Cosmetic company are now using fruit acids (AHAI’s), vitamins (antioxidants) and enzymes in many beauty products but also include a large amount of synthetics which can actually be injurious to the skin. In organic beauty, only fresh ingredients are used and therefore a highly active and most effective cure can be given. You will be amazed at how something as simple as dabbing some fresh lemon juice on your face every morning can make an vast difference in how soft your skin feels.
Try any of the following fruit acids, but always take care to avoid your eyes.
→ Lemon juice
→ Strawberries
→ Grapes
→ Malic acid (apples, vinegar, applesauce, cider)
→ Lactic acid (buttermilk, yogurt, powdered skim milk, sour cream, blackberries, tomatoes)
→ Tartaric acid (grapes, grape juice, wine, cream of tartar)
→ Citric acid (citrus fruits such as lemons, limes, grapefruit, and orange)
→ Glycolic acid (sugar cane)
We all are aware of the fact that fresh fruits are good for health and the core vitamin and the mineral lies in the pulp and the skin of any fruit. And just as they are useful to the body, these nutrients can provide excellent rejuvenating factor for our skin too. If you know the properties of each fruit, you can pamper yourself with an all-natural fruit mask, without spending too much time or money. Here are few fruits that can keep your skin smooth and healthy.
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Apple Facial mask
Ingredients:
1 cored apple cut into quarters
2 tablespoons of honey
½ teaspoon of sage
Procedure:
Chop up the apple quarters in a food processor. Add the honey and sage and then refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Lightly pat the mixture onto the face until the honey feels tacky. Leave it on the skin for 30 minutes and then rinse the face mask off with cool water.
Avocado Facial mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons hot water
1 tablespoon honey
Procedure:
Mash the Avocado with a fork. Dissolve the honey into the water and mix well with fruits. Apply on your face smoothly. Let it sit on the skin for 10 minutes. Wash your face. It makes your skin soft and clean.
Banana facial mask
Banana Facial mask
Ingredients:
1 banana
1 teaspoon honey
2 teaspoons yogurt
Procedure:
Mash a banana well with honey and yogurt, then apply the paste onto your face. Leave the paste to dry and get absorbed by your skin and let it dry completely. Wash your face with cold water to see the results.
Banana and Yogurt Facial Mask
Ingredients:
½ banana
Some amount of yogurt
Procedure:
Mash the banana, and then mix with appropriate amount of yogurt, grind it into a fine paste. Apply and leave it for about 15-20 minutes, rinse with cold water. This mask can make the skin soft and moist and may remove facial acne and freckles.
Carrot & Cucumber facial mask
Carrot Facial mask
Ingredients:
1 medium sized carrot
Half a cup honey
Mashed papaya or banana
Fuller's earth
Procedure:
Blend the carrot in a blender along with honey, and papaya or banana. Add fuller's earth to make a thick paste. Apply all over face for around 20 n minutes. Wash with lukewarm water. Your face willth instantly glow.
Cucumber Facial mask
Ingredients:
Cucumber
Sandalwood powder
Rose water
Curd
Procedure:
Take half a cucumber and blend it with sandalwood powder and curd using a blender. Add few drops of rose water. Refrigerate for 10 minutes and then apply. It will help relieve sun burns and will even reduce your sun tan.
Citrus Fruit Facial Mask
Ingredients:
Lime
Grapefruit
Lemon
Orange
2 tsp. of wheat flour
Procedure:
In order to achieve the desired result with your skin care session, you can make use of all the nutritive citrus fruits like lime, grapefruit, lemon and orange. You can either take 2 spoons of juice of all these fruits or restrict the use only to one of the fruits. If you have chosen just one fruit, then make sure you take at least 4-5 tbsp of juice and mix it with 2 tsp. of wheat flour. Now control the texture of the paste so that it can be applied without any difficulties. Leave it for 15-20 minutes on your face and then wash it off with lukewarm water.
Cherry Facial Mask
Ingredients:
5 Fresh pitted cherries
1 teaspoon of honey
Little amount of pure water
Procedure:
Mash cherries. Add honey and pure water, mix thoroughly and grind to a paste. Apply evenly on face and neck and leave it for 15 minutes. Take care to avoid the eyes and lips. Clean with cold water. This facial mask has a good bleaching effect and is suitable for all skin types.
