Did you know, amongst all the other benefits of pomegranate for skin, this fruit is one of the best natural anti-aging agents? You can use it to delay wrinkles and fine lines, reduce acne, even out your skin tone and make your skin plump, supple and beautiful. Stick around and find out what the best DIY pomegranate face mask recipes are.

 

If you are looking for a DIY face mask to help you get that healthy, beautiful, dewy looking skin, pomegranate might be your perfect choice. Especially at this time of year, when your skin needs an extra boost of hydration and something to fight off free radicals.

We all know pomegranate as a super-healthy fruit with tones of nutrients and impressive anti-inflammatory properties. Eating one pomegranate a day can help keep diseases at bay and keep you healthy and vital for a long, long time.

But you can get a lot of benefits out of pomegranate even if you just apply it to your skin. Using its fresh paste, oil or dry peel, on its own or mixed with other ingredients, as a scrub or a nourishing mask – there are many ways you can use this fruit to enhance your skin’s health and beauty.

Check out all the benefits pomegranate has for your skin, plus 10 easy, simple, natural ways to use it in your skincare routine.

10 Benefits of Pomegranate for Skin

1. Pomegranate contains vitamins C and K, potassium, iron, copper and zinc – all important for youthful, healthy skin.
2. When applied topically, pomegranate paste moisturizes and softens the skin and smooths out the dry patches.
3. This fruit naturally brightens the skin and fades dark spots and other skin imperfections.
4. It deals with dull, tired and greyish complexion, rehydrates dehydrated skin and makes it plump and supple again.
5. Pomegranate has a powerful anti-inflammatory effect that can help you soothe irritated skin and acne inflammations.
6. Pomegranate is one of the best natural anti-aging ingredients. It fights free radicals, delays wrinkles and fine lines and maintains the skin smooth and youthful.
7. It also treats loose, sagging skin and makes it firm and elastic by stimulating collagen production.
8. Even its peel has numerous benefits for your skin. Dry, ground pomegranate peel is an excellent skin exfoliator that removes all the dead, dry skin cells, unclogs pores and keeps acne and blackheads at bay.
9. Pomegranate seed oil promotes regeneration of epidermis. It is often used to treat eczema and psoriasis.
10. All in all, pomegranate benefits your skin by keeping it healthy, youthful, well-protected and glowing. It is suitable for all skin types.

3 Best DIY Pomegranate Face Mask & Scrub Recipes

After you’ve learned all about the amazing benefits of pomegranate for skin, you probably want to try it out it for yourself. Down below, you can find 10 effective and easy to make skincare products with pomegranate. But first, let’s see how to prepare the fruit itself.

As with most DIY face masks that are based on some fruit, your skin can absorb more nutrients if the paste is smooth, with no any lumps. To get the “pomegranate paste”, you can blend pomegranate seeds – around 3 tablespoons for 1 tablespoon of the paste.

If you don’t want to bother with a blender, you can also crush the seeds in a mortar or with a fork.

After that, you should put the paste through a strainer, to get a really smooth, juicy paste. Or you can keep it as it is and get something like a face mask-scrub combo. Your call; it will be great for your skin either way.

In any case, it is always a good practice to patch-test any new products. Better safe than sorry :-). After that – lay back, relax, apply some mask from the recipes below and enjoy the benefits of pomegranate for your skin…

 

1. Diy Pomegranate Face Mask for Skin Brightening

• 1 tablespoon pomegranate paste
• 2 teaspoons whole milk
• 1 – 2 teaspoons rice flour

If you have a stubborn acne mark you’re trying to get rid of, uneven suntan or you simply want to give your skin a lighter appearance, try out this mask. All three ingredients are great in fading dark spots and skin imperfections and they have many other benefits for your skin as well.

Milk contains lactic acid, which dissolves dead skin cells, unclogs pores and rejuvenates the skin. Rice hydrates and brightens the skin, evens out the skin tone and gives the skin a soft, dewy look.

In a small bowl, first mix the pomegranate paste and milk. Add just enough rice flour to get the right consistency – not too thick and not too runny. The paste should be easy to apply to face, and without dripping.

Wash your face and apply the mask while your skin is still slightly damp. Leave it on for around 20 minutes. If it starts to dry during that time, apply another layer. After 20 minutes, rinse it off and apply your face cream.

2. Anti-Aging Diy Pomegranate Face Mask

• 1 tablespoon pomegranate paste
• 2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
• 1 teaspoon sweet almond oil

As we said, pomegranate is an excellent anti-aging agent. It firms the skin, reduces wrinkles and fine lines and prevents the damage that free radicals can make.

Both orange juice and sweet almond oil are also great for aging skin. Orange juice supplies the skin with vitamin C, removes dead, dry skin cells and encourages the cell renewal process. Sweet almond oil moisturizes and nourishes the skin, softens it and makes it smooth and supple.

Mix all the ingredients well together. If you don’t have sweet almond oil, you can replace it with any other natural oil. You can also use orange peel powder instead of the orange juice, but use only 1 teaspoon instead of 2.

When you get a smooth paste, apply it to your clean face. Leave it on for 10 – 15 minutes. Wash off with lukewarm water and a mild face cleanser. Apply a moisturizing anti-aging face cream.

3. Diy Pomegranate Face Mask for Acne and Blemishes

• 1 tablespoon pomegranate paste
• 2 teaspoons honey
• a couple of drops tea tree oil

When dealing with acne, your mask needs to cover a few things. First, it needs to purify the skin. It also has to replenish it without making it oily. Some anti-inflammatory effect would also be desirable. And finally, it needs to fade the ugly marks that stay after acne.

This mask checks all the boxes. It hydrates and brightens the skin, cleanses it, soothes inflammations and has light bleaching properties. It also helps the skin heal faster.

To make this anti-acne pomegranate mask, all you have to do is mix all the ingredients well together. You should get a thin, smooth, runny paste.

Wash your face and gently exfoliate it. Apply the mask in a thick layer. Leave it on for 15 – 20 minutes. Then rinse it off and apply a lightweight face moisturizer.