Out of all the face care products, face packs are an essential part of your skincare routine. They offer multiple benefits to your skin such as deep cleansing, hydration, exfoliation, skin brightening, soothing, and detoxification and so on. Face packs can either be store bought or made at home with ingredients easily available in your kitchen or garden.
We are here to explore the benefits of multi-purpose face pack ingredients. Before that a quick insight into what these multi-purpose face packs ingredients are. Just like how we have superfoods for our gut, we have a few ingredients that are superfoods for our skin. Some of them are easily available and known to have enormous benefits for the skin.
Top 3 Multipurpose Ingredients in Skin Care Products
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Aloe Vera Gel: Hydration, Soothing Skin
Known for its soothing and hydrating properties, aloe vera gel is easily available in the market or your garden. Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Reviving Oxy Pack has organic aloe vera gel to soothe, lock moisture, condition and heal your skin. This face pack is a quick fix for tired, dull and sallow skin.
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Activated Charcoal: Detoxification
Activated Charcoal helps take out impurities and excess oil from the skin. Activated Bamboo Charcoal Face Pack from Aroma Magic instantly brightens the skin by exfoliating dead skin cells. It also nourishes and smoothens the skin and provides fresher and radiant skin.
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Green Tea Extract: Anti-Aging, Soothing
Blossom Kochhar Aroma Magic Insta Radiance Green Tea Face Pack is formulated to neutralize the damaging effects of free radicals. The blend of orange and lime essential oils lightens blemishes, soothes, and leaves your skin moisturised.
Best Multipurpose Ingredients for DIY Recipe
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Honey: Lock-in Moisture
Honey naturally locks in moisture making it suitable for dry skin types too.
DIY face pack recipe: Mix two tablespoons of yoghurt with one teaspoon of honey and apply this to your clean face and neck. Rinse it with lukewarm water to get well hydrated and glowing.
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Turmeric: Lightens, brightens
It is one of the best in fading dark spots and hyperpigmentation, giving the skin a more even tone.
DIY face pack Recipe: Mix ½ teaspoon of turmeric powder with chickpea powder (besan), and milk to make a paste. Apply it all over the affected area and leave it on for 15-20 minutes. Gently scrub it off while it's still damp for the best results and rinse it off with lukewarm water.
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Yoghurt: Nourishing, Lightening
Yoghurt is best known for its nourishing properties. It is also known to reduce pigmentation caused by tanning or sunburn.
DIY face pack Recipe: In a bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of yoghurt, ½ cup of multani mitti, and ½ lemon juice. Apply it onto the clean skin and leave it on for 15-20 minutes. Rinse off with lukewarm water.
Frequently Asked Questions for Multipurpose Face Pack Ingredients
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What are the benefits of using a multipurpose face pack?
Ans: Multipurpose face packs contain ingredients that have various benefits to the skin. These ingredients apart from addressing the concern, they also provide hydration, exfoliation, tightening pores, and reducing acne or any other inflammation.
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Can turmeric be suitable for all skin types?
Ans: Turmeric is known for its anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties. It is hence suitable for all skin types. However, it is recommended that you do a patch test before applying to the skin.
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How often should I use a multipurpose face pack?
Ans: In general, using a face pack 1-3 times per week is sufficient for any skin concerns for most of the people.
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How long should I leave a multipurpose face pack on skin?
Ans: It is recommended to leave the face pack on 10-20 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water. You can even remove the pack once it is dries off on the face.