Missing your regular facial at your favourite Spa? Try a homemade yoghurt, honey and oats face mask, created by our Spa team at Bushmans Kloof.

It takes around 15 - 20 minutes to prepare a simple face mask and you will find all the ingredients you need in your own kitchen! This face mask is suitable for all skin types and can be applied once a week for maximum benefits.

Ingredients

1 tbsp oatmeal, finely ground
1 tbsp live, organic yoghurt (skip the flavoured stuff)
A few drops of honey

Preparation

Add the yoghurt to the oatmeal in a small bowl and mix together.
Warm a few drops of honey. To do this, warm a spoon under hot water for a minute, and then add a few drops of honey to the spoon.
Stir the honey into the yoghurt and oatmeal mixture.
Apply the mask to the face. Relax for 10 - 15 minutes, then rinse off with several splashes of warm water. Follow with a warm washcloth.
Apply moisturiser.

Benefits of these ingredients

Yoghurt has been used as a skin remedy since ancient times. In India, applying yoghurt to the skin is still valued as a great way to clear acne and pimples while in ancient Egypt, Cleopatra was famous for taking daily milk baths to keep her skin glowing and youthful.

Yoghurt contains:

Lactic acid
Calcium
Vitamin B
Zinc

It has been claimed that yoghurt can:

Lightens blemishes and moles
Tightens skin pores
Clears acne
Anti-ageing properties
Some ingredients in honey may kill certain bacteria and fungi.
It provides vital nutrients that speed up the healing process for damaged or wounded skin; in addition, honey also serves as a barrier to moisture and keeps the skin from sticking to dressings

Honey contains: