Homemade Avocado Face Mask Recipe

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By Dr. Josh Axe, DC, DNM, CN

June 2, 2021

Not only is it the healthiest fruit (yes, it’s not a vegetable!) in the land, the mighty avocado can also help the outside of your body.

Looking for an avocado face mask for glowing skin? This homemade avocado face mask is ultra hydrating and can help restore a youthful glow. Or maybe you’re looking for an avocado face mask for acne? This mask has you covered there too because it helps kill acne-causing bacteria while providing essential nutrients.

What do honey and avocado do to your face? For starters, they provide incredible moisture while also calming the skin. Keep reading because the potential avocado mask benefits don’t stope there. Trust me, you’re going to want to try this DIY avocado face mask tonight!

Is avocado good as a face mask? If you haven’t tried putting avocado on your face before, you’re about to find out just what an incredible natural skincare ingredient it truly is (you’ll probably make this mask over and over again).

What does avocado do to your face? When applied to the skin, avocado is well-known for its moisturizing and rejuvenating effects. As soon as you take this face mask off, you’re likely to notice an improvement in your skin.

Avocado, the star of the show here, is one of the best ingredients for a homemade face mask because it’s so rich in beneficial fatty acids. Thanks to these healthy fats, avocado face mask benefits typically include a decrease in dryness, redness and/or irritation. Is an avocado face mask good for acne? Yes, it’s anti-inflammatory fat content can really help to calm breakouts.

Avocados are also loaded with skin boosting antioxidants like vitamin C and vitamin E. Both vitamin C and E are commonly used topically to reduce dark spots so this is a great avocado face mask for dark spots or age spots as well.

This is an avocado honey face mask so after avocado, honey is the next heavy hitter in the lineup. Not only is honey an excellent natural moisturizer, it’s also antibacterial and has even been shown to speed up wound healing. It’s an especially perfect ingredient if you’re looking to improve current acne breakouts or prevent new ones.

This avocado and honey face mask is so simple to make! Once you have your fresh avocado mashed up, you simply combine all of the ingredients together.

In addition to avocado and honey (raw honey is a great choice), you’ll also be adding in probiotic-rich kefir and moisturizing olive oil, which is another great source of antioxidants in this homemade face mask.

You can also easily turn this into an avocado and oatmeal face mask by adding a tablespoon of coarsely ground oats. Oats are rich in a substance called beta-glucan, which make an avocado oatmeal face mask even more hydrating, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory and soothing.

This avocado face mask recipe is best used immediately because just like that delicious guacamole left out too long, this mask will become a less pretty shade of brown if you let it sit.

This homemade avocado mask is very hydrating and helps restore a youthful glow to your skin. Just as important, it kills acne-causing bacteria while providing essential nutrients.

This avocado face mask recipe is best used immediately because just like that delicious guacamole left out too long, this mask will become a less pretty shade of brown if you let it sit.

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