Have you ever felt it has always been easy for people with dry skin to maintain their skin, whereas it was difficult to maintain oily skin? That's because dry skin needs proper moisturizing. But think of people with oily skin; they need to choose a moisturizer that is not too oily, a soap that does not completely dry out the skin but still should remove excess oil. If the oil is not properly removed, it emerges out in the form of pimples, or sometimes they clog the pores. Following are a few simple and easy tips and masks that help maintain oily skin like a pro.
FACE MASKS FOR OILY SKIN:
1. CURD AND BESAN FLOUR MASK:
Take a teaspoon of besan flour, add about 1½ teaspoon of curd to it. Mix it well. Apply this mixture directly to your face and let it dry naturally. Wash your face to remove any dirt present. When you feel no moisture on the skin and start seeing wrinkles on the skin as the pack dries out, wash your face with cold water. Slightly scrub through the area that had got black or whiteheads while washing to remove the clogs partially. This can be done twice a week.
2. CURD, BESAN FLOUR MASK, HONEY, AND TURMERIC POWDER PACK:
Add 2-3 drops of honey, 2 pinches of turmeric powder, and milk in the same besan flour and curd mixture. Honey has anti-bacterial and anti-septic properties that help oily and acne-prone skin a lot. It keeps the skin self hydrated but never makes it look or feel oily. If the besan flour is not coarse but an excellent powder and does not have any granules, add half a spoon of coffee granules that acts as a scrubber to remove dirt. Besan absorbs extra oil in the skin. The same above-mentioned procedure can be followed to wash your face.
3.BESAN FLOUR AS A FACE WASH :
At times, your skin might not feel oily but just dirty because of black and whiteheads. Steaming and removing black or whiteheads is advisable once a month(EXFOLIATING). The more you steam to remove dirt, the larger the pores become. This might result in more dirt sticking onto your face as the pores are larger. To avoid this, a mild scrubber can be used as a daily face wash that removes the black or whiteheads sticking to the upper layer of skin. Besan flour which has fine granules, can be used at night to wash the face before you sleep. Try not to apply anything after the wash as the skin breathes while sleeping, increasing blood flow.
4.MULTANIMITTI AND ROSE WATER PACK:
Multani mitti works great oily skin. Mix a spoon of Multani mitti with rose water to achieve a creamy consistency to apply on your skin. After it dries, wash your face with normal water. Rosewater helps to reduce any inflammation in the skin, and Multani mitti clears out the dirt present.
FEW GENERAL TIPS FOR OILY SKIN:
- Wash your face twice a day
- Choose a gel-based moisturizer
- Exfoliation to be done properly and regularly
- Apply face masks regularly that absorbs excess oil from the skin
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