7 Ways To Make Your Own Yogurt Face Mask At Home

Most of us grew up knowing about the nutritional benefits of yogurt. You’ve probably even incorporated it into your diet through smoothies or fruit-laden afternoon snacks. And that’s great, but did you know yogurt can also be applied topically as part of a skin care routine to help you find the youthful skin you’ve been searching for? It’s true!

First, though, let’s focus on yogurt and see why it can be so great for your skin.

What Makes Yogurt So Great?

Simply put, it’s packed full of vitamins and minerals like:

• B12
• B2
• B5
• Calcium
• Lactic acid
• Zinc
• Alpha hydroxy acids

When you eat yogurt, those vitamins and minerals are digested and used by your body to stay healthy. But your skin is often the last stop on the vitamins’ trip through your body. That means that your skin gets just a little bit of the leftovers.

The neat thing about yogurt, and the vitamins and minerals it contains, is that everything is water soluble. “Water what?!” you ask. Water soluble. That means the ingredients are dissolved in water (the whey), and are, therefore, absorbed by your skin from the outside. That’s pretty cool! By applying yogurt directly to your skin, you bypass the whole digestion and distribution process and put the vitamins and minerals where you need them most.

Now that you know why yogurt is so good, we’re sure you’re wondering, “How can I use it to get great skin?” Here are seven face mask recipes that the experts at SiO Beauty have put together to help you harness the healing power of yogurt.

1) Strawberry & Yogurt Face Masks

Strawberry & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Brightening and lightening skin
• Fighting acne
• Removing bacteria from your skin
• Moisturizing

Strawberry & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Yogurt
• Strawberries
• Honey

Strawberry & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. In a small mixing bowl, mash 2 ripe strawberries with a fork.
2. Add 1 teaspoon honey and mix well.
3. Measure out 1 teaspoon yogurt and stir it into the strawberries and honey.

How To Apply A Strawberry & Yogurt Face Mask:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. Apply a thick layer of the mask.
3. Let the mixture dry on your face for fifteen minutes.
4. Gently remove the mask using lukewarm water.
5. Splash cool water on your face to close your pores.
6. Pat your skin dry with a soft towel.

2) Avocado & Yogurt Face Masks

Avocado & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Nourishing
• Moisturizing
• Hydrating
• Lubricating

Avocado & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Yogurt
• Olive oil
• Avocado

Avocado & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Pour 1 teaspoon of olive oil into a small mixing bowl.
2. Add 1 teaspoon yogurt.
3. Mash ¼ of an avocado with the back of a fork and then add to the bowl.
4. Mix well until the ingredients form a paste.

How To Apply An Avocado & Yogurt Face Mask:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. Spread the mask on the skin of your face, neck, and décolleté.
3. Leave it to settle into your skin for fifteen minutes.
4. Remove the mask by wetting your face with lukewarm water and gently scrubbing it away with circular movements of your fingers.
5. When the mask is all gone, rinse again with cool water.
6. Pat your skin dry with a soft towel.

3) Oatmeal & Yogurt Face Masks

Oatmeal & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Softening your skin
• Preventing free radical damage
• Reducing fine lines and wrinkles
• Exfoliating
• Nourishing
• Removing oil and dirt from deep inside your pores

Oatmeal & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Yogurt
• Honey
• Oatmeal

Oatmeal & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Measure 1 teaspoon of yogurt into a bowl.
2. Add 1 teaspoon of oatmeal.
3. Mix and let sit for two minutes so the oatmeal can absorb the yogurt.
4. Stir in 1 teaspoon honey. Make sure the honey is evenly spread throughout the mixture.

How To Apply An Oatmeal & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. Apply a thick coat of the blend to your face, neck, and chest.
3. Relax for fifteen minutes and let the mask dry.
4. After fifteen minutes, wash off the mask using lukewarm water and a soft washcloth.
5. Gently scrub in circles to remove all the sticky honey.
6. Rinse your skin one more time with cool water to tighten pores
7. Pat dry with a soft, clean towel.

