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Daily Honey Yogurt Face Mask Recipe

This mask is good as a daily cleanser and moisturizer for most of the Indian skins. Indian skin is normal to slightly oily. You can modify the mask for blemishes or lightening skin, skin glow, aging skin with fine lines and sun damage, and skin with Acne problems.

Standard Honey Yogurt Mask

Ingredients

1. Besan (Chickpea flour): 3 Tablespoon

Besan is added as a neutral base to give the paste a consistency of Pakora Batter.

If you have a dry skin, substitute Besan with Oatmeal powder. To make oatmeal powder, process instant oatmeal in the food processor at continuous setting for two minutes.

2. Plain yogurt: 1 Cup

Lactic acid for skin exfoliation, Vitamin B5 promotes moisturizer, soft skin.

3. Honey: ¼ Cup

Glycolic Acid for Skin exfoliation, oil reduction, collagen building, and skin bleaching, humectants moisturizer.

4. Rosewater: 2 teaspoons (optional)

Process and Store

Mix all the ingredients together to form a paste to the consistency of a batter for deep frying. Let it rest at room temperature for 20 minutes. Stir adjust Besan/oatmeal and Yogurt to the consistency of your choice. Stir Store in the refrigerator.

Use

1. Stir the batter. Take out 2 to 3 Tablespoons of batter. Apply the batter to the face. With the tips of your fingers work the batter around.

2. For daily use (once a day) wait about 5 minutes. If you planning to use it on a weekly basis, wait for 25 minutes.

3. Wash off with Luke warm water.

Light Glow Mask

Add ¼ teaspoon of Turmeric powder, and 1 teaspoon of Almond oil to the Standard Honey Yogurt Mask.

Skin Lightening Mask

Add 1 teaspoon of Lemon juice to the Standard Honey Yogurt Mask

Citric Acid Helps remove blemishes and lighten skin. Vitamin C helps with collagen building.

Aging Mask (Over 35)

Empty 3 Vitamin E capsules (200 IU each) with pricking a needle and add to Standard Honey Yogurt Mask

Vitamin E is an Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, Repairs aging skin from sun exposure.

Acne Mask

Crush 6 Aspirin tablets (325 mg each) and add to Standard Honey Yogurt Mask. Stir in one teaspoon of mustard seed powder.

Do NOT use Mask with Aspirin on dry skin