*Sorry Aaron and Jonah; you are going to hate this post.*
I decided that with the help of my floor-mates (Tinnina, Alex, and Kaitlyn) I was going to try out different face mask recipes to see which ones were
- effective in what they said they were going to do
- easy to make
- cheap
The first recipe was for an egg white face peel. Click here for the link to the video.
This face mask is used for:
- removing blackheads
- removing gross stuff from clogged pores
- acts as a face peel
To begin, we needed to get egg whites, but since we are broke college students, instead we got really inexpensive eggs from Walmart and separated the yokes over a sink. We decided to whisk the egg whites with a fork in order to get a fluffier concoction. The recipe then calls for the user to use a clean makeup brush in order to apply it to your face– we used our hands. We then used the tissue as the removal strips, but before we peeled off the egg whites, we let those soak/sit as well in order for the strips to get a good hold on the egg white and intern, the blackheads and other gunk in our pores (I know, it’s gross). We then let it sit for the allotted time (5-10 minutes). Finally we used the soaked, stiff tissue, to pull of the egg white and a good amount of skin (ouch!).
After we used washcloths and water to get the rest of the egg off our faces, we noticed a shiny, new skin look to our face as well as a tightness that proved that our pores were cleaned out and shrunken. Overall, this face mask seemed to successfully fulfill its goals. It wasn’t too expensive and was super easy to make (only one ingredient!!).
The second recipe was another egg-based mask that focused on dry skin. Click here for the link to the recipe.
The mask we are looking at is #3 which is a hydrating mask. We needed:
- egg whites (1 per person)
- 1/4 avocado (per person)
- 1 teaspoon of plain yogurt
- optional suggestion: add a couple drops of olive oil for even more hydration
We first mashed the avocado into a paste and then added the egg and yogurt. Once it was a smooth, pudding-textured, mixture, we put a thick layer on our face with our hands (like a LOT a lot–you couldn’t see any skin). After 15 minutes, we washed it off. I would say my face felt softer and looked brighter. My friend Alex also had dry skin left over from a sunburn and she said that it definitely better than it had been– there was less peeling. I would suggest wearing an old or dark colored shirt because the avocado did stain a bit when it got on my clothes 🙁
Over all this face moisturizer worked well! It was a pain to get the avocado but in the end it was a successful mask. I think that it lived up to its name in being a hydrating mask, but it did stain, it was more complicated to make (not by much) and cost a little bit more than the first mask.