Food for your skin, from Nature

I always wonder how good are the face masks that we buy from stores? No matter how effective they claim to be and how pricey they might seem, can anything subsitute for natural home made products? Facial masks have been a part of beauty regimen for women from times immemorial and the ingredients used for these were always wholesome and natural. Sharing some such home made masks which derives its contents from nature. Before applying any mask, cleanse the face and use a toner. All face mask should be kept for atleast 15-20mins and always followed by a moisturizer for optimum result. In general do not apply mask for more than once or twice a week.
Banana mask for oily skin:
½ ripe banana
1tsp honey
Couple drops of lemon juice
Mash the banana with the honey and lemon juice and apply on your face. Keep it for 15mins and rinse with cold water or wipe with a warm wash cloth. This is an effective mask to ward off wrinkles as well.
Avocado mask for dry skin:
½ avocado
1tsp honey
Mash the ingredients and apply on face and neck. Leave for 15 mins and rinse with cold water. Natural oil from the avocado does wonder for dry skin.
Exfoliating mask:
2 tbsp kosher salt
3 tbsp olive oil
Mix the ingredients and rub gently on dry skin. Do not use this mask around your eyes. This is also a good exfoliater for areas around knees and heels. Rinse with cold water.
Facial mask for combination skin:
½ cucumber
2 tbsp natural unflavored yogurt
Grate the cucumber and mix with the yogurt.
Apply on face and leave for 10-15mins. Rinse with cold water. This mask can be applied in all seasons and works well with all kinds of skin.
Oatmeal mask for sensitive skin:
1/3 cup of uncooked oatmeal
1 egg yolk
Grind the oatmeal to a fine powder.In a bowl, mix the oatmeal and egg yolk to form a paste. Apply to face and neck and rinse off with water after 15 mins. This mask can also be cleaned by a steaming wash cloth.
Raw honey face mask:
2 tbsp of Raw honey
½ tbsp of lemon juice
As the name suggest, this mask uses raw honey and not the commercial bottled honey which you get from super markets. Mix the ingredients and apply to face. Leave it for 15 mins and rinse with cold water.