Easy Face Mask Recipes With Honey - For Beautiful Skin

The benefits of honey go beyond its great taste. For thousands of years, honey has been recognized as one of the most natural home remedies to treat a wide range of ailments. and it makes an incredible mask for your skin all by itself. 

Beauty Benefits of Honey:

Its anti-bacterial and natural antioxidant qualities are particularly useful for the skin, and, when used with the other ingredients, can also be moisturizing and nourishing! For a powerful home beauty treatment for which you probably have all the ingredients in your kitchen already. 

Pick one that suits your skin type and you are on your way to discovering many benefits of honey for your skin! The steps and ingredients involved in each mask are so easy that you can prepare it in a few minutes. 

To prep your skin before any face mask, pour boiling hot water in a bowl and stand above it letting the steam open your pores.It will be more effective.

1. Simplest Face Mask With Just Honey
This is the simplest natural beauty recipe. It has only one ingredient - Raw honey.

It is so mild on the skin that most people especially those with sensitive skin can benefit from its gentle cleansing and purifying effects. Just apply a spoon of raw honey on the face as a mask and leave it for about 20 minutes. Rinse off. Repeat a few times a week.

2. For Normal Skin: Apple and Honey Mask

You will need:

1 Apple
2 Tablespoons Honey

Drop the apple pieces into a food processor and chop. Add honey and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Pat the mixture onto your face with a light tapping motion, tapping until the honey feels tacky. Leave it on for 30 minutes and then rinse.

3. For Dry Skin: Avocado & Honey Face Mask

You will need:

2 tablespoons of avocado flesh
2 tablespoons honey
1 egg yolk

To form this anti aging skin care face mask which also has a lightening effect, put all the ingredients in a blender, or mash by hand in a bowl. Use your fingers to spread the mask over your face and neck and leave it on for at least 30 minutes, preferably longer, before removing.

4. For Oily Skin: Honey-Papaya Mask

You will need:

1/3-cup cocoa
3 teaspoons of heavy cream
1/3-cup ripe papaya
1/4-cup honey and three teaspoons of oatmeal powder

Mix and apply on your face. After 10 minutes, wash your face with warm water. This anti aging skin care fask mask helps heal skin blemishes, nourishes, draws out impurities, balances your skin pH, and will leave your skin radiant and soft. Good for acne-prone skin.

5. For Oily Skin: Carrot Face Mask

You will need:

2-3 carrots
4 1/2 table spoons of honey

Cook the carrots and then mash them up. Mix the carrots with honey and refrigerate for 10 minutes. Apply gently to the skin and wait for ten minutes. Rinse off with cool water. Carrots are known to be rich in vitamin A and C. They are also rich in potassium. Vitamin A and C are antioxidants.Honey contains sugar,enzymes, minerals, vitamins and amino acids.

6. For Sensitive Skin: Banana and Honey Mask

You will need:

1/2 mashed banana
1/4 cup oatmeal, cooked with milk
1 egg
1/2 tablespoon honey

Mix ingredients together. Massage onto face in a slow, circular motion and leave for 15 minutes. Rinse with tepid water. Oatmeal is high in nourishing vitamins and minerals; it gently cleanses and heals skin. Bananas contain vitamin A; eggs contain lecithin, a natural skin emollient; and honey helps to maintain the skin's natural acid mantle.

7. For Sensitive Skin: Aloe Vera and Honey

You will need:

2 teaspoons raw honey

1 teaspoon aloe vera gel

Stir the aloe vera gel and honey together and apply over your face. Leave it on for about 10-20 minutes. Aloe soothes inflammation and calms your skin, perfect for those with sensitive, irritated skin.

8. For Acne-Prone Skin: Cinnamon and Honey

You will need:

3 teaspoons raw honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Mix honey and cinnamon together, and apply to your face. Leave the mask on for 10-30 minutes. The antibacterial properties of both honey and cinnamon are especially beneficial for acne-prone skin. 

(Cinnamon can occasionally be irritating if your skin is really sensitive, so you might want to do a patch test on the back of your hand first.)

9. For All Skin Types: Honey and Lavender 

You will need:
1 tablespoon raw honey
3 drops lavender essential oil

Mix the ingredients, dampen your face with warm water, and smooth on the honey and lavender mixture. Leave the mask on for 15 minutes. Then rinse off with warm water.

10. For Skin Lightening Effect (All Skin Types): Honey and Lemon

You will need:

1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon lemon juice

Mix the two ingredients and apply as a face mask. Rinse off after 20-30 mintues.

11. For clear skin:Tomato and Honey

Mix to make a thick paste. Apply this mixture on your skin and keep it for 15-20 minutes. Wash it off and moisturise for a clear skin.

12. To brighten and lighten your skin

You will need:

3 spoons of rose water 

¼ cup of honey 

apply it on your face for approximately 15 minutes. Wash it off later with cold water.

13.Honey and Milk

Honey and milk work wonders. To ease out fine lines and wrinkles, apply a paste of honey and milk or honey and curd on your skin. Keep it on for sometime before you wash off your face with lukewarm water.

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