Oatmeal isn't just for breakfast! It's also an amazing natural cleanser, scrub, and mask! Today I'm going to show you ladies how to make a seriously easy natural face mask from just two ingredients... Oatmeal and Honey.
First, why these ingredients? Not only are they probably already in your cupboard, they also have skin benefits. Oatmeal helps to reduce dryness and restore the natural balance of moisture in your skin. It also helps to scrub out those blackheads as a natural exfoliant. Many beauty creams and face washes contain oatmeal, and it's usually recommended for people with skin irritations, chicken pox, eczema, and even acne. It helps to reduce redness, inflammation, and itchiness of the skin as well. So if you have sensitive skin and normal masks irritate you, try this one out!
Honey is great for retaining moisture in your skin. It has natural antioxidant effects which can help protect your skin from sun damage, and even help repair previous damage. Wrinkles? Honey eats them up! Honey has long been known for it's healing properties. One of the reasons I love this mask is because it also helps with minor acne caused by hormonal changes (my own issue for the past year!). It also helps remove dead skin cells which can block your pores and absorbs into the skin nicely to leave you with a soft, smooth glow!
*not recommended if you are allergic to bees
Here's how to mix it up:
(note: you can blend up your oats first in a blender if you want a finer consistency)
Take 2 tbsp of oats and 2 tbsp of natural honey and mix them into a paste. I prefer organic/unpasteurized honey as the normal stuff contains other ingredients like sugars. The honey should be room temperature to allow for an easy mix and application.
Once you have your paste, slather it all over your clean (makeup-free) face. It looks really disgusting when it's on, but I promise, it's worth it! Leave it on for 10-15 minutes then rinse off with luke warm water. You'll notice more beautiful, glowy smooth skin right away!
Have you tried this mask? What are some of your favourite homemade facial masks?
Awesome post! Love this idea. I think I might even do it. I have all the ingredients already...well, the oatmeal I have pre-packaged apple and cinnamon. Would that work?
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tips :) It's always fun reading stuff like this.
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No! Don't use that pre-packaged flavored stuff. It contains a bunch of other ingredients and things that may not be good for your skin. Plain oats (quick oats work too) are best.
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It's crazy how something so simple can give you such great results. I will definitely try this!
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This sounds lovely, I'll definitely be giving it a go!
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I'm gonna have to try this out now :) xxx
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I love natural, homemade face masks. I sometimes use cocoa powder and yogurt mixed together which helps for my dry skin and spots, it smells lush! I'll give this oats and honey mask a go :)
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ReplyDeleteI am so going to do this tonight! And I love to use olive oil and honey as a hair mask.
ReplyDeleteOh, love this idea. I sometimes do this also with banana. And if i want a little more abrasion I add brown sugar. xox
ReplyDeletethis looks so easy and effective :) thank you for sharing !
ReplyDeleteLooks like a nice easy mask and sounds like it works well too! I'll definately be trying it.
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I have sensitive skin, so i'm definitely going to try this. I have both of these ingredients and it's so easy to do. thanks for outlining the benefits. excellent post!
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Amazing DIY post!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing!!!
I love honey with cinnamon and nutmeg. Will have to add in some oatmeal next time too.
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My skin has been a mess from stress lately! I definitely need to try this!!
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I love using honey and yogurt on my skin. Dana have you tried argan oil its the best stuff ever.
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No I haven't! I'll look into it :)
Deletehow wonderful. thanks for the tip!
ReplyDeletethis is most definitely something I need to try.
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I love to just take some oatmeal, wet it with a bit of water and then massage it on my face for about a minute and rinse it off. It does wonders for my skin :-)
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Taking note of this to definitely try in the near future! I don't suffer much from dry skin rather I have very oily skin so hopefully oatmeal like you said can help balance that out? Thanks for the post Dana! :)
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I will be trying this asap. Thanks for sharing <3
ReplyDeleteLove this - I use a lot of homemade masks, but I haven't tried this one. One I DON'T recommend though if you don't have dry skin is coffee and olive oil. Results in a bad breakout!
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Definitely want to try this!
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I wrote a comment on this last night and apparently it hasn't worked! So in short i said: this looks great, can't wait to try it, sorry i haven't been commenting as I read lately but I've been reading on my phone and it's rubbish for commenting (case in point: I used it to comment on this last night and when i pressed publish nothing at all happened so i didn't know whether or not it had gone!)
ReplyDeleteI'm loving your posts at the moment though lady, and you've done some gorgeous designs lately too! hope all is well xx