Who doesn't like a nourishing and moisturizing avocado mask every now and then? For ages people are enjoying the richness of the avocado to feed and treat their skin

Everyone, and that includes you, can enjoy that relaxing and satisfying natural spa experience right there in your own home with these avocado masks. It's all made clear; these face mask recipes are as simple as ABC, affordable or downright cheap and you probably have the ingredients already somewhere in your kitchen cabinets

Avocado is an all natural and highly effective ingredient to smooth and moisturize dry skin. It's also an extremely rich source of vitamins and lecithin which is very helpful in restoring your skin back to health

When using an avocado facial mask, the oil from the avocado dissolves fat and dirt that clogs your pores. Besides this it is also a natural skin firmer and works particularly well on the neck area

If you want to find out more about avocado as an active ingredient in do-it-yourself facial masks visit our homemade facial mask basics page by clicking on the link. There you can also find out more about many other possible ingredients and ways to combine them into your own signature facial mask recipe

Before applying any facial mask clean your face and neck with fresh water. Take off all cosmetics, creams, lotions, in short: everything. Use a non abrasive, non aggressive soap if necessary. When finished, pat your skin dry

Even better is to take a hot shower or a steam bath to clean and open up your pores. For some useful steam bath suggestions & tips check our steam bath page

When you have applied the avocado facial mask of choice make sure you take your time to lie down; place a towel under your head and neck. Put 2 cucumber slices on your eyes; or use 2 used and cooled down chamomile teabags (our personal favorite!) or 2 cotton pads soaked in rose or lavender water

But most important:

To make your face mask experience even more satisfying we suggest you check our quick facial tips page. These will smooth things out just a little bit more

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Pamper and treat yourself by making and using these nourishing avocado masks. Shift your mind to the good things in life, put on a smile and Enjoy!

Homemade facial masks

The most basic avocado facial mask, as always strength in simplicity; it nourishes, moisturizes and cleans your pores

What do you need:

• 1 ripe Avocado...and nothing more

How to do it:

Cut the avocado in half, take out the pit. Now peel it, cut it in parts and mash it to a pulp

Simply spread this gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 30 minutes

Then wash it off with cold water; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer, this way you "seal" your skin to keep the water inside

That was easy? Avocado is a valued ingredient in natural skin care recipes, and it can be mixed with many others. Honey and Olive oil are the most favorite for a simple but effective moisturizing combination. But you can look around and carefully experiment with whatever ingredients you think are useful to you or read on for more

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A very powerful moisturizing avocado facial mask. All these ingredients together give an enormous moisturizing boost to your skin. The honey is a humectant which means it attracts moisture and keeps it where it should be: under your skin

What do you need:

• 1 Egg yolk
• 1 ripe Avocado
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin Olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dark organic Honey (the darker the better)

How to do it:

If necessary, warm up the honey until it becomes runny (not too hot!) by putting it in a small glass or metal bowl which is immersed in hot water (or a few seconds in the microwave)

Peel the avocado and cut it in pieces. Mash these together with the honey and rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth and creamy paste

Smooth the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 20-25 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

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The lemon and orange in this avocado facial mask help you slough off dead skin cells, while the avocado and olive oil do their moisturizing business

What do you need:

• 1 ripe avocado
• 1/2 fresh Orange (juice)
• 1 teaspoon fresh Lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon extra virgin Olive oil

How to do it:

Peel the avocado and cut it in pieces, mash these together with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth and creamy paste

Smooth the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 20-25 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

Homemade facial masks

An avocado facial mask that feeds dry skin and is very useful in anti aging skincare. These ingredients will rebuild skin collagen, improve tone and texture of your skin and fade age spots

What do you need:

• 1 Egg
• 2 medium size Carrots
• 1/2 ripe Avocado
• 2 tablespoons organic Honey
• 2 tablespoons organic heavy Cream

How to do it:

If necessary Warm up the honey as we mentioned in the recipe aboveCook the carrots until you can easily mash them. Put the carrots together with the peeled avocado half and rest of the ingredients in a food processor and mash and mix until you have a smooth cream

Smooth the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 15-20 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

