Aspirin Face Mask

Great for exfoliating away all the icky dry skin!

Ingredients:

10-15 Aspirin tablets (dollar stores usually sell fairly large bottles)
2 - 3 drops of hot water
Honey (optional)
One small container to mix in

Directions:

Combine the hot water and aspirin until the tablets dissolve into a crumbled paste.

You can mix the paste with honey if you choose, or apply the aspirin paste to your face alone. Apply in circular motions to exfoliate.

Leave on for 10 minutes and rinse. Your skin will feel amazingly soft and any noticeable blemishes will be on their way out in no time!

I believe the aspirin has some sort of ingredient that's great for exfoliating, but I couldn't recall it for the life of me.

WARNING: Avoid this if you have aspirin allergies.

By Ashley

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By 12/27/2011

Yes the aspirin contains sallicayetes and yes it is absorbed in to the bloodstream if left on long enough. Aspirin is a blood thinner and should be used very carefully if taking medicines of any kind. The suggestions of 3 is the best best /Salllicayates do work on acne very well, as does toothpaste too, but not as recommend here before asking you pharmacist about this use.

By gracel (Guest Post) 12/11/2008

Can we use tylenol?

By winnie (Guest Post) 08/06/2008

You should only use 3 aspirin max. 10-15 is asking for a lot of unwanted side effects.

By 04/28/2006

is this aspirin mask suitable for sensitive skin?

By 06/27/2005

10 asprin contain saliscylic (spelling?) acid --- i believe 2% is what most cosmetics contain.