Rough life
We all know that oily skin can be such a hassle. You look like a grease ball in the morning, you wash your face and have it shine like shoe shine a minute later and you constantly look like you are sweating or like you have lathered an entire container of petroleum jelly on your face.
Despite washing constantly, spending far too much money buying oil absorbing sheets, and constantly asking friends to wait as you wipe down your face before you take a picture, everything around you is still oily because you can’t help touching your face often.
Yes, this gets worse in summer.
Not only that, but oily skin is like a magnet for all the dirt, dust and grunge in the air around you. Your pores are also constantly covered by that excessive film of oil so that breakouts and pimples are just a part of life you have resigned yourself to.
Somehow despite the fact that you are a grown human, you still feel like the unattractive kid in school going through intense puberty.
Silver linings
It’s a rough life and your skin requires constant attention. But in your quest to beat the ever strong oily skin problem, remember that in a few years, you will be grateful for it. That time-consuming, groan-inducing, difficult skin you have now, will be the saving grace of your youthful look later. While your normal skin friend is going to dry up and wrinkle like a raisin in the sun. so, you know, silver linings.
I hope you are feeling a slight bit grateful for your oily skin now, but as you reach for yet another oil-absorbing sheet, I am sure all that will fly out the window.
Good news
The good news is, there is actually a few things you can do. One of them is using a face mask that will help with the excess oil on your face without drying it out like a prune. We suggest natural ones because natural is always best.
Even better, it will take no more time than your grocery shopping list, and, will cost much much less. These fruits and vegetables have natural astringents that work to clean your skin thoroughly, unclog your pores and lessen excessive oil secretion
To keep things cool and fun, we have three vegetables and three fruits you can use for your face masks to stop you feeling like an oil factory.
Here’s a kicker to start with. This face mask is most advantageous for oily skin as it acts as an exfoliator. Exfoliation is essential for this skin type as it scrapes away dead skin cells (improves desquamation) and unclogs the clogged follicles on your face. Lucky for us, this sweet fruit has enzymes that aid in exfoliation.
Benefits of papaya exfoliation enzymes
Papaya face mask use guide
“ combine it with a tablespoon of fuller’s earth (Multani mitti) – the go-to favorite for those with oily skin. Add rosewater to make a paste, apply it on the face and leave it on till it dries.” rewardme.in
For our first vegetable, we go with the ever hydrating cucumber. Talk about a vegetable naturally made with plenty of benefits. Cucumber not only hydrates, but it also has the same astringent properties that papaya has and the same benefits consequently. I do all this while also simultaneously keeping the PH level of the skin balanced.
“Cucumber skin is rich in vitamins and minerals, including vitamin A, E, magnesium, and potassium” Pioneer thinking
Benefits of Cucumber
How to use cucumber
Use the following ingredients for a cucumber, egg, lemon and mint mask
Use the following ingredients for a cucumber and yogurt mask
Good old’ banana comes to the rescue again. Banana’s are so good for the skin, that;
“Some people go to the extent of terming bananas as Mother Nature’s painless low-cost Botox.” Natural Beauty Tips
They are full of healthy nutrients and vitamins that still help with clearing the skin and keeping it healthy.
Benefits of banana face mask
Use guide
Use the following ingredients for a banana, lemon and honey mask
Remember to moisturize after
Fruit or vegetable, tomatoes work wonders. Healthy and delicious, tomatoes are great for managing oily skin. Just like the fruits and vegetables above, tomatoes have natural astringent properties that help to exfoliate it . They also have antioxidants, collagen, and antibacterial properties.
They “contains wonderful nutrients, such as phenolic compounds, carotenoids, folic acid, and vitamin C” Stylecraze
Benefits
Tomato face mask for oily skin guide
For a simple tomato mask, Simply just pulp the tomato and rub it on your face. Wait for 15 minutes and rinse
Use the following ingredients for a tomato and cucumber mask;
Strawberries are not only really good to eat but also incredible for your skin. Some people even say that it is natures best product. In fact:
“Strawberries are a natural source of salicylic acid which is found in most over-the-counter acne medicines” Janice Cox
That being the case, isn’t a natural face mask better than not? Strawberries act as an exfoliant as well, killing dead cells just like the rest.
“Super loaded with vitamin C, alpha hydroxyl acids, salicylic acid, aspartic acid, ellagic acid, folate and fiber” Bellatory
All of these help to prevent or manage oily skin, acne, and other disorders. Because of the salicylic acid, strawberry face masks work best for combination or oily skin. It is far too strident for a dry or normal one.
Benefits
Use guide
Use the following ingredients for a strawberry and yogurt mask;
Use the following ingredients for a strawberry and honey mask;
Add brown sugar to a different mask, and moisturize after.
