Top 3 Berry Face Mask Recipes

Skin Care

oi-Anjana

By Anjana Ns

Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 12:26

Fruit face masks are any day the best skin treatments as they are natural and effective. For winter, especially homemade face mask recipes are ideal to nourish and care skin organic ways. Berries are the fruits of winter and utilising them for face mask recipes will improve skin and keep it fresh. Take a look at the 3 best berry face masks for the cold season.

Berries are rich in vitamins, antioxidants and flavonoids. The nutrients cure acne, prevent pimples and aging. They also protect skin from cancer.

Top 3 Berry Face Masks For Winter

1. Acai Berry – These tropical fruits provide unbelievable benefits to skin. They improve the skin's ability to cure and repair itself from harmful free radicals (skin regeneration). Protects collagen, inflammation and increases skin moisture.

Face Mask Recipes:

a. 2 tsps of natural clay is mixed with fresh acai juice/powder, lemon juice and essential oil. Regular application of this berry face mask makes skin blemish free.

b. For dry and anti aging skin, we recommend an acai berry scrub that will remove the dead skin cells as well as smoothen and lift the saggy skin. A banana is mashed with tsp of honey, egg yolk, oats and acai powder. The homemade winter mask is massaged on face, allowed to dry and washed in cold water.

c. To improve complexion, here is a natural revitaliser. The acai powder is mixed with rasberry pulp, yogurt and honey that will bring golden glow to face.

2. Strawberry Facial Mask – Although most common, the berry face mask is one of the most expensive skin treatments. The recipe not only nourishes skin but also smells great. Try pampering yourself with the face mask recipe at home. For oily skin types, this winter mask works best.

a. Fresh strawberry is mixed with olive oil and lemon. This recipe bleaches skin and improves skin tone.

b. Gutted strawberries are ground with yogurt and massaged on skin. Makes skin unbelievably soft and moisturise.

3. Goji Fruit Mask – The Japanese beauty secret is a spa product. The goji berries contain antioxidants and polysaccharides that soften skin instantly (in just a single application). The enzymatic action is quite quick and intense.

A goji berry home spa is worth to prefer for a relaxing afternoon. Buy the berries or berry capsules and you are just a minutes away to obtain a dewy fresh face. They fight free radicals and work as an excellent anti aging fruit facial.

a. Goji berries are mixed with cane sugar, almond oil and fresh cream. This pack helps to polish skin, condition and bring a healthy glow.