Easy Do-it-Yourself Face Masks for Oily Skin

The worst part of having an oily skin is the visible shine and acne. Although, hormonal changes is attributed to be the major cause for acne and breakout, the natural oil secreted from the pores and the overall greasiness does attract dirt and grime leading to the spread of bacterial infection.

On the flip side, people with an oily skin type show signs of aging much late in life. Here are some easy do-it-yourself face masks that work wonders for this skin type:

Fuller’s Earth

Things you need:

• 2 tablespoon Fuller’s earth powder
• ½ teaspoon of lemon juice
• 4 tablespoon Rose water

This is by far the absolute best face pack for oily skin. Fuller’s earth soaks up the excess oil along with deeply embedded dirt.

The idea here is to make a consistent paste and not one that is very runny. Keep an eye on the amount of rose water you put and add 1 tablespoon at a time. Mix well and apply all over your face and neck, let it stay on till it completely dries out and then rinse off with lukewarm water.

Apple, Honey and Lemon Face Pack

Things you need:

• A medium-sized apple
• ½ teaspoon of lemon juice
• ½ teaspoon honey

Peel and mash the apple to a pulp and add lemon juice and honey to make a paste. Apply the paste all over and rinse after 20 minutes.

Apple soaks up the excess oil from the face to give a fresh non-oily look, while lemon helps to lighten blemishes and improve complexion. Honey naturally conditions and hydrates skin  without making it look greasy.

Gram flour and Rose Water

Things you need:

• 1 tablespoon gram flour
• 3 tablespoon rose water/Milk

Mix the ingredients to make a paste and apply all over. Wait till the paste hardens and then gently scrub off. Gram flour tends to stick to your skin and pull off excess oil and dirt from within the pores. Rose water is a natural toner and helps to reduce uneven skin tone, if you are allergic to rose water or if you find that it stings your skin, use milk instead.

Cucumber and Milk Powder

Things you need:

• A medium sized cucumber
• 2 teaspoon milk powder
• 1 egg white
• A few drops of lemon.

Peel and mash the cucumber to a pulp, now add all the remaining ingredients to make a paste. If you feel the consistence is too thick, add a few drops of water. The paste should neither be too thick nor too runny and should be easy to apply.

Milk powder is generally preferred over liquid milk because one, it doesn’t become too runny on mixing with cucumber juice and two it does not make your face greasy. In case of the gram flour pack, milk was recommended as gram flour tends to pull out the water content from the skin and milk helps to hydrate skin.

Rose water ice cubes

Put rose water in an ice tray and chill to form cubes. Rose water cubes are excellent if you want to reduce open pores.