Beauty masks for aging skin

Beauty masks are even more important to aging skin because of severe dryness and dead-cell buildup. Therefore, your masks are designed to both moisturize and remove cells along with the usual benefits of a deep internal and external cleansing.

Deep Penetrating Hot Oil Mask

1/2 cup virgin olive oil (moisturizer)
1 square cheesecloth

Cut out a mask from the cheesecloth to fit your face, leaving holes for your eyes and mouth. Warm the olive oil and soak cloth in it. Wring out lightly and fit to face. As cloth cools, dip again into warm oil and reapply. Repeat several times. Rinse oil off your face with warm water and pat dry. A nice, dewy coating will remain to protect you.

Protein Scrub Mask

1 egg yolk (protein)
1 tbsp castor oil (moisturizer)
2 tbsp table salt (abrasive)
1 tsp lemon juice (works with oil to remove dead-cell layer, can be eliminated if skin is sensitive)

Mix all together and spread on face. Let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water, but while doing so, use a washing motion (gently – salt is very abrasive) to benefit from the beauty grains of salt. Splash face with cool water and pat dry.

Oatmeal-Milk Scrub Mask

1/2 cup milk
Pulverized oatmeal

Pulverize oatmeal in blender (do not use instant type). Add to milk until a thick paste is formed. Spread on face and leave for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and use a washing motion to gain benefit from the beauty grains of oatmeal. Splash face with cool water and pat dry.

Beauty masks for trouble skin

Peppermint Pack

3-4 tbsp wheat germ (protein)
1 tbsp peppermint extract (pulling power)
1 tbsp water

Blend extract and water into wheat germ to form a spreadable paste. Apply to face and let remain for 15 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold. Pat face dry.



Egg white Mask

1 tsp camphor oil (drying qualities)
1 egg white (pulling power, tightening)

Whip slightly and apply to face. When first layer is dry, add a second and then a third layer. Let remain on face for 15 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.



Carrot-Clay Pack

1 oz carrot juice (astringent, vitamin A)
2 oz fuller’s earth (pulling power, drying qualities)
2 tbsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)

Add tincture of benzoin to fuller’s earth and work in enough carrot juice to form soft clay. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with cold.



Bran 'n' Buttermilk Mask

3 tbsp pulverized bran (skin softener)
4 tbsp buttermilk (skin softener, bleach)

Pulverize bran in blender or mash until fine. Blend in buttermilk to form a soft paste and apply to face. Leave this soothing, softening mask on for 20 minutes and remove with warm water. Splash with cool water and pat dry.



Almond-Oat Scrub

3 tbsp pulverized oatmeal (protein, abrasive vehicle for soap and water mix)
1 tbsp shaved Castile or medicated soap (drying agent)
1 tbsp water
1 tbsp almond extract (scent)

Pulverize oatmeal in blender or mash fine. Add soap and pour water into mixture, mixing well, a little at a time, until a spreadable paste is formed. Blend in almond extract. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. When removing with warm water, use a gentle washing motion to benefit from the slight abrasive action of the oatmeal. (Do not use if you have open wounds). Follow with cool rinse.



Herb-Protein Mask

1 egg yolk (protein)
1 1/2 tsp dried sage (astringent)
1 1/2 tsp dried mint (astringent, pulling power)
1 1/2 tsp dried thyme (astringent)

Whip the yolk until yellow and thick. Mix in herbs and apply to face. Let remain for 20 minutes and remove with warm water.



After Mask

After removing the mask, check your face carefully for black- or whiteheads that are ready to be pressed out from the pores. Caution must be taken when emptying clogged pores. Take a tissue and tear it in half. Cover both index fingers and press gently, but firmly, on either side of the blemish. Only remove that infection which dislodges without effort. Do not apply great pressure. Re-cover the fingers with a clean section of the tissue for each separate removal. Be careful that you don’t spread the infection. Use fresh tissue as necessary. (Do not squeeze any sort of blemish on the nose. If done improperly and infection ensues, it can drain directly to the drain and prove fatal. If you have persistent bumps on the nose, see a dermatologist.)When the face is clean, wipe it gently with a cotton pad moistened with the skin freshener of your choice to disinfect the area. Let the face dry naturally and then cover blemish with a drying agent.

