Aspirin Face Mask

On the recommendation of my friend Niki (check out her blogs here), I decided to try this aspirin face mask. This blog is a first and a last—it is my first blog written on recommendation from someone and it is the last blog I will be posting. This is the eleventh blog in the 7/11 extravaganza! 

The Recipe:

I did a quick search to find some good recipe hints. I had heard that aspirin masks can get flaky (like my last escapade with the baking soda). The remedy was to add some honey to the mixture. This holds the mask together and keeps it from drying out. 

My Recipe Suggestions:

Here’s my advice: smashed the aspirins under the bottom of a cup. Make sure it’s glass—if it’s plastic, it might crack…farewell, green cup! A sturdy ceramic mug is probably a good idea as well.

How to Use:

This turned out to be a pretty runny mask, even though most places tell you to make a “paste.” However, I think to make a real paste, you’d have to use a ton of aspirin. So, I’m okay with the runniness, just be warned it will be somewhat drippy while on your face.

After the Mask:

Wear this mask for twenty minutes, then remove by scrubbing off in little circles while rinsing with warm water. Follow this mask with a facial moisturizer.

Ease: This mask was actually much more simple to make than I had anticipated. Using chewable aspirin probably helped since they were easier to crush.

Effectiveness: A great mask to end a good run with the extravaganza. Smoother skin and smiling face.

Your Turn: My extravaganza may be done, but yours could just be beginning! Give one (or more!) of these masks a try and let me know what you think.

Baking Soda Face Mask

Everyone from Kate Middleton to the girl next door worries about their skin. This is why Kate visited a spa before her Royal Wedding for an oxygen facial treatment. It is also why you’ll love to try this baking soda face mask. It may not be as high-tech as Kate’s oxygen-gun administered treatment, but that doesn’t mean it won’t work!

The Recipe:

This recipe is from livestrong.com and is mega-easy. Baking soda plus enough water to make a thick paste is all you need to get going.

My Recipe Suggestions:

Add water slowly. You need less than you think! Also, make sure the water is warm. This just makes the mask more pleasant to apply.

How to Use:

Application was pretty easy, though I recommend doing it over the counter since it wasn’t a pristine process. As soon as the mask started to dry on my face, it also started to flake off. So much came off that I didn’t even wait the full twenty minutes. After fifteen, I had a whole pile of baking soda all over my desk, shirt, and lap from it falling off. But the mask still felt great! Somewhat tingly. It felt like my face was being oxygenated. So take that, Kate!

After the Mask:

Removal was simple. No clogging drains and no fuss. And washing the baking soda off was almost like using a gentle facial scrub. However, cleaning up all the powder and pieces that fell off required a bit more clean up.

Ease: Making the mask is so quick and simple! Keeping clean while wearing it proved to be a bit of a challenge.

Effectiveness: So great! Definitely apply moisturizer afterward though otherwise this mask may dry out your skin.

Your Turn: The thick paste reminded me of the corn starch and water “goop” that we made in elementary school. What ooey-gooey projects do you remember from the good old days?