Like many other skincare and beauty fans, I love DIY products. When my skin is looking dull or my calendar shows a stressful week ahead, I stop by my kitchen to grab the best ingredient for the job: nutmeg.
Many spices can be magic when used in face masks. Nutmeg, however, is my personal favorite. After doing a lot of research, I figured nutmeg would be best for my skin type (dry) and have been using a face mask with nutmeg about every week or two for almost a year. I can say with certainty that for me, nutmeg has been a world of help.
Nutmeg has anti-inflammatory properties that help reduce redness and pigmentation. Stubborn scars become lighter and skin tone is evened.
The best part about this spice: it works well for both oily and dry skin! It helps tighten pores to reduce oiliness, exfoliate skin and boost hydration.
Try these four nutmeg hacks for easy DIY beauty.
Nutmeg Honey Mask
Ingredients
Instructions
Combine ingredients and spread over your face. Leave on for 15 minutes and wash off, moving gently in circles to exfoliate.
Nutmeg Coconut Toner
Ingredients
Instructions
Mix together and soak a cotton ball in the mixture. Wipe over face as toner after washing your face.
Nutmeg Exfoliator
Ingredients
Instructions
Mix ingredients together. Exfoliate your face using soft circular motions. Make sure not to press too hard and irritate your skin. Wash off.
Nutmeg Cinnamon Spot Treatment
Ingredients
Instructions
Mix ingredients together. With a Q-tip cotton swab, dab treatment onto problematic spots. Make sure your skin is clean and warm (warm water to clean) for best results. Leave on for at least 20 minutes—the longer you can have it on, the better. But of course, don’t exceed the amount of one night’s sleep.
Nifty Nutmeg
With some nutmeg in your kitchen, you might never again have to frantically run to the store during finals week when your skin seems to hate you. Now, you can turn to the helpful properties of nutmeg and stay inside studying or relaxing, while still helping your skin look its best!