7 Homemade Skin Tightening Face Packs
Fuller’s earth or Multani mitti has complexion enhancing properties as it improves the skin tone and lightens blemishes, pimples, tanning, etc. It draws excess oil from the skin and stimulates blood circulation in your face (13). Raw milk contains lactic acid that increases the thickness and firmness of the skin (14).
You Will Need
- 2-3 tablespoons Multani mitti (Fuller’s Earth)
- Raw milk
What You Have To Do
- Add enough raw milk to Multani mitti powder to get a smooth paste.
- Apply this paste evenly on your face and neck.
- Let it dry naturally for 10-12 minutes.
- Rinse with water.
How Often You Should Do This
Repeat this once every week.
Note: This face pack is not recommended for people allergic to dairy products. Substitute milk with rose water if you wish to try this remedy.
4. Oatmeal Face Mask
Oatmeal is a good absorbent and has pore minimizing properties. It absorbs all the impurities and dirt lodged in your skin pores. It also soothes the skin and protects it from free radical damage with its antioxidants (15). Research suggests that herbal face packs prepared using gram flour, green tea, and other easily available ingredients can keep the skin nourished (16). You don’t really need much to make a nourishing face pack that imparts radiance to your skin.
You Will Need
- 1 tablespoon oats
- 1 tablespoon besan (gram flour)
- 1 teaspoon honey
- Rosewater
What You Have To Do
- Grind the oats to get a grainy powder.
- Add gram flour, honey, and enough rose water to make a paste.
- Apply this pack on your face and neck and leave it on for 10 minutes.
- Rinse with water.
How Often You Should Do This
Use this pack once a week.
5. Clay Mask
Clay masks can help cleanse the skin and remove oil and impurities (17). A study conducted in 2012 showed that clay masks could increase the number of collagen fibers in the skin, thus tightening the skin (18).
You Will Need
- 2 tablespoons bentonite or Kaolin clay
- 1 teaspoon powdered milk
- Water or rose water
What You Have To Do
- Mix all the ingredients to get a thick paste.
- Apply it evenly with your fingers or a face mask brush all over the face and neck.
- Let the mask dry for 10-15 minutes. Rinse your face.
How Often You Should Do This
Repeat this once every week.
6. Castor Oil Face Pack
Studies suggest that castor oil is a good skin conditioning agent (19). It enhances collagen and elastin production and has hydrating properties, making the skin more firm, taut, soft, and smooth. Ricinoleic acid, the main component of castor oil, has anti-inflammatory properties (20). These properties can ease inflammation and provide skin smoothing benefits.
You Will Need
- 1-2 tablespoons castor oil
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice OR a few drops of lavender oil
What You Have To Do
- Add either lemon juice or lavender oil to castor oil and mix well.
- Massage this mixture in upward circular motions on the face and neck. Keep massaging for a few minutes.
- Leave it on overnight.
- Rinse with lukewarm water first, followed by cool water.
How Often You Should Do This
Do this once or twice a week.
7. Papaya Face Pack
Papaya may help exfoliate and moisturize the skin. It also has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties that may combat oxidative stress and improve skin elasticity. This may delay skin aging and make your face look more youthful (21).
You Will Need
- 1/2 ripe papaya, mashed
- 1 teaspoon honey
What You Have To Do
- Mash the papaya and mix it with honey to form a smooth paste.
- Apply the paste evenly to your face and neck.
- Allow it to sit for 20-30 minutes.
- Rinse off with lukewarm water, followed by a splash of cool water.