More masks for aging skin? Try our anti aging facial masks

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Again all ingredients in this avocado mask are there to soothe and moisturize dry skin skin, powerful stuff

What do you need:

• 1 Egg yolk
• 1/2 ripe Avocado
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 1 tablespoon Aloe vera gel

How to do it:

Peel the avocado and cucumber halves and cut them in pieces. Put these together with the rest of the ingredients in a food processor. Mash and mix these until you have a smooth and creamy paste

Spread the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 15-20 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

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All power-fruits together in this avocado mask or fruit mask if you will. A nourishing and moisturizing bomb

What do you need:

• 1 ripe Avocado
• 1/2 ripe Banana
• 1/4 ripe Papaya

How to do it:

Peel the fruits and take out the pits and seeds. Mash all of them into a nice smooth paste

Spread the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 15-20 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

For more fruity masks, check our fruit mask recipes

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An exfoliating avocado mask, make sure to gently massage it before you take it off. Leaves your skin silky soft

What do you need:

• 1 ripe Avocado
• 1/2 tablespoon dark organic Honey
• 6-8 Almonds

How to do it:

If necessary Warm up the honey as we mentioned in the recipe above. Peel the avocado and cut it in pieces and crush the almonds. Put these in a food processor and mash and mix until you have a smooth and creamy substance

Smooth the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 15-20 minutesBefore you wash it off gently massage the mask into your skin, this will help exfoliating

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

Homemade facial masks

A cleansing avocado mask that in the meantime sloughs off dead skin cells and also seriously moisturizes it

What do you need:

• 1/2 Avocado
• 1 cup fresh Watermelon pieces
• 1 tablespoon dark organic Honey
• 1/2 fresh orange (juice)
• 1/2 teaspoon chamomile oil

How to do it:

If necessary Warm up the honey as we mentioned in the recipe above. Peel the avocado half and cut it in pieces. Put these together with the rest of the ingredients in a food processor and mash and mix them until you have a nice smooth and creamy paste

Smooth the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 30-35 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

Homemade facial masks

By exception an avocado facial mask against oily skin. The clay and avocado make a sebum or oil absorbing facial mask

Witch hazel is a natural astringent that tones your skin

What do you need:

• 1 Egg yolk
• 1/4 ripe Avocado
• 1/2 teaspoon Witch hazel
• 1 tablespoon Fuller's earth

How to do it:

Peel the avocado and mash it, mix it with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth substance

Spread the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 15-20 minutes

Then wash it off with warm water and a soft warm wash cloth, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

Homemade facial masks

What do you need:

• 1/2 ripe Avocado
• 1/2 Cucumber
• 1 Egg white
• 2 teaspoons powdered Milk

How to do it:

Peel the avocado and cucumber halves. Put them in a food processor and mash and mix them together with the rest of the ingredients until you have a smooth and creamy paste

Spread the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck; keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 20 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water and end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

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Finally again a soothing, exfoliating and moisturizing avocado face mask against dry skin

What do you need:

• 1/2 ripe Avocado
• 1/2 cup Buttermilk (or plain unflavored Yogurt)
• 1 Egg yolk

How to do it:

Peel the avocado and cut it in pieces, mash it together with the rest of the ingredients until until you have a nice smooth paste

Spread the paste gently and equally with your fingertips on your clean face and neck: keep the eye area clear

Now lie down, relax and leave the mask on for 5 minutes, then apply a second layer. Leave it on for 10 minutes

Then wash it off with alternately cold and warm water, end with a splash of cold; pat your skin dry with a clean towel. Finally tone and apply a moisturizer

A small word of caution: before you apply any mask, we recommend you do a patch test on a small piece of skin to test your sensitivity to it

As you probably noticed, most avocado masks are meant to moisturize and hydrate dry skin. So it could be you're looking for dry skin masks. No problem, you can try our dry skin face mask recipes

For home remedies for dry skin, take a look at our home remedies for dry skin page. Here you can read more about why you might have dry skin, and how to treat and prevent it

For more homemade facial mask recipes click on the link and take a look if there's something you might want to try next

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