6 Celebrity-Approved DIY Face Masks You Can Try Out This Summer

When it comes to beauty and skincare, often the safest, most effective remedies are the ones we whip up at home. Of course, one should always be mindful about their skin’s sensitivity and check in with their dermatologist before exposing your skin to new ingredients. But you have to admit, it’s fun to try different recipes of face masks, especially when they come approved from our favourite celebrities. From detoxing masks to ones for glowing skin, pick your favourite from our curated lists of DIY masks that celebrities from Kareena Kapoor to Priyanka Chopra trust.

Celebrity-Approved DIY Face Masks To Try:

1. Kareena Kapoor Khan

The queen of self-love knows how to pamper herself. During the COVID lockdown, Kareena Kapoor Khan took advantage of all the long hours spent indoors by indulging in home-brewed recipes and skincare. She posted one of her DIY mask concoctions on her Instagram, which comprised two tablespoons of sandalwood, two drops of vitamin E oil and a pinch of turmeric. It’s has anti-ageing properties and promotes glowing skin.

2. Priyanka Chopra

Priyanka Chopra’s ubtan-style gram flour scrub went viral when she first spoke about it. The recipe consists of gram flour (besan), yogurt, milk, lemon juice and sandalwood powder. The gram flour and lemon juice act as natural exfoilators, the yogurt and milk help with depuffing and hydration, while the sandalwood has detanning properties.

3. Alia Bhatt

Alia Bhatt is known to swear by a multani mitti face mask and you can mix this super powder with a number of ingredients — ranging from plain old water to rose water and even milk or malai. This clay mask can help combat oily skin, fight acne, reduce pigmentation and help with brightening. You can even use multani mitti to even out dark underarms.

4. Deepika Padukone

Deepika’s skincare line is a reflection of her belief and trust on natural ingredients. However, back when she wasn’t producing face masks on an industrial scale, the actor has divulged her favourite DIY moisturising mask recipe — besan, haldi, and malai.

5. Alaya F

Alaya F’s Instagram feed is testimony of her love for good health and wellness. So it’s only natural that she also believes in the magic of home-made face masks. For instance, her trust summer cooling face mask which consists of grated cucumber, mint (Pudina) leaves crushed into a paste, honey and curd sounds so refreshing, you can actually eat it!

6. Mira Kapoor

Mira Kapoor is an ambassador her the trademark ‘no-nonense’ personality. When she advocates for something, she truely believes in the cause. And so, it comes as no surprise that she is a big supporter of natural ingredients for skincare. Just recently, she took to her ‘Gram to share the secret behind her radiant skin — a DIY mask made detoxing mask made of kasturi manjal and rose water.