Dates Fruit Masks
Dates Fruit Facial Mask
Ingredients:
Dates
1/2 orange or lemon
Procedure:
For this face pack you need 8-10 dates. Add half of fresh lemon or orange without removing the skin, but remove the seeds alone. Make a fine paste of the above mentioned ingredients. You must apply this mask cleansing the face with a proper cleanser, suiting your skin type. You can apply this mixture on to your face and give it a mild massage with your finger tips. Leave it for 5 to 10 minutes. Rinse with cold water and pat dry your face for a clean and glowing look.
Elstar Apple Facial Mask
Elstar Apple Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1/2 elstar apple
1 tbps raw honey
Procedure:
Chop up the apple quarters in a food processor. Add the honey and then refrigerate for about 10 minutes. Lightly pat the mixture onto the face until the honey feels tacky. Leave it on the skin for 30 minutes and then rinse the face mask off with cool water.
Fruit Masks
Fruits Mask
Ingredients:
Strawberry
Lemon juice
Tomato
1 tsp of honey
½ papaya or apricot
Cinnamon powder
papaya
Procedure:
Take a handful of strawberries and chop it. Add the juice of a lemon and ½ cup yogurt to it. Store it in a refrigerator for 30 minutes and apply it on the face and neck. Rinse with cold water after 30 minutes Blend 1 tomato with a few drops of lemon juice and keep it in a refrigerator for 20 minutes. Then, add 1 tsp. of honey to the mixture and apply it on your neck and face. Once it’s dried wash it.Deseed 1/2 papaya or apricot and mix it with a few tsp. of cream. Apply it over your forehead, face and neck avoiding the eyes and wash it off after 30 minutes. Crush a ripe banana with a pinch of cinnamon powder and make a paste by adding a few drops of honey and lemon juice. Then, apply it on your face and wash it off after 20 minutes.
Fig Facial Mask
Ingredients:
3 fresh figs
Pumpkin - 2 or 3 pieces
Aloe vera gel - 2 tbsp
Almond oil - 1 tsp
Procedure:
Now blend all the ingredients well into a fine smooth paste. Now wash your face with warm water and apply this paste onto your face in circular motion. Leave it on for 20 minutes and wash with warm water and moisturize. Use this application thrice a week. They nourish, hydrate and exfoliate the skin. After a few days you will be able to observe a new glow on your skin. It will also improve the color of your skin.
Grape facial mask
Grape Facial mask
Ingredients:
1 cup of green grapes
1 teaspoon of honey or 1 egg yolk
Procedure:
Apart from being delicious, Grapes are rich in anti-oxidants and vitamins which are necessary to maintain your complexion. Create a mild fruit mask by combining mashed grapes with a few tsp of honey or egg yolk. Before applying, wash your face and make sure that the dirt and chemicals are removed from the pores. Then, apply the mixture and wash it off with tepid water after 10-15 minutes.
Green Apple Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1 fresh green apple
Some honey
Natural yoghurt
Procedure:
Core the apple and dice it into few pieces and grind it into smooth paste. Take the apple mixture in a small bowl and add two teaspoons of honey and a spoonful of yogurt to it. Now blend all the ingredients together and make a fine paste. Apply the mixture onto your face evenly and massage with your finger tips and leave it on to dry, say some fifteen minutes or so. Once it is completely dry, wash off with Luke warm water and pat dry your skin with a soft towel.
Honeydewmelon facial mask
Honeydew Melon Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1 cup slice of honeydew melon
1 egg yolk
Procedure:
Mix the ingredients wait until they form a puree paste and apply to your face. Leave this mask on for about 10 minutes. Rinse this mask off with icy water and pat dry with a towel. This mask will even be softening your skin for all 10 minutes, giving you a smooth, radiant glow to your skin.
Jackfruit facial mask
Jackfruit Facial Mask
Ingredients:
10 pieces of jackfruit leaves
2 tbsp hot water
Procedure:
Take 10 pieces of jackfruit leaves are brown. Squeeze with a tiny water, until smooth. Apply a water squeeze it into the face and leave to dry. Then wash face with warm water. It makes your skin soft and clean.
