3 Devine facial masks,Do it yourself! 2 Vegan 1 Veganish

I love doing facial masks,I have tried many on the market,and I always go back to making my own. I will give you 3 of my favorite,2 can be made vegan,and 1 is not considered vegan. I travel a lot whether it is in a car,plane,rail,or even just walking. My skin is mainly normal,if it is very cold outside it can get dry and sensitive. I have noticed that when I drive in the car for along time,my face feels the same as when I am on the plane.The feeling is like dry plus really caked on with dirt. My go to product,that will refresh my skin is simply honey,yes honey. Honey has so many great property's,it has a high water content, which intern adds moisture to the skin,trace minerals and vitamins. I simply cleanse my face,and pour some honey in the palm of my hand,it will warm up and then spread on my face. I do a thin layer,when it warms to your skin it will spread easier. When I have it on my skin I feel like my skin is absorbing all this decadent  moisture. Leave on 15-30 minutes I leave on for 30 minutes if my skin really needs help,or just 15 minutes as maintenance. Wash off with a warm washcloth, then splash with cold. Put your favorite face cream or oil,my personal favorite is rosehip oil(of course I make it). I like to do it when I have been traveling all day or when I feel I need more moisture. Oily skin can benefit from it also,it can help balance it out,and give it a blast of minerals and vitamins. You can do it as much as needed or 2 times a week. You can us any honey clear,creamed,raw,any one you have works well. 

The second mask can be made vegan or not. Divine Banana mask. You need a half of banana,

1 teaspoon honey if vegan(leave it out),and a squeeze of lemon juice fresh. The banana should be ripe,riper the better I found. Banana's have vitamin c and potassium which is amazing for our skin. I would us a towel or old t-shirt if any drips.  Smash the banana well with fork and add the rest ingredients,combine well. Cleanse your face,slowly spread mixture on face,it can get gummy,but keep adding it to your face as like layers it will stay on and dry slightly. Leave on 15 to 20  minutes. Wash off with warm washcloth splash with cold. Then moisturizes your fresh skin.  This mask has a great feel to your skin,it gives moisture and the lemon gives your skin brightness. The feeling it gives my face,is that it has taken off a dead skin layer. My skin feels so clean and refreshed,with a brightness to my skin. A side note you can eat the other half of banana(out of its peel) or wrap it tightly in plastic wrap,and put in freezer and make smoothie with it at a later date.
  
The third is Sunny orange lush mask. You can make it vegan,by just using the fresh orange juice. Simply squeeze 1 tablespoon of fresh orange juice,and 1 tablespoon of honey and mix.
Cleanse face and massage on,it may drip in beginning but the honey will dry it slightly. Oranges are powerful they are very acidic so don't leave on very long 5-10 minutes the most. For me I leave it on 5 minute I can start to feel,warming on my skin and I take it off right away. Oranges have natural source of alpha hydroxy acid, so you need to be careful, it can be very strong for your skin.Us it carefully. Wash off with warm washcloth and splash with cold, and then moisturize. This can be strong so take it slowly. Leaves my pores very clean. Layer of dead skin comes off so your skin may be sensitive so be gentle. I would do it once a month. With the rest of orange you can squeeze the juice out, and add it to sparkling water for a refreshing drink. I like to juice it and add it to my bath water or when in the shower fold open the half's and us it like a scrub. Your skin will feel sooooooooo clean. Be very careful orange are very very acidic so don't do often.

All of these masks are very good for your skin,the honey mask is so simple. In the future I will post more facial masks! I hope you will try them and leave me a comment,you can experiment with other ingredients as well. Enjoy and your skin will rejoice.  
    

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