9 Homemade Face Packs For All Skin Types

Markets are filled with a wide array of face packs and masks claiming various benefits. But In the long run, the chemicals will harm your skin and harm the environment in the process as well. So, why go for the largely expensive chemical filled tubes when you can make yourself some harmless, all natural, healing face packs and masks at your home, with the ingredients that can be easily found in your kitchen and all this without burning a hole in your pocket.

So, this season, pamper yourself with some soothing DIY packs. You don’t need to go to the salon for treatment or visit a shop to buy yourself some care. Rather, sit back and relax in the comfort of your home. All you would need to do is get some stuff from your kitchen cabinet, mix them up into a recipe, and voila you have your very own face pack.

# Fuller’s earth face pack

Ingredients

Fuller’s earth
rosewater
lemon juice

Method

Take four tablespoons of fuller’s earth in a bowl.
Add a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Add in rosewater to this and mix till you have a thick paste.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with cool water after 20 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Tomato face pack

Ingredients

Tomato
honey
rosewater
sugar

Method

Take two teaspoons of powdered sugar in a bowl and add two tablespoons of rosewater to it.
Mix till most of the sugar is dissolved and you get a thick paste.
Add a teaspoon of honey and mix.
Mash the pulp of half of a medium sized tomato and strain it.
Add this puree to the earlier mixture and mix nicely.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Massage for a few minutes and let it dry.
Wash off with cool water after 15-20 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Oatmeal mask

Ingredients

Oatmeal
milk
rosewater

Method

Soak about two tablespoons of oatmeal in milk for about 25 minutes.
Add a teaspoon of rosewater and mix.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with cool water after 15-20 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Papaya face pack

Papaya pulp
sandalwood powder
rosewater
Aloe Vera extract

Method

Mash about four tablespoons of papaya pulp in a bowl with two teaspoons of rosewater till you get a thick and smooth paste.
Add a teaspoon of sandalwood powder and Aloe Vera extract each.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with cool water after 20 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Rose face pack

Rose petals
Milk
Sandalwood powder

Method

Soak a handful of petals in milk for 30 minutes.
Make a fine paste of rose petals and milk together.
Add in a tablespoon of sandalwood powder.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with cool water after 15-20 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Mint mask

Fresh mint leaves
rosewater
honey

Method

Soak a handful of mint leaves in rosewater and grind together to have a thick paste.
Add a teaspoon of honey to this paste and mix.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with cool water after 10-15 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Red Clay mask

Red clay powder
orange juice
turmeric powder
rosewater
honey

Method

Take two tablespoons of red clay powder.
Add half a teaspoon of turmeric powder.
Add two teaspoons of orange juice and a teaspoon of honey.
Add rosewater and mix till you have a thick paste.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with lukewarm water after 20 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Egg mask

Egg whites
gram flour
lemon juice

Method

Separate the yolk from the white in a bowl.
Add one and a half teaspoon of gram flour along with half a teaspoon of lemon juice.
Mix well. Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with lukewarm water after 15 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.

# Vitamin E mask

Vitamin E capsules rose water
honey

Method

Cut open a couple of vitamin E capsules and collect the inner serum in a bowl.
Add in a few drops of honey and rosewater each. Mix well.
Apply all over the face and neck.
Wash off with cool water after 15 minutes and pat dry with a clean towel.