By Isabela Blanchet

Summer is about pleasure and celebration. Masks with fresh natural ingredients are great not only to clean, exfoliate but also to nourish and rejuvenate the skin. Check your skin and decide to give yourself a break. You can use these recipes once a week, once a month. You can even increase the recipe for the whole body once a month while you take a bath.

Nourishing Vatta.

Vatta dosha skin is dry and cold.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp 18% cream,

1 tsp of organic honey,

1 tsp ground flax seeds,

¼ tsp organic cacao powder,

¼ tsp oat flour,

1 drop lavender essential oil.

Procedure

Blend all together, apply for 11 min., scrub, rinse with warm water .

For sensitive skin ( pitta)

Ingredients

1 tbsp organic yogourt,

1 tsp of organic honey

1 tsp ground rose petals

1/4 tsp organic cacao powder

1/4 tsp oat flour

1 tbsp coconut milk

1 tsp of maple syrup

1 tsp ground flax seeds

Blend together, apply for 11 min., don’t scrub, rinse with cool water

For oily skin ( kapha dosha)

Ingredients

1 drop lavender essential oil

1/4 tsp organic powdered mint

1/4 tsp oat flour

1 drop chamomile essential oil

1/4 tsp organic triphala

1/4 tsp oat flour

1 drop orange essential oil

Procedure

Blend all together, apply for 11 min., scrub, rinse with warm water .