In the busy run of life, we seldom find time to visit a salon and take care of our beauty needs. Homemade face masks are an easy, effective and inexpensive solution of taking care of your skin at your home itself.

All the ingredients required to make the masks will be normally available at your home. Ingredients like fuller’s earth, honey, milk, egg and oils are usually used in homemade face masks. Eggs provide anti oxidant properties and milk and milk products is seen to soften and smoothen the skin. Depending upon your skin type you can make your own face pack.

Mud or clay based masks are the best type of face masks for people who have an oily or an acne prone skin. These masks unclog the skin pores, and removes blackheads and the excess oil on the skin. Wash off the mud packs with cold water. These packs help in boosting the blood circulation and will also cleanse the skin.

A face pack made of mint and tomatoes will help in taking care of acne prone skin. A mixture of one teaspoon of yeast and yogurt can be applied to oily skin and can be washed off after 20 minutes with warm water. This mask opens the pores of the skin and clears up all the oily and greasy parts of your face.

People with dry skin should apply hydrating face masks. A mixture of one teaspoon butter and one tablespoon water is to be applied on the skin and left on for 20 minutes and then later rinsed off with cold water. This mask helps to retain the moisture content in the skin for a very long period of time.

You can also mash half of an avocado and mix it with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and apply it on your face. This facial mask provides great nourishment for dry skin and keeps it moisturized throughout by helping to restore the natural oils in the skin.

People with normal skin have the luxury of using different kinds of face masks. A face pack made of Fuller’s earth and essential oils will give a rejuvenating and relaxing effect. Application of a mixture of crushed ripe bananas and oatmeal on your face helps in keeping wrinkles and age lines at bay.

Thus pamper your skin at the comforts of your home with homemade facial masks.