Have you tried making your own face mask?
Recipes can be found everywhere online and since most ingredients are natural, i have heard great reviews of them from those with even the most sensitive skin.
Whilst longtime readers will know i am a really big fan of washoff masks, i am also extremely lazy. Which is the reason why i have never tried making them myself.
But after hearing raving reviews of the masks below…i crumbled and decided to give them a try
Face Wash powders
From left : MungBean [Green bean] , Coix Seeds
Mung bean face wash powder
I’ve only started using this one so i’ll have to review the other one in another post.
But this facewash powder doesnt just contain green bean powder
Contents: MungBean Powder, Coix Seeds Powder
So its semi premixed i guess?
The other coix seeds face mask powder contains a higher percentage of coix seeds powder and some other stuff, will review in another post.
Directions: Add distilled water to make a paste, can be used as a facewash, face mask and bath soak.
Also makes a good scrub to remove dead skin cells. Can also be mixed with honey or milk to make a mask.
Pros:
- very cheap. About USD$3 for the entire bottle.
- all natural, i assume its generally ok even for sensitive skin
- Can be used daily
Cons
- really smells like green beans XD
- messy. its powder afterall?
EDIT:
if you want to buy it too, i asked miss Sizbelle who told me sasa.com sells it and the brand name is kuan yuan lian. sasa.com ships internationally ^^
I have used it about 5 times so far and my skin really feels smooth after usage. I have tried it both as a facewash and a face mask. Its very gentle yet cleans out my pores well but does not remove the more stubborn blackheads T-T <– might have to keep on using it to find out. Will keep you guys posted.
You can learn more about these masks from the maker’s website [From Taiwan] : http://cucumber.com.tw/
For those of you who think its a little messy and troublesome, there are single packaged powder masks such as the green tea mask from SkinFood [green cup below]. And there is always those VOV washoff masks [NOT powder form!]
Remember how i mentioned i went to the flower market in Victoria Park Causeway Bay last week?
I dont really have photos to share as it was crazy crowded but luckily the husband took a few photos.
Click on photo below to see the album…
In other news, how was everyone’s lunar new year or valentine day’s weekend?
The weather in hong kong took yet another sharp turn and became oddly cold and rainy over the weekend.
Alas for me, i got caught in the rain on Saturday and my cold took another turn for the worse as well [i was already much better but now i am worse than i was before]
I might have to venture to a doctor tomorrow. My immune system is just not adjusting to Hong Kong T-T
Hope you are all doing much better than me
XOXO
Yumeko
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ooh where did u order it? a few ppl asked me where to buy it online and i didnt know
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thank you thank you@ will edit my post and credit you <3
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need to work on getting well first heehee <3
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me too but all the different varieties appeal to me hahaha
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yogurt drinks! thats interesting! hope u can find some mung bean powder or maybe grind it urself
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thanks! hope u had a good holiday in beijing
i am sad that the weather wont be staying cold longer , i dont like humid weather haha
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hope u are doing well back home and not ill anymore!
unfortauntely i am still sick XD sad right? aigoo its hard when one is old like me hahahahaha
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i recently changed my comment form so all replies will go to your mailbox if u filled in an email address ^^
as for lumps..i get plenty of lumps so i dont think it matters? i just mix it randomly in my hand and put it on my face. i dont use a bowl or anything heee
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