10 HOMEMADE DIY FACE MASKS FOR OILY SKIN

Oily skin is a very common type of skin, that’s why we are going to talk about face masks for oily skin. This type of skin is characterized by an excessive production of sebum. If in the case of dry skin the hydrolipidic film was absent, in this case it can be so abundant as to suffocate the skin.

For this reason, oily skin requires not too aggressive treatments, since it is often also subject to inflammation: it is essential to consciously choose the ingredients to be used.

How to recognise oily skin?

The T zone (forehead, nose, chin) is often shiny; the pores are dilated, blackheads and imperfections appear; it is prone to redness and has a rather rough and irregular appearance. Finally, makeup tends not to last long, but it spoils much faster.

In previous articles we have already talked about the ten masks for dry skin (click here) and the ten masks for combination skin (click here).

Ten DIY face masks for oily skin:

1. ALOE GEL AND TURMERIC

2. HONEY AND LEMON MASK

3. GREEN AND CLAY TEA MASK

4. WHITE EGG MASK

5. THREE CLAY MASK

6. BURDOCK MASK

7. GINGER AND YOGURT MASK

8. TOMATO AND HONEY

9. GREEN CLAY AND ALMOND MILK MASK

10. BANANA AND OAT MASK

If you want to experiment in detail, here are ten DIY face masks for oily skin:

1. ALOE GEL AND TURMERIC

To begin the list of DIY face masks for oily skin, one could not fail to consider an ingredient such as turmeric.

In the eastern countries, turmeric is used not only as a spice useful for making foods tastier (and colorful), but also as a natural remedy for the treatment of skin and hair.

The main ingredient of this mask, turmeric has strong anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, also very useful in case of imperfections and pimples. Aloe gel also heals the skin from the inside, eliminating the bacteria that cause infections and reducing redness and swelling in the affected areas.

Ingredients

Aloe vera gel: 2 tsp

Turmeric: 1 tbsp

Preparation

Add the turmeric to the aloe gel and mix. Apply on face and keep on for 15 minutes. Rinse with warm water.

Turmeric, in combination with the gel, will guarantee your face skin a deep cleansing from all excess sebum. It can be applied once a week, preferably before going to sleep or in the morning before breakfast.

If you want to discover a recipe with turmeric against stains, click here.

2. HONEY AND LEMON MASK

Lemon juice is astringent, antibacterial, antioxidant and whitening. Combined with honey it is the ideal combination to defeat the shiny and impure effect of the skin, but at the same time giving hydration and a complete soothing effect. Honey, on the other hand, is moisturizing, energizing, nourishing, antiseptic: it has a protective function and counteracts the action of free radicals, a perfect anti-age.

Ingredients

Honey: 2 tsp

Lemon: half

Preparation

In a small bowl put the honey and add the lemon. Once finished, put the bowl in the fridge for at least 30 minutes: the cold temperatures will make the skin more compact and toned.

Remember that this mask cannot be left in the fridge for days, as it tends to make mold.

Leave on for 15 minutes and then rinse with warm water.

PLEASE NOTE:

Do not expose yourself in the sun after making the mask, especially in summer. This is because the lemon directly in contact with the sun causes the appearance of spots on the skin.

3. GREEN AND CLAY TEA MASK

Another of the DIY face masks for oily skin, has green tea as its protagonist. It, thanks to the presence of catechins, helps fight the bacteria that cause acne and facial imperfections. Combined with white clay and grapefruit juice, the result of the mask will bring balance to the pH, in addition to a general anti-inflammatory action.

Ingredients

Green tea: a.n. (sachets or grass)

White clay: to taste

Grapefruit juice: 1 or 2 tbsp

Preparation

The preparation is very simple: combine all the ingredients until a homogeneous, not too liquid, compound is obtained. Apply directly on the face and keep on for about ten minutes, after which rinse with warm water. Thanks to the presence of grapefruit juice, you will also get a natural, astringent and anti-inflammatory tonic.

4. WHITE EGG MASK

Among the face masks do-it-yourself for oily skin, there is also the one with egg or better, with egg white. The application of egg white, in fact, is considered an effective solution to reduce the excessive production of fat which gives the skin the annoying shiny effect.

Its properties bring benefit to the skin’s pH, regulating it and leaving a feeling of freshness to the whole face.

Ingredients

White egg: 1

Aloe gel: 2 tbsp

Apple cider vinegar: 1 tsp

Preparation

After mixing all the ingredients and obtaining the desired consistency, apply on the face with a brush or directly with your hands.

