When it comes to facial masks, the inclusion of avocado as an active ingredient comes almost naturally. Any decent beauty expert worth their salt would strongly recommend utilizing the elements in avocados to enhance skin condition. The fruit contains vital minerals such as calcium, iron, copper, potassium, magnesium and other vitamins that provides an extensive range of benefits. By carefully extracting these nutrients, avocado facial masks offer advantages such as:
- Treating sensitive, dry or acne prone skin
- Enhancing skin elasticity
- Reversing effects of aging
- Can be homemade
- Suitable for all skin types.
When avocados gained popularity in the beauty industry, many brands created their own versions of face masks with avocado as the sole ingredient. With the passage of time, beauty enthusiasts started looking for variations in these avocado facial masks and started to concoct their own personal recipes. This led to the invention of various avocado facial masks for different facial treatments. Listed below are 10 popular homemade avocado masks to help improve facial skin condition.
Avocado and Apricot
Recipe: Blend an avocado with apricots and spread over your face while avoiding the eye area.
Benefits: The natural acids can help to exfoliate dead skin cells while vitamin A and C in apricots tightens the skin. Vitamin E and high antioxidant content in avocados helps to balance skin tone as well.
This recipe shot up the popularity charts after Victoria Beckham swore by its effectiveness. Her tried and tested formula can be left on overnight but beauty experts suggests that 30 minutes is sufficient enough to absorb its nutrients.
Avocado and Oatmeal
Recipe: Cook the oatmeal as per normal and mash the avocado, with its seed and skin removed. Mix and stir both together until all the pulp is dissolved.
Benefits: Applying this formula as a facial mask can help to repair damaged skin and provides much needed moisture to the skin. Beauty fanatics can choose to keep it on for 15 minutes or allow it to dry naturally.
Avocado, Banana and Egg
Recipe: Pick a soft avocado and mix together with a banana and an egg yolk. Stir the mixture until a consistent paste is produced.
Benefits: People who are suffering from oily skin can seek help from this recipe. By applying it to the face for 10 to 15 minutes, it helps to reduce the natural oil content in the skin and can prevent acne and blemishes.
Avocado and Honey
Recipe: Remove seeds and peel skin from the avocado and mash it up. Mix and stir thoroughly with 1 tablespoon of honey until a standard paste is produced.
Benefits: Both avocado and honey are natural skin moisturizers. A short application time of 15 minutes helps to erase any signs of dull complexion and gives the skin a radiant glow.
Avocado and Yogurt
Recipe: Take ¼ avocado and squash it until the lumps disappear. Mix it with 1 teaspoon of organic yogurt and stir again until both are evenly combined.
Benefits: Another great facial mask to restore essential facial moisture. In addition, the lactic acid in yogurt help to kills bacteria and treat acne. Beauty experts recommend application for 10 to 15 minutes.
Avocado, Honey and Yogurt
Recipe: Similar to the recipe for the Avocado and Yogurt mask, simply add ½ a teaspoon of honey into the mix.
Benefits: For people who suffer from extremely dry skin, this triple-element recipe can provide high levels of moisture to the skin and is most suitable for weather that can dry out the skin such as in the winter season.
Avocado, Honey and Orange
Recipe: Add in 2 tablespoons of orange juice, 1 teaspoon of honey and a couple droplets of chamomile oil with a mashed avocado and stir thoroughly.
Benefits: Honey helps to moisturize the skin while the orange and avocado exfoliates impurities from the face. Suggested application period is 20 minutes.
Avocado, Honey and Lemon
Recipe: Mash an avocado and thoroughly mix with ½ tablespoon of honey and ½ teaspoon of lemon juice.
Benefits: The avocado moisturizes the skin, while the honey and lemon work in tandem, functioning as a skin brightener. At the end of a 20-minute session, the skin appears more nourished with a radiant glow.
Avocado, Lemon and Egg
Recipe: Mash up an avocado before mixing it with lemon juice and egg whites. Thoroughly stir and ensure that a well-combined paste is produced.
Benefits: This recipe contains the unique ability to control the natural oil volume in the skin and ensures that skin texture remains soft and smooth. Experts highly recommend this formula for people with oily skin with suggested application period of 20 minutes.
Avocado
Recipe: Slices of avocado
Benefits: Effectively removes blackheads
Saving the best for last, avocados can be cut into slices and used as a conventional facial mask. By rubbing the slices onto the face, it helps to remove unsightly blackheads and restore the skin to its natural shine.
Conclusion
The benefits of avocado in the formulation of facial masks have been widely publicized. Many beauty enthusiasts have attributed their improved skin condition to the use of avocado facial masks. However, as individual skin condition can differ drastically, other ingredients such as honey, lemon and eggs are used to help further enhance the capabilities of such masks. With the 10 suggested recipes above, anyone can easily find the suitable facial mask recipe for their unique skin condition.
