Are you looking for a clay mask to wake up and revitalize tired, dull skin? This beautiful, sunny, and nutritious French yellow clay glowing face mask recipe with Pumpkin and Turmeric is easy and fun to make and has many skin beautifying and rejuvenating properties.
Cosmetic clays have many benefits for the skin; they remove debris and impurities, mop up oil, and sweep away dead skin cells.
It is always fun to experiment with natural ingredients. Whether you want to glow in the sunlight or brighten a tired, sallow complexion in the dead of winter, adding Turmeric and Pumpkin puree can bring back the color, light, and radiance to your skin.
DIY French Yellow Clay Face Mask with Pumpkin and Turmeric!
Dry Ingredients.
- 6oz or 12 TBSP French Yellow Clay*
- 1oz or 2 TBSP Pumpkin Powder*
- 1oz or 2 TBSP Turmeric Powder
Liquid Ingredients For 2 TBSP Dry Mixture.
- 1/2 TSP Pumpkin Extract*
- 1/2 TSP Pumpkin Seed Oil*
- 1 TBSP Pumpkin Puree
- 2-4 Drops Helichrysum Essential Oil
- 3 TBSP Filtered water or Flower Water of choice
- 1 TBSP Apple Cider Vinegar-* with the mother
Mix up the dry ingredients and place them in a sealed glass jar. When ready to make up a face mask, measure 2 TBSP of the dry ingredients and add them to the liquid ingredients.
Substitute the liquid ingredients to suit your unique skin issues and preferences. Add more or less water to achieve the desired consistency.
Find more DIY clay mask recipe ideas here.
Ingredient Benefits!
The natural ingredients in this recipe have significant benefits for glowing and brightening the complexion!
French Yellow Clay.
Use yellow clays in DIY face masks, as they are very beneficial for dull skin. They are gentle, mild, and beautiful clays for exfoliating and brightening the skin!
Pumpkin.
Pumpkins are incredible for natural skin care. They are rich in fatty acids and a good source of beta-carotene.
The antioxidants in pumpkins are highly beneficial for DIY face masks for their glowing skin properties.
Puree pumpkin for face masks. Any leftovers can be frozen in ice cube trays to eat later or added to other DIY recipes for a radiant complexion!
Not into DIYs. Look for pumpkin face masks!
Read more about the superfood beauty benefits of pumpkins!
Pumpkin Powder.
Pumpkin powder* is the dried and powdered form of Pumpkin. It is an easy, quick way to get the nutritional value of pumpkin for face mask recipes.
Pumpkins are seasonal and only harvested in the fall, so the powdered variety is a good pantry staple to have on hand, not only for natural homemade face mask recipes but for other food recipes.
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Pumpkin Extract.
Pumpkin extract made from dried pumpkin seeds has many hydrating, anti-aging, and brightening properties for the skin, making it great for DIY face mask recipes.
The rich fatty acid profile of Pumpkin Extract, as well as its anti-oxidant-rich vitamin content, means this extract can help stimulate collagen, encourage cell renewal, and promote moisture to give smooth, soft, brighter, firmer, and more radiant skin!
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Look for organic extracts that can also be taken as an oral supplement to ensure you benefit from this nutritious extract.
Pumpkin Seed Oil.
Not only is Pumpkin seed oil delicious, drizzled over soups and salads for its rich, nutty taste that complements pretty much anything savory you put it on, but it is also known for its health and beauty benefits.
If your skin lacks luster, use pumpkin seed oil in face mask recipes; it can work wonders!
It is rich in omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids, antioxidants, vitamin E, and zinc. Pumpkin seed oil will revive, brighten, firm, and tone your skin.
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- It has unique benefits for your skin and hair. Highly effective on skin cell regeneration
FYI, don’t sleep on Pumpkin seed oil for hair, get this serum recipe!
Turmeric.
Turmeric is fantastic for natural face mask recipes as it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Research has shown significant benefits for skin brightening and easing lines and wrinkles.
Using Turmeric* in DIY beauty recipes adds a powerful, nourishing ingredient that can help to soften and illuminate your skin for a bright, glowing complexion.
Read more about Turmeric for beauty and try this face mask recipe using Turmeric and Manuka Honey. Read here.
Look for turmeric face masks to add a brightened glow!
Helichrysum Essential Oil.
Helichrysum is a fantastic essential oil* to add to DIY face mask recipes for its rejuvenating, refreshing, anti-aging skin care properties. It also has calming, skin-healing, and renewing benefits for the complexion!
Essential oils have many skin benefits. Helichrysum is an active ingredient in many anti-aging skincare products, focusing on minimizing age spots, fine lines, wrinkles, and discoloration. This makes it a great addition to glowing face mask recipes!
Conclusion.
Making homemade face masks is a great way to use healthy, natural ingredients in your skincare routine. Too often, we buy products without an accurate idea of what is in them.
I love to add edible ingredients to my skincare recipes, which have the added benefit of being multi-use and won’t sit around in a product graveyard.
Experiment with different ingredients, find more clay mask recipes, and experience the beautifying benefits of nature for glowing skin!
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