7 Peel Off Masks You Should Try For Young , Beautiful & Glowing Skin

July 24, 2021 Written by GP Team

Skin problems are emerging as a multifaceted issue amidst the new generation. Urbanization, pollution, sleep-cycle variation, eating habits, etc, have uprooted many problems on the facial skin. Almost every time, we get caught between preserving the best of our skin and preventing the rest of the problems.

Among many natural remedies, Peel-off masks prepared from our backyard garden are an assured beauty tonic to the face. They fortify skin’s health and soothe it with a beautiful touch. A supple skin, spotless and clear shall be so much comforting and satisfying.

#1. Target: Smooth & Supple face

Ingredients: Honey – Pineapple peel – Gelatin Powder

Honey –The most eternal food on earth possess natural anti-bacterial properties that act as a specialist in treating acne problem. It is also packed with anti-oxidants, which moisturize the skin, making it healthy and young.

Pineapple peel – The skin of the pineapple has the enzyme bromelain, which promotes elasticity of the skin, destroying dead skin cells. It also hydrates the skin.

Gelatin powder – This ingredient comes with an anti-ageing tonic that vanishes wrinkles and age lines. This also protects facial skin from UV rays damage.

Procedure:

Take a good amount of pineapple juice and mix it with 1 tablespoon of honey.
Heat this mixture in a slow cook process. Add 2 tablespoons of Gelatin powder and stir uniformly so that the powder completely dissolves.
Allow the diluted mixture to cool at room temperature. (approx 5 – 10 mins)
With the aid of a makeup brush, evenly apply the mask over the face.
Once it dries, one more coating of the mixture shall be applied.
After the mask completely dries, peel it off gently and wash it with cold water.

Tips:

When including honey for beauty drills, raw honey is preferred over any other form of honey.
While indulging pineapple in face packs, be cautious not to apply it around the eyes, as it may create irritation and tears in the eyes.
Gelatin should not be applied around the eyes as the skin is very delicate. Gelatin while applied over the skin, tightens it up, so talking or moving the muscles may be tough until the mask is peeled off!

#2. Target: Fair & Flawless face

Ingredients: Lemon – Cucumber – Gelatin Powder

Lemon – With its natural acidic property, removes dead cells on the skin like an expert. Its citrus properties help to reduce age spots, freckles and discoloration on the skin.

Cucumber – The water plant highly helps to hydrate the skin and leave it moisturised. Biotin, present in cucumbers highly aids to resolve under-eye bags problem, dark circles and open pores.

Gelatin powder – This ingredient comes with anti-ageing tonic that vanishes the wrinkles and age lines. This also protects facials skin from UV rays damage.

Procedure:

Squeeze a medium-sized lemon and blend it with pre-peeled cucumber slices in a bowl.
Heat this mixture in a low flame.
Add gelatin powder to this mixture and let it dissolve completely.
Allow cooling the mixture at room temperature
With the help of a makeup brush apply a thick coat on the face.
After it dries, peel it off gently and rinse the face with cold water.

Tips:

Always dilute the lemon juice before including it in any beauty regime. Avoid direct contact with the face.
Gelatin should not be applied around the eyes as the skin is very delicate. Gelatin while applied over the skin, tightens it up, so talking or moving the muscles may be tough until the mask is peeled off!

#3. Target: Bright and Shining face

Ingredient: Glycerin – Milk

Glycerin – An excellent toner that completely bids farewell to rashes, breakouts on the skin. It is also used to cure skin infections. It improves the complexion and can be used as sunscreen.

Milk – An easily available ingredient at home that possesses umpteen advantages for the skin. It is an excellent toner for the facial skin, that makes the skin firm and mends any torn facial tissues.

Procedure:

Take 1/4th cup of milk in a bowl and boil it.
Once the milk starts to froth add 3 tablespoons of gelatin powder.
Now remove the mixture from the flame and add little glycerine to it.
The resulting mixture is gel-like.
After it cools to room temperature, apply a thick coating over the face.
After it dries, one more layer can be applied.
Once it dries, peel off gently and rinse your face with cold water.

Tips:

Raw milk is always good for skin treatments than boiled ones. Some skin-friendly enzymes are lost when the milk is boiled. Unpasteurized raw milk is most preferable.
Some synthetic forms are glycerin are not suitable for the skin. Always include pure glycerin in diluted form.

#4. Target – Healthy & Glowing face

Ingredients: Aloe vera – Green tea – Gelatin powder

Green tea – An excellent beauty supplement apart from being a health drink! The polyphenols in green tea remove wrinkles and freckles with a beauty touch. Apart from clearing away the blemishes and scars, it shields the skin from the effects of UV rays.

Aloe vera – A plant that is nature’s gift to the beauty industry. With its innate moisturizing capability, it works wonders on the skin. The presence of gibberellins and auxins makes it anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory, which leaves the skin toxins free and reduces inflammation.

