The skin is the body’s largest external organ and thus plays such a vital role in our health we would do well to take good care of it. Tea-based skin treatments have been around for a long time, and since drinking tea makes such a difference to us internally, it is only logical that we should apply the same natural ingredients externally for excellent results. Here are some great tea-based face masks you can make with ingredients at home.
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What is a Sheet Face Mask?
A sheet made of natural fibers is infused with serums that moisturize the face such as collagen, aloe vera, seaweed and even snail slime. The sheet may have eye and nose holes and be shaped to fit the face.
It is left on the face for up to 20 minutes to allow all the selected ingredients to absorb into the skin. When you are done you can gently rub the remaining serum into your skin or pat it dry. After this your regular moisturizer can be applied.
Tea Face Mask Sheets for Acne Skin
There are many factors that affect our skin and can lead to acne, even in adulthood. Clogged pores, bacteria and excess oil are not just the problems of teenagers, in adults hormonal imbalances, the use of alcohol and stress can cause skin to break out and become inflamed. Thus, a sheet mask infused with green tea, along with the other hydrating ingredients is ideal in combating inflammation and cleaning pores as it contains antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
Tea Face Mask Sheets for Oily Skin
Some sheets are infused with black tea that contains antioxidants, Vitamin B2, Vitamin C and Vitamin E, as well as magnesium, zinc and potassium, and tightens pores while refreshing your skin.
Tea Face Mask Sheets for Dry Skin
Green tea and aloe vera are both excellent for nourishing and healing dry or sensitive skin. Green tea contains antioxidants, while aloe vera soothes the skin and helps support collagen and elastin properties in the skin.
Tea Face Mask Sheets for Combination Skin
Butterfly blue tea eliminates free radicals and antioxidant properties that promotes moisture retention and skin whitening when used with aloe vera or snail gel in a sheet mask. It alleviates itchiness, and irritation on the skin, allergic reactions and helps to lighten pigmentation.
Tea Face Mask Sheets for Normal Skin
Chamomile tea infused sheet masks are good for eliminating acne scars and soothing inflamed skin, but is also good for normal skin types as it contains antiseptic and anti inflammatory properties and antioxidants that protect the skin from free radicals. The skin feels fresh, relaxed and rejuvenated.
What Goes Into a Korean Face Mask?
Like so many random things that get people talking, the Korean face mask has social media abuzz with its looks and so-called benefits. Maybe it is because South Korea has put such a spin on the beauty industry, offering multiple treatments in the country with a booming medical and beauty tourism industry.
Every other woman I know here in Thailand is always off to Korea for specialized botox treatment or a facelift that cannot be done in this country of top notch plastic surgeons, but must simply be done in Korea, because Koreans are totally in the know about beauty.
While this is a marketing spiel thrown out to world very cleverly, the Korean face mask had taken the market by storm, with women and men believing that the Korean face mask has some magical ingredient that no other mask has got.
Korean Sheet Masks
These cotton and natural fiber material masks may look spooky with their eye and nose holes, and scare the cat and your family members alike, but the material, infused with the best skin nourishing ingredients is shaped to sit snugly on the face, giving the rejuvenating ingredients a better chance to be absorbed into your skin, thus taking advantage of the close contact with the skin.
It may be slippery and wrinkle up while you are trying to get it to stay on your face but once it is there you can enjoy a good 20 minutes or so of knowing the moisture your skin so desperately needs will stay there and not dry out in the air, the way it does when you just apply moisturizer straight to the skin or stretch and get dry and itchy as it would with a regular clay mask. Thus, the Korean face mask certainly does the trick in keeping skin soft, supple and moist.
5 Best Tea-based Face Masks You Can Make at Home
Ginger Black Tea, Coconut and Honey Face Mask
Black tea is great for tightening pores and refreshing the skin.
