Face masks at home: by skin type, for problem skin, mask around the eyes, as well as nourishing, cleansing, and others
The face is like a visiting card of a woman. Therefore, the skin should be perfectly smooth and flawless. Of course, there are many store-bought remedies, but natural home remedies are an ideal alternative. masks for face.
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Tips for applying face masks:
1 Before the procedure, the face must be cleaned of cosmetics.
2 Apply the mask with a brush or a spatula without touching the area around the lips and eyes.
3 The applied mask should be washed off no later than 20-40 minutes after application, so as not to disturb the skin ph.
4 The face mask is done twice a week. Frequent use will disrupt your skin balance, which can lead to skin inflammation, and rare use will not give the expected results.
5 Remove the mask with a cotton pad soaked in warm water or herbal decoction. And also if the mask is a film with your hands. If you use a mask that hardens you simply wash your face with warm water.
6 After removing the mask and washing your face, do not rub your face with a towel, but gently blot it with light touches. In order not to injure the skin and cause redness.
7 Before using any mask, carefully study the composition, and find out if you are allergic to the components for its preparation. Also determine your skin type by choosing the right mask. Test for an allergic reaction with a small amount of the mask on your hand.
We select a mask by skin type
To achieve a good effect, you need to make a mask that matches your skin type. And now let's decide what type the desired mask is suitable for.
For dry skin
Dry skin is prone to flaking and early wrinkles.
Therefore, such skin needs intense hydration and nutrition. In this case, a cucumber and cream mask comes in handy.
To prepare it, grate 1 cucumber, and then add sour cream or cream 1 tbsp. mix and apply on face with a spatula for 25 minutes, then rinse with warm water. Then apply a moisturizer.
For oily skin
Enlarged pores give the skin an unpleasant shine, which is an indication that you have an oily skin type. Regular use of berry masks for faces, deal with this problem.
Berry juice will unclog pores and help get rid of oily sheen.
To do this, chop the berries, cherries, raspberries, strawberries, currants, all in equal proportions, add 1 tbsp. water and glycerin 10 drops.
Mix everything and apply on the face in the form of a gruel. And you can also moisten gauze in the finished composition and put it on your face as a compress.
After 25 minutes, rinse off the mask with warm water.
Then apply a cream appropriate for your skin type.
For a good effect of the mask for oily skin, do the exfoliation first. This will help open up the pores for better results.
For combination skin
Combination skin has enlarged pores in the area of the nose and forehead, thereby highlighting this area with an oily sheen, and the cheeks remain dry.
For such skin, masks are needed that not only normalize the production of the sebaceous glands, but also nourish dry skin. An oatmeal mask is an ideal choice, it nourishes the skin and also gently cleanses it.
Combine 1 tbsp. oatmeal, add honey 0.5 tsp, as well as kefir 1 tbsp. Mix everything and apply with a brush on your face for half an hour.
And then rinse with warm water, and apply a nourishing cream.
The mask should be prepared just before application, so as not to provoke skin inflammation.
Age-appropriate face masks
Facial skin needs cleansing and nourishment at any age. Only in youth is a bias towards cleansers, for young skin these are nourishing masks. But for middle and senior, regenerating and rejuvenating masks. So let's take a look at the recipes for homemade masks for different ages.
Cleansing masks for teenage skin
As a teenager, we use gentle cleansing masksthat will relieve the face of the rash and inflammation to which it is susceptible. 
And this happens as a result of an unstable hormonal background, which is formed at this age. A mask with aloe and honey, as well as chamomile will help to gently cleanse and soothe such skin.
To do this, combine: the pulp of three large aloe leaves, honey 1 tbsp. and then pour in a decoction of chamomile 3 tbsp. Mix everything thoroughly, warm to room temperature, and apply on face for half an hour.
Then rinse with warm water.
And apply the teenage skin care cream.
Moisturizing masks for young skin types
Young skin needs hydration and nourishment to prevent wrinkles.
A nourishing carrot mask can perfectly cope with this task. And we will tell you how to cook it below. Take: 100g. grate carrots, then add 1 tsp. honey, olive oil 1 tsp, and oat flour 1 tsp. 
Mix everything and apply on face for 20 minutes.
Then rinse with warm water and apply a nourishing cream.
Revitalizing masks for mature ladies
With age, the skin loses its tone, and homemade masks with gelatin and cucumber will help restore it. Penetrating into the skin gelatinous mask saturates it with collagen, thereby improving its condition, making the skin more elastic, smoothes wrinkles. And the cucumber gives freshness and also improves the complexion.
To prepare it, take: peel and grate the cucumber, and then squeeze the juice. In the meantime, prepare the gelatin, for this 4 tsp. pour gelatin with cold milk, and wait until it swells.
Now place the container with gelatin in a water bath and heat until completely dissolved. Set aside from the stove, to cool, when the mass is warm, add juice from the cucumber and mix thoroughly. Now apply a thick layer on the face with a brush. 
After 30 minutes, rinse off the mask and apply the cream.
