Part 2: BUDGET Beauty THRILLS!! Combination Skin

Oily, Acne-Prone Skin

Banana Mask for Oily Skin

This is a soothing face mask and great if you have bananas around the house.

Bananas are great for the hair, too. See my Banana & Avocado Deep Conditioning Treatment for Dry Hair recipe.

Ingredients:

•1 banana, preferably ripe (you can keep ripe bananas in the freezer. Let it thaw before using)

•1 tbsp honey

•An orange or a lemon

Preparation:

Mix the banana and honey together.

Add a few drops of juice from an orange or a lemon.

Apply to face for 15 minutes before rinsing with a cool washcloth or a steaming warm washcloth.
Aspirin Mask for Healing Pimples, Acne Crush aspirin and mix in water/oil/honey for a mask meant to dry up pimples. Makeupalley.com users swear by this mask (out of 2030 reviewers at the time of this writing, a whopping 85 percent said they would "try it again").

Strawberry Mask for Acne-Prone Skin

Apparently, aspirin is brilliant at spot-treating pimples, clearing up acne and itchy patches. In fact, the aspirin mask gets more than 2030 reviews -- more than any individual makeup, skincare or hair product -- on Makeupalley so I had to share it with you because 85 percent of these reviews are by women who would "try it again." Keep in mind that I haven't had my own pimple to try this on, so I don't have personal experience with aspirin as a pimple-healer. But here's how it's purported to work.

Prep Time: 7 minutes

Total Time: 7 minutes

Ingredients:

•1-3 aspirin

•Coffee cup or glass cup

•Shallow dish

•Warm honey (runny honey), moisturizer made for the face or natural oil such as almond, olive or coconut

Preparation:

•Depending on the amount of coverage needed, use 1-3 aspirin.

•Crush the aspirin into small pieces by rolling a coffee cup or glass cup over them. Place aspirin in a shallow dish.

•Stir in a few drops of water to help the aspirin dissolve into a paste.

•Add warm honey, moisturizer or a bit of oil (almond, olive or coconut works). Stir well.

•Apply as a mask or spot treat the pimple or itchy area. Allow to dry. Wash off after 10 minutes.

Green Clay Mask for Oily Skin Types

When it comes to face masks, there's no better clay than green clay, also known as "bentonite." This purifying mask is wonderful for oily skin and was adapted from a recipe found in the book, "Natural Beauty Recipe Book."


You can get all of these ingredients in any natural food store or online. You can get the apricot kernel oil and the palmarosa essential oil online.

Ingredients:

•1 tbsp green clay (you can get this in any health store)

•1 tsp apricot kernel oil

•3 drops of palmarosa essential oil

Preparation:

Mix the palmarosa and apricot oils together. Add a few drops of warm water. Mix together and add more water if need be to get a good, spreadable paste. Apply mask. Let dry for 10 minutes. Rinse off with a warm washcloth.