Kaffir Lime & Kiwi Fruit Masks
Kaffir Lime Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1 tbsp kaffir lime juice
½ cup plain flavored yogurt
1 tbsp lime juice
Procedure:
Make a fine paste of the above mentioned ingredients and apply evenly onto your face and let it on for fifteen minutes and then wash off.
Kiwi Facial Mask
Ingredients:
Kiwis
2 tsp of honey
Procedure:
Peel the skin of the kiwis, mash it, now add 2 tsp of honey and mix thoroughly. Fash your face and apply this paste and leave it on for 5 to 10 mins. Keep doing this twice or thrice a week, you will experience the power the kiwis giving you a surprise!
Lemon facial mask
Lemon Facial mask
Ingredients:
Put 4 tbsp. flour
4 tbsp. yogurt and 1 tsp. lemon juice into a bowl
Procedure:
Mix them together thoroughly to make a paste. Apply the paste to your entire face, except for the eye area, with your fingertips. Leave the lemon facial mask on your face for 15 to 20 minutes. Wash the paste off your face with warm water. Pat dry your face with a damp towel and your face will look instantly brighter.
Mixed fruit facial mask
Papaya, Banana, Avocado, Fruit mask
A tropical fruit facial contains powerful enzymes that will exfoliate, feed and moisturize your skin and the remaining can be eaten as a desert.
Ingredients:
1 Avocado
1 Banana
1/2 Papaya
Procedure:
Make a nice smooth paste of avocado, banana and papaya. Apply this paste in your face and neck gently with your fingertips, keeping the eye area clear. Lie down and keep it on for 15-20 minutes before washing it off with cold and warm water. Dry your skin with help of a clean towel. Apply a moisturizer finally which helps to seal your skin to keep the water inside.
Avocado, Orange, Mint, Honey, Molasses, Chamo
A fruit facial that will probably cure the dullest skin out there
Ingredients:
1/4 ripe Avocado
1 tablespoon fresh Orange juice
1/2 tablespoon finely chopped fresh Mint leaves
1 teaspoon organic Honey
1 teaspoon Molasses
1/2 teaspoon Chamomile essential oil
Procedure:
Pour the honey in a small glass or metal bowl immersed in hot water by warming it until it becomes the liquid. Peel the avocado and take out the pulp in parts. Mix it along with the orange juice, mint, honey, molasses and chamomile oil until you get a smooth and uniform substance. Apply this paste around your face and neck with your fingertips leaving out the eye area. Lie down and leave the mask for 30-40 minutes. Wash it off with warm water and dry your skin with a clean towel. Finally apply a moisturizer, this way you "seal" your skin to keep the water inside. A small word of caution: Before applying a mask, it’s recommended to test the sensitivity of your skin by doing a patch test on a small piece of your skin.
Watermelon, Papaya, Banana, Cream, Fruit mask
Ingredients:
1/4 small Watermelon
2 slices Papaya
1 Banana
1 tablespoon Cream
Procedure:
Take watermelon, papaya, banana and cream and blend it all into a smooth paste. Apply gently with fingertips on your face and neck avoid around the eye. Leave the mask on for 15 minutes. Then rinse your face with cold water. Then apply moisturizer.
Pineapple, Papaya, Mango, Honey, Fruit mask
It is good for all types of skin but not sensitive skin. It will make your skin glow, soft and shiny.
Ingredients:
3 slices fresh Papaya
1 slice fresh Pineapple
2 slices fresh Mango
1/2 tablespoon organic Honey
Procedure:
Warm up the honey till it becomes liquid but not too hot. Put into metal or glass bowl and add mashed papaya, mango and Pineapple with honey. Blend it all into a smooth paste. Apply gently on your face and neck Leave it for 20 minutes. And wash off.
Orange, Banana, Honey, Fruit mask
Ingredients:
1/2 Banana
1/2 tablespoon organic Honey
1/2 tablespoon Cream
1 tablespoon fresh Orange juice
Procedure:
Warm up the honey till it becomes liquid but not too hot. Put into metal or glass bowl and add mashed banana, orange juice and cream. Blend it all into smooth paste. Apply gently on your face and neck. Avoid around the eyes. Rinse after 20 minutes.
