How to Make a Watermelon Face Mask

Watermelon is an ideal base for a refreshing face mask.

Watermelon is a tasty fruit for healthy a snack, but can actually help prevent wrinkles when applied as a face mask. Making a homemade face mask is also an easy way to save money on your monthly spa bill. When watermelon is blended with a few other ingredients and applied as an at-home facial, the moisture and vitamins help skin look and feel more moisturized. A watermelon and avocado face mask is one of the simplest ways to get healthy, glowing skin at home.

Things You'll Need

• Watermelon
• Avocado
• Vaseline
• Blender
• Bowl

Instructions

1. Clean the watermelon and chop it into small cubes. Blend it until it's smooth and pass it through a sieve to remove any hard chunks.

2. Peel an avocado and remove the pit. Scrape out the meat of the avocado and blend it together with the watermelon.

3. Add about two tablespoons of Vaseline and continue blending until the mixture is a smooth paste.

4. Put the mixture in a bowl and allow it to set in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. The cool watermelon will soothe the skin while the fats in the avocado will reduce the appearance of fine lines.

Tips & Warnings

• You may need to add more Vaseline or watermelon, depending on the consistency. You want the mixture to be a thick but smooth paste that goes on easily.

References

• 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet!: How to Make a Watermelon Face Mask
• HealthMad: Ten Healthy Benefits of Watermelon
• NuWomensBeauty.com; 7 Natural Anti Aging Recipes; March 2011
• NaturalNews.com; Avocados Offer Remarkable Benefits for Skin Health; Mike Adams; November 2009