5 DIY Face Packs To Treat Oily Skin During Summers

Face packs for oily skin can be really helpful. When you have oily skin it means the sebaceous glands on the skin are over productive hence they will secret the sebum quite frequently as compared with the normal skin. Oily skin calls for a lot of attention, else skin problems like pimples, zits, acne, blackheads, whiteheads etc can become the uninvited guests. These over productive glands get more active during summers due to which there are chances for the bacterial infections. In this post, we will be sharing some homemade face pack for oily and combination skin. These face packs will help you to combat the excessive oiliness of the skin and to keep the skin pores clean.

# Neem, Multani and sandalwood Face pack for oily skin

For this face pack you will need Neem leaves or powder, Sandalwood powder and Fuller’s Earth (Multani Mitti).

Ingredients:

Neem leaves or powder
Fuller’s earth
Sandalwood powder which is the chandan powder

How to make?

- Mix all the three ingredients in a bowl or plate and add some water or rose water to make a paste.
- If you are using Neem Leaves then crush them beforehand and then mix it along with the rest of the two.
- Once you get a paste like consistency, apply this homemade Neem facial pack on the face and leave it for 20 minutes.
- Rinse your face with plain water.

Benefits of this face pack

Neem is antibacterial that will help prevent any infection. Fuller’s earth absorbs extra oils from the face and sandalwood soothes the skin in summers. It will also prevent the break outs and zits that we face on the skin.

# Orange Powder and Sandalwood Face pack for Oily skin

Orange Peel powder is known to lighten the skin and keep oily to combination skin clear by absorbing the extra oil.

For this you will need:

Orange peel powder
Sandalwood

How to prepare?

- Take half a teaspoonful of Orange powder and same quantity of sandalwood Powder.
- Mix them with either plain water or rise water.
- Apply on the face and keep for 15 – 20 minutes.
- Wash off this with plain water.

# Orange peel and yoghurt Face pack for oily skin

You will require

Orange peel powder
Yoghurt or curd or dahi

How to make it?

- An effective Orange peel face pack can be made by mixing it with yoghurt.
- Mix half a tea spoonful of Orange peel powder into a tea spoonful of yoghurt.
- Apply on the face for 15 minutes.
- Rinse off with lukewarm water and see the skin glowing but not greasy.

Benefits of this pack

Lactic acid in yogurt along with orange peel is very good for refreshing dull and tired looking oily skin. This will also cleanse the closed pores and makes then clearer hence minimizes the whiteheads and blackheads.

# Lemon and Honey Face pack for oily skin

Lemons are well known to get rid of the oil and above all to lighten the skin tone. In summers, skin can get tanned hence this face pack is ideal for people who have oily skin and their skin have been tanned.

You will need

Honey
Lemon
Oatmeal

How to make?

- In a small bowl, take a tea spoonful of honey and add half of the lemon’s juice.
- Add a teaspoonful of oatmeal and mix it well
- Smear it all over the face with circular movements.
- You can rinse with plain water after 15-20 minutes.

# Chick Pea Powder and Eggs Face pack for oily skin

If you don’t mind putting egg over your face then this face pack will be good to try.

You will need:

Besan or gram flour
Egg white

Recipe:

Take a teaspoonful of chickpea powder or gram flour (Besan).

A some egg white into it along with a couple of drops of lime juice.

Apply it and keep for 20 minutes.

Rinse the face with cold water

Benefits:

Apart from getting rid of the oiliness, this egg rich face pack for oily face will also tighten the facial sagging and loose skin hence this is a double bonus remedy