5 Homemade Citrus Fruit Facial Masks For Flawless Skin

Citrus Fruits are juicy fruit packed with vitamin C, an antioxidant that helps to protect the skin from harmful free radicals and helps to slow down the aging process. Stimulating collagen production in the skin, it helps the skin to become more soft and supple. Besides vitamin C, many of them contain Vitamin B, beta-carotene, potassium, magnesium and many other nutrients. So not just eating citrus fruits will benefit your skin, but they can be used to make excellent homemade facial mask for treating oily acne prone skin as well as dry flaky skin. These citrus fruit masks will give you clear and brighter skin.

1. Tangerine And Egg Yolk Mask For Dry And Flaky Skin

This face mask will help to cleanse your skin removing dead skin cells and make your dry skin smooth and supple.

Ingredients:

Tangerine juice – 2 tablespoon
Egg yolk – of 1 egg
Lavender essential oil – 4 drops

Method:

In a glass bowl, take 2 tablespoon tangerine juice. Blend the egg yolk thoroughly and then mix with tangerine juice. Add lavender essential oil. Make a smooth paste combining all the ingredients. Remove your makeup and cleanse your face with using slightly warm water. Apply the mask evenly on your entire face and neck. Leave it on your skin for 15-20 minutes and rinse off with cold water. Apply moisturizer. Do this before going to bed for best result. Your skin will get rid of whiteheads, blackheads and become soft, vibrant and younger looking with regular application. (2-3 times a week)

2. Lemon And Yogurt Facial Mask For Bright Skin

This homemade Lemon face mask will make your skin brighter removing excess oil and bacteria from your skin, leaving the skin blemishes free, fresh and glowing.

Ingredients:

Juice of ½ a lemon
Yogurt 1 tablespoon
Honey 1 tablespoon

Method:

Discarding the seeds of lemon, squeeze it to extract juice. Add honey and yogurt and blend well to get a fine paste. Apply the mask on your entire face and neck and allow it to sit for 10-15 minutes. Removing excess oil and dead skin cells this mask will improve your complexion.

3. Orange And Honey Anti-Aging Anti-acne Face Mask

Oranges are wonderful source of vitamin C and hence the citric acid in the fruit work as a natural astringent and is very effective for treating acne, pimples and other skin problems drying them out. The antioxidant property of this fruit helps to rebuild the tissues; tighten and tone the skin and reduce wrinkles, enhance complexion and rebuild the damaged cells. Ridding the skin of toxic matters it also brightens the complexion. For preparing the mask you will need.

Ingredients:

Orange Juice – 2 tablespoon
Honey 1tablespoon

Method:

In a glass bowl squeeze the juice from orange. Add honey. Mix well and apply the mask on your facial skin. Allow it to work for 15 minutes and wash off with cold water. Apply moisturizer. Apply this mask twice a week to get wrinkle and acne-free flawless skin.

4. Orange Juice And Fuller’s Earth Pack For Oily Skin

This face mask is especially effective for oil skin. Dry the tangerine peel and grind them to make tangerine powder. Store in a dry container;

Ingredients:

Orange juice – 2 tablespoons
Fuller’s earth – 1 tablespoon
Rose water – 2 teaspoon

Method:

Make a smooth paste adding orange juice, fuller’s earth and rose water. Apply the pack on your face and neck and wait until it dries. Use a wet wash cloth to wipe your face gently scrubbing. Rinse off with cold water. Cleansing your skin deeply, this mask will make your skin clean and clear. Repeated use of this mask once a week will reduce oil secretion; help you get rid of blackheads, whiteheads and acne.

5. Grapefruit And Yogurt Mask For Wrinkle-Free Skin

High in antioxidant vitamin C, grapefruit also has excellent astringent properties that helps to control oil and vitamin C helps to fight free radicals that causes fine line, wrinkles and skin discoloration. Yogurt used in this mask acts as great cleanser.

Ingredients:

Grapefruit juice – 2 tablespoons
Yogurt – 2 tablespoons

Mix yogurt and grapefruit juice in a bowl. Apply on cleaned skin and allow it to sit for 15-20 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water. You will get clean, oil-free skin with regular use.