How To Get A Clear Face With Home Remedies

There isn't much a good face mask can't cure.

They're just as amazing at taking the stress out of a crappy day in the office as they are at banishing unsightly parched patches, minimising pores and zapping blemishes.

But instead of raiding the Selfridges beauty hall for your next mask fix, you might want to look a little closer to home.

Yep, we're talking about the contents of your fridge.

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Trust us on this one, because humble ingredients like yoghurt boasts exfoliating properties on par with heaps of skincare products, while honey is brilliant at busting spot-causing bacteria and cacao powder a great glow-booster - hello, supermodel skin.

So whether your new J.W. Anderson clogs have left you more out of pocket than you had planned for, or you simply just fancy getting creative in the kitchen, here are the best and most spa-worthy homemade face masks to whip up right now.

Just try not to eat them...

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10 Home-Made Face Mask Recipes

1.DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Balance Dry Skin

If you've exhausted your stash of hyaluronic acid serums and your dry skin still isn't getting the memo, then Escapada Health Co-Founder, Emilia Herting's DIY face mask recipe is the one for you.

What You Need:

6 tsp clay
2 tsp aloe vera juice
1 tsp natural raw honey
A splash of natural spring water

How It Works:

'The best way to balance dry skin is with the right foods and moisture,' explains Herting. 'This refreshing spring mask will hydrate your skin from within. For calming effects simply add a few drops of lavender essential oil to the mix. Lavender is probably the best known essential oil; its distinctive scent can help relax the nervous system and it is particularly useful for relieving symptoms of restlessness, irritability and insomnia.'

Mix all of the ingredients together to form a smooth paste, massage gently into your face and neck and leave on for 20 minutes before rinsing off with warm water.

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2. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Target Hyper Pigmentation

If you're not keen on throwing every acid and vitamin in the book at your pigmentation, then founder of inclusive wellness platform thy.self, Chloe Pierre, has got you sorted with her DIY face mask recipe that targets just that.

What You Need:

1 tbsp of fresh turmeric/ turmeric powder (juiced or pressed)
1 tbsp of fresh lemon juice
add water to make to paste
1 tbsp of honey or 1/2 a beaten avocado if you've used juiced turmeric

How It Works:

'My go-to face mask recipe uses small amounts of fresh turmeric and lemon juice to pinpoint hyper pigmentation,' explains Pierre. 'Turmeric as an ingredient has been clinically proven to address hyper pigmentation, reduce skin irritation and wrinkles over the course of at least 4 weeks. It's worth noting turmeric originates from India and South Asia. It is a member of the ginger family.'

Simply mix up, apply to specific areas (wear gloves to protect your hands) and leave on for 3 minutes before rinsing off. Repeat at least twice a week for five weeks to see results.

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3. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Soothe And Calm Your Skin

Between eleven step skincare routines, city smog and hay fever, our skin can get overwhelmed and irritation and redness is inevitable. Let nutritionist Rosemary Ferguson's home-made face mask recipe soothe and calm your skin in an instant...

What You Need:

1 teaspoon honey
1 teaspoon coconut oil
¼ ripe avocado
2 drops of lavender oil

How It Works:

Like one big glow in a bowl, this delicious-sounding face mask delivers deep hydration from the coconut oil, gives your skin a hit of antioxidants with the honey and soothes redness with the lavender oil. Mix it up and paint it on with a face mask brush for the ultimate at-home spa experience.

As Rosemary herself puts it, 'For moisture and suppleness for the skin you should turn to essential fatty acids - like coconut oil and avocado. This is a great mask for moisture and to calm the skin.'

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4. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Hydrate And Nourish

A flaky forehead is not a good look, but if your current moisturiser isn't doing much to quench your dry skin, look no further than this home-made hydrating face mask.

What You Need:

1/2 Avocado
1 tablespoon of honey
A handful of oats or oat bran

How It Works:

Yes, it sounds like an Instagram-worthy breakfast (er, who doesn't love avo toast?) but refrain from scoffing the ingredients for a second, because they'll work much better all over your face.

According to Clean Beauty co-founder Dominika Minarovic, honey is an excellent humectant, which means it helps skin retain moisture without feeling oily - but that's not all. 'It's a wonder ingredient,' says Dominika. 'Massaged on to affected areas, it helps with the appearance of scars and increases both healing and tissue regeneration.'

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And if you want to step up your face mask game? Mix it with oats - an ingredient even beauty brands like Aveeno and Garnier pack into their moisturisers.

'Oats have healing and moisturising properties,' explains Dominika. 'They're brilliant at nourishing, calming and soothing skin, too.'

And thanks to the ultra-nourishing oils, the addition of mashed avocado will banish any roughness, leaving your skin silky smooth. If you don't have any at home, substitute for 3 tablespoons of milk.

'Adding milk, which contains lactic acid, will gently exfoliate the skin whilst brightening without irritation,' explains Lorraine Scrivener, skin expert and director at Eden Skin Clinic.

Leaving it on for 15 minutes is ample.

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5. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Improve Uneven Skin Texture And Tone

You don't need to spend megabucks on facials or stock up on scrubs to achieve super-smooth and supple skin.

What You Need:

1 tablespoon of natural, plain yoghurt
1 tablespoon of honey
1 tablespoon of turmeric powder

How It Works:

Just like milk, yoghurt is filled to the brim with lactic acid which makes a visible difference to skin by lifting away rough and lacklustre surface cells to uncover much newer, brighter ones. If it's good enough for Priyanka Chopra...

Thanks to moisture magnet honey, skin feels soft and elastic, while Kate Protopapas, founder of Isla Apothecary, mentions that turmeric is useful for combating pigmentation - perfect if you've been sun-worshipping a little too long.

