It is well known that men and women have different skin types, but the belief that only women needs to take care and follow a regime is incorrect. Men have skin that is thirty percent thicker than female skin and hence there is a subject to higher resistance. Which means men take longer to age, however, they do age. Men’s skin while being tougher, has oil and big pores. Well, there are so many ingredients in your kitchen that can provide a brilliant face care routine. Here are some easy and quick DIY face mask recipes for men that will help you maintain healthy skin. It is well known that men and women have different skin types, but the belief that only women needs to take care and follow a regime is incorrect. Men have skin that is thirty percent thicker than female skin and hence there is a subject to higher resistance. Which means men take longer to age, however, they do age. Men’s skin while being tougher, has oil and big pores. Well, there are so many ingredients in your kitchen that can provide a brilliant face care routine.
Here are some easy and quick DIY face mask recipes for men that will help you maintain healthy skin.
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Sensitive skin
– Honey and orange juice
Mix 1 tsp of Orange and 1 tsp of honey and gently massage on the face. Keep the mask on for 15 minutes and then wash it off for brighter and smoother skin! This is a mild mixture – to make it stronger, you can replace the orange juice with lime juice.
– Eggs and oatmeal
Use one full egg and with a half cup of boiled oatmeal, add one tsp of almond oil to the mixture. Apply the mixture on your face and neck, when at room temperature and let it rest for 10 minutes. Then wash it off with lukewarm water. Oatmeal acts as a natural exfoliator and eggs help with cleansing the skin.
– Citrus fruit juice with gelatin
Lemon, lime, grape, orange, etc., these citrus fruits helps with brightening and cleansing the skin while gelatine makes a great bond. Heat the mixture for until it’s lukewarm and apply it. Wash it off in 15 mins with cool water and welcome the glowing skin.
Oily skin
Tired of wiping the shine off your face all the time? Try these masks:
– Clay mask
You can procure Kaolin or fuller’s earth or a similar clay and mix it with liquids like aloe, egg white or yolk, honey or witch hazel to form a consistent thick paste. Apply the mask to your face and neck and let it test for 10 minutes. Rinse it with cool water. This mask helps in extracting excess oil (given men’s skin in oilier) and tightens the pores, which helps in preventing pimples and blackheads.
– Oatmeal, egg white, apple and lime juice
Create a mixture of one cup of boiled oatmeal with egg white, two tablespoon of lime juice and one crushed apple to make into a smooth paste. Let it rest for 15 mins and wipe it off with a wet cloth. You can wash it off with lukewarm water.
– Blueberry and strawberry
Strawberry is amazing when it comes to removing excess oil, and blueberries help to repair your skin cells. Crush these fruits and add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
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Dry Skin
– Banana and honey
Mixture of one banana and tablespoon of honey will help to moisturize your skin
– Milk cream mask
Milk cream provides high moisture and oats removes the dead skin. Mix both these ingredients in 1:1/2 proportion. In 20 mins you will have a brilliant glowing skin
– Aloe Vera and olive oil
Mix two spoons of Aloe Vera gel and one spoon of olive oil into a paste and apply as mask. This mixture helps your skin soothe, retain moisture and stay hydrated
These are some of the excellent DIY face masks for Men. Try one of these, as per your skin type, and get ageless glowing skin!
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