Navratri festive glow: Make these 6 home-made face packs for an organic glow

Don’t let the beauty blues dull you down this season and try these home made face masks to bring a natural and long lasting glow to your face. (Source: Thinkstock Images)

Don’t we all want to look our best this festive season? However, with constant exposure to excessive sunlight, dust and pollution, it is difficult to find a way to keep our skin healthy and glowing. Although wide range of beauty and skin products promise instant glow and cleaning, it is advisable to avoid experimenting with these products as they may contain chemicals and toxins that could damage the skin in the long run.

Moreover, unhealthy lifestyle also plays a major role in making the skin more prone to acne, pigmentation and other skin problems. Hence, it is wiser to rely on skin cleaners and face packs that are made from natural ingredients. So, don’t let the beauty blues dull you down this season and try these home-made face masks to bring a natural and long-lasting glow to your face.

Potato Mask

One of the most popular vegetables, the humble potato, has beauty benefits that you may not be aware of. This tuber is known for enhancing skin texture, reducing pigmentation, tan and age spots. You don’t need to buy expensive products to fight skin problems. This mask also includes curd, which bleaches the skin and brings a natural glow. Use this potato face mask to rejuvenate your skin and feel fresh.

Ingredients
*1 spoon smashed potato paste
*1/2 spoon curd

Mix the two ingredients well and apply to the face and neck. Wash after 15 minutes with cold water.

Tomato Mask

Tomato, a key ingredient in most of our food, is also an excellent element for healthy skin. Tomato juice is often used in homemade face packs for oily skin. It is rich in lycopene, which is a natural antioxidant and improves the skin by fighting acne, pimples and blackheads. Adding this with dried lemon powder only makes the mix more consistent and works as a natural scrub. Hence, if you have oily skin and want an effective mask, then tomato pack is what you should use.

Ingredients

*1 Tomato, squished to a paste
*1/2 spoon of dried lemon peel powder
*2 to 3 drops of lemon juice

Take tomato paste and mix lemon peel powder and lemon juice in it and apply to face and neck. Let it sit for 10 minutes and then wash with lukewarm water.

Oatmeal Mask

If it is flawless skin that you want, then oatmeal mask is exactly what you need. Known to be an excellent element in removing dead skin cells, when mixed with milk, this mask enhances your skin texture and adds moisture to it. Using this pack would not only nourish your skin but also naturally cleanse it, leaving your skin feeling fresh and light.

Ingredients
*1/2 spoon oatmeal
*Equal quantity of Milk and Water

Mix the ingredients and let the mixture sit for sometime. Then apply it on your face and neck. Leave it for 15 minutes and then wash it with cold water.

Milk Facial Masks

While it is always beneficial to add milk with other ingredients, milk alone too can be used to bring a natural glow to your face. This pack is useful for those with dry skin, as milk contains vitamins, nutrients and lactic acid that restores moisture leaving it feeling fresh and hydrated.

Ingredients

*1/4 cup powdered milk

*Water to form a thick paste. Thoroughly coat your face with the mixture, let dry completely, then rinse with warm water.

Turmeric Face Mask

The mother of all spices, turmeric is surely one of the best ingredients when it comes to skin care. Rich in anti-oxidants that deep cleanses the pores and bring out natural glow, turmeric is also known to fight acne, remove tan, remove dead skin and also smooth out wrinkles.

Ingredients:

*1/4 tsp turmeric powder
*1 tbsp coconut milk

Mix the ingredients together and massage the pack gently all over the face and neck. Let it sit for 20 minutes and then remove it with lukewarm water.

Carrot Face Mask

Carrots are highly beneficial for the skin when used for the face and skin. Nutrients such as β-carotene, vitamin A and vitamin K, which are present in carrot are known to combat skin problems like ache,  pimples, dry skin and itchiness. A carrot mask is beneficial for people with oily skin as it soaks extra oil that the skin produces.

Ingredients

*1 or 2 fresh carrots
*1/2 tbsp honey

Grind the carrot extract mix with 1 tbsp honey and apply it to the face and neck. Let the pack dry for 15 minutes and then wash it off with cold water.