Face mask from a banana - for freshness and a healthy kind of a skin

The banana face mask perfectly nourishes, moisturizes and tones the skin, and makes it easy and simple - without spending too much time and money. You do not even need a blender, because turning a piece of peeled banana into a homogeneous mass of mashed potatoes can be done with a conventional fork type fork ...

First of all, we want to remind you that, firstly, a banana is not a tree, but grass (and the highest in the world). Secondly, a banana is not a fruit, but a leathery berry, the age of which - according to rough estimates - is not less than four thousand years.

This natives of Southeast Asia are now grown in 107 countries, but most of all - in India. And the most popular commercial variety of banana in the world market is Cavendish variety.

The Benefits of a Banana for Facial Skin

In its composition bananas contain almost all the B vitamins, antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, vitamins K and PP, as well as macro and microelements: iron, potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, copper, zinc, selenium and even fluorine.

Vitamin A helps maintain the right level of skin moisture, vitamin C stimulates the formation of collagen fibrillar protein, without the development of which the skin grows older. The presence of a sufficient amount of vitamin E, as well as B vitamins, protects the skin from negative external influences, prevents the formation of acne and improves the general condition of the skin. Vitamin K is indispensable in the fight against pigment spots, and PP - with loss of elasticity and peeling of the skin of the face.

In addition, in bananas there are biologically active substances - flavonoids. These are plant pigments, which give the banana a yellow color, which are in dissolved form in the cell sap and are the protection of the plant (from sunburn, bacteria, etc.) with antioxidant and antibacterial functions.

So the combination of vitamins with a set of chemical elements, fixed by the antioxidant effect of flavonoids makes banana for face skin an indisputable fact, and the banana itself is a universal natural cosmetic means for skin care of the face.

Recipes for cooking banana masks

Depending on what we add to the pulp of the banana, the mask will perform a specific task for a certain type of skin. Keep in mind that you need to prepare the mask directly before the procedure - so that the banana does not oxidize and does not lose its "utility". And here's a tip for the economical: if you're not going to enjoy a piece of banana that is not used for cosmetic purposes, then do not clean it whole. The remainder is tightly wrapped with a skin and wrapped in a paper napkin, but it is not necessary to put it in the refrigerator: for a couple of days a "banana stash" can last so (if someone does not find it and does not eat it).

Yes, one more thing! You understand that the thoroughly pulverized pulp of the banana is in the business, so in each of the recipes the phrase like "To stretch a banana with a fork until a homogeneous mass" is omitted - to save our place and your time ...

So, the list of recipes for the preparation of masks starts a universal mask for a banana face, for the preparation of which you need a third of a banana (medium size) and a tablespoon of not very fatty cream. The resulting mixture covers the face, soak it for 20 minutes and wash it off with warm water. Such a mask can be done at least every day - the skin will be well moisturized and smoothed.

Face mask from banana and honey

This mask differs from the first recipe only by adding to the mixture one teaspoon of natural honey (if it is not allergic). And keep it on your face no more than 15 minutes. You can remove it with a damp napkin, and then rinse your face with mineral water. This mask nourishes, softens and smoothes any type of skin.

Face mask from banana and cucumber

For all skin types, this mask is also designed, which simultaneously cleans, nourishes and moisturizes. Half a banana should take half a grated cucumber and add a well-mixed homogeneous mass of one tablespoon of lemon juice and a teaspoon of honey. The mask should be kept for at least 20-25 minutes, rinse with warm water.

Recipes for masks for dry skin

Face mask from banana and sour cream

This mask - to nourish the skin and fight against fine wrinkles. On a half-banana you need to take a tablespoon of sour cream and one raw egg yolk. The mixture is kept on the face for 15-20 minutes and rinsed off with warm water. You can make this mask up to three times a week, especially in the cold season.

Banana Face Mask with Olive Oil

Due to the four components, this mask will become a real "lunch" for dry skin, but you can do it even with a normal type of skin prone to peeling. On polbananana take one yolk, a tablespoon of wheat flour (without a slide) and a teaspoon of olive oil. The procedure is no more than 15 minutes, the mask is removed with warm water or a decoction of chamomile.

Face mask from banana with milk

With this wonderful mask you can not only clean the dry skin, but at the same time moisten it. First, brew with hot milk 2-3 tablespoons of oatmeal, previously shredded (for example, in a coffee grinder). When this ingredient cools slightly, shift it with a mashed potatoes prepared from half a banana, and send on face for 15-20 minutes. The mask is removed with moistened sponge milk.

Recipes for masks for normal and oily skin

Face mask from banana and yogurt

For normal skin, this nutritious and moisturizing mask with a banana is made with the addition of kefir: 2 tablespoons kefir (or curdled milk) for half-banana. The mixture is applied to the face for a quarter of an hour, and then washed off with warm water.

Face mask from banana with lemon juice

It is best for oily skin with enlarged pores. To the banana puree simply added a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice and the same amount of liquid honey. The mixture is held on the face for about 20 minutes, and it is better to wash off with a warm broth of sage, calendula, St. John's wort or wormwood.

Face mask from banana with egg white

This home cosmetic mask has the effect of lifting, perfectly tightens the enlarged pores of oily skin and brightens the pigmented spots. To prepare it you will need: a tablespoon of banana puree, whipped egg white, a teaspoon of fresh lemon juice. The duration of the procedure is 15 minutes, within a week you can do not more than three such masks.

Recipes for masks for problem and mature skin

Face mask from banana and cottage cheese

To prepare this "rejuvenating" mask for the skin at the age of 45, you simply mix in equal proportions the wiped (or well-kneaded) fresh curd and the pulp of the banana. But before applying the mixture on the face, it is recommended to make a steam bath with a decoction of medicinal herbs (chamomile, mint, mother-and-stepmother, sage). The mask is aged for 20 minutes on the skin and washed off with the same (already cooled) herbal decoction.

Face mask from banana and yeast

A mixture of banana pulp with ordinary yeast is useful for problem skin with acne. A piece of yeast is rubbed with boiled water or warm milk until the sour cream is thick and combines with the banana mass in equal parts. On the face mask should be kept for 15-20 minutes and do this simple cosmetic procedure three times a week.

PS By the way, in the home "cosmetic salon" use not only the pulp of a banana, but also its peel. For example, you can make a remedy for freckles and pigment spots: the skin of two bananas cooked 5 minutes in 0.5 liters of water, cooled, filtered, poured into glass containers and kept in the refrigerator. Daily it is necessary to wipe this broth with problem areas within a month.