Acne face masks are short-term skin-contact treatments that promise to reduce oiliness, unclog pores, dry out breakouts, soothe redness, or even out skin tone.
Just as a morning cup of freshly brewed coffee gives a person a boost of energy, a mask made from coffee grounds perfectly tones the cells of the epidermis and is suitable for all skin types.
As a rich source of vitamin C, lemon juice—which is what you find in homemade masks, lotions, and scrubs—has many benefits when applied directly to the skin.
Cocoa is considered a rich source of antioxidants such as procyanidins, polyphenolic flavonoids, and catechins. Cocoa powder contains potassium, sodium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, manganese, iron, copper, selenium, and zinc.
Pea masks may seem unexpected to many, but the use of this popular legume is completely natural, as home skin care products include almost all plant-based products.
A paraffin mask is made from molten paraffin, a petroleum distillation product that is a mixture of solid hydrocarbons (alkanes) that turn into a liquid state when heated to +45-60°C.
