🌼 Quick Look: Potent Antioxidant & Anti-Inflammatory
💟 Benefits: A superfood in the health world and a miracle ingredient in the beauty world. Its anti-inflammatory and packed antioxidant properties can help calm redness, reduce the appearance of scarring, brighten skin, and even help fight acne.
✅ anti-inflammatory qualities can remove bacteria from your pores and calm the skin.
✅ reduce scarring and redness.
✅ glowing and revived skin.
💜 Ten studies noted statistically significant improvement in skin disease severity in the turmeric/curcumin treatment groups compared with control. One study found that turmeric essential oil in a lotion formulation can brighten skin within three weeks with results that last just as long.
🌿 Treatments: anti-aging, oily or dry skin, acne-prone skin, sensitive skin, blackheads
🌻 Best used as: Cleanser, serum, toner, balm, moisturizer
💐 Best combined with: Comedogenic oil rating of 0 of your choice.
⚠️ Caution: If you try a turmeric face mask at home please be warned it will stain fabric and possible surfaces. It will also leave a tint on your face but this is washable.
💲 Approximate cost: $5.00 - $10.00 CAD
Turmeric Mask for Acne & Blackheads
Yields: Enough for one application Prep time: 5 minutes Cost: $5 - $10 CAD
Ingredients:
1 teaspoon turmeric powder (food-grade)
1-2 teaspoons of a non-comedogenic liquid (choose one):
Water
Plain yogurt (for added moisturizing)
Honey (for antibacterial properties)
Aloe vera gel (for soothing)
Optional: a few drops of a non-comedogenic oil (like those listed previously such as sunflower oil)
Equipment:
Small, non-metallic bowl
Non-metallic spoon or spatula
Instructions:
Combine Ingredients:
In the non-metallic bowl, combine the turmeric powder with your chosen liquid.
Stir until you form a smooth paste. Add more liquid if needed to achieve a spreadable consistency.
If using oil add this now, and stir well.
Apply the Mask:
Apply the turmeric paste evenly to clean, dry skin, focusing on areas with acne and blackheads.
Avoid the eye area.
Let it Sit:
Allow the mask to sit for 10-15 minutes.
Rinse Thoroughly:
Rinse the mask off thoroughly with lukewarm water.
Be prepared for a slight yellow tint to your skin. This is normal and will fade.
Use a gentle cleanser if needed to remove any residual tint.
Moisturize:
Pat your skin dry with a clean towel and apply a gentle moisturizer.
Important Considerations:
Staining: Turmeric can stain fabrics, surfaces, and even your skin. Take precautions to protect your clothing and surroundings.
Patch Test: Perform a patch test on a small area of skin before applying the mask to your entire face to check for any irritation or allergic reactions.
Quality: Use food-grade turmeric powder.
Tinting: The yellow tint on your skin should fade within a few hours.
Frequency: Use this mask 1-2 times per week.
Avoid eyes: Do not let the mask get into your eyes.
Gentle Cleanser: use a gentle cleanser to remove any remaining yellow tint.
Variations:
For added exfoliation, you can add a small amount of finely ground oats to the mask.
For added moisture, yogurt or aloe vera are excellent additions.
Honey adds antibacterial properties.
