Oily skin is really a nuisance and often becomes the root cause for numerous
skin ailments. The secretion of excess oil from glands situated beneath
the surface layer of the skin is the reason for the development of oily
skin. The skin has the quality of shedding dead cells to the surface of
the skin. Sometimes the dead cells together with excess oil and dust accumulate
at the surface of the skin and block the follicular pores. This is suitable
for the Bacterial presence and result numerous skin ailments. Hence the
treatment of the oily skin helps to get rid skin infections prevailing
commonly.
Application of face masks are the common treatment used to fight against
the oily skin. There are various types of face masks which can be prepared
from our home itself. The selection of the mask is with respect to the
skin texture. Banana mask can be used to treat the oily skin to some extend.
Banana contains numerous vital nutrients and minerals like Potassium and
Magnesium which are essential for the skin texture. The unique fruit acid
found in banana is capable to boost the beauty of the skin. The ingredients
required for this mask is ripe banana, honey, orange or lemon. The banana
has a miraculous quality to repair the damaged epidermal layer of the
skin. Honey is anti bacterial and anti inflammatory in nature. To prepare
the mask, banana and honey are mixed together to form a paste. Add few
drops of orange juice or lemon juice and stir well. The mixture is then
applied over the face and kept there for 15 minutes. Then it is washed
with cool or steaming washcloth. This mask develops a soothing and moisturizing
effect.
In certain cases oats are added to the banana honey mixture. Addition
of egg white boosts the quality of the mask. The presence of oats makes
the mask mixture so creamy in nature. This mask has got remarkable exfoliation
quality on the skin. This will be also helpful to keep away the acne problems
of the oily skin. This mask mixture should be allowed to remain over the
face until the individual feels some hardness in the skin. Then it can
be washed with mild hot water and apply some moisturizer after that. This
will make the skin so refreshed.
Addition of vitamin E oil to banana honey mixture is the other method
of mask preparation. Vitamin E oil is a well known skin tonic and is capable
to remove the skin flaws perfectly. It is also famous for its healing
property. The banana mask can also be prepared by adding wheat germ and
jojoba oil to banana pulp in place of honey.
The constituents used to prepare the various banana masks are cheap and
easily available ones. The preparation of these masks is very easy comparing
to other ones. Hence there is no need to fear about loosing precious time
of the individuals. Thus banana masks are found to be more suitable in
all respects.