5 Homemade Acne Masks to Zap Zits Fast

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Here's everything you need to know about making quick, easy, inexpensive, and effective at-home zit-zapping masks. By gathering everyday ingredients like aspirin, honey, and yogurt, you can become your own chemist and ban blemishes. Scroll through for six easy recipes to try now.


  • Calm Inflammation With This DIY Acne-Fighting Gel: Zap zits without using any thick white creams. In less than one hour, you can whip up your own acne-fighting gel. And for those who are 21 and older, why not kick back with the leftover vodka and let the gel work its magic!


Ingredients:
15 marigold flowers
2 cups of filtered water
1 packet of vegetable gelatin
15 drops of tea tree oil
4 teaspoons vodka

Directions:

  • Boil the water. Place the marigolds in a glass bowl and pour the boiling water over them. Let steep for about 1/2 hour.

  • Using a blender, mix the flowers and water together for about 30 seconds.

  • Strain the mixture, using cheesecloth, into a glass measuring cup.

  • In another glass bowl, mix 2 tablespoons of filtered, cool water with the gelatin. Slowly add the marigold mixture, and stir to blend.

  • Then, add in the vodka and tea tree oil, mixing very well to remove any clumps.

  • Finally, use a funnel to dispense the acne gel into a 4-ounce pump. Your gel will last for about eight weeks, stored in the fridge.


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