Papaya, Lemon, Orange, Fruit mask:
Another tingly fruit mask that will take your dead skin cells off, stimulate and make your skin lighter
Ingredients:
3 slices Papaya
2 tablespoons fresh Lemon juice
2 tablespoons fresh Orange juice
Procedure:
Take papaya, lemon juice and orange juice and mix thoroughly Apply equally on your face and neck. Avoid around eyes. Then wash your after 15 minutes with cold water.
Apricot, Peach, Avocado, Banana Facial Mask
Ingredients:
4 Apricots
1 peach
1/2 ripe Avocado
1 ripe Banana
Extra virgin Olive oil
Procedure:
Make a puree of all the above fruits and mix it with little Luke warm olive oil. Now apply this mixture on to your face, except the area near your eyes. Now sit back, relax and let the mask on for 15 minutes. Then wash with hot and cold water alternately, and dry skin with a clean towel. Finally apply a moisturizer.
Cucumber, Aloe Vera Facial Mask
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons Aloe Vera gel
1/2 Cucumber
Procedure:
Peel the cucumber, remove seeds and slice into pieces. Put the pieces of cucumber with aloe vera in a food processor and blend until a smooth paste. Carefully spread the paste with your fingers and face and neck: keep the eye area clear. Now sit back, relax and leave the mask on for 30 minutes. Finally, rinse with cold water, pat dry your skin with a clean towel.
Mango, Butter, Egg Yolk Facial Mask
It is a moisturizing face mask for dry skin. Butter and mango are full of vitamin A that's exactly why they are very useful on wounded and sunburned sensitive dry skin.
Ingredients:
1/2 Mango
1 tablespoon salt less Butter
1 Egg yolk
1/2 teaspoon Chamomile oil
1/2 teaspoon Apricot oil
Procedure:
Take one half of the mango and cut into smaller pieces put this together with the butter, egg yolk, oil of chamomile and apricot oil in a food processor and blend until a smooth paste. Carefully spread the paste with your fingers onto your face. Keep the eye area clear. Now sit back, relax and let the mask on for 10-15 minutes and wash with a splash of cold water and pat dry. Then wash with a soft cloth and warm water and warm at the end with a little cold, dry skin with a clean towel. Finally apply a moisturizer, so "seal" the skin to keep water inside.
Melon Facial Mask
Ingredients:
½ cup melon
2 cup honey
Procedure:
Deseed the melon and make fine paste with addition of honey. Apply the paste on your skin and let it dry and wash off with luke warm water.
Papaya, Yogurt Facial Mask
Ingredients:
2 cups plain yogurt
200 grams papaya
2 tsp salt
Procedure:
Combine all the ingredients and grind into a smooth paste. Now cleanse your face using cream. Once you have cleansed, apply the mixture on to your face and leave it on till it dries. Rub the mask gently before washing it off with warm water.
Orange peel facial mask
Orange Facial mask
Ingredients:
dried powder of orange peel
1 tsp of oatmeal and honey
Procedure:
Orange peel and oatmeal can remove the dead cells on your skin. Dry the orange skin in sun and make a mixture by combining 1 tsp. each of oatmeal and dried powder of the orange peel with enough water. Rub gently over the face and neck and wash it off. Honey acts as a bleach to lighten blemishes and tiny facial hair. Apply it carefully on your face avoiding the eyebrows and hairline and wash after 10 minutes. Gently steam your face with hot water to open up the pores. Let the steam boiled water simmer for 5 minutes. Then, lean over with a towel to let the steam go in but not too close to scald your skin.
Papaya, Pear, Pineapple & Pomegranate facial mask
Pineapple Facial mask
Ingredients:
pineapple juice
few tsp of wheat flour or honey
cold milk
Procedure:
Pineapples are rich in bromelian which can revitalize the skin and eliminate dead cells that leads to clogging of pores. Hardly any skin problem can withstand the magical effect of pineapples. Extract pineapple juice and mix it with a few tsp of wheat flour or honey. Once the mixture achieves the desired texture, apply it on your face and leave it on for 10-15 minutes. Rinse it off with warm water and repeat the session whenever you need a treatment for your complexion.
