Here’s one to avoid trying at home: using turmeric on your skin as a little DIY face mask.
Star Wars star Daisy Ridley has found herself in what we’d like to call a slight spot of bother, after googling at-home remedies for skin care. And she stumbled upon one that told her rubbing excessive amounts of turmeric in your skin could be good for it.
The actress has posted a fairly self-deprecating video to Instagram explaining the whole saga, admitting she may have gone a tad overboard and taken matters into her own hands when it came down to how liberal she was with its application.
“I googled at-home remedies for skin, and I may have been slightly liberal with the turmeric,” the actress said in her video.
The result? One pain-painstakingly yellow-stained face.
To make matters worse for the skin-care novice, she had filming the next day. And unfortunately for all involved, it was not for the new Minion movie. It was for Star Wars.
It’s not the first time the actress has taken to Instagram to give her fans an honest insight into her life.
In a raw and authentic Instagram post just last week, the Star Wars alumni admitted to suffering from some seated self-esteem issues, citing acne-riddled skin which stemmed from polycystic ovaries as a major cause for her insecurities.
“I can safely say feeling so self conscious has left my confidence in tatters,” she wrote to her two million followers. “I hate wearing makeup but I currently don’t want to leave the house without it on.”
Ridley’s foray into home-remedy skin care may hint towards a desire to continue cleaning up her skin, with the actress writing earlier this month that’s she’s “tried everything” to fix it writing that she has used “products, antibiotics, more products, more antibiotics.”
Here’s hoping she can clear that skin up in time for work. And for those watching at home? Stick to your avocado and cucumber facials.
Maybe Daisy Ridley needed to check out this DIY face mask instead:
Top Comments
I was raised Hindu and before we get married we are rubbed with Tumeric as a pre cleansing ritual. It's applied all over the body multiple times and We leave it on for 24 hours and then have to wash it off without soap. It took me about 30 minutes in the shower of scrubbing to get it off. Thankfully I wasn't too yellow afterwards.
What did she think would happen? It's like complaining about being wet whilst in the shower.
To be fair, if she doesn't cook much with turmeric, she might not have known how badly it can stain!