Homemade Face Mask Recipes for Acne

You may be surprised to find that there are items right in your home that can help you fight your acne problems.

It's not a bad idea to try a homemade face mask for acne to see if it works as well or even better than the masks or products you are currently using. You can save a ton of money and best of all ensure you aren't putting unnecessary chemicals on your face.

Here are 3 face masks that help with acne that you can try on your face.

Honey and Cinnamon Face Mask

The reason why this face mask works so well, is that the cinnamon helps reduce redness and inflammation as well as helps to clean out pores. Honey is a great way to moisturize your skin and give it a healthy glow and can be used for so many different facial and skin care products.

Ingredients:

• 2 tbsp. organic, pure honey
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 juice of a lemon

Warm the honey slightly so that it can easily be poured. Mix all the ingredients together until you get a smooth paste. Make sure your face is clean from any makeup or other products and massage the mask onto your face. Leave the mask on for 10-15 minutes and then use warm water and a wash cloth to remove it.

You can store any left over mask for up to a week in a sealed jar. Use it 3-4 times a week for regular acne prevention or use it when you have any acne flare ups.

Aspirin, Lemon and Honey Face Mask

This mask may sound sort of funny, but there are lots of people that swear by this mask as it helps to dry up pimples and can also be great for a person with oily skin and blackheads. Aspirin has salicylic acid, which is great for the skin and the lemon helps is a natural antibiotic for the face. The honey of course helps give the skin a clean and healthy glow and leaves it feeling refreshed.

Ingredients:

• 3-4 aspirin tablets
• Juice of a lemon
• 2 tbsp warm honey (optional)

Crush up the aspirin tablets using a rolling pin or even a coffee cup until you get a fine powder. Squeeze the lemon juice over the aspirin and allow it to dissolve into the liquid, forming a paste. Add in the warmed honey if you are going to use it. If you have oily skin along with acne, you may want to try the mask without the honey as some people find it adds too much moisture.

Apply the mask to your face or you can use it for spot treatments as well. Let it sit for approximately 10-15 minutes or until it is completely dried. Remove the mask with a warm wash cloth and if needed you can use a tiny bit of baking soda to remove the mask as well.

Milk of Magnesia Face Mask

Years ago I first heard about using milk of magnesia to help clear up your acne and after trying it as a spot treatment a few times, I do have to say that it does work just as well as some acne products do and it is a lot cheaper. This is actually liquid magnesium, which is like a clay that helps to absorb oil and also has cleansing properties as well.

Ingredients:

• Milk of Magnesia - traditional kind with no flavors

Apply the milk of magnesia to your entire face or use it on your trouble spots. Let it dry and leave it on for about 15 minutes. Use a warm wash cloth to wash off the mask. 

I have seen some people complain that milk of magnesia does dry out their face too much, so if you have acne but your skin isn't super oily, you may only want to use this one once a week or so instead of every other day.