Clean your face with cold milk. After that, soak a cotton ball in it and rub in a circular motion over the face and neck. Milk removes the dirt from deep pores and gives an instant brightness to the skin.
Papaya Facial mask
Ingredients:
¼ of a ripe papaya
4 teaspoons of green cosmetic clay
1 ½ teaspoons of aloe vera gel
Procedure:
Purée the papaya fruit, clay, and aloe vera gel together. Smooth the mixture over the face and neck regions and leave it on the skin for approximately 20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water.
Pear Facial mask
Ingredients:
1 ripe pear ½ teaspoon of honey
1 tablespoon of heavy cream
Procedure:
Start by peeling and coring the pear. Cut the pear into small pieces and place them in a small dish. Using a fork, mash the pear fruit into a smooth paste. Next, add the honey and heavy cream. Spread the mixture evenly over the skin on the face and neck. Let it sit on the skin for 15 minutes and then rinse the pear facial mask off with warm water. Follow up with a splash of cool water and pat dry with a clean towel.
Pomegranate, Honey, Almond oil, Fruit mask
We do not recommend using it on acne skin.
Ingredients:
1/2 Pomegranate
2 teaspoons Almond oil
1/2 tablespoon organic Honey
Procedure:
Warm up the honey till it becomes liquid but not too hot. Transfer the honey to a bowl then add pomegranate, add 2 teaspoons of almond oil mix together. Apply the paste gently on your face and neck avoid around the eye. Leave it till it becomes dry. Then wash your face with warm water and finally with a splash of cold water.
Peach Facial Mask
Ingredients:
1 peach
1 teaspoon of olive oil
Procedure:
Combine the ingredients, apply and leave on face for 10 minutes. Rinse with warm water. It is Suitable for all skin types. We recommend using at least once a week for best results.
Raspberry facial mask
Cream, Oats, Honey, Raspberry, Fruit mask
The raspberries in this fruit mask refresh your skin and give a beautiful, healthy glow.
Ingredients:
1/2 cup organic Raspberries
2 tablespoons Cream
2 tablespoons organic Honey
2 tablespoons Oatmeal flour
1/2 teaspoon Rose or Lavender essential oil
Procedure:
Take some honey in a small glass or metal bowl and immerse it in hot water. Gently warm up the honey until it becomes liquid. Then, create a mixture by adding raspberries, cream, honey and essential oil. Blend it thoroughly and slowly add the oatmeal flour until you get a smooth, sticky paste. Avoiding your eyes spread the paste gently on your clean face and neck. Leave the mask on your face for 30 minutes. Wash it off with warm water and dry your skin with a soft warm wash cloth. End with a splash of cold water and pat your skin with a clean towel. Finally apply a moisturizer and Then wash it off with warm water and a soft warm wash cloth, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally apply a moisturizer which will seal your skin to keep the water inside.
Strawberry facial mask
Strawberry Facial mask
Ingredients:
½ cup of fresh strawberries
1 tablespoon fresh milk
1 tablespoon rice flour
Procedure:
Mash all the ingredients together to get a smooth paste. Apply gently on your face and neck. Let it sit on the skin for 20 minutes and rinse with warm water and pat dry with a clean towel.
Sweet Orange Facial Mask
Ingredients:
½ cup sweet orange
2 tbsp honey
1 tbsp turmeric powder
Procedure:
Mix all ingredients into a paste. Apply the paste on your face for 30 minutes. Rinse with cold water.
Tomato for Natural bleach
Tomato Facial mask
Ingredients:
1 tomato
1 tsp of honey
Procedure:
Make pulp of a tomato and mix it with honey to make a paste. Apply the face pack on your face avoiding eyes and the area around. Rinse it off after 15 min. This serves as a natural bleach for your face and brightens up your face.
Watermelon facial mask
Watermelon Facial mask
Ingredients:
2 slices of watermelon (remove the seeds)
Procedure:
Mash the slices and apply on the face. Leave it on for 15 minutes and rinse off with warm water. Watermelon is a strong antioxidant that cleanses the face thoroughly.
