Green Goddess Mask

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Apply this avocado mask to your face once a week and your glowing complexion will leave friends green with envy. Excellent for dry, mature, or sun-damaged skin, and hands, arms and elbows, this treatment calms, soothes and nourishes, leaving skin feeling silky soft.

Ingredients:

• 1 super-ripe avocado
• 1 tablespoon honey
• For oily skin: add juice of one fresh lime (2 tablespoons)
• For dry skin: add 2 tablespoons. mayonnaise

Directions:

Puree avocado and honey together in a blender or food processor, tailoring to your skin type with either citrus juice or mayonnaise. Apply mask in a thick layer, leave on for 10 to 20 minutes. Wipe off with a warm, wet towel, and rinse any remaining mask mixture from face. For a refreshing finisher, try spritzing with green tea toner, then apply a light layer of jojoba oil or your favorite moisturizer.

The honey acts as both a natural antimicrobial, inhibiting the bacterial growth that can lead to breakouts, as well as a natural humectant, attracting moisture to the surface of the skin. The avocado oils trap this moisture, preventing it from evaporating. Though this mask is designed to make girls Gaia-gorgeous, it's guy-friendly too: the disinfecting honey and moisturizing avocado make it an ideal remedy for razor burn as well.