How to Make an Apple Facial Mask

Put apples in your cheeks by using an apple facial. This common fruit, available throughout the year as fresh produce or as applesauce, can be used in a variety of facial masks. Apples are good for the skin because of their natural fruit acids, which help remove old skin cells, plus they contain Vitamin A, iron and calcium. Try these tips for making an apple facial mask.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need

• Applesauce
• Wheat germ
• Cucumber
• Egg white
• Lemon juice
• Lime juice
• Mint leaves, fresh or dried
• Lime essential oil
• Honey
• Ground sage
• Half-and-half
• Oatmeal

1. Blend 1 tbsp. applesauce with 1 tbsp. wheat germ in a small bowl. Mix to form a slightly gritty paste and apply to cleansed face and neck skin. Do not use around the eyes. Massage into skin and allow to dry for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove with tissues or a warm wash cloth, and splash face with warm, then cold water.

2. Peel and chop 1/2 cucumber and 1/2 apple. Puree in a food processor or blender. Mix in one egg white, 1/2 tsp. lemon juice, 1/2 tsp. lime juice and 1/2 tsp. mint leaves, fresh or dried. Add one drop lime essential oil and mix all ingredients well to form a smooth paste. Let the mixture stand in the refrigerator for 10 minutes before applying to cleansed face and neck. Pat on with clean fingertips, keeping away from the eyes. Rinse off with warm water after 15 minutes. Discard the unused portion after one to two days.

3. Grate one medium-sized apple, without the peel, into a small bowl. Mix in 5 tbsp. honey to form a paste. Wash face and neck and smooth the mixture over the skin, staying away from the eyes. After 10 minutes, remove with a washcloth and rinse skin with cool water.

4. Core and peel one apple and puree in a food processor or blender. Add 2 tbsp. honey and 1/2 tsp. ground sage. Mix well. Pat onto cleansed face and neck with fingertips. Do not use around the eyes. Leave on for 30 minutes. Rinse off with warm water.

5. Mix 1 tbsp. oatmeal with 1/2 tsp. half-and-half and 1 tsp. honey. Chop 1/4 apple into very small pieces and blend with oatmeal mixture. Stir together to form a paste. After washing face and neck, apply the mixture to the skin, but keeping away from the eyes. Leave on for 10 minutes before removing with a washcloth and warm water.

Resources

• Spa Index Site
• All Natural Beauty Site
• Witty Living Site
• Make Your Cosmetics Site