Whole Wheat Face Mask

by Rajasekhar N
(Alleppey, Kerala, India)

Ingredients

Water – 1 liter
Rose petals – 4 teaspoons
Orange peels – 2 numbers
Milk – 3 teaspoons
Rose water – 2 tablespoons
Honey – 2 teaspoons
Whole Wheat flour – 4 tablespoons

Preparation method:
1. For preparing the face mask first boil water, remove from heat and add rose petals and orange peel. Cover it and allow it to steep till lukewarm.

2. Take a separate pan and heat milk, rosewater and honey. Remove from heat and add wheat flour and whisk it into a thick paste.

3. The warm paste has to be applied evenly on the face and neck. Leave this mask to dry.

4. After 15-20 minutes, wash the dried face mask with fragrant rose-orange water (see step 1). Wipe dry.

Benefits of whole wheat:

Whole wheat flour slows down the aging process of skin as it contains vitamin E, an antioxidant. The extra fiber in whole wheat has exfoliating properties and removes dead skin cells from your skin to make it glow once again.