Gelatin powder – This ingredient comes with anti-ageing tonic that vanishes the wrinkles and age lines. This also protects facials skin from UV rays damage.

Procedure:

Drop a teabag into a bowl of boiling water.
Add 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel and 3 tablespoons of gelatin powder to it.
Stir it evenly and allow the mixture to cool.
With the help of a makeup brush apply a thick coat on the face.
After it dries, peel it off gently and rinse the face with cold water.

Tips:

If you are extracting aloe vera gel at home, follow the procedures to do it correctly.
Gelatin should not be applied around the eyes as the skin is very delicate. Gelatin while applied over the skin, tightens it up, so talking or moving the muscles may be tough until the mask is peeled off!

#5. Target: Clear and Nourished face

Ingredients: Orange juice – Gelatin powder

Orange –The vitamin C rich citrus fruit works well on your skin in drying away acne. The fruit evades any dirt, bacteria that blocks the pores and saves the skin from blemishes, dark circles and tan, thus brightening- up the face.

Gelatin powder – This ingredient comes with anti-ageing tonic that vanishes the wrinkles and age lines. This also protects facials skin from UV rays damage.

Procedure:

Mix the orange juice and gelatin powder in a bowl.
The mixture results in a gel-like thick consistent liquid.
With the help of a makeup brush apply a thick coat on the face.
Three coats can be applied over.
After it dries, peel it off gently and rinse the face with cold water.

Tips:

Gelatin should not be applied around the eyes as the skin is very delicate. Gelatin while applied over the skin, tightens it up, so talking or moving the muscles may be tough until the mask is peeled off!

#6. Target: Young and Glowing face

Ingredients: Egg white – lemon juice

Egg whites –With its astringent properties, the egg white highly helps to shrink the pores and tighten up them. Egg whites help in removing facial hair and aids in treating fine lines.

Lemon juice – With its natural acidic property, it removes dead cells on the skin like an expert. Its citrus properties help to reduce age spots, freckles and discoloration on the skin.

Procedure:

Separate the white portion of the egg, beat it and blend it with 2 tablespoons of lemon juice
With the help of a makeup brush, apply this mixture evenly over the face.
Once it dries, one more coating can be applied.
After the mask gets dry and stiff, peel it off gently.
Wash the face with cold water.

Tips:

Raw egg whites sometimes contain salmonella, which is not skin-friendly. Be cautious about the quality of the egg you use for the masks. If you are allergic to eggs and other poultry products, avoid using them.
Always dilute the lemon juice before including it in any beauty regime. Avoid direct contact with the face.

#7. Target: Toned and Spots free face

Ingredients: Orange peel – milk

Orange – The vitamin C rich citrus fruit works well on your skin in drying away acne. The fruit evades any dirt, bacteria that blocks the pores and saves the skin from blemishes, dark circles and tan, thus brightening- up the face

Procedure:

Peel the orange, dry the peeled skin under the sun for a couple of days and grind it to a fine powder ( alternatively, ready-made orange peel powder can be bought)
Take 1 tablespoon of this powder and mix it with milk.
Stir it uniformly till it reaches application consistency.
With the help of a makeup brush apply it over the face.
Once the mask dries, peel it off gently and wash the face with lukewarm water.

Tips:

Raw milk is always good for skin treatments than boiled one. Some skin-friendly enzymes are lost when the milk is boiled. Unpasteurized raw milk is most preferable.

#7. Target: Fresh and Moisturized face

Ingredients: Egg yolk – milk – gelatin powder

Egg yolk – The yellow wonder in the egg has mostly water and assorted fats within, that deeply moisturises the skin. It is a highly suitable beauty product for dry and flaky skin. Egg yolk nourishes the skin and lifts the glam of a dull face.

Gelatin powder – This ingredient comes with anti-ageing tonic that vanishes the wrinkles and age lines. This also protects facials skin from UV rays damage.

Procedure:

Separate the yellow part of the egg in a bowl and beat it.
Add milk and gelatin powder to it.
Heat this mixture in a low flame and stir it uniformly.
Once it reaches a sticky consistency, allow it to cool down.
With the help of a makeup brush, apply the mixture on the face gently.
Once the mask dries, peel it off smoothly.
Rinse the face with cold water.

Tips:

Raw milk is always good for skin treatments than boiled ones. Some skin-friendly enzymes are lost when the milk is boiled. Unpasteurized raw milk is most preferable.
Raw egg whites sometimes contain salmonella, which is not skin-friendly. Be cautious about the quality of the egg you use for the masks. If you are allergic to eggs and other poultry products, avoid using egg yolk.
Gelatin should not be applied around the eyes as the skin is very delicate. Gelatin while applied over the skin, tightens it up, so talking or moving the muscles may be tough until the mask is peeled off!

#8. Target: Lustrous and Spotless skin

Ingredients: Egg white – Cotton mask/tissue

Egg whites – With its astringent properties, the egg white highly helps to shrink the pores and tighten up them. Egg whites help in removing facial hair and aids in treating fine lines.

