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Face Packs To Use After Shaving

By Madhu Babu

It is a great feeling for any man to get a perfect shave. It gives you a great feeling and immensely boosts your confidence. Be it for a important meeting or an important date you need to look sharp and smooth to have a lasting gentleman impression.

When shaving part is done, it is important to pamper your battered skin with good combination of facial pack. Pampering your skin after the shave is very important. You would have virtually shaven out a layer or two of your skin during the shave.

No matter how careful or how much prep work you do, there will be small amount of cuts and bruises that may not be visible to naked eye. Use concentration of tea tree oil or other antiseptic after the shave before you move onto face packs.

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It helps in rejuvenating your battered skin and moisturising and softening your facial skin. It is no longer a taboo to get facial pack as a man. Studies have shown woman preferring men with smooth and even skin on their face.

Facial packs not only nourish your skin deeply after shave, it moisturises and rejuvenates it. It’s a shot of much needed nutrient to your facial skin.

To a large extent prefer to go with natural and herbal combination of facial packs to reap in maximum benefits. Cucumber, papaya, honey, turmeric are some of the popularly known face pack agents that can be used to apply after shave.

Cucumber

Cucumber

This natural cooler pack for face uses cucumber, oatmeal and yogurt. A paste made of these ingredients is applied onto your skin after the shave to give a cool and soothing effect on your facial skin. Use this facial pack for 30 minutes to have a good effect.

Turmeric Mask

Turmeric Mask

Turmeric is nature's antiseptic gift that has been used in Indian medicines and culinary for centuries. Using a paste made of turmeric powder with gram flour, almond oil and water over your face after shaving helps in curing any cuts as well as moisturise and pamper your skin.

Honey

Honey

Honey is a major moisturiser that can be used as a face pack after your regular shave. Honey alone can be a effective face pack. All you have to do is apply honey after your shave and leave it for 20-30 min before you wash it with warm water and later with cold water to nourish your skin with nutrients.

Banana

Banana

Banana face pack is good for men with dry skin type. You can make a simple face pack with banana, yogurt and honey mixed and mashed to form a thick paste. Apply this paste onto your shaven skin and leave it for 10-20 min for a rejuvenated skin.

Clay Mask

Clay Mask

This is as crude and earthly a mask you can get. It is important to choose the right clay for your skin type. Make a thick paste of the clay mixed with either floral waters or fruit puree. Apply the mask to your skin and let it dry for 20 minutes.

Papaya

Papaya

Papaya contains a special enzyme called "papain" that removes dead cells and cures skin impurities. It is high in healing enzymes which can be used to treat sunburns or irritated skin and get even skin tone by reducing blemishes on the skin.

Story first published: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 18:17 [IST]
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