If you are cribbing about the fact that most serums and moisturizers cost the earth nowadays, you needn’t worry at all, as there are wonderful fruit face packs for dry skin which make your skin as soft as a baby. Also, the new found glow will certainly be hard to ignore.
So the next time you nibble on an apple, remember they make exemplary packs for the skin as well. You needn’t rely on chemical-laden skin creams, they might promise a lot, but the promise will soon fizzle out. Nothing works like home-made natural pack straight out of your kitchen; fresh, fragrant and unprocessed.
# Banana Face Pack for Dry SkinHoney is an excellent natural moisturizer, bananas and olive oil eradicates the ill effects of free radicals, so all in all they make a must try pack for everyone suffering from dry skin.
Ingredients1 ripe banana
1 Tbsp honey
1 tsp. olive oil
Method: Mix all the ingredients to make a smooth paste, apply all over the face and rinse with water after 10 minutes. Add olive oil and honey and blend them to make a smooth paste.
# Milk Face Pack with Orange Peel for Dry SkinThis pack is ideal for all modern day Cleopatras. This is a great moisturizer too and keeps your skin soft long after you have washed away the pack. You can’t stop touching your skin, and marveling at its new found glow. The dried orange peel helps in exfoliation. Dry the orange peel out in the sun, and then use a blender to grind it finely.
Ingredients
1 tsp. milk
1 tsp. of overnight soaked almonds’ paste
1 tsp. aloe vera gel and
2 drops of essential oil
1 Tbsp honey
1 Tbsp orange peel powder
Method: Add some milk into a bowl. Add the almond paste. Add honey and aloe vera gel. Mix all the ingredients well, apply on the face, leave it on for 15 minutes, and rinse it with warm water. This is one of the easiest dry skin homemade face masks.
# Papaya and Honey PackThis pack is a fruity burst of flavors and brimming with antioxidants, flavonoids, pantothenic acid, vitamin B and minerals such as magnesium and potassium, which have immense benefits for the skin. Vitamin A present in papaya rejuvenates and nourishes dry and rough skin whereas potassium helps in hydrating skin cells and restoring moisture.
Regular application of papaya can diminish wrinkles and age spots. The honey in the pack acts as a natural elixir, softening and reviving the skin to a great extent.
IngredientsRipe Papaya-1/2 Cup
Honey-1 Tablespoon
Method: Mash the papaya to make a smooth paste and add the honey to it, blend well and apply on clean face. Let it sit for 30 minutes and wash off properly with water. Keep repeating this 3-4 times per week to get satiny smooth glowing skin.
# Yogurt and Rosewater and Orange Juice Pack
Yogurt is full of multi-vitamins and lactic acid that rejuvenates complexion and imparts a healthy glow to the skin. It deeply moisturizes dull and lifeless skin. The Lactic acid present in yogurt exfoliates, peeling off the dry exterior and revealing freshly revitalized skin. It also helps in restoring moisture and hydrating rough and scaly skin.
The nutrients in yogurt have effective anti-inflammatory properties, and thus effectively help get rid of aging problems like fine lines, wrinkles, pigmentation marks, age spots and so on. The rosewater in itself is a great boon, as it refreshes the skin, stripping it of the extra oil or sebum, dirt, and impurities that rob the skin of its natural glow.
IngredientsUnflavored Yogurt-2 tablespoon
Rosewater-1 tablespoon
Orange juice- 1 tablespoon
Method: Take 2 tablespoons of yogurt in a bowl and whisk it well, add 1 tablespoon of rosewater to it, mix and apply on a freshly cleaned face. Let the pack stay for 30 minutes or so and wash off with tepid water. Repeat it 2-3 times per week to get brighter, smoother and softer skin and also get respite from uneven skin tone.
# Saffron and Milk Cream and Apple Puree PackSaffron has been the secret ingredient of face packs used by queens and princesses, known for their unparalleled beauty. It not only imparts a glow but also improves skin tone, proving that beauty is truly skin-deep. Your skin radiates with an all-new acquired glow, mitigating dullness considerably with just one application of the pack. This should certainly count as one of the best
This should certainly count as one of the best fruit face packs for dry skin. Apples have a great amount of vitamin C which help in building collagen in the skin.
Ingredients
Pure Milk Cream-2 Tablespoon
Saffron-4-5 Strands
Apple-1/2 pureed
Method: Take the milk cream in a glass bowl and add the strands of saffron to it and keep aside for 10 minutes, allowing it to soak. When the strands are well-soaked, the milk is enhanced by a lovely color, mix well and add the apple puree, apply on face, let it stay for 30 minutes and wash off with water. Repeat it 3-4 times per week to get effective results to enhance skin tone, and make it soft, smooth and glowing.
# Gram Flour and Curd Pack and Grape Juice
Gram flour is one of the best kitchen ingredients which exfoliate your skin naturally and also help in getting rid of a skin tan. It effectively helps in deep cleansing the face and sloughing off the dead cells, impurities, and dirt that clogs the pores, which are the chief causes of pimples and acne.
Gram flour, when blended with curd, helps in revitalizing and moisturizing dry and lifeless, skin improving skin tone and bestowing a beautiful sun-kissed glow. The enzymes in grape juice help to make the skin soft and supple.
IngredientsGram flour (Besan)-2 Tablespoon
Sour Curd-1 Tablespoon
Grape Juice- 1 Tablespoon
Method: Take the gram flour in a glass bowl and add the curd to it, and then add the grape juice mix well to form a smooth paste and apply on clean face. Let it stay for 20 minutes and wash off with water, don’t forget to apply moisturizer after you wash off the pack. Repeat it 2-3 times a week to give your skin a thorough exfoliation, remove dirt, impurities and dead cells from skin and work on improving the skin tone.