I’m 43 with no Botox – my DIY face mask ‘brightens and lightens’ your skin, it lasts for up to 2 weeks in your fridge
MAINTAINING a youthful and glowing complexion doesn’t have to involve Botox or fillers.
One beauty fanatic shared the DIY skincare mask she uses to elevate her look.
In her video, Kate (@yourmategingerkate) talked her followers through each step of making her go-to homemade anti-aging facial.
“Seeing as you all love flaxseed gel, we are going to make another batch [of flaxseed gel] for those of you who don’t know how to make it,” she told her viewers.
The 43-year-old advised her audience to have a bowl, boiling water, flaxseeds, and saffron on hand.
“Don’t boil your flaxseeds on the stove but use boiling water to put over your flaxseeds,” Kate explained.
“Put one cup of flaxseeds into a bowl, then two cups of boiling water into that bowl, and give it a stir.”
For her next step, she put the solution to the side and let it cool down.
DIY flaxseed facial
- Mix one cup of flaxseeds and two cups of boiling water
- Set aside and allow to cool
- Place in fridge for 24-48 hours to set
- Add a pinch of saffron to a jar
- Pour flax seed mixture into the jar
“Once it’s cooled down, you can put it in the fridge, and from there it will take 24 to 48 hours to thicken up into that gel,” Kate said.
After removing the solidified gel, she added an extra ingredient to the mixture.
“Now if you haven’t guessed already, I am going to add saffron,” she told her viewers.
“The reason why I’m adding the saffron is for the skin brightening, skin lightening properties that it has.”
If you don’t have saffron on hand, Kate recommended subbing it with turmeric.
She placed a pinch of the spice in a jar and poured the gel on top of it to create her signature “saffron-infused flaxseed gel.”
Kate informed her audience that the gel can be refrigerated for up to two weeks.
Her followers shared their thoughts on the DIY mask in the comments section.
“Yes, I would LOVE this!!!” wrote one impressed viewer.
“I’m so in need of this I’m [in my] mid-40s and look in my 90s,” said another TikTok user.
“I love watching and learning how to get away from toxic ingredients!” commented a third person.