such as honey, avocado, yogurt, egg white ... They think that, these masks are completely natural, do not contain chemicals, preservatives, so they are very benign and safe for the skin, used for only benefits, not harmful.It is also because of this view that today there are many natural mask formulas introduced with many very good uses for the skin.
However, are these masks really good, bringing so many miraculous effects to the skin?To answer this question, editor Emily Rekstis of the sheetSelfHaving decided to test 7 popular natural mask formulas online, to see if they really benefit the skin.
1. Avocado mask, yogurt, honey
Ingredient:Half avocado, 1 spoon of yogurt, 1 spoon of honey
It is said that:This type of exfoliating and moisturizing mask for the skin.In particular, butter is a fruit that contains many nutrients and vitamins that moisturize, makes the skin smooth, limiting the aging process.In addition, yogurt and honey will help exfoliate, help skin absorb moisture and nutrients better.
Practical experience:Because the avocado is very smooth, Emily finds it very difficult to mix it with honey and yogurt.When she covered this mask, it also often clumped in one place, not even.
After 15 minutes of applying the mask, she found that the skin was slightly smoother, but nothing was too special.According to Emily butter, yogurt and honey should be put into the stomach, it is better to make a mask.
2. Honey mask, cinnamon powder, lemon juice
Ingredient:2 tablespoons of honey, 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder, 1 spoon of lemon juice
It is said that:This mask has anti -inflammatory and skin lightening capacity.In particular, honey is anti -inflammatory, antibacterial, moisturizing, helping the wound heal quickly.Cinnamon powder also has anti -inflammatory properties and prevents the aging process;And lemon helps to lighten and even skin tone.
Practical experience:First, Emily found this mask with a very pleasant and relaxing fragrance.When she applied the mask, the honey would initially melt and wire down the shirt, but after about 5 minutes, the mask would be more stable.
After 15 minutes of masking, Emily found the skin softer, smoother, inflammatory bruises, or redness due to acne has also diminished.She thinks this is a natural mask worth trying.However, note that this mask is not for sensitive skin or people who are allergic to cinnamon.Also because it contains lemon juice, you also need to pay attention to applying sunscreen to protect the skin.
3. Coconut oil mask, brown sugar
Ingredient:2 tablespoons of coconut oil, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar
It is said that:This type of mask has anti -inflammatory, exfoliating, soft skin.In which black sugar is a natural exfoliating, and coconut oil provides moisture and many vitamins to nourish the skin.
Practical experience:When applied to the skin, Emily found that the sugar particles really have the ability to remove the old dead cell layer, and coconut oil helps the skin soft, not dry like conventional exfoliating.She thinks this is also a simple natural mask but also worth trying.
However, you should pay attention to people with oily skin, coconut oil can cause acne and irritation.In addition, you should apply gently because the corners of sugar beads easily hurt the skin.
4. Egg whites mask, lemon juice
Ingredient:1 egg white, 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
It is said that:This mask is capable of reducing acne, a will pores, even skin tone.Egg whites are rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and have the ability to exfoliate, astringent.And lemon juice rich in vitamin C will help evenly color, fade dark spots.
Practical experience:Because the egg whites and lemon juice are very smooth, when Emily applied the mask, the mixture was flowed out, and the string was in the eyes.After about 5 minutes, the mask will be again, feeling quite similar to all kinds of clay masks.
After 15 minutes of applying this mask, Emily found that the skin was softer and smoother.However, it is not significant effect, so she will not cover this type of mask.
5. Oatmeal mask, yogurt, honey
Ingredient:2 tablespoons of oatmeal, 1 spoon of honey, 1 spoon of yogurt
It is said that:This mask has the ability to deep clean, exfoliate, moisturize and brighten the skin.Oats, honey are anti -inflammatory, clean, along with a variety of whitening vitamins, moisturize the skin.Yogurt helps to exfoliate, making the skin smooth.
Practical experience:Emily found that this mask has good exfoliating ability, oatmeals clean the skin without fear of being too rough or scratched like black sugar.However, when the oats dry out, it is hard and difficult to wash.
After 15 minutes of this mask, Emily found that the skin was smoother, but not too special.In addition, blending these ingredients also made her feel like she was preparing a breakfast, rather rather than doing tone, so she did not intend to use this mask again.
6. Banana mask, honey, lemon
Ingredient:1 banana, 1 teaspoon honey, 1 spoon of lemon juice
It is said that:This mask has the ability to moisturize, anti -inflammatory and even skin tone.In particular, bananas are rich in vitamins, potassium, antioxidants;And honey and lemon are able to soothe, anti -inflammatory, fade dark spots.
Practical experience:After 15 minutes of masking, Emily found her skin almost no change.In addition, when applying, bananas also turn very quickly dark black.So Emily also decided, she would never waste one more banana for this mask.
7. Strawberry mask, honey
Ingredient:3 strawberries, 1 teaspoon honey
It is said that: This mask has the ability to exfoliate, anti -inflammatory, moisturize and reduce acne.Strawberries contain AHA and BHA naturally to help exfoliate and lighten the skin, improve acne;In addition, it is also rich in other vitamins and minerals.Honey has good anti -inflammatory and moisturizing properties.
Practical experience:Emily found that strawberries were very soft, easy to mix with honey.When used to exfoliate, this mixture is very gentle, not afraid of scratching or skin damage.However, apart from this possibility, she found that the mask was not too special.She will not use it next time.
According to: Self