4) Rose & Yogurt Face Masks

Rose & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Reducing inflammation
• Fighting acne
• Removing oil and dirt
• Balancing skin’s pH
• Toning skin
• Hydrating and moisturizing skin

Rose & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Yogurt
• Honey
• Rosewater
• Rose petals (optional)

Rose & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Crush six or seven rose petals in a mixing bowl.
2. Add 2 tablespoons rosewater and let sit for two minutes so the water can pull all the healthy vitamins and minerals from the rose petals.
3. Measure in 1 tablespoon yogurt.
4. Mix well and let the ingredients sit for two minutes.
5. Pour in 1 teaspoon honey.
6. Stir until ingredients are evenly distributed.
7. You can either leave the petals in the mixture or remove them. Most of the nutrients have been removed, so they’re just for decoration at this point.

How To Apply A Rose & Yogurt Face Mask:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. Apply the mask to your skin and leave it to dry for ten minutes.
3. Rinse the mask off with lukewarm water followed by cool water to close your pores.
4. Pat your skin dry with a soft towel to finish the process.

5) Green Tea & Yogurt Face Masks

Green Tea & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Reducing redness
• Hydrating dry skin
• Keeping skin healthy during cold winter months
• Toning
• Exfoliating

Green Tea & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Yogurt
• Oatmeal
• Apple cider vinegar
• Honey
• Green tea (strongly brewed)

Green Tea & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Pour 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar into a mixing bowl.
2. Measure in 1 ½ tablespoons of dry oatmeal into the bowl.
3. Stir so the vinegar coats all the oatmeal.
4. Add 2 tablespoons yogurt.
5. Mix well and let sit for two minutes.
6. Drizzle in 1 teaspoon honey and mix until evenly distributed.
7. Pour in 3 tablespoons strongly-brewed green tea.
8. Stir vigorously until the ingredients form a paste.

How To Apply A Green Tea & Yogurt Face Mask:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. With clean fingers, apply the paste to the skin of your face, neck, and décolleté.
3. Wait for fifteen minutes to let the mask harden and do its work.
4. Remove the mask with lukewarm water and a soft washcloth.
5. Finish the process by splashing cool water on your skin to close pores.
6. Pat skin dry with a clean towel.

6) Cucumber & Yogurt Face Masks

Cucumber & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Decreasing swelling and inflammation
• Reducing redness and irritation
• Shrinking dilated blood vessels (the cause of puffy skin)
• Tightening pores

Cucumber & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Cucumber
• Yogurt

Cucumber & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Place ½ of a cucumber in a food processor or blender. If you don’t have one of these appliances, you can peel the cucumber and mash it with a fork.
2. Transfer the cucumber pulp to a mixing bowl and add 1 tablespoon of yogurt.
3. Mix well until the cucumber is evenly distributed.

How To Apply A Cucumber & Yogurt Face Mask:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. Spread a thick, even layer of the concoction onto your skin and let it dry for fifteen minutes.
3. Remove the mask with lukewarm water and a soft washcloth.
4. Finish the process by splashing cool water on your skin to close pores.
5. Pat skin dry with a clean towel.

7) Turmeric & Yogurt Face Masks

Turmeric & Yogurt Face Mask Uses:

• Reducing inflammation
• Healing acne
• Fighting free radicals in your skin
• Regenerating skin cells
• Slowing the aging process
• Boosting immunity within the skin

Turmeric & Yogurt Face Mask Ingredients:

• Yogurt
• Turmeric powder

Turmeric & Yogurt Face Mask Recipe:

1. Measure 2 tablespoons of yogurt into a bowl.
2. Stir in 1 teaspoon turmeric powder and mix well.

How To Apply A Turmeric & Yogurt Face Mask:

1. Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
2. Massage the mixture into your skin using small circular movements, and then relax for fifteen minutes.
3. Rinse your skin, first with lukewarm water, then with cool water.
4. Pat your skin dry with a clean towel.

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