Ingredients:
one tablespoon of Black tea leaves, quarter cup of boiling water, one tablespoon of coconut oil, two tablespoons of honey
Method:
- Steep the tea leaves for 15 minutes in a quarter cup of boiling water.
- After the tea leaves have cooled, put them in a mixing bowl.
- Add the coconut oil and honey to the tea leaves.
- Mix the ingredients and add smalls amounts of the steeped black tea to mixture to make it a little easier to apply.
- Apply to your face, avoiding the eye area.
- Rinse off after 20 minutes and use your regular moisturizer.
Black Tea and Egg White Skin-tightening Face Mask
Egg white and black tea sound like a strange combination for a face mask, but people in the know swear it really tightens pores and leaves skin feeling stronger and more nourished.
Ingredients:
one egg white, tablespoon of coconut oil, black tea in a tea bag, quarter cup of hot water
Method:
- Just cover the tea bag with some of the hot water and let it steep.
- After the tea bag is cool, tear it open and place the tea leaves and a little of the strong tea together in a bowl.
- Add the coconut oil and the egg white, taking care not to get any of the yellow into the mixture.
- Mix well and apply to facial skin, avoiding the eye area.
- Rinse off after 20 minutes and apply regular moisturizer if necessary. The skin will feel firmer and stronger.
Matcha Green Tea Face Mask with Honey and Coconut Oil
Ingredients:
two teaspoons of matcha green tea, a little warm water, half a teaspoon of organic coconut oil, a tablespoon of honey
Method:
- Mix the matcha with water.
- Add the honey and coconut oil to the matcha.
- Clean your face normally.
- Apply the matcha mixture to your skin.
- Leave it on for 15-20 minutes, and rinse.
- Use your regular moisturizer afterwards.
Rooibos Tea Face Mask.
Ingredients:
one rooibos tea bag or a tablespoon if rooibos tea leaves, a tablespoon of corn starch, a tablespoon of honey, a teaspoon of lemon juice, a little hot water
Method:
Steep the rooibos tea in a little hot water that just covers the leaves or tea bag When cooled, add a tablespoon of cornstarch, a tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of lemon juice to the tea. If you use a tea bag, tear it open and put the leaves in the mixture. Mix to a paste and apply to the face, avoiding the eye area Rinse off after 15 minutes and pat the skin dry. Use regular moisturizer as in your daily routine afterwards <2>Green Tea Face Mask to Clear Up Acne
We’ve expounded on the benefits of green tea because of its three key properties that are good for skin – it’s antimicrobial, it’s an antioxidant and anti-inflammatory. Not to mention, it contains polyphenols that are known to decrease sebum build-up which is one of the main causes of acne. So, brighten up our complexions with this easy face mask recipe, using green tea.
Ingredients:
one green tea tea bag or a tablespoon of green tea leaves, a little hot water in a cup, one tablespoon of honey, a teaspoon of baking soda
Method:
- Cover the tea bag or tea leaves with some hot water Make sure it just slightly covers the tea bag or leaves.
- When the tea is cool, transfer the leaves, strong tea liquid to a mixing bowl.
- Add the honey and baking soda, and mix well.
- Apply to your facial skin, taking care not to put it too close to you eyes.
- Allow it to dry and stay on for about 10 minutes.
- Rinse off, pat dry and apply your regular facial moisturizer
Ever heard the old adage : “Feel good in your own skin”? Achieving fresh and younger-looking skin with natural products such as tea, plant extracts and tried and tested natural oils and other products around your home is totally doable.
Buying the brand name products that do the same job is also an alternative if you are pressed for time or just totally uncertain, or unwilling to dabble with sticky honey or powdery, crusty baking products that kitchen beauticians have recommended in a brew that seems like a hassle to make.
Healthy, glowing skin definitely makes us feel better all round and drinking your tea and plastering it on your face is not only a deliciously relaxing way to pamper the largest external organ of your body, but is therapeutic too. So, get your best friend over to put your tea-based face mask on for you, while you relax and enjoy being pampered.
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