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Make your own face masks

You don’t necessarily need to buy expensive, pre-made face masks. Some
commonly used kitchen ingredients have skin-boosting properties, meaning you
can easily whip up your own treatments at home

HEALING LEMON AND TURMERIC 1 Mix the honey, lemon juice and turmeric
FACE MASK together in a bowl.
Turmeric has played a role in Indian beauty 2 Tie your hair back, or use a hairband, or
treatments for centuries, due to its anti- clips to keep your hair away from your face
inlammatory and anti-bacterial beneits. and wrap a towel around your shoulders.
Try it in this mask to help soothe and calm Using clean ingers, apply the mask evenly
your skin, but if you’re prone to sensitivity, to your face and neck.
do a patch test 24 hours in advance. 3 Leave it on for up to 10 minutes, then
remove using a damp reusable cotton pad,
a facecloth or a lannel. Rinse any of the
YOU’LL NEED
remnants away with tepid water.
2 tsp set honey
Juice of ½ lemon MOISTURISING AVOCADO AND
¼ tsp turmeric
HONEY MASK
If your skin is feeling dull and dry, give this
homemade moisture-boosting mask a go. The
vitamin E in the avocado helps to support skin
health and works well with the humectants in
honey, which help to lock in moisture.

YOU’LL NEED
½ ripe avocado
1 tbsp manuka honey
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1 Mash the avocado with a fork until smooth
then mix well with the manuka honey.
2 Keeping your hair back and of your face,
either apply the mask evenly to your whole
face, or dollop onto dry patches which need
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moisturisation.
3 Leave the mask on your skin for 15 minutes
before washing away with warm water.

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points when
you buy
honey*

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