Beauty masks for all skin type

Protein Mask

1 egg yolk (protein, tightening power)

Whip until pale yellow and thick. Apply and leave on for 10 minutes. Remove with coolish water and pat face dry.

Honey Mask
Your favorite honey (pulling power, moisturizer)

Just rub into skin and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold.

Milk Mask

1 pack dried skim milk (skin softener, Bleach)
Skim milk (same properties)

Blend enough liquid skim milk with the dried milk to form a spreadable paste. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with tepid water and follow with a splash of cold.

Egg White Mask

1 egg white (tightening power)

Whip until very frothy. Apply to face and let remain five to fifteen minutes. After the first layer has dried, oily skins can take a second and third layer. Remove with cool water. Leftover mask can be held in refrigerator, rewhipped, and reused.



Honey and Almond Scrub

3 to 4 tbsp pulverized almonds (protein, skin softener, abrasive action)
2 tbsp honey (pulling power, moisturizer)

Pulverize almonds in blender or mash fine. Add honey to make a thick paste. Spread on face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and splash with cold. When removing mask, use a 'washing' motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.


Buttermilk Pack

2 oz buttermilk (skin softener, bleach)
2 tbsp whole wheat flour or wheat germ (protein, vehicle for milk)

Blend milk and flour into thick paste and apply to face. Leave on for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.


Fruit-Protein Mask

3 to 4 tbsp protein powder (protein)
Your choice of fresh strawberry, grapefruit, orange, or lemon juice (astringents)

Add enough juice to protein powder to make spreadable paste. Apply to face. Leave on for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.


Mint Mask

2 tbsp dried mint (astringent, pulling power)
1 cup of water
1 pkg plain gelatin (protein)

Boil water and steep mint leaves for 15 minutes. Strain liquid, reheats, and dissolve gelatin in it. While still warm, apply to face with fingers or brush. (Oily skins can take second or third applications.) Let remain on face for 10 to 15 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. Leftover mask can be jelled in refrigerator. Simply scoop out enough for one application and heat until dissolved.

Beauty masks for normal and dry skins

Sour Cream Mask

Sour cream (skin Softener, bleach)

That's all. Massage into skin and leave on for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold. (Plain yogurt can be substitute.)



Honey'n' Egg Mask

1 egg (protein, pulling power)
1 tbsp honey (pulling power, moisturizer)

Whip egg until thick. Add honey and whip until blended. Apply to face and let remain for 10 minutes. Remove with cool water. (Can be held in refrigerator and rewhipped at later date.)



Banana Mask

1 banana (moisturizer)
2 tbsp warm olive oil (deep penetrating moisturizer)

Mash banana and blend with oil until you have a spreadable paste. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold.



Wax pack

2 tbsp anhydrous lanolin (moisturizer)
1 tbsp beeswax (skin softener, pulling power)
1 tbsp spermaceti (skin softener, pulling power)

Rub lanolin onto face. (Avoid eye area.) Melt waxes together, let cool slightly and apply over lanolin base. Leave on for fifteen minutes and peel off or scrape off with butter knife. Rinse face with very warm water and remove rest of mask with hot, wet washcloth.



Rose Water and Glycerin Scrub

2 tbsp rose water (skin softener)
1 tbsp glycerin (lubricator)
3-4 tbsp pulverized oatmeal (protein, abrasive action)

Pulverize oatmeal in blender or mash fine. Add rose water and glycerin small amounts at a time, until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and splash with cold. When removing mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the oatmeal.



Deep Penetrating Hot Oil Mask
Especially wonderful for very dry or aging skins.

1/2 cup virgin olive oil (moisturizer)
1 square cheesecloth

Cut out a mask from cheesecloth to fit face, leaving holes for the eyes and mouth. Warm the olive oil and soak cloth in it. Wring out lightly and fit onto face. As cloth cools, dip again into warm oil and reapply. Repeat several times. Rinse oil off face with warm water and pat dry. A nice, dewy coating will remain to protect you.



