Aside from being a powerful diet ingredient as a great source of calories without fat, and one delicious fruit in the kitchen, banana mask for face are gaining more and more attention nowadays. Have you known about the effects of banana for skin? Let’s check it out!
Why use banana mask?
Banana can do magic to your skin if used well. Here are several significant benefits you will earn from using a banana for skincare:
- Moisturizing: Banana is very rich in vitamin C, B6, and water content. They nourish and enhance the tautness and the texture of your skin. Simply eating fresh bananas every day is also a beauty tip!
- Slowing the aging process: We favor banana for skin because it’s able to protect us from the oxidation that leads to wrinkles on our face.
- A cure to the eye bags: If you usually stay up late, the dark circles and the swollen patches around your eyes will appear too. The potassium content in the banana will help you fix it.
- Treating acne: With its anti-bacteria property, banana is a great counter for many types of pimples on your skin.
- Removing dead skin: Banana can set your skin free from the dead cells clogging the pores and causing the acne problem without causing damage to the dermis like chemical products.
How to make banana masks at home?
Prepare the banana paste
Since we will use it in all of our recipes, let’s start by blending the banana smoothly.
- Peel the banana’s skin off and slice it into smaller pieces.
- Blend it into a smooth paste.
- You don’t need to add water before blending the banana slices or the mixtures will be too diluted, making it difficult for them to not drip down your neck.
1. Banana mask for skin lightening
Ingredients
- Banana paste (1 banana)
- Lemon juice: 1 tablespoon
- Honey: 1 tablespoon
Lemon, as well as other citrus fruits, can treat dark spots efficiently with the richness of vitamin C in its juice. Vitamin C is a strong exfoliant that removes old skin cells along with the dark pigmentation they bear. Getting rid of the dead skin layer is the basic, primary step preceding any skincare method you plan to use. (1)
We will use honey in addition to lemon juice in this banana mask for face, as this sweet substance is known for its ability to balance the bacteria and speed up the healing process of the skin.
Instruction
- Add lemon juice and honey then mix well.
- Wash your face and dry the skin.
- Apply the mask evenly and keep it on for 10 – 15 minutes so the nutrients can be absorbed.
- Remove the mask with warm water without using your cleanser.
2. Banana mask for acne treating
Ingredients
- Banana paste (1 banana)
- Powdered turmeric: 1 teaspoon
- Baking soda: 1 teaspoon
Turmeric for acne treatment is a favorite ingredient of many with its superb antibacterial property. Not only does it resist inflammatory reactions, but it also makes scar fade and prevents breakouts from attacking us as it targets the pores and keeps the impurities away. (2)
People often use baking soda for acne treatment too, for it shares the same anti-inflammatory and also works well with irritation or mild rashes. If you are someone who can’t handle pain, you will love it even more for the soothing it does to your damaged skin. The dark side is, baking soda results in dry skin (easier for wrinkles to form) and worsened acne assaults if not used properly. Therefore, we highly recommend our banana face mask with turmeric to control the side effects.
Instruction
- Add turmeric powder and baking soda to your banana. Mix it well so the powders are distributed evenly!
- Wash your face with a cleanser before applying the mask.
- Wait for 10 – 15 minutes and rinse yourself clean with warm water.
3. Banana mask for wrinkle removing
Ingredients
- Banana paste (1 banana)
- Orange juice: 1 tablespoon
- Sugar-free yogurt: 1 tablespoon
Other than the mutual properties with other citrus fruits we have mentioned, orange is a brilliant source of moisture and antioxidants that give your skin a soft and young look. (3)
As we use this banana mask for face wrinkles, we will pair orange juice up with non-sugar yogurt, an exceptional supply of lactic acid for pore tightening.
Instruction
- The first step is making sure your face is clean and dry before applying the mask.
- Start with a thin layer and massage your skin for one minute, then reapply for a thicker coat.
- Relax for 15 minutes and wash it off with cold water.
As you might have seen, all of these banana masks for skin include ingredients that have a strong cleansing effect. They will put your skin in a fairly sensitive stat. Therefore, you should never disregard the sunscreen as the very first step before makeup and skincare!
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