Cleanse and Moisturize dry skin with Homemade Mask

Preparing the Clay or Fuller’s Earth
(This step applies to all the masks listed below):

  • Add 1/2 cup water to 1/4 cup of clay or fuller’s earth (if too dry, add a few drops of water at a time)
  • Mix separate from other ingredients
  • Add any oils listed in the mask recipe
  • May substitute water for whole milk (only for dry skin recipes)

Buttermilk Mask

This mask leaves your skin more youthful.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup of green clay
  • 2 teaspoons of buttermilk
  • 1 egg yolk (no egg white)
  • 1 teaspoon of honey
  • 1 teaspoon of mayonnaise
  • two drops lavender oil

Preparation and application:

  1. Mix the ingredients thoroughly in a bowl.
  2. Pat the mask to your face, and allow to harden for 20 minutes, avoiding eye area.
  3. Rinse mask off with lukewarm water. Dry face. Apply moisturizer.

Avocado Mask

This mask is a moisturizing and is high in Vitamin E.

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup of green clay
  • 2 teaspoons avocado oil
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 2 drops rose oil

Preparation and application:

  1. Mix the ingredients thoroughly.
  2. Apply mask to face, avoid the eye area.
  3. Leave on for 15 minutes. Rinse off with warm water. Apply moisturizer.

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