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6. DIY Face Mask Recipe For... An Otherworldly Glow

If a dull and lacklustre complexion is your biggest beauty bugbear, you need this mask in your life - and there isn't a strong acid in sight. Girls with sensitive skin, rejoice!

What You Need:

1 tablespoon of cacao powder
1/4 papaya
A squeeze of Aloe Vera gel

How It Works:

Aloe Vera is filled to bursting with vitamins A, C, E, B1, B2, B3, B6 and B12 which means its radiance-boosting, skin-soothing and hydrating properties are pretty much unrivalled. Teamed with papaya - which is packed with exfoliating enzymes that will dissolve dead skin cells - it'll take your face mask sesh (and skin) to the next level.

And the added cacao powder works total wonders, too. When layered over clean skin, it brightens and boosts circulation for a plump and pillowy look and feel.

Simply pop all three ingredients into a bowl, stir, leave on for ten minutes and tissue off.

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7. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Fight Acne And Blemishes

Whether it's an angry red acne cluster or a team of pesky whiteheads, spots aren't a good look, and we totally feel your pain. But if you want to take a break from the spot treatments and are looking for something a little more natural to try, give this wonder trio a whirl.

What You Need:

1 tablespoon of manuka honey
1 teaspoon of turmeric powder
1/2 teaspoon of Dead Sea salt

How It Works:

Both the healing and bacteria-zapping properties of manuka honey are pretty impressive, while turmeric - yep, it's not just for fancy lattes - is brilliant at bringing down redness.

'Turmeric is a great option for raw, acne prone, angry skin,' says Isla Apothecary's Kate. 'It is anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial. Incorporating Dead Sea salt will also help to clean, reduce inflammation and infection. A little goes a long way.'

Together, they launch a three-pronged attack on infection, irritation, swelling and excess sebum which can block pores and leads to spots and blackheads. Crystal clear skin? Um, yes please.

Just mix them together, use a clean foundation brush to apply to your face (paying extra attention to your T-Zone), and let it work it's magic for 10-15 minutes before rinsing off with warm water.

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8. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Minimise Enlarged Pores

Despite what you might have heard, there's actually no real way to 'close' your pores, but there are clever ways to obscure them, which is amazing news seeing as we find ourselves flung in front of megapixel smartphone cameras on the regular!

What You Need:

1 egg white
1 tablespoon of honey
A little squeeze of lemon juice

How It Works:

Both the egg white and lemon juice have clever astringent properties which will tighten the skin and make enlarged pores much less obvious. It's the perfect pre-foundation ritual - just be careful not to get any in your mouth!

The addition of honey is important, as it'll boost your skin's moisture levels, provide suppleness and take away that uncomfortable, taught feeling.

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9. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Combat Oily Skin

'This is a great remedy for decongested pores,' says Lorraine Scrivener, and seeing as excess sebum can lead to spots, this is a good way to target them before they erupt.

What You Need:

Half an avocado
1/4 cucumber, blended

How It Works:

'This is a super-cooling mask that will leave the skin feeling clean and fresh,' says Lorraine.

'Cucumber mainly contains water which will hydrate [if skin is dehydrated, it sometimes produces more oil to compensate] but it also contains vitamin C and this will reduce any break out activity.'

As for the avocado? It cleverly regulates oil production, and according to Lorraine, it's rich in Oleic Acid which helps reduce inflammation, 'all whilst working on those fine lines!'

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10. DIY Face Mask Recipe To... Protect Against Pollution

We're only just beginning to understand the damaging effects that environmental aggressors like pollution (especially particulate matter and CO2) have on our skin, but that's where this savvy concoction from the girls at Clean Beauty comes in.

What You Need:

A handful of ground almonds
2 tablespoons of olive oil

How It Works:

It might not sound like much, but the fatty acid content from the almonds are able to penetrate the skin, leaving it soft and supple, while the vitamin E from the olive oil acts like a coat of armour against free radicals which can lead to dullness, dehydration and fine lines.

And if you really want to amp up the protection? Add a teaspoon of matcha powder. High in antioxidants (which are essentially vitamins that deflect the bad stuff) it'll neutralise pesky free radicals and, in turn, help prevent the breakdown of collagen.

Leave it on for 10 minutes, but before rinsing it off, gently massage the paste into your skin to really dislodge everyday grime, make-up, dead cells and oil.

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Things To Remember Before You Raid Your Kitchen Cupboards...

1. Avoid Applying Certain Ingredients Directly Onto Your Skin

'DIY face masks are perfectly safe, says Lorraine Scrivener, 'but there are a few at home products you should avoid putting directly on to the skin without pre-mixing first, s uch as lemons and apple cider vinegar .'

Why?

'Th ese could make the skin sensitive to light and could also could possibly cause skin bleaching,' she explains.

2. Check Sell-By Dates Carefully

The tub of yoghurt that's been in your fridge for ages? Yeah, don't use it - even if it's unopened. If you wouldn't eat it, it's not a good idea to slather it all over your face - you want skin that's clear, glowy and gorgeous - not full of red blotches.

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3. Do A Patch Test First

Just like trying out a new laser or acid treatment, it pays to do a quick patch test to see how your skin will react.

'If in doubt, patch test on an area that is out of site, like the side of the neck before applying all over the face,' says Lorraine, because an allergic reaction is not cool.

She adds, 'S kin products purchased over the counter undergo rigorous testing and contain preservatives and anti-irritants and whilst raw ingredients may seem more of a natural alternative it ' s always best to test them first.

4. Use The Mask On The Day You Make It

Ingredients exposed to air and bacteria will very quickly go off and could easily irritate the skin. To be on the safe side, make your mask with fresh ingredients and use it within an hour of mixing.

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