3 DIY Avocado Face Mask For Dry, Aging & Dull Skin

Avocado is great for health as well as for healthy skin. Avocado can nourish and revitalize the skin if it is used as a natural avocado face mask. The avocado face mask moisturizes the skin due to its hydrating properties and it is packed with beneficial nutrients, making it the perfect natural defense against dull skin as well as a best natural ingredients for anti-aging skincare.

Here, you will get 3 DIY avocado face mask recipes for different skin problems. But, let’s take a look at what are the benefits of avocado for skin before getting into recipes.

Benefits Of Avocado Face Mask

1. Avocado has several essential antioxidants and vitamins that could help nourish your skin from within and impart a natural glow. An excellent source of omega-3 & 6 fatty acids, potassium, and vitamins A, D and E, avocados can provide the skin with deep moisture.

2. Avocado has antioxidants and vitamins which may help to heal the dry, irritated, and flaky skin associated with eczema and psoriasis. It heals the damaged skin and also provides a healthy glow to the skin.

3. In addition to providing the skin with moisture, the antioxidants found in avocado can help soothe sunburned skin. “Antioxidants such as vitamins (vitamin C, vitamin E), flavonoids, and phenolic acids play the main role in fighting against free radical species that are the main cause of numerous negative skin changes. (source)

4. With its high level of vitamin E, avocado may reduce itching and skin inflammation and is also beneficial in softening rough patches on the skin. Vitamin E also helps to fade age spots as well as dark spots.

5. Avocados are also enriched with vitamin C and vitamin E. Both vitamin C and Vitamin E are vital to support healthy skin and prevent it from free radical activity. The free radical activity makes your skin age sooner. Avocados also contain antioxidants like lutein and zeaxanthin that fight free radical formation and keep your skin taut and young.

Now, Let’s take a look at how to make and apply an avocado face mask for beautiful skin.

1. Honey And Avocado Face Mask For Dry Skin

Ingredients

• 2-3 tablespoon mashed avocado pulp
• 1 tablespoon honey

How To Apply

• Take 1 fully ripe fresh avocado, cut it into half and scoop out some avocado with a spoon.
• Mash the avocado pulp into a creamy pulp in a bowl.
• Now, add 1 tablespoon of honey and mix well until it turns into a uniform paste.
• Apply to a cleansed face and leave it on for 20-30 minutes. Then, wipe the mask off with a damp cotton cloth.
• Repeat it 2-3 times a week.

2. Egg And Avocado Face Mask For Aging Skin

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoon mashed avocado pulp
• 1 tablespoon egg white
• few chunks of banana
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice

How To Apply

• Take a fully ripe fresh avocado, cut it into half and scoop out some avocado with a spoon.
• Mash the avocado pulp and banana chunks into a creamy pulp in a bowl.
• Now, add lemon juice, egg white to an avocado and banana paste and mix well until it turns into a uniform paste.
• Apply to a cleansed face and leave it on for 20-30 minutes. Then, wipe the mask off with a damp cotton cloth.
• Repeat it 2-3 times a week.

3. Oatmeal And Avocado Face Mask & Scrub

Ingredients

• 2-3 tablespoon mashed avocado pulp
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1 tablespoon coarsely grounded old fashioned oatmeal

How To Apply

• Take a fully ripe fresh avocado, cut it into half and scoop out some avocado with a spoon.
• Mash the avocado pulp into a creamy pulp in a bowl.
• Now, add grounded oatmeal to an avocado creamy paste and mix well until it turns into a uniform paste.
• Apply to a cleansed face and leave it on for 20-30 minutes. Massage your face for 2-3 minutes before rinsing it off. Then, wipe the mask off with a damp cotton cloth.
• Repeat it 2 times a week.