Do you want to be “kiss-ready?” Read on to know how to do a male facial.

How To Do A Male Facial

Tall, dark, handsome! Gone are the days when men were classified on the basis of just these criterions. So if you are still living in the dark ages of “who cares, I’m a man”, then you might as well consider yourself passé. Today the time has changed and the looker has become the looked at. Although there are meterosexual and ubersexual men who do take care of themselves, there are some lesser mortals too who even after maintaining a healthy diet, and regular workout and splurging on the designer clothes, don’t care much about the skincare. What they don’t know is that facial care is very important factor in becoming the “eye candy” for the fairer sex. And let’s face it, which girl would want to rub her cheeks against yours or even kiss you if your face looks like a sand paper. So if you want to make you face look “kiss-ready”, facial care is an absolute necessity. Facial helps in cleansing, balancing, and improving overall appearance. It can also help to avoid dead skin, reduce acne and pimples and to remove refined age lines. And to top it all, to keep your skin healthy and smooth, you don’t have to visit the salon and spas all the time, it can be done at home at total anonymity (if you don’t want your friends to know you visit a salon). Read on to know how to do a male facial.
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Men’s Facial Tips
 
Facial Recipe 1 
 
  • Exfoliating cleanser
  • Scrub
  • Honey
  • Milk
  • Lukewarm water
  • Facial steamer (you can also use the kettle for the purpose.)
  • Towel 
Directions: 
  • Wash your face with an exfoliating cleanser properly. Now pat it dry.
  • Take the steam on your face by keeping the towel over your head to trap the steam. Keep your face about eight to nine inches above the pot for fifteen minutes.
  • Now apply the scrub and massage your face with it in circular direction. Apply it for ten minutes and wash it off with lukewarm water.
  • Now take 2-tablespoon honey and a little raw milk and blend it together thoroughly. Apply it over your face and your neck area. Leave for twenty minutes and then wash it off with lukewarm water. 
Facial Mask 2
 
Things Required 
  • ½ cup Ripe Avocado flesh
  • ¼ cup Orange juice
  • 1 tsp Honey
  • 1 tsp Molasses
  • Few drops Chamomile essential oil 
Directions: 
  • Before applying this facemask, you need to go through the cleaning regime. After you are done scrubbing and have washed your face with lukewarm water, you can apply this facemask.
  • Put all the given ingredients in a mixer and make a blend. Apply the mask on the face and the neck area and leave it on for 30 minutes.
  • Now rinse off with lukewarm water. You can also keep this facial recipe n the fridge for future use. This recipe can be kept for two to three days in the fridge. 
Facial Recipe 3
 
Things Required 
  • 1 Ripe Banana
  • 1 tsp Wheat germ oil
  • 1 tsp Powered oats
  • 1 tsp Lemon juice
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • 1 tbsp Honey 
Directions: 
  • Mash the banana in a blender. And add honey, egg yolk, wheat germ oil, oats and lemon juice to it and make a smooth paste. If you want, you could add few drops of essential oil to it.
  • Now after cleansing the face, apply the mask on the face and neck leaving the area around the eyes.
  • Keep the facemask for 20 minutes and then rinse with lukewarm water. Make sure to apply the mask as soon as you prepare it as otherwise it may go stale. 
Facial Recipe 4
 
Things Required 
  • 1 Apricot
  • 2 tbsp Ground oatmeal
  • 1 drop Rose essential oil  
Directions: 
  • Mash the apricot by hand or by blender. Now add the ground oatmeal and blend it finely with few drops of water. Now you could mix the rose essential oil to the paste.
  • Apply it all over your face and leave for twenty minutes.
  • Now before washing it off, wet your hands, scrub gently around your nose and chin and rinse it off with lukewarm water.

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