Masks for problem skin
Skin prone to acne, acne, pigmentation, and inflammation at any age. That is why it needs deep cleansing, which will unclog pores and relieve inflammation. So let's look at the recipe for a homemade mask for problem skin.
Activated charcoal for deep cleansing of acne and blackheads
This activated carbon-based mask penetrates deeply into the pores, thereby allowing them to cleanse them as much as possible. This will get rid of the blackheads.
To prepare it: beat with a mixer the crushed 5 charcoal tablets with two egg whites.
Apply the mixture to your face with a soft brush as it dries, on top of the previous layer.
The dried mask forms a film, it should be slowly removed and the face is washed with cool water.
Then apply a moisturizer.
Anti-inflammatory honey mask
For minor skin inflammations, as well as chapping, a honey mask will help.
It has anti-inflammatory as well as healing effects.To do this, apply honey on the face with an even layer with a brush.
And after 45 minutes, rinse off the mask with warm water, and apply a nourishing cream.
Soothing mask for problem skin
Masks based on essential oils have anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and regenerating properties. They soothe the skin and also help stimulate the renewal process.
For its preparation: mix 3 tbsp. Dilute green clay with water until a thick, but soft consistency is formed, and then add 5 drops of tea tree oil.
Stir the mask thoroughly and apply on face. After 30 minutes, rinse off the mask and apply the cream.
Pigmentation mask
Pigmented spots can appear for various reasons, and spoil the mood of its owner. 
But it does not matter, castor oil can cope with them. Apply castor oil daily to skin with age spots with a cotton pad before bed.
Do not wash off the mask! The effect is noticeable after a couple of weeks. Also, lemon essential oil will help in the fight against pigmentation. It is applied in a diluted state 1: 1 in a dotted manner on spots, before going to bed.
Eye area mask
The most delicate area on the face is the area around the eyes, it is on it that small wrinkles appear first, so it needs constant and proper care. And what could be better than homemade natural masks, we will talk about them further.
Oil masks for eyes
Everyone knows that essential oils have nourishing, healing and anti-inflammatory properties. And this is exactly what you need for gentle care of the delicate skin around the eyes.
Peach, apricot, and almond oil is applied to cleansed skin around the eyes before bed. And also has a lifting effect, a mixture of cocoa butter and sea buckthorn, also applied before bedtime.
Parsley mask for the skin under the eyes
Vitamin mask made from parsley greens will help restore skin tone and give freshness to the face.
For its preparation: 2 tsp. mix chopped parsley with 4 tsp. sour cream.
Apply the mask to the area under the eyes, put a cotton pad dipped in chamomile broth on the eyelids, wash off the mask after 30 minutes.
And apply a moisturizer to the eye area.
For the skin of the eyelids olive mask
The skin of the eyelids is often subject to the use of various cosmetics, therefore it needs nourishing and regenerating masks.
Cope with this nourishing olive oil. Apply the warmed oil to a swab and place on the eyelids for 15 minutes, and then wash off the remaining oil with a swab soaked in chamomile or green tea infusion.
Eye circles mask
Often from stress or lack of sleep, circles appear, as well as bags under the eyes. We will tell you how to get rid of them as soon as possible. A potato mask will help us with this.
To do this, three potatoes on a grater, transfer to cheesecloth and apply to the area around the eyes for 20 minutes. 
Then the mask is washed off with a cotton pad with tea infusion.
Purifying face mask
A clay-based purifying mask to gently cleanse your skin. And also return her to a fresh look, relieve puffiness and small rashes. Its versatility is that it suits any skin type.
For cooking, take: white clay 2 tbsp. l. add 5 drops of olive oil and 2 drops of lemon juice to it.
Now mix and gradually add water to form a consistency like thick sour cream. When the mask is ready, apply to the face with a spatula.
After 20 minutes, rinse off the mask with warm water. Apply a nourishing cream to the skin.
Refreshing face mask
We often suffer from lack of sleep, as well as many other environmental factors that make our skin look dull and tired. A mask with grapes will help to cope with this and restore the previous tone, as well as refresh the skin of the face.
For its preparation, take: 100 g of grapes, 1 tsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. honey, as well as 3 tbsp. l. white yogurt.
Whisk the ingredients in a blender, and then apply on the skin of the face, rinse off after half an hour with warm water.
Nourishing mask
A nourishing mask will help restore the skin in case of hypothermia, as well as chapping or prone to dryness. A persimmon mask will help to cope with this, it is rich in vitamins and therefore well nourishes and restores the skin.
To do this, take: 4 tsp. persimmon pulp, butter 4 tsp, 1 tsp honey, as well as 2 yolks. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and apply on face for half an hour. And then rinse with warm water.
Regenerating yeast mask
This yeast-based mask has anti-inflammatory and anti-aging effects.
It cleanses the skin and also makes it velvety. To prepare such a mask, take dry yeast 2 tbsp. and add 2 tbsp. olive oil, stir and apply on face. 
After half an hour, rinse with warm water.
And then apply a nourishing cream.
