5 DIY Yogurt Face Mask To Get Glowing Skin

Most of us grew up knowing about the nutritional benefits of yogurt. You’ve probably even incorporated it into your diet through smoothies or fruit-laden afternoon snacks. And that’s great, but did you know yogurt can also be applied topically as part of a skin care routine to help you find the youthful skin you’ve been searching for? It’s true!

When you eat yogurt, those vitamins and minerals are digested and used by your body to stay healthy. But your skin is often the last stop on the vitamins’ trip through your body. That means that your skin gets just a little bit of the leftovers.

Now that you know why yogurt is so good, we’re sure you’re wondering, How can I use it to get great skin? Here are 5 face mask recipes that the we have put together to help you harness the healing power of yogurt.

# Strawberry & Yogurt Face Masks

Ingredients

Yogurt
Strawberries
Honey

Method

- In a small mixing bowl, mash 2 ripe strawberries with a fork.
- Add 1 teaspoon honey and mix well.
- Measure out 1 teaspoon yogurt and stir it into the strawberries and honey.
- Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
- Apply a thick layer of the mask.
- Let the mixture dry on your face for fifteen minutes.
- Gently remove the mask using lukewarm water.
- Splash cool water on your face to close your pores.
- Pat your skin dry with a soft towel.

# Avocado & Yogurt Face Masks

Ingredients

Yogurt
Olive oil
Avocado

Method

- Pour 1 teaspoon of olive oil into a small mixing bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon yogurt.
- Mash ¼ of an avocado with the back of a fork and then add to the bowl.
- Mix well until the ingredients form a paste.
- Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
- Spread the mask on the skin of your face, neck, and décolleté.
- Leave it to settle into your skin for fifteen minutes.
- Remove the mask by wetting your face with lukewarm water and gently scrubbing it away with circular movements of your fingers.
- When the mask is all gone, rinse again with cool water.
- Pat your skin dry with a soft towel.

# Oatmeal & Yogurt Face Masks

Ingredients

Yogurt
Honey
Oatmeal

Method

- Measure 1 teaspoon of yogurt into a bowl.
- Add 1 teaspoon of oatmeal.
- Mix and let sit for two minutes so the oatmeal can absorb the yogurt.
- Stir in 1 teaspoon honey. Make sure the honey is evenly spread throughout the mixture.
- Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
- Apply a thick coat of the blend to your face, neck, and chest.
- Relax for fifteen minutes and let the mask dry.
- After fifteen minutes, wash off the mask using lukewarm water and a soft washcloth.
- Gently scrub in circles to remove all the sticky honey.
- Rinse your skin one more time with cool water to tighten pores
- Pat dry with a soft, clean towel.

# Rose & Yogurt Face Masks

Ingredients

Yogurt
Honey
Rosewater
Rose petals (optional)

Method

- Crush six or seven rose petals in a mixing bowl.
- Add 2 tablespoons rosewater and let sit for two minutes so the water can pull all the healthy vitamins and minerals from the rose petals.
- Measure in 1 tablespoon yogurt.
- Mix well and let the ingredients sit for two minutes.
- Pour in 1 teaspoon honey.
- Stir until ingredients are evenly distributed.
- You can either leave the petals in the mixture or remove them. Most of the nutrients have been removed, so they’re just for decoration at this point.
- Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
- Apply the mask to your skin and leave it to dry for ten minutes.
- Rinse the mask off with lukewarm water followed by cool water to close your pores.
- Pat your skin dry with a soft towel to finish the process.

# Green Tea & Yogurt Face Masks

Ingredients

Yogurt
Oatmeal
Apple cider vinegar
Honey
Green tea (strongly brewed)

Method

- Pour 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar into a mixing bowl.
- Measure in 1 ½ tablespoons of dry oatmeal into the bowl.
- Stir so the vinegar coats all the oatmeal.
- Add 2 tablespoons yogurt.
- Mix well and let sit for two minutes.
- Drizzle in 1 teaspoon honey and mix until evenly distributed.
- Pour in 3 tablespoons strongly-brewed green tea.
- Stir vigorously until the ingredients form a paste.
- Wash your face and neck with warm water and an oil-free cleanser to remove makeup and open pores.
- With clean fingers, apply the paste to the skin of your face, neck, and décolleté.
- Wait for fifteen minutes to let the mask harden and do its work.
- Remove the mask with lukewarm water and a soft washcloth.
- Finish the process by splashing cool water on your skin to close pores.
- Pat skin dry with a clean towel.