Face and Hair Masks
Tried and Tested and from your kitchen or garden!!
Facial masks can help refresh your skin and refine pores. Sharing my tried and tested face masks today!!!
I don't use store bought scrub or face mask.
1) Try rubbing alum/ phatkari over your face after your shower after workout and leave it on or wash off after 15 minutes. It helps with open pores and acne too by refining pores.
Patch test incase of sensitive skin before using.
It is great after waxing and shave. And can help stop bleeding in case of minor cut.

2) Homemade ubtan mask that you can wash off most times and scrub off sometimes
Recipe is 1 tablespoon besan, 1 teaspoon wholewheat flour/ ata, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric/haldi, 1 tablespoon rose water, 1-2 tablespoon fresh cream and if still thick, a little milk to make the consistency thinner. Apply over face and neck wait for 15 minutes and wash off with water.
Sometimes you can scrub it off to remove dead skin and impurities.
It helps freshen skin tone, dark patches, pigmentation, dryness and is anti aging.
3) Turmeric /Haldi and milk mask
1 tablespoon organic milk
A few drops lemon
1 pinch turmeric/haldi
Apply to face and wash off after 20 minutes
Helps freshen skin, skin tone, acne and remove any spots.
4) egg white mask
Apply half a teaspoon egg white to face and wash off when dry.
Helps with elasticity, refines pores and is anti aging.
5) fruit mask
Any seasonal fruits available cut into a thin slice or tomato slice, or hold the peel and rub the fruit over face, let it dry or wash after 10-15 minutes with water only.
Gives antioxidants to freshen skin and is anti aging. Freshens and hydrates skin.
Papaya, melon, cucumber, peach etc or any fruit
6) yogurt and besan mask
1 tablespoon besan
1 tablespoon yogurt
1/4 teaspoon haldi
Mix and apply wash off when dry
Helps with acne
7) yogurt mask
Apply 1 tablespoon yogurt to face
Rinse off when dry.
Helps freshen skin and skin tone, hydrates and is antiaging.
Yogurt is a great hair mask too, helps to get rid of dandruff. Excellent conditioning and regular use helps thicken and make hair grow longer.
The only problem is it can leave a slight stench. And washing it off takes some effort.
8) Aloe vera
Grow Aloe vera at home, cut off a leaf and apply the gel on your face and scalp.
Great moisturiser, helps with acne, on face. It helps with hair regrowth, thickens and conditions hair.
Suits all skin types. Sensitive skin people can do patch test.
9) Red Lentils or daal masoor
Grind it and use thered lentils or daal powder and milk equal portions as face mask
Great for acne
Helps freshen and hyderate skin.
10) honey
Apply a thin layer of honey on its own or honey and lemon mixed
Helps acne, suitable for all skin types, clarifies skin, removes blemishes.

After using these masks do not wash face with soap or face wash but only water so a leftover residue stays on face for longer.
You can try different masks. The ingredients are right from your kitchen. Apply these while working in kitchen. Like you are cutting fruit apply the peel on your face. By the time you are done with your chore, wash face.

Believe me, it is very convenient to do one or two of these daily. It hardly takes time, your broke an egg, there is some egg white residue in the shell, scoop it out and spread across your face. Continue working. By the time you finish cooking your egg, you can wash off face.
And the ubtan one is something you should follow daily for best results. But that one needs privacy, better do it in your room, not a pretty picture you look with the mask on.