Looking to give your skin some extra love? Perhaps peek into your kitchen. Yes, 100% natural ingredients can be just as nourishing as market masks and treatments, not to mention a fun way to spend the evening. If you’re new to the venture that is DIY beauty, there’s no shortage of players you can source at home . Let’s add one more to the DIY docket: a turmeric face mask.
How to make a turmeric face mask.
Turmeric, while rather buzzy in the last couple of years, is by no means a new addition to DIY; in fact, the spice has been used in ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years. And as modern science is also fully on board, there’s plenty of research touting the spice as quite the impressive anti-inflammatory. Additionally, turmeric has antioxidant properties that can help protect the skin from free-radical damage.
Needless to say, it makes a lovely face mask for those looking to brighten skin and refine texture and tone. Here’s exactly what you need:
Yogurt: “Mixing turmeric with yogurt as a base gives a nice texture to spread on your face as a mask,” says Marisa Plescia, research scientist at clean beauty e-tailer NakedPoppy. “Plus, yogurt is full of probiotics that could help balance the skin’s microbiome.” And it’s jam-packed with lactic acid, which can gently buff the skin smooth.
Turmeric: Of course, we can’t have a turmeric face mask without the star ingredient. Just keep in mind that you don’t need a ton of spice for it to be effective—a little goes a long way! Plescia recommends ⅛ to ½ teaspoon of turmeric to avoid overpowering the mask and staining the skin.
To make a basic mask, simply combine ½ cup of plain yogurt with ¼ teaspoon of turmeric. Apply an even layer to the skin, leave on for 10 to 20 minutes, then remove with warm water. Always remember to seal in the moisture with a cream or oil, so you don’t dry your skin out further.
