Avocado Face Masks For Dry Skin

The avocado is one of the most nourishing fruits that will benefit your body on the inside and out. It’s even stronger when you mix it with other natural ingredients that you can find in your pantry to make a homemade avocado face mask. If you have dry skin or if you just want to save some of that cash that you work so hard to make you should try adding this delicious fruit to your weekly beauty routine. Here are some avocado face mask recipes to get you started.

Avocado and Honey Face Mask

• Using a fork, mash up half of a soft avocado until it’s creamy.
• Add 2 teaspoons of honey to it and mix it well to create a paste.

Gently apply the mixture to your skin and leave it on for fifteen minutes so that it soaks into your skin. This recipe is good for people who have dry skin or skin that has been over exposed to the sun because it really works to nourish and moisturize it.

Avocado and Olive Oil Face Mask

• Using a fork, mash up half of a soft avocado until it’s creamy.
• Add 1 teaspoons of extra virgin olive oil to it and mix well..

This mixture should be left on your skin for half an hour. If you don’t like olive oil, you can use almond oil instead. Both of these oils have be proven to have greatly improve dry, cracked skin.

Plain Avocado Mask

Mash up half of an avocado and apply it to your skin for half an hour. It’s nothing fancy, but it works.

Regardless of which recipe you try always be sure to wash the mixture off with lukewarm water because cold water will shock your skin and hot water will dry it out even more. It won’t take long for you to see the moisturizing benefits of using an avocado face mask.

The image of the avocado is from flickr