Summertime is a fun time but also a time to be skin cautious! Fortunately for all of us who worry about the face we put forward, there is a good body of scientific studies suggesting that green tea not only fights free radicals from within but topically can protect your skin from sun damage.
Let’s Talk At-Home Care
My Matcha Life offers up two recipes for at-home treatments that are geared towards tightening, brightening, and hydrating your skin! Oh, and they also will reduce inflammation, and help with acne, and other skin issues like brown spots.
Matcha has ‘The Key’ to Success
The key is in matcha’s green tea polyphenols, those antioxidant compounds, such as EGCG catechins, that are necessary for plant photosynthesis. In humans, they neutralize the cell-damaging free radicals that cause a variety of skin (and health) issues.
Calli O’Brien (MML CEO and co-founder) personally tested the efficacy of the Matcha Coconut Oil Face Mask recipe below. She applied it once per week for two weeks and relieved inflamed eczema which had been irritating her for months, and another matcha fan used the mask to reduce acne. We invite you to try these masks and share your results. Doing your own research is very satisfying when you see the reduction in fine lines showing up on your face and/or when the age spots on your hand begin to lighten.
Matcha Coconut Oil and Lemon Face Mask Recipe
Matcha’s EGCG catechin nourishes and protects skin against sun damage. Coconut Oil is anti-inflammatory, moisturizing, and naturally anti-bacterial. Lemon juice helps to reduce dark spots and remove dead skin cells. When used in a facemask, this combination adds up to healthy, radiant-looking skin! Open a bag of Foodie’s Matcha and try this Matcha Face Mask for yourself.
Single Application Recipe
Ingredients
3/4 tbsp of Matcha green tea Barista’s Matcha or Foodie’s.
(Note: all our matcha is high in EGCG, so Tea Lover‘s could be used too)
Juice from ½ lemon
1/2 tsp coconut oil
Hot water
Directions
1. First, use your favourite cleanser to prepare your face and neck.*
2. Mix the Matcha powder, coconut oil, and lemon juice together, and add a small amount of water, if needed, to make a paste. The paste should be thick enough to adhere to the skin, but thin enough that you can apply it smoothly.
3. Spread evenly over your entire face and neck and let dry for 30 minutes.
4. Rinse the mask off with cold water using a dark-coloured cloth, then apply your own moisturizer.**
Your skin should feel velvety smooth and tight.
For even better results use an exfoliator before applying the mask, and a toner after rinsing it off.
We recommend a dark cloth as it will be easier to clean, but rest assured the green colour of the paste will not stain your skin.
My Matcha Life Cinnamon Face Mask Recipe
Matcha’s EGCG catechin nourishes and protects skin against sun damage. Honey is naturally anti-bacterial, full of antioxidants, and helps soothe the skin. Cinnamon helps to stimulate blood flow. When used in a facemask, this combination adds up to healthy, radiant-looking skin! Use this mask regularly to see cumulative results. Grab a bag or tin of Matcha and try this fun Matcha Face Mask for yourself.
Single Application Recipe
Ingredients
1 tsp of Matcha green tea Barista’s Matcha or Foodie’s.
(Note: All our matcha is high in EGCG, so Tea Lover‘s could be used too).
1 tsp honey
1 pinch of cinnamon
Hot water
Directions
1. First use your favorite cleanser to prepare your face and neck.*
2. Mix the Matcha powder and honey, with a pinch of cinnamon. Then add a small amount of water to make a paste. The paste should be thick enough to adhere to the skin, but thin enough that you can apply it smoothly.
3. Spread evenly over your entire face and neck and let dry for 30 minutes.
4. Rinse the mask off with cold water using a dark-coloured cloth, then apply your own moisturizer.**
Your skin should feel velvety smooth and tight.
*For even better results use an exfoliator before applying the mask, and a toner after rinsing it off.
**We recommend a dark cloth as it will be easier to clean, but rest assured the green colour of the paste will not stain your skin.
