How to Make a Honey Face Mask

If you have spent tons of money looking for the right face mask to help open and clean pores while moisturizing and rejuvenating your skin, look into your kitchen cabinets instead. A natural honey face mask is simple, effective and easy, and it is less expensive than anything you can buy in a bottle.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1 tbsp. all natural honey
• 1 tsp. olive oil
• 1 egg yoke
• 1 cucumber

1. Place 1 tbsp of honey into a small bowl. Honey has been used for centuries as a natural cure for a variety of ailments. Honey may be the perfect skin care product, as it kills germs and reduces swelling and inflammation. A honey face mask will gently clean your skin, while keeping it healthy, supple and beautiful.

2. Add 1 tsp. of olive oil to the honey. Olive oil helps nourish and clean the skin at the same time. Unlike petroleum jelly, heavy lotions and other oils, olive oil will rinse cleanly away, leaving your skin moisturized and glowing.

3. Break an egg, gently separating the yoke and adding it to the honey and oil mixture. The egg yoke will not only give your face mask a creamy texture, it will help remove oil and dirt from the skin. Egg yoke will remove the greasy shine from your face without drying.

4. Mix the ingredients until creamy.

5. Peel and slice two pieces of cucumber. Cucumber has gentle astringent properties, but is the same pH as skin. Including cucumber as part of your skin care regimen will help to restore the natural protective acid levels of the skin. Cucumber naturally nourishes and hydrates the skin and can help reduce circles from underneath the eyes.

6. Apply a warm washcloth to your face to open the pores. Apply the honey face mask and cucumbers. Relax for about 20 minutes while you wait for the mask to work, then rinse with warm water. Once fully rinsed, splash a bit of cold water on your face to close your pores and firm the skin.

[kato1706]

on 8/17/2009 Question.. What do you do with the cucumbers? Put them over your eyes??

[oneworld0923239]

on 5/1/2009 Pro-simple ingredientsmixes easyisn't stickyisn't runnyfeels relaxingCons-Smells a tiny bit..if you have a sensitive stomach it might bother you..and if you have a heavy hand and apply things thick..you might want to add a little more honey to thicken it a tiny more...or 1/2 the olive oil and egg. Just my opinion tho... overall i like it!..Im not sure if i like it as much as my avocado mask..but it will def due when I don't have any avocado's LOL...good luck everyone!

[jubilantgemini]

on 3/1/2009 Inventive mask! I tried it sans the olive oil and cucumbers. It actually made my face much softer and gave a noticeable glow.Great for oily, dry, and tired skin!

[Esthetician08]

on 11/29/2007 Interesting mask! Definately going to try it