Easy DIY Banana Face Mask

Today I decided to give myself some pampering because it was such a lazy day. The weather these past few days really makes me sleepy, which is good because I get to relax and stock on some sleep before the onslaught of the second semester of school will come. Anyway, after doing my nails I prepared my favorite super easy banana face mask. It's just made up of two ingredients which I'm pretty sure you can find in your kitchen :D

For this really super easy banana face mask you'll only need:

♥ a banana 

♥ a teaspoon of brown sugar

♥ Before anything else, I eat some of the banana (using the whole banana is too much to put on my face) and leave only 1/8 of it. 

♥ Next I mash the banana until it comes to a puree'- like consistency, or some sort of creamy-texture

♥ Then I put the brown sugar and mix mix mix c: Let the brown sugar melt so it mixes with the mashed banana evenly

(before I mixed it)

Before I put this on my face I usually wash and use a facial scrub and prepare some hot water for a facial steam. My family usually gets weirded- out when they see my have my facial steam because I just sit in the kitchen and have my towel covering me. They think I'm doing some sort of a cult XD hahaha...I usually drink tea first and tear open the tea bag and put it on my facial steam. I sit for 5 minutes and let the steam relax me.

Then, after the facial steam, I finally put it on my face. After that, I get a quick nap (maybe about 10 minutes) with the face mask still on. I'm just careful not to turn to the sides and mess up the sheets c:

When I wake up the face mask usually dries up on my face, which I think is good c: I use warm water to wash the face mask away. I'm always surprised by how smooth and soft my face gets every time I do this. I know my skin is thanking me for the natural treat it just got c:

Did you know that bananas are packed with:

Vitamin C: Bananas are a good source of vitamin C. An average size banana have about 10mg of vitamin C. The antioxidant property of vitamin C protects our skin from free radicals. These free radicals cause premature aging of the skin. In addition, vitamin C is essential for the production of collagen fibers, which are main structural component of the skin. So eat bananas and other fruits to get enough vitamin C.

Vitamin B6: Bananas contain large amount of vitamin B6 or pyridoxine, which is a part of B complex. B complex vitamins are needed for healthy skin and healthy hair.

Manganese: Significant amounts of manganese is present in banana. Manganese is an essential mineral that have good antioxidant property. Eating bananas will boost manganese level in the body. In addition, bananas contain zinc and other minerals also.

Water: Like other fruits, banana contain lots of water (75% water by weight). Eating bananas will hydrate your skin and prevent it from drying.

(from: http://newkiddy.blogspot.com/2011/10/bananas-good-for-skin.html)

I highly recommend that you try this cheap-but-oh-so-good face mask and give your skin a treat that it deserves. ♥