The expected exposure time is about 10 minutes, during which you will feel the skin “pull” a little.

If you want to avoid applying it all over your face, do it only in the T zone, which is usually the most affected. After the exposure time, rinse with warm water.

To be done no more than once a week.

5. THREE CLAY MASK

This mask for oily skin is effective in that, the three clays combined together, will help solve all the imperfections of your face. The red clay, in fact, stimulates microcirculation; green clay remineralises; finally, white clay promotes skin renewal.

Ingredients

Red clay: 1 tsp

Green clay: 1 tsp

White clay: 1 tsp

Lemon balm water: 2 tsp

Preparation

Mix the three clays in a bowl (preferably wooden!) And add the lemon balm water. When you get the right consistency, apply the mask on your face avoiding eyes and mouth.

Leave on for 15 minutes, after which remove before it has dried completely.

6. BURDOCK MASK

Also in this mask the white clay returns, able to absorb the waste of the skin. Burdock tincture, on the other hand, has a purifying action, while the aforementioned tea tree oil is disinfectant.

Ingredients

White clay: 2 tbsp

Burdock tincture: 2 drops

Tea tree oil essential oil: 2 drops

Distilled water: to taste

Preparation

First, place the white clay in a bowl, where you will add the burdock tincture and tea tree oil. Mix with distilled water – to be added gradually. If the consistency is neither too liquid nor too thick, the mask is ready to be applied.

Leave on for about 10 minutes, then rinse with warm water.

7. GINGER AND YOGURT MASK

To be considered effective in the range of DIY face masks for oily skin, it is certainly the one with ginger and yogurt. Ginger, root with multiple functions, has antioxidant, antibacterial and healing properties, while yogurt has soothing properties and has a pH defined as acid, which normalizes the production of sebum on the skin.

Ingredients

Ginger: a few slices

Yogurt: a.n.

Preparation

The preparation is really immediate. Depending on the amount of mask you want to make, the first step involves cutting a few slices of ginger, to be added to the yogurt. I advise you not to chop the ginger, but to leave it in small pieces directly whole.

The laying time is 15 minutes, after which you must rinse with the usual warm water.

8. MASK WITH TOMATO AND HONEY

Tomato is also a valid ally for oily skin. This DIY face mask for oily skin, in fact, involves the use of two simple but very effective ingredients. Tomato has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, while honey – as is well known – has nourishing, moisturizing and other properties.

Thanks to all the vitamins and minerals of the tomato, your skin will be immediately smoother.

Ingredients

Honey: 1 tbsp

Tomato: 1 tablespoon of seedless pulp

Preparation

In a bowl, start mixing the honey with the seedless tomato pulp.

As you can see, the procedure is very quick; apply it on the face and keep it on for a maximum of 20 minutes. Rinse with lukewarm water.

9. GREEN CLAY AND ALMOND MILK MASK

Among the DIY face masks for oily skin, this one also appears, in which the almond milk will hydrate your skin and soften it thanks to its soothing properties. In combination with the other ingredients, this mask will be able to absorb excess sebum, rebalancing the pH of your skin and making it fresher, purified and clean.

Ingredients

Green clay: 1 tbsp

Almond Milk: 1 tbsp

Rose water: a.n.

Lavender essential oil: 2 drops

Preparation

Very simple procedure: in a wooden bowl put the green clay and add the rest of the ingredients, time after time. Pay attention to the quantity of lavender essential oil (but in general it is valid for each oe): 2 drops will be enough.

Leave on for 10 minutes and then rinse everything with a chamomile infusion, for a final soothing effect.

10. BANANA AND OAT MASK

The DIY mask for oily skin with banana and oats will help all those who suffer from the problem of lucidity of the epidermis, in particular on the areas of cheeks, forehead and nose.

Thanks to banana and oats, therefore, you will get a mask capable of absorbing sebum and very useful for balancing the skin’s pH.

Ingredients

Banana: ½

Oat: 2 tablespoons (about (30g)

Preparation

After mashing the half banana with a fork, the consistency should have reached that of a puree. Next, add two tablespoons of oats and mix very well.

Apply on the face and leave for about 20 minutes. After the exposure time, remove the mask – this time – with plenty of cold water.

CONCLUSION

These were ten DIY face masks for oily skin; next time we will see other types of masks for other types of skin.

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