Get the SUN on Your Face - Turmeric & Honey Homemade Face Mask (Original Recipe with Pictures)

Now, from time to time, I get mad depressed. These bouts of crying in my pillow or sleeping 18 hours a day usually happen sometime in January. With years I've learned to simply ignore this state, not take it seriously, and get over it like you would get over a cold. What usually helps are little treats you do for yourself and others.

I'm not a big fan of things. Society as it is right now sickens me. My rebellion consists of trying to make myself as self-sufficient as possible. Decentralized currency is a big part of that, but so are natural cosmetics. I don't see any reason in buying things that I can make myself, such as face creams, masks, scrubs, perfumes, etc. Over time and many trials and errors, I've mastered a few recipes. One of my favorites, sure to get me in a good mood, is a face mask made of turmeric, honey and egg white.

Turmeric is basically nature's gold. It offers so many benefits in all its shapes and forms. As far as your face is concerned, turmeric is an anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial agent, which helps with infections such as acne. Honey also has these properties, and it's also a good natural moisturizer. Egg white makes your skin tight and bright.

First, stir up the egg white. Add a teaspoon of turmeric and honey, and mix it all up well.

Now, this mask is sorta runny, and you will most def get some on it on your clothes, so make sure you wear some old t-shirt or something you don't mind getting yellow. If you have extremely white or sensitive skin, try applying it on a small patch of skin inside your elbow, to see if you have any redness. This never happened tho, many of my girlfriends tried this recipe out. It will get you a bit yellow, so avoid eyes and eyebrows.

Use a wooden spoon or a cotton pad to apply the mask to your face. This amount in the recipe makes enough for two people, so you can share. I usually apply it for half an hour - layer after layer, once the first one gets dry. Do it over a sink or a towel. Wait for a bit, it will get harder on your face. Once it stops running down, you are free to move around. Keep it on for about 15 minutes. You will feel it get stiff on your face.

In order to remove it, prepare a little lotion. Warm up some water with mint tea, add three teaspoons of milk and half a teaspoon of coconut oil. Mix it all up well and use with cotton pads to remove the golden mask from your face. Do it as long as necessary, and wash your face with cold water in the end.

You will not need any cream or anything after this treatment. Best to leave your skin free to breathe. You will notice your face got cleared up, your skin is tighter, and somehow, suddenly - you are glowing!

Use this mask once in a month or two, because it's strong and very beneficial, so that's enough for most people's faces. Of course, you can try adding something else, I don't know. I once made it with cinnamon instead of turmeric, but it was too strong for me.

If winter makes you sad and blue, seek the light to burn away the gloom..