Today I am going to be discussing how to make a basic homemade face mask using oatmeal and pretty much whatever other ingredients you would like. Oatmeal is used as the base of a face mask because it is very soothing for the skin. You could very easily make a simple mask using nothing but oatmeal and water, but the mask I made had oatmeal, honey and milk.
So to begin I took about 1/3 of a cup of regular oats and put them in my mortar and crushed them. You can also use a food processor, but I didn't feel like cleaning that afterwards... You don't want whole oats because they will just fall off your face and not stick. When grinding it make sure there are still some actual chunks of oats, not just dust.
Next I added a few tablespoons of honey, because that was all I had left. You can really add as much or as little as you want.
I then added milk until it was a thick pastey consistency.
Next spread it on your face. This is gong to be messy and a lot of it will probaby fall off so don't apply this in an area with a carpet. Leave this on for a few minutes and then wash it off rubbing it around like an exfoliator.
This is just one of many variations on the oatmeal face mask. All three ingredients I used are good for soothing skin, so people with acne prone skin or red skin might use this, but there are tons of regular kitchen ingredients that you could add in. Many herbs have good skincare properties and lemons can be added in as a toner for uneven skin. There are so many ways to modify this basic mask so have fun with it!!!
Have a nice day!
