Homemade Lemon Facial Mask Recipes
Lemon juice is commonly used to treat oily skin, acne and blemishes. The juice in lemons has antibacterial and antioxidant properties so it acts as a shield to protect your skin from free radical damage, speed up the generation of new skin and repair damaged skin cells. Here are some homemade lemon facial mask recipes that you can make at home. They will save you some money and time.
One great thing about homemade facial masks, you know exactly what is in them, therefore, avoid making those which could have an adverse effect on you.
Homemade Lemon Facial Masks
Lemon, Turmeric and Green Tea Face Mask
Lemon juice and green tea combined will help get rid of fine lines and prevent your skin from aging before its time. Turmeric has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that will help to ensure your skin doesn’t get wrinkles. Turmeric also lightens skin discolorations, age spots, dark marks, freckles and acne scars. Green tea is loaded with phytochemicals as well as antioxidants so that wrinkles stay away from your skin. Also, green tea contains vitamins and minerals that help nourish your skin and it also protect the skin from sun damage.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons green tea
Pinch turmeric powder
½ teaspoon lemon juice
Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl until mixed thoroughly. Apply the mask to your skin, allow to dry for 3 minutes, apply another mask layer and allow that to set for 3 minutes. Keep doing this until the mask mixture is used, let the last layer set for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Lemon and Egg White Face Mask
Lemon juice and egg white is most beneficial to skin that is oily and acne prone. Egg whites also have vitamins and minerals that help nourish your skin. In addition, the white from eggs helps to fight acne, lift skin that is sagging and tighten pores.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg white
Directions:
Using a bowl, whisk the egg white until it has a frothy appearance. Add in the lemon juice, massage the mask onto your face, let it set for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Lemon, Honey and Tomato Face Mask
This facial mask is great for getting rid of blemishes as well as smoothing out discolorations and lightening skin tone. Honey is a natural humectant and it also has antibacterial and antiseptic properties. Honey also helps to lessen the appearance of freckles, blemishes and dark spots. Tomato is packed with antioxidants and also helps to smooth out skin tone and lighten blemishes.
Ingredients:
½ teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon tomato pulp
Directions:
Mix together all of the ingredients in a bowl until smooth and well combined. Apply the facial mixture to your face, let it set for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water.
Lemon juice is commonly used to treat oily skin, acne and blemishes. The juice in lemons has antibacterial and antioxidant properties so it acts as a shield to protect your skin from free radical damage, speed up the generation of new skin and repair damaged skin cells.
Lemon, Turmeric and Green Tea Face Mask
Lemon juice and green tea combined will help get rid of fine lines and prevent your skin from aging before its time. Turmeric has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that will help to ensure your skin doesn’t get wrinkles. Turmeric also lightens skin discolorations, age spots, dark marks, freckles and acne scars. Green tea is loaded with phytochemicals as well as antioxidants so that wrinkles stay away from your skin. Also, green tea contains vitamins and minerals that help nourish your skin and it also protect the skin from sun damage.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons green tea
Pinch turmeric powder
½ teaspoon lemon juice
Directions:
Combine all of the ingredients in a bowl until mixed thoroughly. Apply the mask to your skin, allow to dry for 3 minutes, apply another mask layer and allow that to set for 3 minutes. Keep doing this until the mask mixture is used, let the last layer set for 15 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Lemon and Egg White Face Mask
Lemon juice and egg white is most beneficial to skin that is oily and acne prone. Egg whites also have vitamins and minerals that help nourish your skin. In addition, the white from eggs helps to fight acne, lift skin that is sagging and tighten pores.
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 egg white
Directions:
Using a bowl, whisk the egg white until it has a frothy appearance. Add in the lemon juice, massage the mask onto your face, let it set for 10 minutes and rinse with warm water.
Lemon, Honey and Tomato Face Mask
This facial mask is great for getting rid of blemishes as well as smoothing out discolorations and lightening skin tone. Honey is a natural humectant and it also has antibacterial and antiseptic properties. Honey also helps to lessen the appearance of freckles, blemishes and dark spots. Tomato is packed with antioxidants and also helps to smooth out skin tone and lighten blemishes.
Ingredients:
½ teaspoon lemon juice
1 tablespoon honey
1 teaspoon tomato pulp
Directions:
Mix together all of the ingredients in a bowl until smooth and well combined. Apply the facial mixture to your face, let it set for 10 minutes and then rinse with warm water.