Grapefruit Face Mask! ♥

Hey everyone! Today I did a grapefruit face mask!...We'll a KIND of grapefruit face mask. Grapefruit is a citrus fruit with a very bitter taste, but its great with a little sugar on top. I love grapefruit and I find myself eating it more and more everyday. While eating one I wondered, like many fruits, if the grapefruit has any benefits for your skin. We all know fruits in general are great for you but in what way is a grapefruit good for you?

Health

• People use the fruit, oil from the peel and and extracts from the seeds as medicine.
• Grapefruit juice is used for high cholesterol, cancer, psoriasis (a skin disease), weight loss, and obesity.
• The extracts from the seeds help fight bacterial, viral and fungal infections. 
• Grapefruit is rich in antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber.
• Grapefruit has lycopene, a cancer fighting chemical.
• It is used for the common cold and flu.
• Grapefruit is good for treating infections and preventing gingivitis and prompting health gums.

Skin

• Grapefruit can be applied to the skin for muscle fatigue, toning the skin, acne, and oily skin.
• It contains bioflavanoids that help promote skin health.
• Vitamin C is necessary for collagen production in the skin and grapefruit has tons of it.
• Grapefruit extracts increase pH of skin which can reduce acne. 
• Grapefruit extracts have anti-aging benefits in them. 
• It is also has great astringent and exfoliating properties.

See! So many benefits in one small fruit! Now in this mask, its actually pairs with two other ingredients which may cause you to raise an eyebrow. All you need it:

A ripe grapefruit

Sour cream

Parsley

Honey

Sour...cream?...Parsley?....

Yep! Sour cream is a great moisturizer and gentle exfoliate! It contains lactic acid that helps brighten your complexion! All the natural fats bring back the moisture to your skin too! Parsley is abundant with nutrients and the vitamin C in the herb helps speed up the collagen production in your skin and sooth tired skin.

So this mask is fairly easy there are just many ways it can be done depending on your resources and it involves chopping. That's about it. I tried my best to simplify it so that you don't need to crack out the juicer/blender and you don't need to be a master chef.

The first thing you need to do is cut your grapefruit in half. Take one of the halves and you can 

A. Scoop out ALL the inside fruit and blend it

OR

B.  Just squeeze it with your hands!

 I just squeezed it. Make sure you get plenty of pulp out. You want about quarter cup of juice. You can use a measuring cup but if you're good at measuring you can just eye ball it.

Next, open up your sour cream! 4 big tablespoons of it should be enough!

Kind of icky lol

(Note: If you don't want to use sour cream you can use a unflavored plain yogurt instead!)

Here comes the hard part! Time to chop up your parsley (Note: Don''t use dried parsley, all the nutrients is sucked out of that! If its all you have you can use it thought.) If you have a blender, toss it in there and blend it so its in small pieces or chop it up. You only need a tablespoon or two of parsley. When you're done, toss it in and give your mask a good mix!

Here is what your mask should look like now! You're almost done!

Add a tablespoon or two of honey!

Done! You're ready to apply your mask! Rub it on in circular motions all over your face and leave it on for 15-20 minutes.  The sour cream should have dried on the skin leaving only bits of parsley visible! Rinse it off with warm water.

I tried this face mask and after 25 minutes with it on (An episode of Family Guy distracted me) I rinsed it off and my face was super smooth! My skin as bright all day. I would definitely do this mask again.! If you still smell like sour cream after you wash it off, feel free to use your own face cleanser. 

WARNING!

If you are on any medications please double check that grapefruit doesn't interact with it. Grapefruit juice may increase dangerous side affects or cause medication to be less effective!

Thank you for trying it out and tell me how it worked for you!