1. Honey and Turmeric for Wrinkles
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 1 cup
How to do It:
- For a honey and turmeric anti-wrinkle mask, mix 1 tablespoon honey and 1 tablespoon turmeric in a cup.
- Mix until well-combined. Then, apply this to the skin on your face and neck, paying particular attention to the areas with the most wrinkles.
- Keep the mask on and let it air-dry for half and hour. Wash off with a gentle soap and water.
Your skin may look yellowish due to the staining quality of turmeric. For this reason, you might want to apply a turmeric facial just once a week. Of course, it won’t do any harm if you apply the turmeric honey mask daily.
However, you will need foundation to cover up the yellow tinge of your skin. The yellow stain is not permanent, however. You can be assured of the yellow color washing off with every facial wash you do.
The best time to apply the honey and turmeric mask is on a weekend an hour before bed. This way, you can wash off the mask and relax as you feel the antioxidant-rich ingredients working.
When to Apply: Apply this facial once a week for best results.
2. Coconut Oil and Turmeric for Wrinkles:
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 1/2 tbsp coconut oil
- 1 cup
How to do It:
- To create a coconut oil mask, mix one tablespoon of turmeric and half a tablespoon of coconut oil in a cup.
- This will turn the oil yellow. Once the combination is mixed well, apply this to your skin the way you would normally apply a facial.
- Keep this on your skin for twenty to thirty minutes.
The coconut oil traps moisture into your skin as the turmeric’s antioxidant properties are absorbed into the layers of your dermis. This combination may turn your skin yellow which washes off after several washes.
Use a gentle soap to wash off the coconut oil and turmeric combination thoroughly. The skin easily absorbs coconut oil and thus, the oil acts as a conduit to help your skin absorb the antioxidant-rich properties of turmeric.
When to Apply: Apply this effective facial twice a week for best results.
3. Buttermilk and Turmeric for Wrinkles
Ingredients:
- 3 tsp buttermilk
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 cup
How to do It:
- To create a buttermilk and turmeric face mask, mix three teaspoons buttermilk and one-fourth teaspoon turmeric powder.
- Create a paste and apply this to your skin for half an hour. Wash it off with a gentle facial soap and sufficient water.
- The reason you want to use buttermilk and turmeric together is because each one has great benefits to the skin.
- When used in combination, the result is a youthful glow you only get from the most effective facials.
How it works: Buttermilk is a skin bleach and a skin-softener. It helps ease skin issues such as acne or scarring. Turmeric has anti-oxidant qualities that few other spices posses. The lactic acid in buttermilk deep-cleans and exfoliates your skin.
Combining turmeric and buttermilk in order to create a facial paste with result in glowing, blemish-free skin without wrinkles when you use this facial paste consistently.
When to Apply: For best results, apply this to your face once a week for wrinkle-free skin.
4. Olive Oil and Turmeric for Wrinkles
Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp turmeric
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup
How to do It:
- Use two tablespoons olive oil and one tablespoon turmeric to create a paste.
- The benefits of olive oil is that it contains vitamins E and K.
- It is also a natural moisturizer for skin as it traps moisture and retains the hydration of your dermis.
- Turmeric on the other hand has one of the highest levels of antioxidants among spices.
- Combining both olive oil and turmeric into a paste to use as a facial is a great way to maintain a youthful glow that is free of wrinkles.
- To do this, create the paste and apply it on your skin to leave on for half an hour.
- Wash off with a gentle soap and enough water. You will feel the difference in the supple softness of your skin almost immediately.
When to Apply: Use this anti-wrinkle remedy once or twice a week for best results.
Billions of dollars are spent trying to prevent or alleviate wrinkles on skin on humans of every age. What most people overlooks is that the most common spices you find in your cupboard, particularly turmeric, has tremendous skin benefits that are tested and proven, particularly on skin texture and blemishes. Turmeric is just behind cinnamon and cloves in its antioxidant content. This means that it prevents free radicals from causing your skin to wrinkle. It also helps encourage the development of elastin. The conclusion is that turmeric is a great facial ingredient in wrinkle prevention and anti-aging.
