Oat & Honey Facial Mask

As I've posted earlier on the greatness of oatmeal, this is another way you can benefit from it - by making your own Facial Mask.

Oatmeal can be use as a gentle cleansing agent and thus applying oatmeal mask on your face can actually draws out the impurities and some excess sebum gently.

Beside, it's cheap and easily available. I know there're some brand in the market that uses Oatmeal as one of the key ingredient in making their skincare and the famous one is Dermalogica Colloidal Facial Mask. It's good but the price is even better. So why not kill some time by making your own oat mask and it's 100% free from chemicals. 

This is how i do it :

1. Get some colloidal oat. If you do not have colloidal out, get any rolled or flaked oat, grind it and that's it, you got your colloidal oat.

2. Mix it with 2 table spoon of honey.

3. The paste will be too thick to apply and this you can add a few drop of water, or better a few drop of green tea to make it easier to apply later.

4. Stir it to the consistency that you can apply it smoothly on your face, without dripping all over.

5. Let it stay for 15 minutes or until it dries up.

6. Dampen your mask with water and massage it in circular motion. This can exfoliate your dead skin gently to make your skin absorb the goodness of the ingredient better.

7. Rinse off and moisturize.


If you're wondering what're the benefit of oatmeal, you can take a look at my previous post that I've talked about it.

http://kyen-xoxobeautyblog.blogspot.com/2011/08/simple-oatmeal-face-cleanser.html

As for honey, it can soften your skin, absorb and retain moisture and it can also slow down ageing processes. Greentea is well known for it detox benefit and it's a good antioxidant, thus it actually helps to combat acne problem and and leave the skin feeling fresh and comfy. 

Well it might be gross to apply oat on the face, and it can get a little messy when you're washing it off but care what for it's amazing benefit.

Try not to apply it too close to your hairline as it tend to stuck at the hair and hard to remove it off. Well after I wash it off, my face doesn't feel tight at all but feeling clean and fresh. I waited for 10 minutes to see if it gets tight but it doesn't. See how amazing it is. 

So, wait not and start making your own mask now and pamper your skin!!

*The whole process will only take you roughly 30 minutes, from making it to washing it off*

So this it how it looks at the beginning... Smells good.. 

 After 20 minutes, all dries up and the mask looks darker as there's some honey in the paste.

Voila! All done.. Please bear with my naked face(except for my eyebrow), I know it's horrible, the scars and acne.. T_T And I can't live without my Eyebrow pencil! =)

Hope you guys enjoy reading it and it's you've any tips or tricks, do comment to let me know..

L'oreal Derma Genesis Scrub

So, today's review is on L'oreal Derma Genesis Scrub. This is how it looks like..

From the descriptions, it

-Deep cleans skin

with gently purifying clay and micro-beads, it deep cleans skin and gently exfoliates dead skin cells, leaving skin purified and residue free. Contains a natural cleansing agent, it gently deep-cleans skin and respects natural skin moisture balance.

-Smoothes skin

With BHA and micro-beads, naturally enhances daily cellular renewal to provide smoother, brighter and fresher skin.

-Non-comodegenic, won't clog pores

Visible Results: Skin is Smoother, brighter and fresher.

My Review:

To me, the scrub is quite good as the micro-beads exfoliate my skin gently and not too harsh for delicate skin. The white clay act as a purifier and it's good especially for oily skin. However, i find that the white clay is abit too strong for my skin as i feel that it's very heaty to my skin and my skin turn reddish after using, but it's back to normal after 5 to 10 minutes. 

My face feels very soft and clean after using it, but my cheeks feel really tight if i don't apply toner and moisturizer right that. I wonder is this the effect that it should have or my face is just too sensitive for this product so i asked my housemates to try it out. The result came out that 3 of them have the same effects on their skin, which is very heaty and tight after using. Maybe it's normal and it's the effect in pore tightening range. 

I will purchase this product again as it works as a scrub and clay mask for me at the same time, so i can save more time to do other stuff, like maybe throw on a hydrating mask after that. I prefer to apply the scrub on my face after cleansing, leave it for 1 minute before scrubbing my face gently. 

Try not to leave it on your skin for too long as it really make your skin feels really tight and uncomfortable if leaves on for too long. However, it's really one of the greatest mask+scrub for oily combination and oily skin. I dont think it's suitable for people with dry skin. =) The scrub look something like a white clay paste with some orangy  beads for exfoliation.

The packaging for this product is quite handy as it comes in a tube, just squeeze the right amount out and price wise, affordable for students, cost only about RM20 for 100ml. Can't really remember the exact price. It can last for like 20 to 30 times of usage. =)

Pros:

-gives a gentle exfoliation

-cleanse and purify my skin

-nice smell

-my skin feels baby soft after using it

-2 in 1 (clay mask + scrub)

-reasonable price

-easily available

Cons:

-Make my skin feels really really tight, need to apply toner and moisturizer right after using

-Dislike the heaty feel

Overall Rating : 

6/10