Tutorial: Moisturizing Avocado Face Mask

This winter has been relatively mild, as far as winter weather goes, in the Northeast. But since I am a woman of “certain age”, the actual temperature doesn’t dictate how balanced my skin is. My age does. Damn nature!

So this winter, I started to pay a little more attention to my skin…and because my mom keeps bugging me about taking care of my skin – “You’ll never get your youth back!”, so she exclaims. Gee….thanks mom.

But once again, she’s right. My skin doesn’t feel the same since I turned, ahem, fi-f-ty this year.

So when Mindful Mama asked on her Facebook page about winterizing your skin, I decided to post this avocado face mask recipe.

I love to eat avocado and since it is such a nutritious fruit, I pamper my face once a week with this easy avocado face mask. And then, once in awhile, I’ll use the Kiwi Mask to “brighten” up the skin and give it a little Vitamin C injection too.

Since I can never buy local avocados anyway, I don’t feel too guilty about buying them when they are on sale. Again, I make the mask with a “less than fresh” ones – I rather eat the fresh ones – but it still feels great on my face.

Making this mask with one whole avocado is wayyyy too much to use in one application. So, after I use what I need, I freeze the rest in an ice cube tray. Yes, it turns yucky brown but the nutritious elements are still intact. Just defrost it when you need it to room temperature before using it.

Guacamole Face Mask

1 Ripe Avocado
1 Egg White – room temperature
1 Tsp Lemon Juice

Direction

Mix the ingredients together well. You can use the whisk to whip it if you don’t want clumps. Scoop one tablespoon at a time and apply evenly on clean face, avoiding the eyes.

Let it dry for about 30 minutes. Rinse your face thoroughly with warm water.

*CAUTION – with ANY scrubs or masks, test it in a small area first to make sure you are not sensitive to it. It your skin turns red, rinse the area with mild soap with luke warm water.*