Procedure:

Separate the egg white and beat it.
Apply this over the face with a help of a makeup brush.
Stick the cotton mask/tissue over the face above the coating, firmly and gently.
Apply one more coat of the egg on it.
Once the mask dries, peel it off smoothly.
Rinse face with cold water.

Tips:

If you are allergic to eggs and other poultry products, avoid using egg whites.
Raw egg whites sometimes contain salmonella, which is not skin-friendly. Be cautious about the quality of the egg you use it for the masks.

Precautions:

Clean the face and neck with water, preferably with lukewarm water.
Remove makeup residues if any.
Tie back your hair using a hairband.
Avoid applying over eyes, eyebrows nostrils and mouth.
Apply the mask in a thick layer, so that it peels- off when dried.
Wait patiently for the face mask to dry on all the applied areas. Do not try peeling – off before.
Do not go for any facial masks if you have unhealed cuts, infections, sores on the skin.
Be gentle while peeling the mask. Do not scratch or rub your skin feverously if the mask doesn’t peel off.
After a successful application and peel off, if you feel dryness in the skin, moisturize it with little olive oil.
Take precautions not to stain your clothes.

Pros:

Peel-off masks are indeed a great way to glam up the face. It highly helps to reverse the effect of sobbing skin. With these homemade masks, one need to worry about any side effects or age limits to try them up. They are all-natural and easily affordable without weighing much out of the wallet.

Cons:

Using peel-off masks utmost twice and at least once a week is recommendable. Too much of it can alter the pH level of the skin. These masks of course produce good results over the skin, but one must remember that just using face masks doesn’t alone guarantee healthy and shining skin. Everyday habits such as eating, hours of sleep, stress control, etc, also influence the foundation of skin types and their problems.

So what does the peel-off mask exactly do?

Exfoliate: Remove the bad to save the good! Exfoliating the dead, damaged skin helps to showcase the lively healthy layer to get back the radiance. It helps to get rid of pore blockages and removes the toxins out.
Rejuvenate: Peel-off masks highly assist in treating Sun kiss, tan problems, and other causalities caused due to pollution. The makeup residues and other micro dirt that coax the layer of the epidermis shall be evaded off.
Facial hair: Peel-off masks smoothly peels the top hair laden layer of the facial skin. That in turn boosts the complexion.
Blackheads and whiteheads removal: Actively banishes blackheads and whiteheads. Periodical cleansing with peel-offs shall result to clear out even the scars left behind and amends radiance to the skin.
Skin coolant: After the peel-off mask treatment, the skin shall feel so refreshing and cool. After a hot day out, when the skin feels irritation or itching, go for a peel-off. The sink loves it!
Wrinkles treatment: Get those age lines out of your face with peel-off drills. The under-eye puffiness and darkness shall be cleared.
Hydration: Peel-off masks aids in locking the moisture content into the skin and leaves it soft and fresh. Its natural anti-oxidants nourish the skin and save it from dryness.

FAQ:

Can the peel-off masks be applied to children?

These masks are all-natural and cause no side effects. But it is advisable to avoid any type of skin treatment for children under 18. Their skin naturally undergoes changes during this period. Any such masks/facials may be curbing this natural process.

Can the peel-off masks be applied to pregnant – women?

If women who are expecting possess an aversion to certain kinds of food, smell, etc, then it is advisable to avoid those as the ingredients in the face mask. Otherwise, it is all safe.

Can I continue my normal chores after applying peel-off masks?

It is recommended to relax totally after applying the masks. As it dries up in the due course, any movement in facial muscles like speaking should be avoided.

General tips for healthy skin:

Always remove makeup before hitting the pillows.
Guard your skin against harmful UV rays by applying sunscreen.
Mind what is lying on your plate. The food you take in has some direct effect on the skin.
Mental health is directly proportional to your skin health. Rejuvenate yourself with Yoga, Exercise, etc.
Have sound sleep for 7 hours a day at least.
Keep yourself hydrated always without excuses.
Do not hurt your skin with harsh chemicals. Know your skin type. Use products accordingly, preferable “go natural” with skin products.
Quit smoking and keep alcohol consumption under control.
Avoid hot water shower.
Exfoliate dead skin cells periodically.

At last the Golden Rule:

BE PATIENT! for your skin to recover from any damage. ☺

Myths & Facts

Myth: Frequently washing your face results in clean, hygienic skin.

Fact: Although washing the face is good, too much of it can dehydrate the skin and make it dry.

Myth: Avoiding makeup yields healthy skin.

Fact: As long as you use suitable makeup products for your type of skin, there shall not be any issues with them.

Myth: Popping the pimples to get the pus out helps to get rid of them.

Fact: It is not safe to do it all yourself. If the roots are deeper, popping pimples can cause inflammation and in due course, you can end up with more pimples around the same region.