The spa can be a fantastic place to get some pampering TLC. However, we don't all have the money, time, or desire to go somewhere. A DIY vitamin C mask can give you the same incredible results from the comfort of your own home!
With five or six simple ingredients, you can whip up a delicious face mask full of essential benefits.
Honey - Brown Sugar or Coffee Grounds - Vitamin C and a few drops of essential oil, and you're good to go. This vitamin C mask is excellent for acne. Honey contains antibacterial properties, and vitamin C helps balance the pH of the face. Together, those ingredients can help reduce breakouts. Lavender essential oil is an excellent choice. It contains anti-inflammatory properties that ease the inflamed skin from the breakout.
Ingredients
1 - teaspoon organic or raw manuka honey
1/2 - teaspoon vitamin C powder or fresh lemon juice
1/2 - teaspoon brown sugar or coffee grounds (abrasive ingredient for exfoliation)
Few Drops Essential Oil - Lavender
Instructions
The instructions are pretty basic. Combine and mix all the ingredients well.
Massage the face mask cream onto the face for about two minutes. Use a gentle circular motion to increase circulation.
Leave the mask on your face anywhere between 5 to 45 minutes.
Use warm water or a warm cloth to clean off the vitamin C mask.
If you want to up the game a little, you can use vitamin C or AVC toner. It's not necessary, but it's nice.
Using powdered vitamin C gives one advantage: it extends the shelf-life for up to several months. If you use fresh lemon juice, the shelf-life will be a few days to a week.
Benefits of a Vitamin C Mask
Refreshing clean skin is only one benefit. You wait; there's more. Vitamin C provides a healthy dose of antioxidants which as responsible for some fantastic things:
Plump & Smooth Skin: Vitamin C can help rejuvenate and plump the skin. This provides a rich fresh-faced glow with a smoother texture.
Fight Signs of Aging: One of the critical vitamin C skincare benefits helps diminish those fine lines and wrinkles. This mask also helps keep you looking younger, more awake, and refreshed.
Brighten Skin: The antioxidant effects of vitamin C help reduce the look of discoloration and brighten your skin's appearance.
Evens Skin-tone: Vitamin C is known for its ability to even out your skin tone and improves overall quality and texture. Who would've known?
Reduces Appearance of Dark Spots: The nourishment your skin gets from using vitamin C also help reduce the appearance of dark spots that can develop over time.
Protects Against Environmental Toxins: Toxic stuff is everywhere in the environment. Vitamin C helps to care for your skin with natural botanical defenses. This makes it great for interior and exterior use.
Strengthens The Skin: Antioxidants are powerful. Vitamin C will help make your skin firmer, allowing it to take whatever is thrown it's way.
Soften Skin: Vitamin C skincare also reduces the appearance of dullness and gives your skin a softer, more rejuvenating look.
Remove Impurities: Due to the exfoliant and cleansing properties, vitamin C can also help remove buildup from the surface of your skin and leave it appearing luminous.
There is something about a good face scrub and mask that is refreshing on a whole different level. Our entire face gets a polish, and it feels incredible!
