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How to Use Oatmeal to Make Facial Masks at Home
Have you tried eating oatmeal at breakfast or any other meal? Have you heard that you can use oatmeal to make natural face masks? For a long time I had heard about oatmeal and its countless benefits, especially if it is used in the making of bread or even to be among foods eaten by children, such as biscuits, as it is rich in many important nutrients such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium and sodium.
But the most beautiful thing is that oatmeal has many wonderful benefits for the skin as well, which can be used as part of some other ingredients to make facial masks at home. So in the coming paragraphs we will present three natural recipes made from oatmeal, which are recipes of Egyptian skin care expert "Hossam Al-Maraghi".
What Do You Know About Oatmeal?
Oatmeal is grown in Europe and North America. Scientifically called Avena sativa. Oatmeal is known to be rich in antioxidants, soluble fibers called beta-glucan and minerals. It is also a very good source of protein, which contains a high proportion of a protein called avenalin so oatmeal is a very suitable food for people who can not eat gluten-rich baked goods, which are usually found in wheat.
Oatmeal can be used to make some tasty healthy meals such as Banana-Nut Oatmeal, Chai Oatmeal, Oatmeal Banana Flax Muffins, Almond Butter Granola and Pumpkin Protein Oats.
Have you tried Oatmeal before as a face mask?
First Oatmeal Mask for Dry Skin
Ingredients
• 1 teaspoon of honey.
• 1 teaspoon of olive oil.
• 1 tablespoon of ground oatmeal.
• 1 tablespoon of yogurt.
Method of Preparing and Using This Mask
- In a small bowl, mix honey with olive oil and yogurt.
- You have to stir the three ingredients well at first until it becomes like water.
- Put the ground oatmeal over the mixture in the bowl, and then stir all the ingredients together until they become like dough.
- Place the mask on the face from the bottom up and you can take a relaxed position.
- Leave the mask on your face for 15 to 30 minutes.
Benefits of Previous Mask
Honey moisturizes and protects the skin from cracks, while olive oil keeps the skin soft and fresh. In addition, oats eliminate pimples, dark spots and pigmentation.
Yogurt gives the skin vitality and activity because it removes the dead skin in addition to its ability to rid the skin of dark circles.
Second, Oatmeal Mask for Combination Skin
Ingredients
- 1 mashed banana.
- 1 egg white.
- 1 cup of ground oatmeal.
- Appropriate amount of dry mint (teaspoon almost).
How to prepare the mask
- Mash the banana well with the fork and then put it in a bowl.
- Place the ground oatmeal on the mashed banana and stir them well.
- Place the dried mint and egg white on the mixture, and mix them well until they are homogenized.
How to use this mask
- Take the mask with only the index finger and middle finger.
- Put the mask on the face from the bottom up.
- Leave the mask on the face for 5 to 7 minutes.
- Important Note: Do not put this mixture on the face more than seven minutes because the banana quickly oxidized and turn black.
Benefits of Combination Skin Mask
• Banana tightens the skin. It is also rich in vitamins and minerals that give freshness and vitality to the skin.
• Egg whites are rich in protein, which rebuilds and regenerates damaged skin cells.
• The mint also reduces the redness of the skin and gives the skin a fragrant scent. Add to that it works to stimulate blood circulation.
Thirdly, Oatmeal Mask for Oily Skin
Ingredients
- 1 mashed tomato.
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice.
- 1 teaspoon of ground oatmeal.
- 1 teaspoon of orange juice.
How to prepare and use the mask
- You should first bring a medium bowl and then mash the tomato in it.
- Put the lemon juice and orange juice on the mashed tomato and stir them.
- In the final step, place the ground oatmeal on the mixture in the bowl and mix them.
- Put the mask on your face for no more than 15 minutes.
Benefits of Oily Skin Mask
• Tomato fights the appearance of acne as it helps to produce collagen in the skin.
• Lemon helps to rid the skin of blackheads and acne because it contains citric acid.
• Oranges fight wrinkles and slack cheeks. It also helps restore collagen in the body responsible for skin firmness and anti-aging.
Types of Oatmeal
Types
| Specifications
|
|---|---|
WHOLE GRAINS
| harvested at first, have a hull, good food for animals like horses and kine
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QUICK-COOKING
| steamed, rolled flat and cut into little pieces
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IMMEDIATE OATS
| It is like fast cooking oats, have a very soft and creamy texture.
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STEEL CUT OATS
| Called also Irish Oats, each grain is cut into 2-4 pieces and it can be cooked slowly
|
Things to consider before applying any natural recipe
Before applying any natural recipe on your face, you should follow these tips:
- Test a small area of the skin before applying one of the oatmeal masks mentioned above to determine their effects and sensitivity to the skin.
- Reduce the amount of acidic fruit such as lemon when used in the recipe so as not to cause the burning of the skin, especially sensitive ones.
- Clean the skin of the face and neck well with soap and water to remove dirt, bacteria and to open the clogged pores before placing mixtures and masks.
- Leave the mask on the face enough time, so that the skin can absorb most of its benefits while relaxing and not moving the facial muscles.
- It should be noted that the face must be washed with lukewarm water after placing all previous oatmeal masks and then put the rose water and moisturizing cream on your face.
Do you know what your skin type is?
From all the above, we conclude that we can use oatmeal in different ways, whether to make baked or some nutritious meals or even make masks for the face at home, which saves us the cost of buying cosmetics.
