Homemade Facial Spa - With DIY Face Mask and Scrub

We all need some love and pampering, all of us. And sometimes we need it from ourselves rather than from anybody else.

I had been confined to home for almost a year, stepping out only to get food or meds or doctor's visit, first because I was expecting, then I was taking care of newborn and then because of Covid. My skin had been going for a toss and it desperately needed some pampering, since i could not step out to get a facial spa, I made one at home. Here is how it is done.

Steamer/ Vaporizer

1 tsp Coffee powder

Juice of 1/2 Lemon

1 tsp Sugar powder

50 gm Bengal Gram Whole or 2 tbsp Bengal Gram flour

(since I am making my own gram flour I am taking 50 gm, so that the mixer jar can grind the gram evenly)

80 ml Milk and Water solution 1:1 ratio

A nice scented candle

A knife

Now that both your face pack and face scrub are ready, set up the steamer

Light up the candle and set the ambience of a spa.
take the steamer fill it with water and let it create steam. Now let your face get in contact with steam, enough to feel the steam but far enough to not get a burn. The beautiful smell of the scented candle will relax you.

Take the steam for a few minutes or till you are comfortable. This will open up the pores.

In a small bowl take 1 tsp coffee powder, 1 tsp ground sugar and juice of half a lemon enough to make a thick mix, your home made coffee scrub is ready.

Take the Bengal gram and ground it finely with the help of a mixer.

Important: Take 2 tablespoons of Bengal gram powder obtained and add the Milk Water to form a slightly thick paste.

Now that the pores would have opened, apply the scrub on you nose in circular motion. Apply throughout your face, avoiding the eyes. After you have scrubbed for a minute, wash it off with cold water.

Now let the paste dry, your skin will feel tightened, enough for you to not be able to smile properly (you can refer to the texture of the paste in the photos). Keep it on till the pack starts to fall off. Then wash it off with cold water.

Apply moisturizing cream, and you will have a soft and supple baby like skin and a rejuvenated mind.

Love to all.