Homemade Beauty Recipes

Pomegranate Face Mask and Antioxidants

A pomegranate face mask is great for mature skin or to put it another way anyone over the age of 30. I can hear you gasp, "but I am not old at 30," and that is of course correct, but your skin has begun the slippery slope of ageing and now needs a helping hand to stay young and fresh looking.

Pomegranates are full of antioxidants which help fight free radicals. Free radicals are electrons which as the name says are free to travel and attach themselves to cells where they cause damage such as premature ageing. Antioxidants reduce this from happening. You can give your body a helping hand by eating food full of antioxidants.

Don't just use a pomegranate face mask but eat pomegranates as well and you will be well on the way to winning the battle against those little blighters called free radicals.

In our masks we have added honey because of its great moisturizing, softening and healing properties. Honey is just such a great all rounder.

Pomegranate face mask - basic Cut a pomegranate in half and place the red seeds inside into a clean bowl. Take your fingers and scoop some of the seeds up and spread over your face. Leave on for at least 20 minutes to allow the antioxidants to work before rinsing off with warm water.

Pomegranate face mask with oats

1 cup of porridge oats
1 cup of olive oil
1 teaspoon of honey
1 pomegranate

Mix the porridge oats and the olive oil together. Take the red seeds out of the pomegranate skin and mix with the honey. Now mix both mixtures together. Apply to your face using your fingers and leave for at least 30 minutes or more if you wish before washing off with warm water.

Pomegranate face mask with egg white

1 egg white
1 pomegranate

Beat the egg white until it stand in peaks. This is best done with an electric whisk otherwise it will take ages and your arm will be sore. Mix the peaked egg white with the pomegranate seeds. Apply to your face using your fingers and leave for at least 30 minutes and feel those antioxidants working before washing off with warm water. This mask will get a little stiff on your face - this is normal.

Pomegranate face mask with honey and yogurt Yogurt is a great exfoliator and honey a great softener and healer.

1 cup of yogurt
2tsps of runny honey
1 pomegranate

Mix the yogurt and honey together and then the pomegranate seeds. Using your finger apply to your face and leave for at least 20 minutes before washing off with warm water. This mixture is runny so might make a bit of a mess.

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