Butter-Almond scrub

3-4 tbsp finely pulverized almonds (skin softener, protein, abrasive action)
2 tbsp margarine (moisturizer)

Pulverize almonds in blender or mash finely. Melt margarine and add in small amounts to almonds meal to form a spreadable paste. Apply to face and leave on for 20. Remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. When removing mask use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.


Avocado Mask

1/2 fresh avocado (protein, moisturizer)

Mash and heat over water until warm. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold.



Peach Mask

1 fresh, ripe peach (moisturizer)
2 tbsp peach kernel oil (moisturizer)

Pell peach and mash. Warm oil and blend into fruit until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face and let remain for 15 minutes. Remove with warm and then cool water.



Mayonnaise Mask

Mayonnaise (skin softener, moisturizer)

That's all. Rub it in and leave on as long as you like. Rinse with warmish water and pat dry.

Beauty masks for oily skin

Almond-Cucumber Scrub

3-4 tbsp pulverized almonds (skin softener, protein, abrasive action)
1/2 freshly squeezed cucumber (astringent)

Pulverized almonds in blended or mash fine and remove oil with a paper towel. Wash cucumber well and wipe dry. Squeeze or blend cucumber (skin and all), strain it, and add in small amounts at a time to almond meal until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face. Leave for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. As you remove mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.


Lemon-Oat Scrub

3-4 tbsp oatmeal (protein, abrasive action, vehicle for juice) juice of one or two lemons (astringent)

Pulverize oatmeal (not instant) in blender or mash fine. Strain lemon juice and add to oatmeal in small amounts until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face. Leave for 20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. As you remove the mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the oatmeal.


Clay Pack

2 oz filler’s earth (pulling power, drying qualities)
2 tbsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)
Mineral water (skin softener)

Add tincture of benzoin to fuller’s earth and work in enough water to form a soft clay. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with cold.


Strawberry Mask

3-4 tbsp bran (skin softener)
1/4 cup fresh strawberry juice (astringent)

Pulverize bran in blender or mash fine. Strain strawberry juice and blend into bran. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Rinse away with warm and then cool water.


Grapefruit Pack

2 oz fuller’ earth (pulling power, drying qualities)
Grapefruit juice (astringent)

Squeeze and strain fresh grapefruit. Add in small amounts to fuller’s earth until a spreadable paste is formed. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.


Lemon ‘n’ Egg Mask

1 egg white (tightening power)
Juice of 1 lemon (astringent)

Whip egg white until frothy. Beat in lemon juice. Apply to face. As first application begins to dry, add another layer. If skin is exceptionally oily, add a third layer when second is dry. Let remain on face for 10-15 minutes. Remove with cool water. (leftover mask can be held in refrigerator and reused.)


Fresh Orange Mask

3-4 tbsp brewer’s yeast (vitamin B, vehicle for juice, abrasive action)
Juice of 1/2 orange (astringent)
1/4 tsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)

Mix yeast with strained orange juice to make a rather thick paste. Blend in tincture of benzoin. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold. As you remove mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the yeast.


Tomato Mask

2 oz fresh or canned tomato juice (astringent)
2 tbsp sage leaves (astringent)
2 tbsp wheat germ (protein, vehicle for juice)

Mix ingredients together and apply to face. Let remain for 20 minutes and remove with warm and then cool water.


Rose and Almond Scrub

3-4 tbsp pulverized almonds (skin softener, protein, abrasive action)
Rose Water (skin softener)
1/2 tsp tincture of benzoin (antiseptic)

Blend enough rose water into the almonds to form a spreadable paste. Add tincture of benzoin. Apply to face and let remain for 20 minutes. Remove with warm water and follow with a splash of cold. When removing mask, use a “washing” motion to benefit from the abrasiveness of the almonds.


Strawberry-Mint Mask

2 oz fresh strawberry juice (astringent)
3 tbsp dried mint leaves (pulling power)
1 tbsp whole wheat flour (protein, vehicle for juice)

Blend ingredients together and apply to face. Leave on for 15-20 minutes and remove with warm water followed with a splash of cold.