If your goal is to brighten up your skin, K.D. Gates, the founder and CEO of Celsaderm Skincare, suggests using Greek yogurt as your mask base before mixing it with a number of other ingredients. Simply place a half cup of plain Greek yogurt in a clean bowl before adding a half teaspoon unflavored, powdered green tea, a half teaspoon unflavored, powdered vitamin C, one to two drops grape seed oil, and one to two drops tea tree oil. Simply mix the ingredients together and apply evenly to your clean skin, leaving it on for about 10 minutes before rinsing away with warm water.
Gates explains the brightening effects are enjoyed with daily use, and the benefits are backed by science. "Lactic acid, a natural exfoliant found in Greek yogurt works to brighten your complexion by helping remove dead and thickened skin cells from the skin's top layer. This process of exfoliation allows newer, healthier skin cells to travel to the skin's surface, resulting in smoother, brighter, tighter, and younger-looking skin. Green tea and vitamins C and A offer anti-aging benefits because they destroy free radicals, scavenging molecules capable of destroying healthy skin. Thanks to the potent polyphenols present in green tea, this ingredient also soothes inflammation and strengthens collagen and elastin, helping to tighten and firm your skin. Grape seed oil and tea tree oil are great blemish busters, helping to soothe skin, reduce adult acne, and decrease the chances of future acne breakouts."
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