Putting a face pack on your face is an essential step in a facial. But why are we putting a face pack on our faces? What are the benefits of a face pack?
The main purpose of a face pack is to moisturize, rejuvenate, glowing your skin while giving nutrition to your face.
There are many face packs that you can use for every type of skin. Also, there are some face pack products in the stores or you can make a DIY face pack using natural ingredients.
In this post, we will discuss face packs that you can make at your home using natural products. If you have oily skin and you need to reduce your acne, scars, and blemishes and brighten your skin while reducing the oiliness then this guide will help you.
1. Aloe Vera And Honey Face Pack

Aloe vera can moisturize the skin while fighting acne, and sunburns and reduce blemishes.
Honey can also moisturize your skin, lighten scars, fight acne and pimples, and brighten your skin.
How To Use – First, you need to cleanse your skin and exfoliate it. Then you need to add aloe vera leaf extract gel (do not add the green-colored extraction of aloe vera gel because it will make you itchy. Just the noncolored gel is enough.) Add some small drops of honey to the gel and mix it well. Do not add too much honey.
Further Readings – Best Homemade cleansers for oily skin
Then apply it to your face and leave it for 1 hour. Then gently wash it and apply your moisturizer.
2. Honey And Lemon Face Pack

As mentioned earlier Honey is very important for the skin.
Lemon is also used for acne treatment and as a skin-lightening agent.
How To Use – Add a tablespoon of raw honey to a bowl and add a half-squeezed lemon Juice to it as well. Then mix it well and apply it to your face. Do not apply it around your eye area. Then let your skin absorb it until 15-30 minutes and rinse it with warm water. Then you can toner your skin and apply your moisturizer.
Further Readings – 5 Natural moisturizers for Oily skin
Best homemade face toners for oily skin
3. Multani Mitti And Rose Water Face Pack

Multani Mitti or Fuller’s earth are widely used as an ingredient for face packs. It can cleanse your skin by absorbing excess oil and dirt from your skin. Also, it is very helpful to cure your acne and lighten your skin as well.
Rose water also can reduce your scars and hydrate your skin.
How to Use – Take 2 Tablespoons of Multani Mitti and add drops of rose water to it. Then mix it as a thick paste that can apply to your face. Then after you cleanse, exfoliate, steam, and extract your face you can apply this pack to your skin and keep it until dry. After that, you can spray some water on your face to wet the face pack and then scrub it and rinse. Then you can toner your face and apply the moisturizer.
4. Green Tea, Honey, And Lemon Face Pack

Green tea can reduce irritation, acne, and blemishes. Adding Green tea together with honey and lemon can cure your acne, and blemishes while lightening your skin.
How to use – Add 2 tablespoons of green tea leaves and add 1 tablespoon of honey. Then add some drops of lemon to it and mixed it as a thick paste. Then apply it to your face. Keep it for at least 15 minutes and rinse it with warm water. Then you can toner your skin and use your moisturizer.
5. Gram Flour, Turmeric Face Pack

Gram flour can reduce your acne and remove your oiliness as well. Also, it can give you blemishes-free glowing skin while removing tan.
Turmeric has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which means it can cure acne.
How to use – put 2 tablespoons of gram flour and add ⅓ of turmeric powder. Then add a few drops of water to it and mix it until it becomes a thick paste. After cleansing, exfoliating, and extracting your face, apply this face pack onto your face and keep it until dry. Do not rinse it when it is dry. First, you need to spray some water drops on your face and wet it. Then you can gently remove the face pack from your face. Then toner your face and apply your moisturizer.
6. Oatmeal And Honey Face Pack

Oatmeal has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties which can solve your many dermatological issues like acne. Also, oatmeal can absorb your excess sebum oil which helps you to reduce your oiliness. The combination of oatmeal and honey can make your skin oil-free and clean.
How to use – first you need to grind oatmeal into powder form and put it into a bowl. Then add 2 teaspoons of honey to it and mix it until it becomes a thick paste. Then you can apply it to your clean skin and keep it until 15 minutes. After that, you can rinse it with warm water and apply your toner and moisturizer.
Conclusion
Because you have oily skin, you need to be cautious about the ingredients that you put into your DIY face packs. Some ingredients can improve your acne and pimples. These face packs can cure the main problems that oily skin people faced such as acne, blemishes, oiliness, etc.
FAQ
- Why I cannot get results from natural face packs?
Some people do not like to use natural ingredients used in face packs for skin due to their delaying results. Here, we should understand that even though the results of the natural ingredients are slightly late, they are long-lasting. These ingredients are natural and sometimes it can take more time to see visible results. You need to be patient and continue your routine correctly.
- How often to use a face pack?
Basically, you can use a face pack twice a week and it is better if you can apply your face pack at night time. Nighttime is the best time for your body to rebuild and refresh. Giving nutrition to your skin should be done during the nighttime.
- Can I use yogurt for face packs for oily skin?
I saw there are many articles suggesting using yogurt for face packs that are made for oily skin. I also had doubts about the usage of yogurt for oily skin. There is no evidence of yogurt became a reason for acne. But certain types of yogurt can improve your acne. However, I did not use yogurt for any of my face packs. But I think yogurt is better for the face packs for those who have dry skin.