BEAUTY

Beauty Spotting: The Avocado Face Mask

Written by Casey

Get rid of the toxins you ate yesterday by creating your very own easy DIY avocado face mask.

Admit it. Yesterday was your day of indulgence. And hey! We aren’t judging the red white and blue cookies, hotdogs, hamburgers, and beers you devoured yesterday. No, we are here to help. How about a nice homemade facial to remove all of the toxins you consumed for the 4th of July yesterday.

Avocado fruit is one among the exotic fruits and it offers numerous nutritional benefits. We all know about its nutritional benefits. While avocado is a great fruit for packing some nutrition in the body, it is also an excellent choice for enhancing the health of the skin.

This avocado face mask which you are about to prepare, gives deep cleansing which helps in getting rid of the dirt and grime accumulated on the face, it opens up the tiny ducts for cleansing and clearing the dead skin cells and thereby prevent acne breakouts.

Cucumber and Avocado Mask:

Things you will need:

Cucumber slices

Avocado pulp – ½ cup

Procedure:

Take an avocado and cut it into two halves. Now scoop the pulp from one of the halves of the fruit. Use a spoon to crush it to make a smooth paste. Now take a cucumber and cut two slices. Use face wash and warm water for cleansing the face thoroughly. Later pat dry the face. Now spread the paste evenly all over the face and massage it well to soak it into the skin. Place cucumber slices on the eyes and rest for about 10–15 minutes. Later, use lukewarm water to rinse your face and pat dry the skin.

Avocado Face Mask Benefits:

-Avocado fruit has many vitamins and minerals such as zinc, vitamin A, potassium, vitamin B, sodium, magnesium, copper, vitamin K, iron, calcium and vitamin E. All these vitamins and minerals give complete nourishment to the skin.

-Also avocado oil is a good source of collagen. Collagen is an agent which is responsible for maintaining skin elasticity. Hence application of avocado facial mask aids in keeping the skin young and supple and delays the aging process.

-Avocado oil moisturizes the skin naturally and hence gives glow to the skin.

-The profusion of enzymes and vitamins aids in dealing with various skin problems such as acne, dark spots and inflammation.

-Application of face mask regularly aids in clearing and deep cleansing to remove the dirt and grime which build up in the skin pores. It thus prevents acne breakouts and thereby results in offering glowing skin.

These are some of the benefits of avocado face mask. Application of this face mask on regular basis helps in getting rid of blemishes, acne breakouts and several skin ailments.

You’re welcome.

Via Ygoy

About the author

Casey

BLEU. She's an oasis child busy being born in New York. She lives in the East Village and spends time writing, reading, making movies, shopping at Chrome Hearts and Opening Ceremony. You might find her indulging at Momofuku, or, she is spinning off those calories at Equinox while simultaneously doing homework.