Natural balms and lotions are good for your skin but making them is good for your soul, too. If you’re new to homemade skincare, here are a few masks you can make with just a few kitchen ingredients - and they all take 15 minute or less to whip up.
Avocado, Banana & Honey Revitalising Mask
1 Using a fork, mash a banana and avocado together. Stir in 1 tbsp of honey.
2 Apply to your face and leave for 15 minutes. Remove with lukewarm water.
2-in-1 Nourishing Treatment with Egg
1 Separate an egg and, in a bowl, mix the yolk with 2 tbsp olive oil and 1 tbsp brewer’s yeast. Mix well.
2 Apply to the hair, focusing on mid length to ends, wrap in a towel and leave to work.
3 Meanwhile, beat the egg white and apply it to the eyelid and eye contour area using a cotton wool pad. To the rest of the egg white add 1 tbsp honey and a splash of almond or olive oil and spread over the face and neck.
4 Rest for 10 minutes then rinse in the shower.
Potato Power
1 Wash and peel a potato. Place some of the skins in the freezer.
2 Grate the potato and add 1 tbsp powdered milk or 2 tbsp yogurt. Spread the mixture over your face.
3 Take the skins out of the freezer and place them around your eyes (on the lids and underneath the eye), then relax for 15 minutes. Remove the mask with warm water
If you feel ready for some slightly more complex homemade beauty makes, don’t miss our feature, ‘Homemade and Healing’ in our February issue, which is in shops now. As well as these kitchen face masks there are also instructions to make Ylang Ylang Flower Hair Creme, Honey and Olive Oil Beauty Balm, Kaolin and Mint Toothpaste and a Natural Deodrant Stick. The ideas are all taken from Organic Beauty: An Illustrated Guide To Making Your Own Skincare by Maru Godas (Smith Street Books).
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