Can honey and yogurt be used as facial masks?

As we all know, when dairy products penetrate into our skin well, they have a very significant conditioning effect on our skin, making the facial skin look white and tender. Therefore, many skin care products containing dairy products have appeared on the market, and they are also a type of skin care product often chosen by many women. Honey is also a common food in our lives that has detoxifying and beauty-enhancing effects. So can honey and yogurt be used together to make facial masks?

Yogurt Honey Mask

Preparation method: Put one tablespoon of honey and one tablespoon of yogurt (sour cream is also OK) into a container and stir thoroughly; clean your face, then apply this mixture evenly on your face, leave it on for fifteen minutes, and then wash it off with water.

Efficacy: This is a yogurt mask suitable for neutral skin. It contains honey ingredients, which can moisturize the skin, whiten it intelligently, and make the skin smooth.

Yogurt Honey Flour Mask

Preparation method: It is somewhat similar to the previous mask. Mix one tablespoon of honey and yogurt evenly, then add six to eight times the amount of refined wheat flour into it. Mix the above materials thoroughly and make it into a paste. After applying on the face and neck, use your hands to gently massage to allow the cream to dry slowly. The last step is to use a hot towel to wipe in circular shapes starting from the neck towards the face until the cream is wiped clean.

Efficacy: Honey nourishes, and adding flour and combining it with massage methods can effectively remove wrinkles, promote blood circulation, and make the skin shiny.

Yogurt Cleansing Mask

Production method: Prepare appropriate amount of yogurt and flour. First, we pour an appropriate amount of yogurt and flour into a bowl, and mix them evenly with chopsticks or a spoon. Just apply this mask evenly on your face. Wait for 10 to 15 minutes and rinse with clean water.

Efficacy: This yogurt mask is a cleansing mask with excellent cleansing effect. It can help absorb dirt on the face, so we don’t need to deliberately clean the face before applying the mask, because it has a good cleansing effect. Use it four to five times and your skin will feel cleansed from the inside out.

Nutritional value of honey

The nutritional composition of honey is extremely complex, with more than 180 substances identified, mainly including the following parts.

1. Sugar. Unlike ordinary white sugar, the glucose and fructose in honey do not need to be digested by the human body and can be directly absorbed and utilized by the intestinal wall cells of the human body. Therefore, it will not increase the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. This is especially important for children, the elderly and those recovering from illness.

2. Vitamins. Honey contains many vitamins, especially B vitamins. Every 100 grams of honey contains 300-400 micrograms of B vitamins.

3. Organic acid. Honey contains a variety of acids. The main organic acids are gluconic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, formic acid and malic acid; the main inorganic acids are phosphoric acid, hydrochloric acid, etc.

4. Minerals. The mineral content in honey is not high, but there are many types, such as potassium which is good for the body and mind, calcium which strengthens the muscles and bones, phosphorus which is good for the brain, magnesium which has a calming effect, iron and copper which replenish the blood, etc.

5. Enzyme. The amount of enzymes contained in honey, that is, the enzyme value, is an important indicator for testing the quality of honey, indicating the maturity and nutritional value of honey. It is because honey contains enzymes that it has special functions that other sugar foods do not have. These enzymes are added by bees during the honey-making process and are derived from bee saliva. The main enzyme is sucrase, which can convert sucrose in nectar into glucose and fructose. There are also amylase, glucose oxidase, reductase, invertase, phosphatase, protease-like enzymes, etc.

Honey "diet therapy" has a history of thousands of years in my country. Honey is rich in nutrients, containing about 70% glucose and fructose, as well as protein, inorganic salts, organic acids, multiple vitamins, as well as calcium, magnesium, potassium, phosphorus and other substances.